Nebraska Newspapers

    12 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SATURDAY , OCTOBER 2 , 18 T.
WESTERN * HISTORY PUZZLE
Document Issued by the Educational
Department of the Exposition ,
COMPETITION IS OPEN TO EVERYBODY
lllnlnry tit'TrniifiiulsMpislppl Canntr >
Trltli Nnntrn mill IMnct * * Left
UliinU Io lip rilled liy
the Competitor * .
„ W.hen the Individual educational competl-
t > \JlSn"y\'as'Instituted \ ' by the Bureau of Etlucs
tfori of the Transml sleslppl and International
Kx'posllloh 'for the purpose of securing the
lie.st work of ( he children of school age of
the country for exhibition In the educational
department at the exposition , It waa an
nounced tint one of the dlvlslins In the his
tory competition would be an historical puz
zle In which Important historical events and
charo6tcrs would be represented In the text
by a number which the competitor would be
required to replace with the proper nama
or event ,
Slncn this announcement the puzzle has
f 'been In preparation and Is now gl\en to Ihe
' ptitiilc. The ago limit haa been removed on
thU competition and any person may compete
by complying wl'h the requirements. It It
nccewiry have a certificate of the Bureau
of Education before the answer of the con
testant Will be received. This certificate may
he obtained from the secretary of the bureau ,
Mia. I'Vanrca M. Ford , exposition headquar
ters , Paxton block , Omaha , upon payment of
25 cents. Any ono desiring a copy of the
piizzlo may secure the same by sending a 2-
cent fctamp to Mrs. Kord , accompanied by the
sender's address.
The person who fills the greatest number
of blanks In the puz/lo story will iccelve a
gold medal. Two sllvei and four bronze
.medals will be awarded to the contestants
coming next In the number of blanks filled.
In case of a tie the answer first received will
bo awarded the prize.
This Du7/le contains mailers of current his
tory dud the sevc.nl ItJbms may be verified by
reference to Bancroft' ! histories , Julian
llalpYs book , "Tho Oreat West , " or Klng'n
"The Great South. "
The story Is Introduced by J. Q. Goss. Jr. .
A son of one of the oldest citizens of the
historic town of Bellevue , Just below Omilia ,
who is supposed to disco ; or , among a lot of
old musty dqcuiuents belonging to his father ,
the innnusci'lpt of the itrry. It Is supposed to
ho found April 1 , 1025 , or twenty-six jears
after It purports Io have been written , and
Is lepreaented as being an authentic rccoid
of a meeting held on the exposition grounds
while tin'great TransmlBsls-jlppl and Inter-
iiHlonul exposition was in full blast. The
following Is the copy of the manuscript4
OMAHA , January 1 , 1S9W. While the mat
ter Is fre h In mv mind I write down for
futute lefeience one of the things we did
nt the Transmlsslssippl Exposition of 1MIS
The exposition being well under wnv , a
gtoiii ) of elderly men fiom Nebraska and
other states were chnttlnp' ' In Ihe spii'lous
hall of the Auditorium , when one of Ilia
number , once governor of this state , and
colonel of the first Indian leglment of the
PlvllVur (1) ( ) , stepped to a platform and
Kild : "Gentle-men , thin Is for us a great
t" occasion , . . \Vc mav never meet again , sci
maiiv or.ii . in ihls life. I think thenHit
on the grounds citizens and representa
tives of e\eiv lale In Ihe transmlssl" lppl
region , anil many of Its pioneers who
helped 'organize nnd build up these states
and lei iltoilusj. What Is to hinder us ftom
Kntheilug heic tomorrow nnd holding a
good olil-fushloncil "experience meeting' of
eaily settlers , where a member from t-aih
state .shull leltile some Incident or some
fact connietcd with the early history of
hln state , without mentioning the exact
" naturtH-of the net or name of the person
alluded Mo. leaving futuic renders of his
I tory to' Kiiess the real facts ? "
The Idea took , and next day a number
were on hand to enjoy the novel sympo
h. sium. The gentleman who made the sug
. gestion waa chosen chnlrmin , and the sec
retary of thn Nebraska Territorial Pioneer
association (2) ( ) was asked to keep a rec
ord of the meeting- .
Tlie fliHt to address the chair said : "Sir :
My state I-j to the north and I think. If
put to it. we could go far towards furnish
ing ajEie.it part of the 'staff of life' needed
by , the rent of our pnpulntlon. We have ,
as well , bioad prairies , ml'ies , minerals * and
Brent tmesis (3) ( ) . I BOP among our earlier
ft and -noteil ones as thev pass before me
that Hue and faithful Frenchman , friend
of LI Sille , comrade of Tentl (4) ( ) , whose
name-lingers ! n ono of our cities. One of
our lakes | O'ukls. of which you can guess
the Khrllsh (5) ( . Nine rtnyn after we be
came a tmltory n rewpnoer of goorUy
hue wan planted at the capital , the nime
of this IP still extant ( G ) . Our war governor - I
ernor (7)vs ) one of the first to tender
a full leglment of soldiers to President
Lincoln lu 1M31 , nnd a citizen was hon
orably mentioned for president In l.SPfi CO. "
Another gray haired man arose. "Gov
ernor : My state beglius not far from Ihefe
ground' . It ii > named for a great In Ilnn
tribe now almost wholly e\tlnol. It has
Hornet lines been called 'The Beautiful
JjintV ( ! > ) . Years ago It sent to Nebrutka
n young iu n who became Its governor
(10) ) , mustered In the first Nebraska sol-
lleia for the gloat war , served his country
olt-ewlifre. IIIH ! Is now enjovlng the c/ilm
and illvnlty of a well .spant life in the state
of hln adoption. An eaily ml > slonniv In
jlSSii cro sed the Father of Wntrrs nnd be-
enji hjs life work , from which time , cleti
nnd pure us a chime , his voice rang out
for right , Justice and truth ( II ) . In the
fltatea made out of the Louisiana purchase
It btaiiilw first In 'a great episode of nui
national history (121. ( One woman gave her
name "to 'h reform among women that may
make her mCmorv bloom ns nn emanci
pator of her sex (13) ( ) . "
"Mr. Chairman : I repieseut nu ocean
slate. Its climate Is unsurpassed , Us scen
ery of the grandest ( H ) . Within nur bor-
deis once lived one of the first men to own *
the plain. , an officer of the United States ,
n goneiu ! lu tlio civil wnr , n candidate for
president , whose foresight , ready Invention ,
pluek nnd determination f-aved this great
region fiom the grip of foreign pnwer (15) ( ) .
Htl'.l another great general , a comrade of
Orant , wan connected with our eaily hl -
lorv In the most trying and vigilant limes
(1C ( ) . Tince of our women , school teacheis
(17) ( ) , Inliodu ed nnd cstablNhcil nn Impor
tant Industry Hint hns since brought
wealth and population to our state. A
'White elrplmnt' was once held In our pils-
\f \ < om and gave us great trouble ( IS ) We
have 'John" nnd Demijohns' ( IS ) among iw ,
whose greatest gamp ! like the color of
„ a PimMiiirneil check (20) ( ) ,
< Td ruve limn and spneo the formality
of nddiesHlng the chair Is dispensed wllh )
"Our moii'itnlns tower high to the heav
ens , and fipm their ric-searrcd sides came
treat triiUKiiiex.1 An emblem of the Chris
tian faith Is engraved upon one mountain
height (21) ( ) . Yeais ago , a general of the
United States army , who was killed lu 1SII
nt Toiouto , turveycd nnd named one of
our f.immiK peaks after himself ( U ) . The
highest lakes , at nn altitude of 11.500 fe.n ,
nre nnnied atler one of the largest cities
In the United States , which Itself has
leached u pretty high point (23) ) , A noted
\\oninn , liplqved by the nation , described It
In words that live , and , her work ended ,
was burled high on n mountain side (20 ( ,
Our men , like the mountains , tower aloft i
i- * one lu the councils of the nation , a teller of
. > wjadoiu to mankind (25) ) , one In diplomacy ,
flchtlUK for u world's bimetallism (2 ( ! ) ;
.other * In'war , as that colonel , who , In Feb
ruary. ISiil , held the Texans In check , waved
the crcd't ' of the Colorado regiment , and
though liy profession a preacher , could
light 111 ; . ) a demon when he saw rebels or
Indians In front of hln command (27) ( ) . "
"Back to the ocean again. I represent
, p. slate of virgin forests , of grand InkeH ,
of deep hnibors. and now swinging on the
tldo of prosperity by reo.ion of newly dls-
i'oyejnd wealth near our channels of trade
(2S ( ) ; We Imvo another nama taken from
tliti vegetation that luxuriate } iibDiil ius
(29) ) . In 1.113 a Spaniard called up our
coasts- and nave us still another name (30) ( ) ,
* g An KiiKlisbman In 1579 rechrlstened us once
, more 01) ) , A firnnd emperor of Europe de
cided pile boundary of the state (32) ( ) , Dur
t ing- the term of Qo\ernor (33) ( ) another hunt
* was mail for the sources of the Mlrs'sslppl ;
. * * Mlfwas conducted under a man who became
, „ 'thtiMendlng general of the Civil Wnr at one
, i ) tlniH 430. In 18S9 we floated Into statehood ,
Bwtj | > a governor able to carry u through
„ the pools of acrvcr lly or Ihe high tide of
- prosperity ( S3) ) . "
"No oeeun Jn mine. A prairie etnte , level ,
monotonous , perhai > 8. us to scenery , but ,
oh what a history. Hero the tierce puodlora
thfct brought on a civil war had full away ,
' and the tiralrtca ran blood ( ft ! ) , in the very
'outset a William (31) ( gave our peo.
t > le as well as the country much trouble.
ri To thlt ptate came one of the keenest , most
verflatlle , brnvfot of the early fighters ; who
could charm a crowd of fellow cltize.ru ,
U on hln aide , or II.lit and calp like nn
Indian when opposed ( ? .S ) . It la a long
roail that , never turp hut the turn to this
wan came ( puddenly (39) ( ) . Here lived an
other n > rce.nnd.Bloomy rplrlt : lioitnderl nnd
liaraBB * ' ! . ho hounded nnd h am sued again ,
and at lust died for his convictions , but his
oul goes marching on (4C ( ) . I e another
fcandy yith the pistol an the pen } etormy
WM klenrly life and he unlocked lUi
' dally with a 'irhpotlnif Iron' In reach
t ) . Of our wothen * bnc MrcnR nnd bold , I
almost of mnnculinc force , Ions fought for
a weak and unpopular cause (42) ) , One ,
iwcct nnd pure , ( ha wife of n brave ROVi >
ernor , wrote the 'interior1 history of these
gad , hard tlmm (43) ( ) . Still another , who
-wan accused by htr enemloi of talking very
loud , but whoso cntuir. In order to be heard ,
demanded a voice 'that could reach over
several states (44) ( . " f
"Mv Btate Is no large I can only rattle
round in It In the short time I am given
( (3) ) . Oceans ! We have one (46) ) . Klversl
Your Maaia-slpi Your old Muddy ! Pnhl
Your rivers may bound a Ute , but ourn
bounds and divides nations ! (47) ( ) . Our river
caused two wars (48) ( . In 1S50 'The Mill Boy
of the Slashes' (49) ( ) offered one of hi * famoun
bills to nettle our difficulties We raised
a regiment of loldlersvonce , so much feared
nnd dreaded by Uhelr. enemlea that they
thought them half man mid half demon
( DO ) . Before that an adventurous Irishman
pave up his life for UP , and a great New
England minister has Immortalized him In
crv (51) ( , Characters ! Wo have had the
Ktu.it characters of foog and story on our
soil. The man who could make a coon
come tumbling down by looking at him
(52) ( ) . He who Invented n weapon (51) ( ) keen
as the bladis of Damascus. In thU state
the most heroic defense of nn armed place
way made since the dayn of Thermopylae
"i rise In behalf tit the land of the sage
brush and the peach orchard. The land
once a desert (55) ( ) , but made beautiful by
the hands of 'The choaen People' ( EC ) , under
the guidance of-one of the greatest execu
tive mind9 the United State" HSR ever pro-
du-ed ( f > 7).who ) ; led M\ followers across
the continent till the great green water
mot hla eyd (53) ( . Naturally barren , under
two forces (69) ( ) It has been made to bo ! ° -
rom ur the loss , and true to its founder's
Idea has provetl that labor above the ground
( CO ) produces us much wealth us th U he-
nealh Iho earth ( CD. A wit once remarked
that when the. great namcr of mankind
had cxhausUdJils vocabulary , he said * I * > t
Ihe lert be"Called hv one common name. '
A large number of that family have set
tled In mvl tnte and become part of Its
history (62)uIn ( ) 1826 the first American
struck bottom In the valley ; he said It
snowed there'yeventy days and was sevenly
feet deep ( B3) ) . A little later n universal
tramp (04) ( ) Irfl his name for one of our cities
to use. Ttml'Varlv myth , Coronndo , of
course appears In 1540. "
"Mv state fins , been called the 'Plateau
State. ' Bold mountain ? , fertile valleys and
great plains am found In Its make up ( G5) ) .
\V0 are close tDfthe backbone of the con
tinent ( Ad ) , .the priJaL opening through which
(07) ( ) was illfcovered In 1M3 near our west-
el n bolder. Great volcanoes played about
theie. nnd the results can be seen steim-
Ing- toward Iho heavens now ( fiS ) Two
fatncu' ) forls. lui'dwn in Indian wars , and
named for hvnters and traders ( CD ) have
been a lefuga for Ihe travelers of Ihe con
tinent II ? of the'Broken Hand , ' trader and
guide (70)i ( ) with others , built one of the
above foils The. . first railroad across the
contlneul reached Us in 1807 nnd built us a
cllv ni'meil after a shv maiden of Indian
antecedents (71) . We Incorporated In our
orninle act a veiV novel feature (72) ( ) which
iliew much attention , and the first elec
tion r < nulled'in n'Jilsllce of Ihe I'eace of
different brand from any previous one (73) ( ) . "
"There is no mystery about the state
I shall > peak for It Is tlie gieat 'Flat
\Vutei. * sometimes celled the 'Tiee Plant
ers' ' state (71) ( ) . Tlie blood of two nations
Hews In my veins ; one , the aboriginal own-
eis of this hind (75) ( ) , the other thai nation
wlili'h ceded it to the United Stites (7" ( " ! )
I am the last of my race ; three brotheis
fell hv violence ; my family name will lie
found In hlatoiy In connection with Fort
Lnrnuile ( J7) ; four kings ) of France bore
my Christian name (73) ) I yaw the first foil
evr built on lht > soil of this state , on Ihe
"lie of laew Island Clarke's original Coun
cil Bluffs (7flSnow called ( SO ) . I played as
a boj around ihe last trading post of the
American Fur company In the territory ,
then under the charge of the best man on
Ihe Mlssoml bottom , sir ( SI ) , after whom
n couutv Is named. But to the day of the
Ml-nh-tongu (82) ( . In 1V5I tie ! while man
became- possessed of Ihe laud b\ ( S1 ? ) . One
of the enilteat marks of Ihelr occupillon
w.ib the oltt MKslon House nt ( SI ) presided
over in ( M ) . But It was at ( S5) ) that most
of uui hl.sttjry centers Here was the first
legl-IuuiK' . nnd the speaker hnnaeomly put
out of the ehttlr (8J ( ) . The firm 'Mpdlclne
Man' wu- clerk of that council (8S ( ) . From
heie they adjourned to ( St ) and re-adjourued
back , General (00) ( ) said 'If he couldn't talk
In laa hoiise he could go out doors nud
talk. ' The first dirt for the Union Pacific
ralltoad wa thrown In (91) ( ) although the
Initial point , , was never settled and never
hm been oxVept In those words ( ! )2) ) ) . One
of the most eloquent nnd erratic men In
the United States made the speech of the
occasion (9i'The ( ' road was built with a
bovlm eliculnr ( S4) ) . and has been of great
\ctlue to the state. "
"Ourjtatc ! gave Its name to u portion
of the Louisiana Purchase for years. It
senf-oili" Of the'bravest regiments to tha
Mexican War.under Colonel ( ! I5) . It has )
been cnlletl n 'bone of contention , ' and Itw
oilier name la ( ( ! ) . From Us boidera cnily
In the nineteenth century started an ex-
p-dlllou (97) ( ) that was destined to be the
entering npjtee of civilisation In this west.
\Ve furiilHhtM ' u President of the United
Slates for a duy (9S ( ) . In 1S03 a most sin
gular character (1'9) ( ' ) not previously men
tioned In theVe annals become * a part of
thla history. High In ofllce , brilliant , am
bitious.vltli the'tongue of a serpent , and
the face of an angel , he came near attain
ing tlie highest i > olnt of honor and nu-
llioill } , but like Lucifer , fell , and from
the fume c'lises (100) ( ) , 'A seer , rexelator ,
truuMalor.i&nd prophet' gave us a great
deal of trouble about 1S32 (101) ( ) Fuithei
along we had a fatherly soldlei (102) ( ) on
one slilo whose 'left wing gave the country
much tiouble : while on the other the very
name of the commanding ollloer (10. ( ! )
should have stinc-k an enemy with terror. "
"My slMte has deserts and oases , fertile
valleys and high mountains We have been
called tr-e 'Basin Slate' (101) ( ) . So modest
and accommodating nre two of our river *
( l j ) that.they hldo themselves In the earth
tu stve the trouble of bridging them. One
of the moxt noted scouts In western lilsloiy
names one of our lawns (10G ) . A drunken
oddity Knve hln nickname to our principal
city and a grout mining camp (107) ( ) . People
ple went crasv ; when they were lucky It
was 'bonanza * (10S ( ) ; when otherwise 'bor-
ias o. (1'XJ ( ' ) . Some went 'kiting' (110) ( , nnd
otheii 'swapped lockets' (111) ( ) . We had a
' ( Irey Haple' (112) ( ) and n 'Commoner' (113) ( ) ,
and c'\xrythlnK looked fair (111) ) at that
time. "
"Once more the s-nlt breeze of Old Ocean
! lu pur nqfttrll pMv state has as > singular
history ns.ttnvjrliKthe Union and none have
been nioreS'ifi-nimftlc. We have timber ,
water ppwer and minerals to spare (11. ( ) .
une vanev IB or woria wme rame ror us
productiveness UJG ) . Our trail e-ttemls from
home to the -Msourl | river , and thousands
have traveled upon it (117) ) . lror the Ilrst
time In the northwest wo come to some
thing not discovered by a Frenchman 01
n Spaniard. W were first founded and
settled by Americans called ( US ) . In 1792
Captain (119) ) sailed Into the mouth of the
third laigea river In the United States ,
and nameil It afjer the ship (120) ( ) . Here
began the. rivalry of three fur companies
(121) ( ) often ending In wnr uml bloodshed.
The Ameilcun company was treucheiously
xolil out by lu agents (122) ( ) to the Hrltl h.
And then cornmencsd n war between the
two ( 'Hiiulian companies that has lutlu-
uu-eil the hlstorv of the stile , leailliift to
muiilvr umi\Mldilen death (12 ( ! ) . Tne onlj
time I know of 'Old Glory' being hnuleil
down wl'lroiit n tight was (121) ( A ilaik
( lav It was foi us. anil the author wub
ilghllj named (123) ( ) . About 1&3I the Ilrst
PiGUMnnt .ml sloiKiry caino (120) ) ; othorn
fulloweil , aniong theni two of the Ilrst
white women 01 , the Pacltlr const (127) ( ) ,
one of w hum was later foully immlercil
b > linlliin' . and died on her knee.s pray
ing ( US ) . A Bcerel tieaty wnn prepaied by
fur company trailers to cede the land we
hail dlscoveu'd to another power (129) ( ) . They
Hhtnited In glee The country Is ours , the
AiueiliiiUH aitt too late. ' A God fearing
man heard It (1T ( 0) ) , mounted his liorr > e In
mlilwInter , niil Htaited for Washington ,
wheie he .stnrtleil the President (131) ( ) and
Sen etuis' of State ( H2) ) by his story , lint
h < j made his point and our couniry was
s.ived to the L'n'ted Statca. "
"Thn country I s'lmll epeak of , under
one general title , Is a. land of famous In
dian tilbes , united : whoca mumi and lan
guage weio the beH known of any In Hu-
nortliwost (13J ( ) . Ono portion n few years
ago wiiB described as a \ afttami tieeless
nlaln : now one of HH vallevs has been
called 'Th Brcail lluhket of the World'
(134) ) , A luite town IH numiul nftei 'The
Shin of Blood nnd Iron' (13i ) , n ruinous lake
after Ihe arch enemy of mankind (130) ( ) . A
grem poet cung the history of IU Indians
in (137) ) , Another portion Is of a dark and
BimlnT hue (138) ( ) , but rich In many metals.
To one the poor man owes his dinner pull
(139) ( ) ; It hatu very fast city (140) ( ) . anil
very heavy one (141) ( ) . In other iiiacen a
ciytitul gtienm l can Ily made to now by n
flight operation In mechanics (142) ( ) , "
"The capital of my state , somewhat niHg-
niticd , forms the foundation of the earth
(141) ( ) ! It IH a cpunlry of many rivets ; out
of beventy-three countlen fifty-three have
nuylgable ttreama ( HO. Were you to visit
us our people might fcay , 'Light , strunger.
light ; even If you can't play rtothei end of
that tune' ( IIS ) . On one big liver at the
mouth of another lay the remnants of a
town named after one of the greatest char-
actem of Muropean , hlatory ( Hfi ) ; and fur-
niahlnic subject of retrospection laler. for
a great luimorlb-t'n pen (117) ( ) . A useful
metal 1 to plenty a mountain IP nanrU : for
"We or * u Country of great valleys and
high muuntnlns ; our wealth , pet cuplta , U
gieuter than that of nnv other IlUe com-
muulty : w have been railed tha "I'leasure
Btttle' (149) ) . The early citizens look Ihe
lust chance' they have for a capital ( I5w ) . i
Here the Breat eerpentlno mlnln ; camp
(151) ) looms up Und by (1R2) ( effoitH pradii eH '
niuch wfalth. ThereIn u spot where. In I
one day. you can drink from th * BprlugD '
of three great rivers (153r that flow to three
great tiodleu of water : another great river
color * all the waters that come after It
(154) ( ) . The death of a brave general ( itt )
After the saddest'massacre of Indian wsr-
fare i Is n part of our hlatory. Precious
stones i Abound with UD (164) ( ) . "
"I ( peak for tvo subdivisions of the
United i Stntea. o much alike In general
characteristics , they naturally go together.
Over ( tliem all the tramp * and myths Of
French ; and Snanlnh origin hnvc pns-wd
Coronado ( , Cortez , Lopez , Ponce de Leon ,
Ulloa , Mendoza nil ; It IB the flneit region
for antlauarlan research In America (157) ( ) ;
hero nre the oldest continuously Inhabited
dwellings on the continent (168) ( ) : here were
the seven cities of (159) ( ) ; the oldest race of
native * , perhapt (160) ( ; one of the oldest
townp , whose trail reached far eastward
(1C1) ( ) ; ami the great ntrnw town of (162) ( ) . The
most persistent attempt to gobble 2,000
square miles of land under nn old Mexican
claim (1O ( ) wns latelv mad * by n. citizen of
the United States ( ISO. In JSS6 a famous
Indian war was fouyht between generals
(165) ( ) of the U. S. A. , and a ChTrlcahua
chief named ( lf.6) . "
"Slv ntate has been called 'The Oem of
the Mountains' (1C7) ( ) . Its principal river Is
named after the tempter of Kve (1C8) ( ) . We
have a tuber that Is not a potato , but faima
a staple of life for the natives (169) ( . There
wui a f-imous In Hn named Potlphnr'a
friend (170) ( ) , nnd a great gtneral , sometime- *
called Ihe 'Christian Soldier , ' who played
; > nrts of our Indian wars (171) ) . 'Coggo
How. ' You will easily ftiess my country
(172) ( ) . We have more tribes far oUr mniare
miles than any other like rtiice' ' in the
union A big white llsh tried to make us
trouble during the civil wnr ( Ii3) ) ; but n red
brother proved ioval to death , and Avns
burled with military honors (174) ( ) . We raise
an oUl-fabhloncd breed of hops called (175) ( ) .
By some we are supposed to be fragmento
of n much older nation1 bf blhl ? fame (170) ( )
In l&O a portion of our terrltory' as ceded
to the United Staten and we rollngulshcd
all rights over to It. There was a great
rush for the land (177) ( ) ; It was to the pound
of a (17S ( ) nnd was done In'style under Cap
tain 079) . "
"Though last on this roll of.lidnor we nre
not lbst. In name we outrank you all ,
having been the parent stock for the mu-
lorlty of your trnnsmlps'sjlppl staleWe
have been claimed by Spain , Prance , T7n-
-Mid nnd the Yankees (184) ( ) . Our metropolis )
1) ) was located by n Frenchman abDut
1CPD , 'a man of va t courage nnd supreme
during' (1S2) ( ) . We then fell Into the clutches
of a man whose nmue EJiould have been a
synonvm for honor , but turned out the re
verse ( K1) ) . Perhaps the most obstinate man
In hlstorv. and as hnrd no the tree he was
named after (1S4) ( . once defended us against
nn armed foe. In the civil war a man whoo
name signifies some knowledge of the bus
iness , sees a principal hotel ( lS"ir ) < but not
being : is good a landlord as he was a war
rior , rpt Ihe tableware mlxe.1 , giving rise
to a nickname that clung to him for years
( ISij ) . Bon Solr , nion Frere. "
I'lil' OIIICIN VI. \\KKF IIOOIH.K.
II DinVrs Miil < lrlnll > from tin- Common
Version.
A writer In a lite number of the S.t. Paul
Dispatch gives an Interesting account of the
Hensalear mansion , built about Ifi30 on the
banks of thn Hudson , and of the origin of
"Yankee UooJlc. " Here , In 175S , the British
army surgeon , n. Shuckbury , sat and drank
cool draughts of crystal water while he
composed the famous song , "Yankee
l > ooJlc. " The British armv , under General
Abercromble , was encamped In the neigh
borhood at the time , walling reinforcements
of militia from the east , previous to march
ing upon Port Tlconderoga. The new
recruits , who came into cimp in large num
ber , were made the butts of the regular
troops. No two of ths raw recruits were
uniformed , armed and equipped alike , and
the amusement they furnished tlie British
officers was side splitting , Shuckbury , In
the spirit of the hour , wrote "Yankee
Doodle" and dedicated It to the new
lecrults. The original words , first published
In 1820 , differ somewhat from the well
known version. They nre reproduced below :
" . "
"YANKKB DOODLE.
Father and I wont do\\u to camp ,
Along with Captain Goodwin ,
And there we saw the men an 1 boys
As thick as ha.-ty pudding.
Chorus
Yankee Doodle , keep it up ,
Yankee Doodle dandy ;
Sllud the music and the step ,
And with the girls be handy.
And there was Captain Washington ,
Upon a slapp'ng stallion ,
Ami giving ordeis to his men
I guess there was a million.
And then the feathers in his hat .
They looked too tarual flney , . *
I wanted pcsklly to get
To give to my Jemima. %
f
And then they had a swamping' gun
As big aft a leg of mapple ,
On a duced little can .
A loiul for father's cattle.
And ever. % lime Ihey fired it oft
It look a hoin of powder ;
It made a uolsp like father's gun ,
Only a nation louder.
I went as near to It .myself
As Jacob's underpinning .
And father -Aent as near ngln
I thought the ili'ce was In him.
It scared me so T ran the streets ,
Noi stopped , as I remember ,
Till I got home and safelv locked
In granny's little chamber.
And then Iee ! : i llltle keg
Ita heads were made of leather ;
They knocked uuon 't with little sticks
To call the folks togelher.
And then they'd fife away like fun.
And play on cornstalk fiddles ;
And some had ribbons red as blood
All bound around their middles.
Tie troopers , too , would gallop up ,
And fired right In oUr faces ;
It .scared me almost half to death
To tte them run such races.
Unc'le Sam came there to ehnnge
Some pancakes and some onions ,
For 'lasses cakea to carry homo
To give his wife nnd young ones.
But I can't tell you half I s-ee.
They kept up such a smother ,
So I took my hat off , made n bow.
Ami scampered home to mother.
SOVK IiVTB l.NVH.VriOXS.
A new measure for printers' use Is grad
uated in Inches at the top and then down
ward for different sizes of tjpe. an Indicator
sliding on the rule with Iho names of the
type on It to set the measure.
Ice skates are to bos made with slots In
the runners to svpport the 'shafts of several
pairs of rollers which are mounted loosely
on thn Bhafts and Lave sharpened edges to
cut the Ice a thq skater glides along.
An Knglishman has invented a calendar
whlth polntb out each day of the month
In turn by a sliding < Sard Indicator mounted
on a coid attached to the sides of the calen
dar to be moved tu a new number each day.
A handy device for lighting bicycle and
ca-rlage lamps consists ot a tube Inserted
In the lamp casing on a line with the wick ,
EO a match can be pushed tlu'ough Its corru
gations and Ignited aslt roaches the wick.
Letters cannot Uo fraudulently abstracted
from a new mall box which has a c > Under
cet In the letter Blot and fastened with a
ratchet to it will Urn over to push the
letter In , but cannot bo tinned backward to
withdraw It.
To facilitate the charging of seltzer and
other siphon bottles and prevent the entry
of dirt which may have accumulated in the
discharge spout , the bottle la provided with
capped Inlet openingsseparate from tlie dis
charge outlet.
For ute In holding a cigar while playing
panics or reading , to leave the fingers free ,
a new device hap two Hiring cllr > s with a
pin In the center to hold the cigar In plnce ,
the whoio being mminted on a ring which
slips on the finger.
In a new de lce to it-lcaso runaway horecs
from the wagons the ends of the uhillletrees
ore pivoted to the center bur , to be released
and SHUIIR around on a line with the thills
by means of a corJ , thus alowlng the trac.es
to Kl'p over the endn.
A simple device which will fiievent many
railroad accidents conslMfc of a fusible knob
attached to the end of'rur axles , to drop
down and complete an electrlo circuit , thua
giving an alarm to the engineer whpne\er
a hotbox occurs on a cur.
To mlnlmUe th * danger of a fracture of
lamp chimneys , a new burner has a plate
In which the chimney rests and Is clamped
fatt with a screw , which U tightened when
( ho lamp It lighted , so that vudden changes
of temperature will no * break the rhlmuer.
In a wlckl * night lamp Junt nut a cup
floats on the surface of an open oil chamber ,
with a burner tube In Us center , which ex-
tendf dnwn into the oil and bring * the fluid
near enough to the top of the tube BO It' '
can h ? Ignited and fe < 1 lltelf through Iho
tubt > .
Jn recently ( id'.ented - < yele steering nu-'han-
ism tlio bill laccs In the head of ( he ma
chine are slightly der * sed In ihe front
and rear , to e > to guide the' wheel in a
nearly straight line by allow Ing ( he gear
conei to ultilt Into the depreBVlous vhen ) tile
wheel U btralcht.
JOBBERS RND iVlRNUFRCTURERS
. . . Of OMRHrV ,
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. CHICORY GROCERIES , LUMBER :
T iningcrfc T he American Meyer & Etaapke , C.N. Bietz
,
feat lfl4h .
* ; Co. Chicory Go , V WHOtKSAlU WHOU5SAU : AND ItnT
WHOUICK'AI/E DKALI'HS IN drower * nnd manufacturers of all forms of FINE GROCERIES
LUMBER
AgriculhtiW Implements. Chicory Omalm-Premont-O'Nell , Teae , Spleen , Tolmcce and Clgtn.
Office and Turd ! 13th mid California Bit.
Buggies and Carrlitetn. Cor. 6th and Pacific Sit. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE. 1403-1W7 Itarnty Street-
l/'mgmm QeoJt.joagland
'V ' Implement Go. i tir nnd Jobber
Jlrofganltrtl Croc&ery. Chini , Glassware , 13th and Lcuvenworth St. Wholcsalt Lumber
Wagons , Dnitts , Buggies Etc Silver Plated Ware , Looking OlassoB , Chan Lime Etc.
, * and
deliers , Lamps , Chimneys. Cutlery , Ktc. Staple Fancy Groceries , ,
Nlnlhutd t'ucllic Streets. 1-110 FAH.VAM ST. Utli ami Douglas Sts.
UA AND COrftE ROVSICRS , Etc.
CREAMERY SUPPLIES
and Lumher Co
in Co The Sharpies Company Paxton Gallagher Go
Jobbers of Far.n Machinery. iMi'ouyhus. 6th and Douglas Sts.
Creamery Machinery
AVneona and ISugttcn - Cor. 9th nnd Jone . and Supplier GAS COFFISC UOASTKIIS IW" ' Telephone
Boilers , Engines , Feed Cookers. Wood Pul ANO JOlllUXO GUOOICUS.
leys , Shafting , BeltlnK. Huttcr Pack Teltphone 2S ! .
ages of nil Ulnds. OILS-PAINTS
T tsa 807-800 Jones St. - - - - - -
COAL. HARNESS-SADDLERY Klafioiml Oi
Agricultural Wholesale Dealers Implements lu , s J ix and Paint Go.
WAGONS AND HUOU1BS ,
HtU and Nicholas St. Offlcc 1605 Karnain Street. Air Floated M naral Paint
s .i.v ; > c < .L\ns And I'ulnt' of Mi Kind * nitty. Etc.
ART GOODS SHERIDAN COAL. Jobbers of.rufirr , A < uJ < If < Hardware / , K < r. 10i : nnd 1017 Jones St.
f , X. IJIotr , 1'renldenl Gould Olctz. Sec. , t Trps. \Vo solicit your orders 1SII5 Howard St.
CONFECTIONERY CIGARS HARDWARE.
J A Motfu ll Vice 1'ics. I. J Drake , Gen M
P icinre Moldings.
Mirrors , Frames , Hacking and Artists' .lno rmptntlne , Axle Gren e. ntr
. Omnlm llrnncli mid ARiinlcn. John II. Huth
Materials. Manufacturing Confcct , oners ,
And Jobbers of I'orcliiuand Domestic Wholesale Hardware ,
BOOKBINDING , ETC Fruits , Nuts , Cigars and Crackers.
iios-uio HOW A tin f > r. Om.iliu.
Printing 60. DRY GOODS. l@ . &
KING COLE OYSTERS ,
J'RIXTIXO AXJ ) HOOK 1U.VM/AO. LT.l.l UYNH POtll/rllY.
Importers anil Jobbers of
Cloxcntli nnd Howard Pts Wholesale Hardware. lOl.i Unwind St.
Dry Goods , Funushing Goods
Illcycles und Sporting Goods rjlUVJl-23 Har
tley htioet. PAPER- WOOD J1NVV ARE.
BDOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS , AND NOTIONS.
HATS-CAPS
DRUGS.
S
Printing Paper ,
M'frs 1 Jobbers of Foot Wear 1100 and 1111 Howard St
Wrapping Pjher , Stationery.
. .
. .
r.nx AOEMSIOU WllOI.S.SAI.E
The Joseph Banigaii Rubber Co. 902-906 Jackson Sf. .4Ji , GAI'H , tH.ttrXb. MtTTK.\S Corner 12lli and Howard streets.
Owners at Rale City , l' ile , Dnmr.rcus and
J. C. RICHARDSON , Prcst. l'-tlShlppl bi.mJi of huts.
C. F. WELLER , V. Pi eel.
JEWELRY
E. Bruce & Co. \ \ I1OI.USAI.E
'Rubbers ' find Mackintoshes. Paper and Stationery.
Oiiinhu , Neb. Druggists and Stationers , Wholesale ft welry. IOF-210-ii S Eleventh St.
" "
"Queen Dec" Specialties ,
Cigars , Wlneu nnd Orcndlca , 15th and Ilarhcy ; Om.ilm. Paper and
Comer 10th and Ilurney Stiect * .
We can show you Ilio liust stool * In tlio west.
I\o rolull.
f.P.Jj LIQUORS.
T Wrapping
Paper , Stationery ,
Boo'.s , Shoes and Rubbers M'frs Stamltirl. J'lianmasutical I'ra'tara- \/aIfer \ 1107 Woodenware. llaincy Street.
tions. bpcclul formulae I'repainl to
Salesrooms fl02-1104-1106 Ilarnfy Street. Order tieml fir Cntaloi/itc.
l iboratoiy. 1112 IIo\/nrd St , Omaha. PHOTOGRAPdIO SUPPLIES.
LIQUORS.
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
Proprietors of AMERICAN ( "IGAIl AND GLASS
WAUE CO
2H-216 South Ht i Kt.
Co.
Boots , Shoes , Rubbers , Go | ! er's iagis i Photographic Supplies ,
. i _ _ _ _
AT WHOLESALE. "WIIOLKSALC AND RI2TAIL
Office and Salesroom 1119-21-23 Howard St.
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES' East India Bitters 11:15 Farnnni St.
1204 Farnnm Bt , Golden Bhenf Piira Ilje nnd Ilourbon Whlil.ey. SASH--DOJSS BLINDS.
Willow Sprints IJIfctllleiy , Her & Co. , 111S
FRUIT-PRODUCE. Harney Street.
Wholesale Shoe Manufacturers rjck&Jsr&erfz ,
Western Agenu Goodyear Qlo\e Rubber * . WIIOM- ALE "atinfactiircrs of
1114 Harnej Street. Commission Merchants. Wholesale Sash , Doors , ttlinds , Etc ,
8.V. . Corner 12tli and Howard Stu.
MemkeiB of the National league of Commit- Liquor Merchants 12tli and I/.ird Sts.
To tlon Merchants of the United States. ,
Lindsay 1001 Kuriiaiii Strcot-
, STEAM-WATER UPFLIES.
WHOLESALE )
RUBBER GOODS JOliaKRS J C
Fruit and Vegetables
Owner of Chief Brand Mncltlntoshcr Wholesale lM4-1Ufil > otl liStreet. : .
BI'ECIALTIKfl Stranbcirlf-s , Apples , Orans'H
Lemons , Cranbetrlcs. Potatoes. 1017 Howard St Liqnors and Cigars , Manufacturers nnd Jobbers of Blenin , 'Qas an !
BAGS 1118 KarJumSticet- Water
FURNITURE Supplies of All Kinds.
age
Importers nnd Mauufncturern
BAGS WIIO1.EHAM3
WHOL.U3AI.iE : Wines , Liquors and Cigars. J loS-it io Harney St.
614-16-18 South 11 l/i. Street Furniture - - Draperies . Steam Wind Pumps Mills , , EnglucH nnd Boilers , Pipe ,
413-415 S. JStli Street Htoam and Plumblric
Material. Belting Hose ,
1115-1117 Farnam Btreet Etc
BAKING POWDER EXTRACTS. TYPE FOUNDRIES. LUMBER TOYS AND FANCY GOODS.
N HardyjS Co.
r
Type Foundry
SYHUPS , Toys , Dolls , Albums und
WHOLESALE
Buperlor Copper Mixed Tjpc Is tht beit on
Molasses , SorKlium. etc , 1'rcteives and Jellies. the market. DUMBER . , . GOODS.
/lou § Funiitlilngs , Children's Carriages , Kto.
Ale tin cnns and Jojmnned warn. 11U Howard Street , 814 South 14th St. i 131) Karnum Birect.
v oic "iv J wn THUST. "
\Vlirii mill Wi | + lt -\\IIH I'lil I lion ( In-
AiiiiTJruu Coin.
"A good many questions are received at
the Treamiry , " said Director Preston of the
mint , to a correspondent of the Now York
Post , "In regard to tlio origin of the legend ,
In Ooil We Trifst.V w lilch appears on nearly
all of our rolim. * Hb far as the department
iccords show , ( hel.nist suggestion for the
recognition of tltc Deity on the coins of the
United States \frasimadc by M. H.Vatkln -
bon of HldleillKM ! > > . , w o signed hltrHelf
MlnlHter of ibk ( iocpel , ' In A letter dotted
November 13. ISGU lla wrote Io Secretary
Chabo somewhit-ab.follows , 'Yon are jirob-
ably a Chrlst'arfWhat / If our republic \\ero
now shattered Uc-yond retonstructlon ? Would
not the antiquaries of eiaTeellnn centurloi
lightly reason from our pabt liiat we were
a heathen natloV What I propose Is that
IrUtead of the ( liidaesa of Liberty we shall
have npxt Insldis JSio thlrtceu stars a ring
Inscribed with thereords "perpetual union ; "
within this ring the all-seeing eye. crownud
with a halo ; beneath this eye the American
flag , bearing la Its field slara equal to the
number of the states unltod , In the folds of
the bars the words , -'God , Mberl ) , Ijiw. "
Tlila would maho a beautiful coin to wiilch
no possible citizen could object This would
icllcve us from this Ignominy of heathen-
Ism. This would place UB openly under the
Dlvlno protection wo have personally
claimed. From jny heart I have felt our
national shame. In disowning fio'l as not thn
least of our present national disasters. To
you first I address a nubjwt that must bo
agitated , '
"Whether moved by thlb letter or not , It is
Impossible to ay , but It IB a fact that on
th 20th of November , Just a t'ek later Mr.
Chase sent a inter to Ihe director of the
mint at Philadelphia , In which he said 'No
nation can bo strong except In the strength
of Oed , or s fe except In His defense. The
Hiust of our pcpple In God should be dt -
! tlared on our national coins. You will cause
a deUce to be prepared wl'hout unnecessary
I delay , with a motto expressing In the fevu-bt
| and tersest wprds possible this national rec-
I ognltlon. ' It was found , however , tfcat It
did npt rest within the province of the di
rector of the mint to attach a new motto
to the national coins. Congress , by a law
passed la 1837 , hafl pm-crlbed what raolloes
and devices might bo placed upon the coins
of the United Stales , Hie director of the
mint accordingly gut up his design for sub
mission to tli uoctetary , and through him
to rongrcus. The mottoes prepared were
these : 'Our Country ; Qlif tjod , ' and 'God ,
Our Trust. ' These dd | not wholly uult Sec
retary Chese , who commented upon them
as follon-H In a letter to the director of the
mint : 'I approve > oijr mottoes , only jug-
' gcetlng that the first should be
gin with "Our God" BO as tp read "Our God
and Our Country , " and Hint the motto on
the shield bo changed so as to read Instead
or "God , Our Trust , " "In God We Trust. "
! An act was paused April 22 , 1861 , cluing-
1 Ing the composition of the t-cent pleco
i and authorizing the coinage of the 2-cent
i pie-re , thu devices of which Mere to be fixed
by the director of the mini , with the ap-
I proval of the secretary of the treasury ; and
I it lu upon thucpnt brpno piece that the
motto 'In God We Trust1 first appeared. Hy
Jan act of Match 8 , ISf.G , It wns provided
j that In addition to the legend and device
on the gold and Btlver coins of the United
States It should be Uyful for ( be director
of Ihe mint , with the approval of the ciecrc-
tary of the treasury , to place the motto 'In
God Wo Trust' on Eiich coins as shall ad
mit of the inscription thereon. Ifnder thin
act the motto was placed upon Ihp $20 , ? 10
and $5 gold pieces , and In the 'latter part of
18CS upon the CO and 2r-cent silver piece * .
The dime does not now contain the legend.
Ily the coinage act of 1873 It was provided ;
that this motto should be Inscribed 'on such
coins as admit of It. That Is tt)0 ) oxlutlnif
law The UngllKh rovcrelgn contains tlie.
words 'Del Gratia , ' of like Import. "
Drop | | M < SplrlU ( tiioliitlon.
PKOHIA , Oct 1. The prlco of spirits la
temporarily not quoted on the PeorU Doard
of Trull ) . The Atlas distillery hoi been sell
ing now pplrlta at M.20Q1.21 and objects tu
tlio quotation OH Ftandard of J1.10 for old
spirits , the price of the American BpIrlU
Manufacturing company. The matter was re
ferred tMv morning to the Doard of Trade
committee and on 'tlungo leading nu'n gn
each side nearly came to blows aliouj It
Druggists know Dr. Davis' -
* cho li bent of all beadacb * rtmcdiwi.