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( MINING IN THE BLACK HILLS Galena District Devilopi 8mpt)iai o Marked Aotirity. DEEP DESIGNS ON RAMIFIED VEINS TtTcuty More .Stnniim for t'nrlp Hunt Mill Ore Hlitiotn DriuntiNtrntc IV ciillnr I'rrnkx lllilitpii Fortune nevenln .lltioli Ulclinrhi, LEAD, 3. D Sept. 8. (Special.) Tho Galena mining district Is extremely llvoly. This Is due partly to tho building In of narrow gaugo roads by both tho KIkhorn and the Burlington railway companies. This district was nt one time worked to a great extent for Bllvcr ores. There Is a theory that nt a depth of something llko 00 feet, all of tho surfaco veins, which cut the ground In every direction, will como together, forming one large body of galena oro. Capital has not been centered there strong enough to sink a shaft In it centrally situated place to determine this theory. Just as soon as tho railroads nro com pleted, tho attention of capitalists will bo turned that way. Twenty stamps have been otdercd for tho Uncle Sam mill, on Elk creek, owned by tho Clover Leaf Mining company. The mill has sixty stamps already. This mlno is turning out to bo a remarkably rich pro ducer, it is stated that the monthly clean up amounts to over $75,000 and thut from only twenty stamps. The company which recently acquired tho property has spent several hundred thousand dollars In open ing up the oro ledgo and It Is said that there Is ore enough In sight to run the mill a number of years, full rapacity. The next largest hoisting plant In tho niuck Hills baB been erected nt the uhaft. Tho com pany lias acquired several thousand acres of mining ground. Tho mlno Is on the southern end of tho Ilomestake oro belt. Montana cattlemen aro backing tho enter prise. Frmkn of an Orr Mioiit. Tho peculiar freaks of an ore shoot In missing n certain property and going con trary to all expectations of mining men and experts, nan been shown on tho ground of the Sunset Mining company, a Minne apolis concern, Tho ground Is In the Paid Mountain district, surrounded on all Bides by mines that nro heavy producers. Tho Golden npwnrd and Horseshoe companies have largo mines there, Hnd when tho com pany bought thlt. particular ground It was generally supposed that the mammoth shoots of Blllcious ore thnt have kept the Dcadwood smelter and the Pluma chlorl natlon worku busy for years, would bo found running across It. These shoots usually run In n northcrl and southerly direc tion In the Dlack Hills, resting conformably upon the lower uuartzlte. The Sunset com pany bought good hoisting machinery and put down n shaft to qunrtzlte.'a distance of '250 feet, and then n crosscut tunnel was nin clear across the north end of the block of ground, a distance of 1,700 feet, but no oro of any consequence was encountered. Tho company spent a lot of money and finally bad to closo down the work. Ilocent development work by the Golden Howard lompany bns located the big shoo of ore, scheduled to cross the Sunset prop erty, Jylng farther east and on another company's ground. It was at first believed that the Tornado shoot of ore passed across lhe Sunset ground, but It, too, has been found to lie farther west, so that both big shoots of ore have been found to turn their courses contrary to tho usual law. The Oolden Iteward company gets one of tho big shoots, which Is about 300 feet wide, and has been hoisting ore from It through tho old Union shaft, but it has now been decided to sink a new Bhaft nearer the shoot. These shoots of ore are from five to eight feet thick and resemble large rivers, boing continuous In their courses. The Sunset Mining company has not entirely abandoned Its prospect In this dis trict, although it has commenced the de velopment of nnother property In Colorado. Tho uncertainty of mining Is Illustrated In the porverso course of the two oro shoots, which most mining men said must certainly pass through tho property of tho Sunset Mining company. The shaft of tho Illack Hills licit Devel opmcnt company Is now Hearing 'the COO foot level, at which depth n crosscut will be run east nnd west, unless ore should bo en countered In tho shaft bottom. It Is be lieved that tho oro vein will not be far from the shaft. It may be necessary to sink tho shaft to tho 1,'000-fcot level before tho ore shows up, for tho formation dips In that direction. Tho ohnft will bo sunk 1,000 feet If necessary. This compnny Is operating on a block of sround located Im mediately south of the Homestako mine. The Hidden Fortune company of Denver Ib meeting with great success In tho de velopment of a property north of the Home stake mine. The shaft that was started on tho top of the hill is getting Into n olid ledge of frco-mllling ore, which aB Fays about $15 a ton gold. It Is ono of several ledges that run parcllcl In that particular pnrt of tho ground. They widen out with depth, forming a largo ledge ot good ore. This company has sold sovoral hundred thousand dollars worth of stock, the largo mining estate having been paid for already, with ample working capital. The Highland Chief Mining company is building a cyanldo plant, which will bo used In connection with n twenty-stamp mill. Tho property la at the north ot Spruce gulch. Tho mlno was worked sev eral years ago at a profit, until tho oro be came too refractory to bo handled by amal gamation alone. The plant will be ready to start by November 1. There are already oro reserves nt tho mlno that will pay well by tho addition of the cyanide annex. A carload of machinery has arrived for the Titanic Mining company, which ownB a large tract of patented ground In tho Car bonate district. A shaft Is to bo sunk to tho quartzlte lovel, where oro bodies arc supposed to exist. Chicago parties have taken up tho Old nill mine, four miles north of Custer, It Is owned by N. Itoss and II. II. Wood of that city, In the early days ore was hauled by wegon from tho mlno to n stamp mill at Central City, which paid tho owners well. Hun IIIkIi In Clolil Viilum, A completo hoisting plant, with electric drills, will soou bo Installed nt the shaft that Is being sunk on tho ground nine miles northwest of Custer by the Saginaw Mining company of Michigan, A shaft Is being sunk on a ledgo of oro that run bet ter than $50 a ton, Tliero nre four ledges within fifty feet, all of which run high In gold vnlues. a carload of the out was shipped to Denver lat,t week for a test run, with the expectation of finding out tho best process for its treatment. The company will erect a plant nt the mlno. The ground Joins tho North Star mlno on the north, which Is proving to be mich a bo nanza property. The University company doubled Its working shift the first of this month and will ruh the work of sinking the main thaft to tho ore ledgo. It is expected ninety feet of the shaft will catch tho ore, which was sunk upon 100 feet fjom tho tuaft on an Incline. The owners of the Clara Hell mine, east of Orevllle, nro about to Install e. steam hoisting plant at the mine. Tho ore still remains rich, tho cleanups from a two stamp mill amouutlng to several thousand doiiars a mouth. McKinley's Gentlemen of tho Transmlastsslppl Expo sltlon and Follow Citizens. It Is with genuine pleasure that I meet once mora with the people of Omaha, whoso wealth of wolcomo Is not altogether unfamiliar to mo and whoso warm hearts have before touched and moved me. For this renewed mani festation of your regard and for the cordial reception of today my heart responds with profound gratitude and a deep appreciation which I cannot conceal and which the lan guage of compliment Is Inadequate to con vey. My greeting Is not alone to your city and to the stnto of Nebraska, but to tho people of all thu states of tho trans Mississippi group participating hero and I cannot withhold congratulations of tho evidences of their prosperity furnished by this great exposition. If testimony were needed to establish the fact that their pluck has not deserted them nnd that prosperity Is again with them, It js found here. This picture dispels all doubt. In an ago of expositions thty havo added yet another magnificent example. The his torical celebrations at Philadelphia and Chicago and the splendid exhibits at Now Orleans, Atlanta and Nashville are now a part of the past and jet In Influence they still live nnd tholr beneficent results ara closely Interwoven with our national de velopment. Similar rewards will honor tho authors nnd patrons of tho Tranamls- slsstppl and International Exposition. Their contribution will mark another epoch In tho nation's material advancement. Ono of tho great laws of life Is progress, and nowhere have the principles of this law been so strikingly illustrated as In th United States. A century and a decado of our national life havo turned doubt Into conviction, changed experiments Into dem onstrations, revolutionized old methods nnd won new triumphs which hnvo challenged tho nttentlon of the world. This Is truo not only of tho accumulation of material wealth and advance In education, science, Invention nnd manufactures, but above nil In the opportunities to the pcoplo for their own elevation, which havo been secured by wlso, free government. Hitherto, in peace nnd In war, with ad ditions to our territory nnd slight changes in our laws, we have steadily enforced the spirit of tho constitution secured to us by the nohlo sclf-sncrlfico and the far-seeing sagacity of our ancestors. Wo havo avoided tho temptntlons of conquest in the spirit of gain. With an Increasing love for our Institutions nnd an abiding faith In their stability we havo mado the triumphs of our system of government In tho progress and prosperity of our people an Inspiration to the whole human race. Confronted at this moment by new and grave problems, wo must recognize that their solution will nf fect not ourselves alone, but others of tho family of nations. In this ago of trcqucnt Interchange nnd mutual dependency, we cannot shirk our International responsibilities if we would: thoy must bo met with courage nnd wisdom and wo must follow duty even If desire opposes. No deliberation can bo too ma ture or self-control too constant In this solemn hour of our history. We must avoid the temptation of undue aggression and aim to secure only such results ns will Royal Fetes in Bohemia Such days as thes wo havo Just gone through In Prag. and, for that matter, such n tlmo of new Impulses In the old realm of Bohemia In general, tho present generation of Bohemians surely has never seen. Older or younger. It has scarcely ever dreamed of seeing such. Tho emperor In Trag re siding for half n week with the Vienna court in the magnificent old Hradchli. put Into sumptuous order for the royal visit tho emperor In the majestic Karlstoln castle tho cmpsror entertaining and entertained by tho proudest nnd oldest feudal aristocracy of Prag, many of whom havo hitherto been conservative as to such honors almost to the point of discourtesy tho Thuns, tho Waldstclns, Coudenhorrs. Czcrnins, Traut mannsdorf, Klnskys, the Lobkowitz, the Schwarzenbergs tho emperor making speeches In CzcchlBch anil the most emblt tcrcd Czech making speeches to him In Ger man the emperor opening the new publlu bridge named for him that crosses the Moldau and prophesying In set terms Its symbolism as well as praising Its utility, and all Prag and German Bohemia In n delirium of cnthuslnsm and fireworks. Surely this is a strangely fair rontrast to tho scenes In Vienna and tho capital of Bohemia within recent years. And every body (or every other body) talking of the "real," permanent suspension of tho blttor fight that has bo long been waged, even to tho casting of Inkstands and rulers at one's Austrlnn adversaries, In lieu of Javelins and daggers, and over and over again one overheard the words, "When tho coronation of tho king comes off" "tho king of Bo hemia," "When tho court Is In residence hero next time." Old Tycho Drahc, tho great astronomer, whoso bones have Just been verified In his grave In the Toynklrch, never read such a wonder In his stnr-gaz-Ins, nnd aa for somebody clscs bones those of King Oltoknr of Bohemia well, It 1 a marvel If they havo rested quietly through kuch Hapsburg proceedings and triumphs. It will not bo worth while to describe, especially as ocean posts aro at their best slow transmitters of such special corre spondence, half of the aspects of this hur ried fete, the splendor and dignity and beauty with which Prag has been clothed for so extraordinary nn event and political opt80de. Literally the old city put on Its beautiful garments as not for fifty years, perhaps for a hundred. Draperies, banners, flags and garlands were the clothes, and by night the blnzo of electricity running riot across every historic or trivial facado was as Jewels. Moreover, old and rich na tional costumes were brought out, fur bished up and worn, day by day, by princes and peasants. All tho world of Bohemia nrao trooping to Prag In "Acht und Trncht" fashion. Kvery now and then you saw, In n suburb especially, groups of men and women that made you rub your eyes and ask yourself If you went not at a big gratis performance of Smetnnn's "Dallbor" or "Prodanol Novesja." Tho Bohemians aro not, ns are tho Austrlans nnd Hun garians, n handsome race to my mind. They lack beauty of feature and elegance of figure. Thoy have not the exotic and Oriental richness of physique whereof thei Magyar Is so Justly vain, Is there anything quite so overcome with a senso of his own charms ns a Hungarian I.lfo guardsman? Tho Hussites nnd Protestantism and op. presalon havo lpflucncud the dress of the aristocracy, perceptibly to its sobriety. Still, only In Hungary will ;oii seen certain color effects most seductively, if accident ally, occurring. Perhaps the height ot this Bort of Bnrtnrlal kaleidoscope came by day, when tho Franz Josefs bridge was opened, or by night, at tho gala opera per formance, when part of Dvorak's now opera, "Itussalka," wns sung In the National thea teran amazing spectacle ns to Jewels and stuffs that outdid the fctago bhow. In tho supplement to this Imperial trip to Prag, tho visit of tho emperor to Leltmerlts and Ausslg and Thereslanstadt, there was really not much less of national costuming aud of Bohemian suggestUv-ness In many de cades although thoso localities aro German-Bohemian so largely In population nnd thorough going party spirit, as the politicians of the empire know to their woe. The opportunity to air goodly veitraents rather than grievances was simply one out THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, SEP! EMBER 0, 1901. Omaha Speech promote our own nnd tho general good. It hoa been said by oomo one that tho normal condition of nations Is war. That Is not true of the United States. Wo never enter upon war until every effort for peace without it has been exhausted. Ours has never been a military government, l'ence, with whoso blessings wo havo been so slngulnrly favored, Is the national desire and tho goal of every American aspiration. On the 25th of April, for the first time for more thau a generation, the United States sounded tho call to arms. Tho banners of war were unfurled; tho best and bravest from every section responded ; a mighty nrmy was enrolled; the north and the south vied with each other In patrlottc devotion; science was Invoked to furnish Its most effective weapons; factories were rushed to supply equipments; the youth and tho veteran Joined In freely offering their services to their country; volunteers and regulars nnd nil the people rallied to tho support of the republic. Thero was no brenk In tho line, no halt tn (ho march, no fear tn tho heart, no resistance to tho patriotic Impulse at home, no successful re sistance to tho patriotic spirit of the troops fighting In dlstnnt waters or on a foreign Bhoro. I'n t rlnt Inn Klnmm Out, What a wonderful experience It had been from the standpoint ot patriotism and achievement! Tho storm broke to sud denly that It was hero almost beforo we realized It, Our navy was too small, though forceful, with Its modern equip ment, and most fortunate In its trained officers nnd sailors. Our nrmy had years ago been reduced to n peace footing. Wo had only 10,000 available troops when tho war was declared, but tho account which officers and mon gave of themselves on tho battlefields has never been surpassed. Tho manhood was there and everywhere Ameri can pntrlottsm wps there and Its resources were limitless. 'The courageous und In vincible spirit of tho people proved glori ous nnd those who a little moro than a third of u century ago were divided nt war with each other were again united under tho holy standard of liberty. Patriotism banished party feeling, $50,000,000 for the national defense was appropriated without debate or division, asa matter of course, and as only a moro Indication of our mighty reserve power. But If this is true of tho beginning of tho war, what shall we say of It now, with hostilities suspended and peace near at hand, ns we fervently hope? Matchless In its results! Unequaled In its complete ness and the quick succession with which victory followed victory 1 Attained enrller than It wns believed to bo possible; so comprehensive In Its sweep that every thoughtful man feels tho responsibility which has been so suddenly thrust upon us. And above nil and beyotjd nil, the value of the American army nnd the bravery of tho American navy and the mnjesty of tho American name stand forth in unsullied glory, while the humanity of our purpose and the mngnnnimlty of our conduct havo given to war, always horrible, touches of noble generosity. Christian sympathy and charity and examples of human grandeur which can never be lost to mankind. Pas of a thousand. "For," Bays Dickens, when telling us of tho supposed hostilities be tween Mrs Gamp and Betsey Prig, at tho tea table In Klngegate street, "for a quarrel can bo taken up at any time, but a limited quantity of pickled Balmon cannot be." This was Prag's day for pickled salmon--or. If I may maku so lamo a pun, pickled "Slava! Slava!" One hear thnt exclama tion of greeting and Joy hour by hour. Will a blessed pickled Balmon "Aus glelch" hae been" really begun by this Incident? And will It last an era of pick led salmon, peace, mutual concessions, national brotherhood between Austria nnd her wonderful old tormentor-ln-chlof ? Or will the quarrel be taken up and over In Vienna the Ink bottles nnd paper weights soon again go flying about tho Parliament house In stormy sessions and fierce per sonal Indignation llko Mrs. Gamp's pippins that fell in a wooden rain on the heads of tho combatants? Is this visit of tho uncrowned but titular king of Bohemia to precede not only other visits of the em peror and his Immediate family (for Prog has formally requested that an archduke bo "stationed In residence" In the capital!), but the actual miracle of miracles, a coro nation In Prag, and n "King of Bohemia" In very truth? a Bohemian government, for Itself? exactly as Hungary possesses her crowned sovereign nnd autonomy, nnd Its crowned sovereign and autonomy, and has so smiled disdainfully at the folly of an excessive and undiplomatic Moldavian patriotism that has mado tts rival so un fortunate. It would bo easy to answer these ques tions in Austro-Hungarlan politics too en thusiastically In the affirmative, on the one hand. Many persons lately, carried away by the spirit of the hour In Prag, have so enswered them. On the other hand, the kind of sneering skeptical reply that cer tain bitterly partisan temperaments aro making In a grumbling eotto voce Is equally unwise and thick-sighted. The .highway to tho coronation of the king of Bohemia, of course, is not yet by any means made Rtralght. Nobody need begin to cut roses to strew In tho path of Franz-Josef to the Cathedrnl or the Teyn church In Bohemia's capital, and ths king of Knglnnd will bo crowned before tho Hradschln Is decorated for the anointed ruler of the Moldau land. But 1 have yet to moet any person and I have talked with many, Intelligent nnd cautious In tho topic who denies that thero Is every indication that the long lano of cmblttorment botween Austria nnd Bo homln has really a turning, that calms, ltko storms, occur when no weather prophet sees their advent. There Is much reason to believe the chango has really come, tho hour of pence tho peaca that Is a preface to a definite accepted monarchlal unity. As for reasons tho truce absolutely necessary. The stress was at tho degree when yield ing or breaking must come. In such hours ns those lately told oft to Bohemia even tho demagoguo fools that he has reached the stopping place nay, has been a fool; and the most dull-witted, arrogant aris tocrat, suddenly out of nerves and treats, can be mado to realize that he is an ass; that, like Hamlet's famous ape, he will In a moment or so "break his own neck down" by a valor that Ib suicidal. Whether the famous remarks last year by the em peror, Intimating that ho would suspend tho constitution an act Involving such serious complications for the emplro that It seems scarcely a pratlcable thought has worked such n honey spell or not, Is a doubtful suggestion. Certainly the Parlia ment opened in n fashion not suggesting much rispect for such nn Idea. But equally certainly the Parliament Is as peaceful now as a pan of new ruUk; the emperor has visited Prag and German Bohemia, and ho will go there again soon, nnd, what Is more, into Czech Bohemia. The Czechs, old or young, appear to have taken a leaf out of tho polltlcul book of Hungary, nnd to have realized that good children aro to bb rewarded surely, and bad ones kept In a corner and much good may It do them so to feel. The other afternoon, In a Prater farce here In Vienna, an actor asked, In course of his part, "Not a Chinese? What aro you then? Oh, a German Bohemian a German Bohemian? Reully, are there any nowadays?" with an effect on the audience that was Immediate Delivered at the Trans mlsslsslppl Exposition. ucioocr i;, isvs, sion ant' bitterness formed no part of our Impelling motlvo and It Is gratifying to feel that humanity triumphed nt every step of tho war s progress. Tho heroes of Manila and Santiago and Porto Hlco have mado immortal history. They aro worthy successors and descendants of Washington and Greene, of Paul Jones, Decatur nnd Hull and of Grant, Sherman, Sheridan and lxigan, of Fntragutl To ter anu uusning anu oi l.cc, jacKson ana i.ong street. HrrocN of the Mm New names stand out on the honor roll of the nation's great men and with them, unnamed, stand the heroes of the trenches and the forecastle, invincible in battle and uncomplaining In death, The Intelligent, loyal, Indomitable soldier and sailor and marine, rogular nnd volunteer, nre en tltlen to equal praise ns having done their whole duty, whether at homo or under the baptism of foreign fire. Who will dim tho splendor of their achievements? Who will hold from them their well earned distinction? Who will Intrude detraction at thla time to belittle tho manly spirit of tho American youth nnd Impair the usefulness of tho American nrmy? Who will embnrrnss tho govern ment by sowing seeds of dissatisfaction among the bravo men who stand ready to serve and die, If need be, for their coun try? Who will dnrkcu the counsels of the republic In this hour, requiring the united wisdom of all? Shall we deny to ourtelves what the rest of the world fco freely aud Justly accords to us? The men who endured In the short but decisive struggle tts hardships, Its privations, whether In field or In enmp, on ship or In tho siege, nnd planned and achieved Its victories, will never tolerate Impeachment, either direct or Indirect, of those who won a peace whoso great gain to civilization Is yet unknown and unwrit ten. Tho faith of a Christian nation recog nizes tho hand of Almighty God In the ordeal through which we havo passed. Divine favor seemed mnnlfest everywhere. In fighting for humanity's sake we have been signally blessed. We did not seek war. To avoid It, If this could ho done In Justice and honor to the rights of our neighbors and ourselves, was our constant prayer. The war was no more Invited by us than were tho questions which aro laid nt our door by Its results. Now, as then, we will do our duty. Tho problems will not be solved In ii day. Patience will be required, patience combined with sincerity of purpose and unshaken resolution to do right, seeking only tho highest good of the nation and rocogi.lzlng no other obligation, pursuing no other path but that of duty. Itlght action follows right purpose. We may not nt all times bo able to divine the future, tho way may not nlwnys seem clear, but If our alms aro high nnd unsel fish somehow nnd in some way the right end will be reached. The genius of the nation, its freedom, Its wisdom, Its human ity. Its courage, Its Justice, favored by Dlvlno Trovldcnco, will make It equal to every task nnd the master of every emergency. Iraneas Prime-Stevenson in the Independent. One accent nlone of great Importance, especially failed. In the general greetings nnd Joy of nil In Prag the Catholic clerical voice. Glacial, formal, behaving with per fect dignity and unresponsiveness, wore such churchmen as tho new Prince Cardinal Skrbcnsky and hin associates, day by day, festa by fettn. Pnrbons and rabbis wcro open-hearted and outspoken. But though the cassock and bcrettn were in all, not once did they show a sign of really being sympathetic to anything that was In pro gress. Tho emperor's speeches (In perfect tact and taste, like all Franz Josef's utter ances In public) were often of a sort to Invite a response or to meet some sort of recognition from the religious rulers of Prag; ho sent orders and gifts In discreet nnd generous measure to such recipients as deserved that sort of formal attention on tho occasion. But there wns nn ominous Catholic silence, and not one really Im portant token of the good will of Catholic Bohemia. Catholic Prag, to the king of Bo hemia was mado manifest through nil the program for the royal stay. Evidently Cardinal Skrbcnsky, so new to his title (I saw him receive it with- a fine proud hu mility In Rome a few months ago, In overy gesture and look the diplomatic and ele gant priest of the aristocratic political world), dor3 not purpose to commit himself to any new things, nor to help Austro Bohemian brethren to dwell together In unity by his benedictions. In fact, he and other of Prag's hierarchy have walked nbout ns If they did not think such fraternity particularly "good nnd pleasant," Whether they will hinder It or help It we must wait awhile and decide. "King of Bohemia" la hardly n sweet phrase for Hungarian nars. Nor Is It loved elsewhere In tho emplro. But sometimes ono thinks that Hungarians and Galiclans and Bohemians do not look often enough at what Is Inscribed on tho current coinage of the great and complex dual-monarchy really a triple, a quadruple or a scxtuplo monarchy, bo curiously devolving on tho mere duko of Austria. But one step for one means other steps for all. If wo havo a king of Hungary, and if there Is to be boon a crowned king of Bohemia, with whatever Is to come with that concession, why, Just so must thero anon bo an oily pacification of wrangling Gallcia nnd a core nation In Lemborg. a crowned king of Gallcia, as well as merely that sort of monarch on a crown-pleco and In an alma nac of politics. They aro talking of Just thnt very possibility over In Gallcia this week ns never before. The oxample of Prag Is catching. However well we will do to wnlt beforo buying tickets to an Austro-Hungnrinn-Bohemlan-Oallclnn sort of political Utopia, whero everything Is to bo adjusted to everybody's good pleasure, nnd all such trifles aB taxes, religions, lan guages, boundaries, titles, surcosslons, nnd so on, nro In lovely equipoise, one may dream deep of the trip. And meantime ono can remember thnt also on the coins of tho fairest and most perplexed ruler In Europe Is to be ready the hopeful, manly personal motto of an emperor unspeakably dear to tho mingled races ho rules "Vlrlbus Unltls." i Mir Slionnl lllm Her Work, The woman had hor arms In the tub and was fiercely scrubbing one dirty garment nfter another, relates the Chicago Tribune. Book agents don't often penetrate to that part of Chicago, but this one did. Ho knocked on tho front door until he wns tired and then hb went around to the back door The woman was bobbing up nnd down ovor the washboard. "Good morning, mndam," suld the book agont, plenrantly. "Good mornln'," said tho woman, shortly "Pleasant day," observed the book agent, sparring for an opening. "Good enough," answered tho woman. "Excuso mo, madam," said the book agent, "but I have hero n work that I would llko to show you." "Have you?" answerod tho woman. "Well, I've got a lot of work that I'd llko to show you." She took one soapy hand out of the tub and waved It at a great pile of dirty clothes. "That's ray work," went on the woman. "If your work can bent that, all rlEht; If it can't, why, skip out." Ll .. I NEAR VIEW WAS PLEASING Ehort Hang. Observation Ohangts the Notions of a Visiting German. THOUGHT US UNFRIENDLY AT FIRST l.lkra Our I'll. vn I en I Kxerolic ami Clennllncmi Hrviiril for nn Inventor Ills Wnrnlnir lit Fnthorliunl. Since It is always profitable) "to see our selves as others Bee us," sas tho Phila delphia Record, it Is Interesting to read a condensation of a review, translated from n prominent Gcrmnn paper, of certain pub lished observations and deductions by a prominent German, Mr. A. Van Gulpcn, founded upon his experiences nnd travels In tho United States. Mr. Van Gulpcn was one of tho most prominent delegates from Germany to tho International Commercial congress, held In Philadelphia last fall under the auspices of tho Philadelphia Commercial mutoums. Some of tho deduc tions made nre deserving of closo attention, as he traveled from Philadelphia to Cali fornia and from the north to the south. Tho review quoting tho nuthor says: "That which really nstonlshes the Euro pean In North America is the method of work and tho energy expended upon It. Upon this Is found the rapid growth of all industries and of agriculture and In connec tion with them tho extension of the cities and tho Increase In population. Kor cen turies the most energetic and nblo pcoplo of all nations emigrated to the land of free dom, while the less energetic remained at home and doubtless the mingling ot that clement in the different races had a favor able Influence upon the population. Even many of those who left tho older countries for moral, pecuniary or political reasons assisted tn bettering the raco In America, whero room existed for many millions and whero the surplus of energy which In Europe was a detriment became an advan tage. 'In AmcrlcR much more stress is laid upon physical exerclss than in Germany. In Germany no ono has n conception of the passion and enthusiasm with which all forms of sport nro carried on In America. The writer first learned this fact when by chance he attended a foot ball match be tween the students of Ilerkoley and Stam ford. Thousands of pcoplo docorntod with the colors of tho contending parties oc cupied tho enormous stands built especially for tho purpose, and displayed an Interest nnd an enthusiasm which to foreigners ap peared incomprehensible. With yells nnd cheers the players wcro received and en couraged. In tho arena, however, It was no play. It was a combat for the honor of victory, whero even tho cndangorlng of llfo was not shunned, and, Indeed, a sur geon's aid was often needed. In earliest youth one begins In America to strengthen tho body In a way which, if Introduced In Gormany, would, for both mind aud body, be an excellent preliminary schooling for military service. Krlurntlnnnl Kncnltlr. "Alongside of tho different spsrts In struction is cared for In tho moU gener ous manner through elementary schools, high schools and free public libraries with beautiful reading rooms. Tho writer says at Columbia colloge In Now York, near tha Instruction nnd study halls, a wcll-eaulpped gymnasium and a splendid, clear, Inviting swimming pool. All In nil, tho American pays moro attention to the cleanllncs of tho body than docs the German. The numerous free baths nnd washing basins In tho hotels give rlso to tho Inference that similar arrangements nnd corresponding uso of them exist in prlvato houses. In the railroad trains numerous towels with soap nro always nt hand. German railway management could learn much In America. Even In German express trains thero Is not that to be had for money and kind words In the way of cleanliness whl'h In America U everywhere customary und gratis. 'Itesldo this custom which redounds to tho common good Is the fact that tho grea' extent of tho United Stntcs gives room for productlvo growth. Many talents nrto crip pled In Germany llko plants In pots, too small because there Isn't room for thi. de velopment of all. Everywhere In tho United States ono finds tho same scalt of work and the same manner of living. Wherever ono goes, let It bo Now York, San I' ran- clsco, Chicago or St. Louis, ono cats, drinks and lives exactly tho fnmo way, Shoul 1 someone Invent somotblng practical In n short time he Is n rich man, for his inven tion finds accoptunco at onc thiougbout tho entire country. In Germany, on tho contrary, everything that milts North Ger many does not suit South Germany and many Inventors boforo they iichlovo mc- cess become old and poor. "Tho location op tho ocems, tho great waterways In tho Interior of tho country, th cheap freight ratC3 and tho extraor dinarily developed net of street railways aid tho striving to rlso nnd nrtlsi tin healthy development of tho cltlc3 In Uo highest degree. In some American U Irs ono can rldo for seventy-five miles or the amall sum of 5 cents, rho many centimes' experience of huropo and enormous chean strotches of land aro at tho dlepofiil of ths Americans In laying out thulr nsika and cities, All these ndvantaget, glvo tho cltbs from tho beginning a capability for nulck oxtenslon and a suitability for all kinds of industries hitherto undreamed of. Soc'al Intercourse with Individual ard rf thn dlfferont strata of the people with one an other Is different and me.ro aamrnl than in ine om mates oi Eun-po whore iast0 rules mora or less. "Formerly the writer thought tho Ameri ef biscuit A at- BkwiStli&lvZilH nV W"'"-" """. lL thit ttal &LaaaH duit and uerhn, flfc Even if you live next door to a bakery you can go around the corner to the little grocery store and get your biscuit in the Inerseal Patent Package just as fresh as you could get them at the bakery. No matter where you get the Inerseal Patent Package, you will find the con tents are fresh, and full of flavor. When you order Siia, Graham, Long Bunch, Milk, Butter Thin and Oatmeal Biscuit, Vanilla Wafers, Ginger Snaps, and Saratoga Flakes, don't forget to ask for the kind that come in the In-cr-seal Patent Package. Look fo the trade-mark design at the end of the box. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY cans rather unfriendly, but ho no longer thlnkH so. Their manners nnd their ways nro only different ami the strnnger must accustom himself to them before he Is In a position to give Judgment. Apart from certnln evil habits like spitting, whistling, etc., tho manners of the Americans through their simplicity aro moro fnvorablo to tho work of the Individual and the nourishing ot tho pcoplo than tho German social ar rangement under which ono approaches an other only with caution. From this uncon strained association only tho money bags holds himself aloof. In tho cage ot tho swells (swells arc the millionaires) mi creeps In nnd another falls out, but the other classes have erected no partition be tween themselves. Tho president of the United Slates Is concisely Mr. McKlnley! "For the American, rconey-mnklng Is the principal thing. The American carries on his business without rest nnd with a cer tain lack of consideration for himself. He cats nnd drinks In the greatest haste. Ills house, even In the cities, Is mostly very simple, often n wooden house, nnd tho cities In which the Industries aro concentrated, llko Chicago, St. I.ouls and others, deserve to be characterized as nests of smoke. I.ntinr mill Trnilr. "For the workman in Amcrlcn tho ar rangement of the dnlly wage Is very favor able. Wages aro higher than anywhere else, nnd necessaries of life aro comparatively cheaper, though houses nro dearer. While tn Germany tho stnto Is compelled to enro for tho aged nnd the Invalid. America tcachea Its workmen tho 'help yourself motto nnd encourages them to save In tlmo. As offsetting our cheap wages of labor tho American uses many labor-saving machines. Tho enormous natural wealth of the land adds to tho above-mentioned favorable con ditions, which are aided further by splendid governmental Institutions for the support of Industry nnd agriculture. The Commer cial Museum In Philadelphia is nn example which might serve as a inodol for every country In the world. Considering tho man ner In which America fights against the In troduction of foreign products, Germany would be today entirely Justified to tax tho products of tho American trusts with a dif ferential tariff. "Tho United States seeks to control all America. They will eventually win for themselves South and Central American ex port markets. This should serve aB a warn ing to Europe to seek In time tho same goal and to fcrm n European 'r.ollvoroln,' tn America a moro capable race Is at work than the European. Europo need expert no consideration Necessity will compel Europo to taite tho steps later which today nro! neglected. The United States Is a working ' giant In his youth. That is exemplified best J by the recklessness with which It. nt- tacked tho old gentleman, tho Spaniard, nnd! the Joy which It has experienced over tho easily secured victory Germany must look nbout In tlmo for other avenues of trndo for her Industries ns a substitute for' the docllne of tho market In North America, and must seek to cultivate a market Is tho country Itself for export to North America, for Gcrmnny Is on ho point of dying out. For the present tho Americans cannot do without Germany and Germany cannot do wdthout the Americans. Tho arrangement of commercial treaties Is a matter of mutual Interest, but as on tho other side a pan American union Is tho nlm, bo In Europe should It be a 'zollvercln.' " I'Vnrnl llic Worm. A customer In nn apothecary's shop up town, who was plainly a strnnger In New York, reports tho Tost, saw an article ho desired to purchase on a card on one of tho showcases. Tho article was ono of a The Art of Framing- pictures have rencliod tho hlchcst point of perfection with us. Constant nttentlon to tho little tletnlls In frames nnd mouldings, tho enreful selection of noTcltlos, together with nn unswerving ambition to nlwnys frame the picture, whntover It niny be, In the most artistic manner possible, Is the secret of our succews. Twenty-BCYcn years beforo the public as lenders In all that per tains to ART, gives you tho assurance that we will satisfactorily frnmo your picture and tho price? ALWAYS HIGIIT. A. HOSPE, Music and Art. 1513-1515 Douglas. Men's S2.50 Shoes- Not much In tills Mrnplo statement, except thut It comes from Drox h Shoiv man. Thou there Is a difference of my about SU0-cns.v timt-niado In two leathers-box calf nnd gatln cnlf-wlth tJoodyetir welt double Boles. There nro no others like them nt tho price In Omaha or elsewhere. All wo i.hIc for tills shoo is a trial wear-motermen, mailmen, policemen. nu-chnnicH and others thnt aro on their feet all dny will llud In this Mioe a blessing, indued. Drexel Shoe Co,, .mv I'ii 1 1 riUnlo-tun i,,v He,,,,., Omaha's t.n-in.dn te ihur n...... 14 la l Alt.NAJi rritUKT. I M doion ot tho same kind on this card, non of which had yet been disposed of, nnd wns fastened only with n rubber band. Tho customer, In n nonchalant way, took ono of tho packages from 'the card nnd looked Intently nt the spot whero It bad been taken from. Printed In largo typo (after the manner of these cards) wus the word, "Sild." Seeming puzzled for nwhllc, tho stranger cntlcd tho drug clerk's attention to tho word and remarked In dead earnest "Say, there, young toiler, docs that refer to mo?" WO.linX WttHK Hits !. WANIIIXnTON, Written ItcorliM ! iiml . until or Em llo;ril In tin I)-Mirtnu'iitN. "Nearly cery city Is more or less famous for ono or moro types of its women," said a Washington globe trotter to a Washington Star man, "and the cnpltnl must not bo ex cluded from the list. "In tho stores It Is rnro to see women employes with grny hair or past mlddlo ago. They nre mostly young girls. In tho departments probably 3.", per cent of tho female employes nco past mlddlo life, Hnd 25 per cent aro over SO years of ngo, Thero are hundreds of women tn tho dcpnrtiuentu over 70 years of age, earning from $900 to $1,400 and $1,000 n year. In no other field of labor nro positions paying such very high salaries opened to bo, filled by women of "0. grandmothers In fact. "According to some Into figures compiled by the United Stntcs civil nervlco commis sion some extremely Interesting analyses, comparisons nnd deductions may be drawn. "Of these 8,000 salaried queens nearly ono In every eight receives $1,000 u year, nnd over, or, to bo exact, 903 drew salaries ranging from $1,000 to $1,800 n year, threo ladles tailing around the top notch of sal aries paid by the government for clerk hire, getting $1.S00 n year. In no other employment for women on n salary aro wiges from $10.21. to $34.61 n week paid to oue out of eight of tho "wagecamcrs. Ot thla special clnss 300 receive $1,000 a year. 450 receive $1,200. 100 recclvo $1,400, and fifty recclvo $1,600 per nnnum. Tho remain ing 7,000 draw from $C0 to $000 per an num. In tho bureau of engraving and printing, where Uncle Sam's money la msde, there nre 1,260 female printers' as sistants, who rocclvo $1.25 a day, who nr not Included In tho nbovo estimate. In tho ccntms office thero aro over 1,500 women, most of whom draw $14,61 a week, or $75 n month, and tho aggregate total of our queens rises, theroforo, to considerably over 8,000 who earn ovor $2 a day, or moro than a largo proportion of men In salaried and WHgo-eavnlng pursuits. Nnturnlly, they look cool and comfortable aa they rldo to work every morning In tho open cars. "During tho past seventeen years, 2,044 women hnvo cntorcd the servlco ot tho gov ernment in Washington through tho means of the competitive examinations of tho civil service alone. In tho civil servlco thoro nre no less than flfty-sovon different ex aminations which nro open to women. Ono thlrd of the entlro forcn of the government In Washington is composed of women, nnd thoy nro being nppolntcd through tho clas sified service channels nt a proportion of about one-sixth to tho total number of nil clerks appointed by this means. In tho un classified servlco this proportion I should estimate nt not less than 25 per cent, nnd perhaps nearer 40 per cent, aB In tho rural mall delivery servlco, for Instance, the per centage is not fnr from 80 per cent, If not above thla figure, "Tha percentage of woman appointments through tho classified servlco varies In tho different years, as it docs in tho unclasnl fled positions. For Instanco, In tho first the highest percentage was In 1808, when It was 13 per cent of tho total. fgiZjI