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    THE OMAHA DAILY J3EE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMRE1? 18, 1001.
WHEN IOC TRAVEL IN STYLE
PrivaU IUI road Cri Ar tba Tking fer
Teople with Long Bollt.
SOME NITABLE PALACES ON WHEELS
tirotrltiK llriiinnil for l.'nr li the I!-c-lllnlve
f 'lit nn It it 1 1 rttud Clilrfft
Wrll (.'nretl For Cot i(
the Sort Ice.
While It Is a populnr belief that every
millionaire) hag his private enr, rotates the
New York Tlmen, It In a fact that many of
Ihem anil the wealthiest ol nil do not owu
them, hut are content to hire one as oc
casion may require.
Chief among these In J. l'lerpont Morgan
When he wishes to travel ho requests the
use of a private car from whatever road
he desires to pass over. As a rulo he uses
Dno of th New York Central railroad's
prlvatn cars. Yet the "private car of Mr.
Morgan" has been described In detail lu
tho columns of many a newspaper, and
photographs rind sketches of It have ap
peared In many an Illustrated magar.lnc.
William C. Whitney la another wealthy
man whose property list Is Incomplete In
this respect. He finds It convenient to
hire a car when ho needs one. Tho mem
bers of tho Vundcrbllt family, also, do not
own tho cars thoy use, but tho Now York
Central railroad has net aside for mem
bers of tho family a special private car.
When, where, and by whom the prlvatn
er was first Introduced Into our demo
cratic system of civilization Is apparently
a question regarding which no definite and
conclusive ovldenco con be adduced.
Some old railroad men declare that from
the first day that railroads wore opened In
this country coaches wero set aside from
time to tlma for the exclusive use of special
personages. Old passenger olTlclals declare
that the custom was transplanted from the
tlmo of tho stage conch, when every mnn
nf affairs had a private coach Bnd four to
travel In and when porsnns of less degree
could for a llttlo extra money hire n special
coach to cnablo them to hasten on their
Journeys,
It Is declared and It nppears from ac
counts In tho novels of thu stage- coach
days that the hiring of express coaches was
qulto a common thing among tho well-to-do
peoplo then, Just ns the hiring of private
cars has become an ordinary occurrence In
our time.
Primitive Klrxt -Colli cm.
Thu, flrnt private cars wore of a primitive
Character, even after sleeping cars had been
Invented. Cars which could even approach
tho magnificent palaces of today were
hardly known until 1876, when at tho Cen
tennial exposition tho l'ullman company ex
hibited Its two pnlaco cars, "Queen" and
"President." Theso cars created n sensa
tion, yet at tho present tlmo they would
frardly bo considered as flrst-qlnss cars by
the ordinary traveler. The period of their
Usefulness Is past, they having been sotd
0 old Junk.
In every private car of tho present time
Cue of tho main polntH Is the kitchen. In
theso dnys there aro many people who Bpend
tvhole months rambling through tho coun
try In a private car, hired or owned. Thoro
ro not a few counties In the states whero a
Itay of moro than half a day without a
restaurant of one's own would bo dlsagroo
ble. Yet thoro wero ninny private enra In tho
'70s and even In tho early 'BO which had
Do facilities for preparing oven n boiled
egg or a cup of coffee. '
The lato John Newell, when lie wns presi
dent of the Lake Shorn railroad In the early
80s, had a private car wltheut any kitchen,
although ho was traveling over the road al
most continuously. On many of the divi
sions there were only Inferior dining rooms,
or nono at all. Mr. Newoll' used to have a
cupboard stocked with crnckors, chaese,
dried herrings and similar dainties.
In charge of Mr. Nowoll's enr was "Hill,"
colored porter. Ho bought an nil stove,
which ho stowed under his bunk with some
easily prepured food. Hill was cooking one
day whon Mr. Nowcll came Into that part of
tho car.
"What ore you doing, Hill?" ho s.ild,
tnlffllng the air with evident enjoyment.
"Cookln' mah dlnnnh, sail," rcpllod tho
darky with equally evident pride.
"Indeed; what havo ye got?" Inquired tho
president,
"Well," said Hill, "dnh's somo bacon nn'
onto tutors."
"(lot more'n you want to eat?"
"Well, I reckon I kin spare yo' sonw.
Mlitah Newell."
"All right," sold Mr. Newell, "I'll take
what you can spare I'm hungry."
Tho result of tho experiment wan tliat
President Nowell had his cur remodeled so
s to allow for an entire, range. Today
every private car has Its kitchen, hut oven
the modern arrangements of theso do not
altogether satisfy tho requirements.
llniitliiKlmi's l'nlr.
The late Collls 1'. Huntington was proh'
ably tho first to recognize the limitations
of one car which should combine within
the tpneo of a good-sized room all the com
forts of n luxurious home. He had built for
bis use two cars known as Oneonta No. 1
and No, 2. Ono of thesj contained a kitchen
and storeroom, n dining room und quarter.
for tho servants. Tho other was divided
into stateroom'?, a drawing room nnd an
observation compartment.
His scheme, however, was rerently out
dono when tho eastern delegation of tho
American Society of Mining Engineers, who
wanted to attend the society's convention
In Mexico, had n baggage car fitted up as a
store and provision room, with enough food
to provide for 100 men or more for thirty
days. This enllro time they spent on tin?
train
Tho private cars In general use today
vary In size ami equipment, out as n rule
tho plan for a car from sixty to eighty feet
ling provides for a kitchen at one eim, rv
eral Bleeping compartment , drnwlng room
In tho center of tho car, n few private
ataternoms nnd at the rear end an observa
tion compartment with a broad platform
Such n car generally has eltvplug accom
modations for ten people.
Its finish' generally depends on the tasto
of the o"wncr. Somo havo plush and pol
ished mnhogany, others are equipped In
leather and dark oak.
Tho hotter the taste of tho owner tho
simpler Is tho interior of tho car. Hnllroad
men say tho finest private cars are owned
by the most Insignificant roads, especially
If these are on the vergo of a receivership.
Ono of the most splendid private cars
ever built was used by 'ohn W. Gates when
president of tho de'ret Kansas City,
Pittsburg ? (lulf railroad, now the Kan
pas City Southern. When ho Inspected tho
tracks of that road It could not even com
the Intercut on Its mortgage bonds, but tho
car In which theae trips wero made was
gorgeous. Turkish rugs of tho most ex
prnrdve kind were on the floor. The ceil
ings and walls, tho doors, the lloors and
the rurnlturo were of Inlaid wood. In the
windows were tropical plants and silver
was on the doorknobs,
I'nn fur Ollleliil.
Hut not all railroad presidents havo' cars
fitted in the style of nn Cast Indian prince.
Some of thorn are severely plain. This Is
epecly truo cf the curs built by the
road tor the use of their own officials, of
ithlch cars every road has a half dozen or
more, according to Its size In the wtst
these cars aro built mainly with a lew to
enable them to sustain tho severe use to
which they are put.
The tracks of the western ronds are not
always smooth and tho dust of the prairies
has no regard for velvet and flno car
pels. Most of the cars used by railroad offi
cials havo chairs finished In leather. In
tho drawing room there aro one or two
desks, with the necessary office utensils,
and suspended from the celling are a num
ber of maps of the road, which may be un
rolled by simply pulling a string,
I'crhups one of the best cars made for a
railroad official la tho one now used by W.
11. Newman, president of tho New York
Central. It was originally built for t'do
Lake Shore railroad, of which Mr. Newman
Is also president. It Is known as "No, 44."
This car has an observation compartment
at either end. The stateroom furniture Is
of brown pluih, the dining room Is In green
leather and the woodwork Is polished ma
hogany. The car of President Harris of tho Chi
cago, Uurllngton & CJulncy Is finished lu
leather and onk.
Private car "No. 101" of the New York
Central Is known as "W. K.'s" car, because
It Is used by Mr. W. K. Vandcrbllt. "No.
403" Is known as "tho Vandcrbllt car." be
rauso It Is set aside for the use of the fam
ily. "No. 101" Is simple In nppearanee, up
holstered In leather and tho woodwork con
tains little ornamentations.
Most of the private cars of men connected
with railroads bear no designation other
than a number. The enr of James J. Hill,
president of the Croat Northern, used to he
known as "No. Al," and the cars for the
othor officials wero numbered consecutively
"A2." "A3," etc.
Mr. Hill has a new car now built entirely
of steel and eighty feet long. Tho car of Mr.
W. S. Webb Is the "Krlcda." It Is claimed
that he traveled mora miles In It thau did
any other railroad official In ono particular
car.
l'rluilc O vncrlil.
The number of portions who nro not con
nected with railroads but who own a private
car Is small, Ono of the most magnificent
cars was that recently presented to
Adolphus Hush by his friends. It was said
to havo cost J 17.000 and ono who has seen It
may well wonder that It did not cost moro.
Every part of this car Is made of expenstvo
material, It Is equipped with fine table
linen, solid silverware, marble tubs and
shower baths, The beds aro of brass. Ono
of tho main features Is a telephone, which
at a moment's notice may be connected with
tho telephone system of any city where tho
car may happen to be. This enr might roll
Into the Grand Central station nnd within
ten minutes nftcr Its arrival Mr. Hush could
call up any of his business friends on tho
'phone.
Another flue ear Is thnt of Charles W.
Hunting, a western millionaire, who paid
$33,000 for It.
The prectlco of hiring private lars Is of
recent origin, but In tho Inst few years It
has r'own to considerable proportions. It
has becomo nn Important branch of the
business of the Pullman company, nnd Is
under the supervision of an assistant gen
eral superintendent. Since Its origin thlii
office has been filled by Samuel Wilson.
Speaking of his work the other day Mr.
Wilson said that tho first cars hired wero
so-called" I'huntlng cars," originally parlor
cars, lemodeled for hunting parties. This
wns about twenty years ago. Soon the run
man eompany found there wan a demand for
these cars from pooplo who had no Idea of
going after game. Then thoy began to build
special cars for this purpose. The first or
these wero tho Izaak Walton and tho Dnvy
Crockett, which wero built eighteen years
ago, l ncse nave since gone oui vi iuimui-
slon.
The Pullman company now operates
twontv private cars which aro for hire.
They nro the Campania, Cleopatra, Convoy,
Coronet. Courier, Kdgemero, men r.yre,
Orassraoro, Hasclmcre, Idler, imperial, 10
lantlie, I.ucunln, I.ucullus, Oceanic, Oli
vette, Olympla, Pilgrim, Hambler and Illva.
Pnur now curs nro now under construction
nnd they will be known as tho Colonial,
Mnvflawer. Acadian and Illclan. Ilesmcs
these nro many ordinary sleeping, parlor
and tourist cars which may be hired. Tho
lumnmi fnr theso 1b so great that all or
them nro booked months nhead.
Kor tho last Ilarvard-Yalo foot boll game
nvo urlvate cars wero chartered by van
mi n.irtip nf Phlladcluhlans and New
Yorkers.
Mr. Ilandcnbrock. tho gcnernl manager or
tho Stand rd Oil company In Holland, dur
lmr his Won hero last fall, hired a prtvato
nnr Xc.f in SOlC DUri'UBU Ul owuiiih
'American nuttimn foliage, of which no nan
hesrd so much. Ho traveled with nut ram
lly all through Now England, New York
and Pennsylvania and camo back delighted.
Ho had spent his tlmo almost entirely in
tho observation end.
The cars are hired by men and women of
nil nrofcsslons nnd some of them are by no
means ml onnlrcs. General Miles uses a pn
vate car and so do Secrotary Ellhu Root ana
Hlchard Mansfield. J. II, Moore, tho nnan
cler. hires tho Campania by the year. Jo
seph Jefferson often takes a prlvato car, but
ho has no special preference, nesting
house, the Invontor, has under continuous
charter tho prlvato car qicn Pyre.
SiimctliliiK In it Nmne.
Some people have a preferenco for cer-
tnln cars or names. Tho Yale Glee club nl
wo8 charters tho" prlvato ear Itlvn for Its
annual trip. Mmc. Nordlca, tho singer,
hired recently a private car for her four
months' tour of the United States, and the
Pullman company renamed tho cor Ilrun
hllde In her honor.
Some time ugo u gentleman camo to the
Pullman office to hlro a car called Koar
sirgo becnuso of Its name. Ho was disap
pointed when told that tho Kearsarge had
gone out of service long ago. He had scon
Its name In a prospectus which was ono of
tho first sent out by tho Pullman company.
Superintendent Wllscn secured tho pros
pectus and holds It umong his cherished
papers.
That there Is something In the name even
of a prlvato car Is demonstrated by an In
cident In tho llfo of President McKlnley.
When bo was about to start on his last
tour acroes tho continent he requested tho
Pullmnn company to furnish him with a
private car. They atslgntd for his uso the
best cor they had. It was the Imperial. Hy
return mall came a letter from the presi
dent requesting that somo her car J)e
assigned to him, on tho ground that the
name Imperial might furnUh an undeslrablH
opportunity to hlB opponent. for ridicule.
Thereupon the Pullman peoplo changed
the r.ame of tho enr to Columbia, and ns
such It carried tho late president over his
Journey.
Tho charge for a private car Is made by
the day. It ranges from 3T to 160 a day,
according to tho length of time for which
It Is hired. This charge Includes service,
lights and other conveniences, but not food
or provisions, llrsldrj this, however, thu
rallrouds over whose tracks tho car must
run charge foi hauling It n rate which Is
equal to eighteen full fares for the distance
to be covered, The total cost of a trip from
New York to Chicago In n prlvato car would
therefore come close to $550.
Ir. spite of this expense, however, the
use of private cars Is Increasing,
To .New York or I'lillndrlpliln
via' the Lehigh Valley railroad. Double
track. Stone ballasted. Magnificent trains.
Dining cars a la carte,
Stop-over allowed at Niagara KalU on
all through tickets to New York and Phlla-
1 delphta.
THE MAN WHO SAVED JOHNSON
Old
Eita o. Etu of Ktnui Leidinj
Quiet Lifo in Ndw M;i;co,
A VICTIM CF PARTISAN KANC0R
UN Vciti' AkiiIhiI Ii.i pencil Inn I'renl-
lent .lolinsoii !tiirt n ."luriu of
Olilotiy Working lit
the "On sr."
A former governor working at the caso
as a Job printer! A former United States
senator, whose name within the genera
tion has been upon every Up, whose vote
saved Andrew Johnson from being driven
In Ignominy from tho presidency, bending
In his old age over a woodsaw! The man
who prevented tho now all but forgotten
name of Ueujamln P. Wade from going
Into history as the eighteenth president of
the United States, ending uls days In pov
erty and obscurity! Such aro tho extremes
of fortune which hove fallen to the lot of
former Oovernor and former Senator Ed
mund G. Koss of Albuquotque.
A correspondent of the Los Angeles
Times, writing from Albuquerque, thus
sketches the public career of Senator Hons,
his political downfall, his struggles In ob
scurity, his sentiments and appearance.
Governor Ross, as he Is known to his
neighbors, Is ono of tho ubiquitous Ohio
mon. He was born soventy-flvo years ngo
at Ashland, O., near, both In plnco und
time, to tho birth of Senator William I)
Allison of Iowa. He Is ono of the oldest
printers living. He begun learning his
trndo at 8 years of age. Thenceforth tho
printing ofllce was his only school, his
journeyman's certificate his only diploma.
Ho Is n storehouse of Interesting remtnls
cenco of the prlmltlvo "dovll's tall" presn
and other early phases of the "art pre
servative." Tho slavery excitement of the enrly '50s
found the young printer foreman of n
Job office In Milwaukee. Of New Kng
land Purltnn ancestry and northern Ohio
birth, ho was nnturnlly an lntenso aboli
tionist. The formation of the young re
publican party at Itlpon, Wis., thcroforo
appealed to him with rnro force. He
soon nftcr took an active ,-irt In bring
ing about a meeting at Mllwaulieo for
the organization of the no parcy nt that
place. Ho shortly removed to Knnsai
and, with tho vigor of youth nnd ardor
of Intense conviction, entered thu fight
for freedom In the new territory. In 1850
he founded tho Topckn Trlbuuo, ono of thu
first newspapers west of tho Missouri
river, and which was of great strength to
the nntl-slnvcry cause. When tho war be
gan tho young editor enlisted ns a prlvnto
In tho Elovcnth Kansas cavalry. Ho saw
nctlve service through the war and nt Its
end wns mustered out ns lieutenant colonel.
When Colonel Itoss returned to Topeka the
loglslaturo won In a deadlock over tho elec
tion of a senator. His service to his party
and country beforo nnd during the war hero
Btood him Instead, nnd after n long delay
tho deadlock was .broken by tho election of
tho young printer colonol.
ltlsn nmi Knll.
In congress Senator Ross wns n strong
party man. Throughout tho long fight over
tho reconstruction measures ho was n radi
cal of the strictest sect. In this ho well
represented tho Intense spirit then domi
nant In Kansas and was thoroughly popular
with tho people and his party associates In
tho senate, iio was obedient to caucus
mandates. Ho lia'd shown no Indication of
aspiring to leadership. Ills future was full
of promise. When tho congressional leaders
at length determined upon Impeachment of
tho president thoy novcr doubted that they
could rely upon the Kansas sunator to tho
utmost. It was well understood thnt sev
eral republican senators wero not kindly
disposed toward such n draotlo measure, as
lmpeachmont and toward tho end of tho
trial SonntorB Fessendcn, Powlor, Grimes,
Hendorson, Trumbull and Van Winkle an
nounced their opposition to conviction upon
nny of the charges, and several others did
not bcllcvo there was any evidence to sus
tain several of them. This rendered It
necessary that every other republican
should voto for Impeachment nnd nt this
Juncturo tho attitude of Senntor Ross be
came a source of much uneasiness to the
Impeachment manngers.
After tho senato had been organized as
a court to try the charges ho had stead
fastly refused to discuss the merits of the
case or to Indicate how ho would vote. Ills
only statement was that ho would hear the
evidence and tho argument and would then
voto In accordnnco with his oath to glvo
tho accused president n fair and Impartial
trial. Rumors of corruption nnd undue In
fluence began to fly about Washington.
Letters nnd marked editorials advising
Mr. Ross how to voto reached him by tho
thousand. Trusted mcesengers bore him
significant messages of "bushels of nionoy."
Pnrty leaders lnboreil with him. Re-election
or political ruin wero hold up as tho
alternatives. Hut to no avnll.
He adhered to his determination to de
cldo the case upon Its merits, as best he
could, and refuse to commit himself. He
wns torn between his antipathy to the
president, his deep political prejudice, his
ambitions and his desire to conform to the
wishes of his state on the one hand, and
the conviction slowly forcing Itself upon
him on the other that whatever tho mis
takes and follies of Mr. Johnson bo wns not
guilty of tho high crimes and misdemeanors
in ofllce with which ho was charged.
This refusal to commit himself In nd
vance mndo Senator Reus the marked man
of that trial. When the voto was takon on
the famous elovcnth nrtlclo of Impeach
ment, which comprises tho siibtance of all
the other charges, on May IB, 1S08, tho oyoa
of tho whole' notion wero upon him. It wus
felt that upon his voto tho Issuo rested.
When he Joined his "Insurgents" collengues
In voting "not guilty" tho fury of tho advo
cates of conviction burst about his head in a
storm the like of which has never aisailed
any other public man and ho was driven
Into the wilderness of obscurity.
Upon his retirement lu 1871, Mr. Ross
made several successive newspnper ven
tures In Kansas, all of whloli proved fail
ures, and but n short tlmo eufflced to find
him again eking out a precarious exist
ence "nt the ense," as lu his enrly man
hood, in 1SS2 he removed to Albuquerque
und shortly afterward became foreman o
the Job department of one of the locnl
newspapers, whero bo remained for the
next three yenrs.
Smarting uudor the flcrco denunciation
leveled at him by his party organs, lead
ers and convention, Mr. Rots made the
mistake of Joining tho democratic party,
with which he In reality had no sympa
thy, nut the act stcod him In good stend
In ISSu, when President Cleveland sought
to partially reward him for his services
and sacrifices seventeen yenrs before, by
making him governor of New Mexico.
Upon hid retirement In 1SS9, Governor
Ross fitted up a email Job cttlco In Albtl
quorque. Much of tho time he was the
only workman emrloyed. In the humble
routine of printing letter beads, circulars
and snle bills iie spent tho next ten yenrs,
During this time Albuquerque enjoyed th
distinction of containing tho only printing
omce In tho country, wherein the types
wero let and the prrascs run bv the band
of a former United States senator.
Two years ago Governor Ross sold bu
plant and purchased a small fruit and al
falfa farm on the edge of town. Here, In
a llttlo Mexican adobe house, surrounded
by trees, but otherwise typical of the dull,
gloomy, forbidding residence of the toutli
western native, he Is spending the sunset
yenrs of the life lu which romance and
pathos hnve been more strangely blended
than In any other of which recorded his
tory keeps the story.
Am Seen nl Homo.
When I called upon him the other day 1
found him upon his woodpile In the rear
of his house, a rusty, bent, decrepit loos
ing old man, With an old handsaw he
wns, with painful effort, wresting from
the trunk of a fallen pinion tree the wood
with which to cook his dinner. Thus, In
tho grasping clutch of poverty, though
borne down by the weight of his almost
four-score years, the former senntor Is
perforce his own man of all work about
his humble home. His appearance In these
menial duties Is een mure pathetic than
that ho presents when, every evening, ns
regularly as the neighboring whistles blow,
he nppenrs upon tho streets In faded garb
of ancient fit, bending upon his cane, look
ing neither up nor aside, recognizing no
one, doing his few errands, again to re
turn from his selt-choscn Isolation of the
crowded ntrcels to the no greater seclusion
of his quiet home.
Despite the honors he hns known, ho
bears ever n huuled and a hnggard look.
It is ns If ho hears yet the flcrco denun
ciation, the open Insults, tho stinging taunts
which nusnllcd him so freely n generation
ago. Though tho period of an average life
time has passed since then, lie walks nbout
us though the profane abuse of Duller and
the violent strictures of Chandler wero
still ringing In tils cars: as though he un
consciously felt that every passerby was
repeating the sneers of Sumner, tho lordly
disdain of Coukllng, tho taunts of Uoul
well nnd tho high scorn of the ever-Intense
Wilson. Though convinced of the reel Undo
of his purpose, he Is not one of those lofty
souls who con rise nbovo nnd Ignore the
trentment to which he was subjected In
the fierce turbulence of that tempestuous
ern.
in Ik Aim u I (he olil l)ii)S.
In our talk, when I directed the con
versation to the famous trial, his appear
ance changed. Ills body became erect.
His eyes took on again tho brightness of
youth. Ills cheeks flushed through the
"baggy grny beard. Ills memory, formerly
hultlng and uncertain, worked with tho
precision of n new machine. His volco
lost tho hesitancy of nge nnd ran again
with the cloaruess of his enrller and more
active days. Whatever fiih-consclous con
cession his habits In life may have como
to make to tho floodtldo of adverse criti
cism against which Ills vote wns rnst, It
Is plain that his mind has undergone no
change upon the merits of the trial. He
feels that It was the most critical hour
In tho life of tho republic; thnt the main
tenance of tho balance of the government
between the legislative, executive and Ju
dicial powers wns nt stnke; thnt had Mr.
Johnson been removed, tho presidency
would hnve becomo a mere bureau for
carrying out the will of congress and that
the supremo court would have 'next fallen
ns soon ns It crossed the purposes of tho
majority of ccngrcss.
Speaking further upon tho event which
his mind seems ever to rest Governor
Ross said: "Douglas snld, after tho pas
sage of tho Kansas and Nebraska bill, that
he could travel from Now York to Chi
cago by tho light of his burning emgles.
If efllgles wero honors, I was more dis
tinguished than he. I don't believe thcro
was even a bypath or' a country road In
nil the north so obscure but It wns
lighted by burning .efilgles of me. Of
course thnt wn not pleanant. Nor could
I enjoy having many of tho mon whom I
had long regarded as my party leaders,
my associates In tho senate, refuse me
nil recognition. "I wns made a pariah, n
political leper, a thing unclean. Hut I
could not help It. No mnn can ever know
tho struggle that voto cost me. I went
Into the trial n very radical republican.
I wns Just out of tho amy. I had been
through all tho bitterness of the slavery
fight In Kansas. Much of my fighting wns
ngnlnst Price nnd tho guerrillas In Mis
souri whern wo becamo thoroughly Im
bued with tho strong feeling engendered
hy the border warfnro In thnt stnte. Re
bellion wns hateful to mo In nil Its forms.
Tho Ku-Klux outrages and tho unjust
nets of the tentatlo governments estab
lished by Mr. Johnson In some of tho
southern states only added to the Intensity
of my feelings, Accordingly I had stren
uously opposed tho president's policy
throughout. These were tho sentiments of
my people. , We wero nil thorough radlcnls.
.Sanctity or mi Until.
"I do not see how we could havo been
otherwise. When tho house of rcprcscnt
ntlves brought tho Impeachment charges
ngalnst Mr. Johnson I had no Idea but
that they were well founded. It never oc
curred to mo that that high remedy would
bo resorted to ns n mvro move upon the
political checkerboard. I fully expected
that tho charges would bo sustained and
that I would voto for Impeachment. Ilut
when 1 took tho oath, not as a senntor, but
ns a Judge und Juror, to glvo Andrew John
boii a fntr nnd Impartial trial, that oath
meant to me what It snld. I determined to
throw off every prejudlco nnd predilection
possible nnd obscrvo that, oath, notwith
standing I was uttorly opposed to the'
president nnd enruestly desired the olllce
rid of him. Tho majority of my pnrty hi
tho senato wero, I thought, very nrbltrary.
They refused to admit much ovldencc which
I thought should have been heard. The
conviction was slowly homo In upon mo
during tho long trial that there was too
mu:h politics In tho prosecution. As thu
end wai reached I was forced to tho conclu
sion thnt, while Mr. Johnson had been
very arbitrary, utterly tactless, moat fool
ish, surpasaingly uuwlso and Incredibly
stubborn and hard-headed, yet ho wns In no
wise criminal and had nowhere crossed
tho line marklug the llmlu of his consti
tutional rights, but had sought only to so
euro n Judicial determination of nil tho dis
puted questions lu tho supremo court. No
man can over know tho strugglo It cost
mo, but I had a solemn duty to perform
nnd I did It. 1 havo novcr regretted It,
but It was my political denthkuell in Kan
sas, as I knew It would be."
As ho npproached Ills three score and
ton n few yoara ago, Governor Ross fenrcd
he would not llvo much longer. So, dur
ing Intervnls of leisure, ho prepared
small volume entitled "Tho Impeachment
and Trial of President Andrew Johnson."
giving In a brlr way the saflent features ot
tho famous trial. It is a most extraordi
nary work. Governor Ross Is not only tho
author, but the publisher. With bis own
bands he sot tho types. He read the proofs.
Ho "sized" tho paper. He ran the forms
over tho press. Hn prepared them for tha
binder and superintended the work ot that
functionary.
Since his llfo hns been longer spared
he has been spending his tlmo in the prep
aration of a more exhaustive work, cover
ing the same ovents which, It Is hoped, will
shortly bo In the hands of li is publishers.
MKKTI.VH AHTHMIIS WAIID.
A the 1 1 li in 11 r I t WorUed llefore lie
lleeiiiue I'uiiioii,
On going Into tho Cleveland Plain Dealer
editorial rooms one morning, says n writer
in uie ieniuiy, i snw a new man, wno
was Introduced to me as Mr. Urowne.
He wus votinc. cheerful In innrmor loll
and slcndf-r not quite up-to-date In slvle
of dress, jet bj no meuns shabby. Ilia
Beauty Without
a Healthy Sin
is like day without sunlight.
A skin to be healthful must
first of all be freed from the
thousands of little obstructions
in the pores.
For the
dissolves and removes these
obstructions, softens the harsh
ness and heals the irritated parts
surely and gently. The blood
in the tiny little blood vessels
then begins to flow freely, pro
ducing that rich glow indicative
of perfect skin health.
Prevents chapping.
Sold everywhere.
Mule only by D. J. Johaton Scip Co.,
Milwaukee.
hair was tlnxon und very stralfirit; his I
liost, tho prominent feature nf his taco,
wus Itoinmif mine fiultn violently ho anil 1
with a IciinlnK to the left. His ovcm ware
blue-Krny, witli a twinkle In them; his
mouth seemed ho kIvcii to a merrv luimh,
so much In motion, that It was illlllcult 10
describe.
It seemed ns tlioiiKh bubblliiR In htm was
ti lot nf happiness which he marie 1111 effort
to conceal or hold back. When we were
Introduced he was slttltiR at his tnble writ
Inff. He t?ave his leu 11 smart slap, arose,
shook hands with me. and said he wns ijlnd
to meet inc. I believed him. for lie looked
Kind all the time. You could not look at
im but he would IniiKh. He luiiKhud 11s he
sut at his table. When lie had written a
thlnK which pleased him he. would slap his
Ice ami lunch.
1
noticed that CleorRO lfoyt nnd -fames
Hrokenshlre nt their tables were pleased
with Ills merriment una iiuiiukcii 111 nrouti
smiles. As I bade him and tho others t;nod
morning lie mid, "Come. itKuIn, me IIckc."
I thanked film, t-nld I would, ami went my
wnv tliluklne what a funny fellow he wns.
Within a mouth thereafter appeared In
tlm rnlllmim nf tlln Plfiltl nmilor n ftmnv
letter sinned "Artemus Ward." The writer "
snld lie was 111 tun snow imsimss, nan n
trained kitiiKiiroo, "a most umoosln' II tl
cuss," some "snalx" and a collection of
wax figures, which lie called n "great
nornl show." As ho was coming to Cleve
land to exhibit, ho mndc a proposition to
tho proprietor that they "scratch each
other's bucks" the publisher to write up
the show vigorously, nnd the slinvvumu to
have tho handbills printed at his ofllce and
clve him free tickets for all Ills fanillv. Ko
I round my young menu 01 111c gurgic ami
hay-colored hair to bu an enibrjo humorist
Just bursting Into bloom Artemus, as
from that time lie wns best known, soon
had a city full of friends, myself und funnly
among mem.
l
COUfillH Al COI.IIS I.N CIIII.DIt ;
i
Iteeoiiiineiidiilliiii of n Well Known
riilen,(o l'li hIcIiiii,
I use nnd prescribe Chamberlain's Cough
Kemcdy for almost nil obstinate, constricted
cougln, with direct results. I prescrlbo It
to children of all iikob. Am glad to rccom
mond It to all In need nnd socking relief
from colds nnd coughs and bronchial nflllc
Hons. It Is non-narcotic, and safe lu thu
hands nf tho most unprofessional. A uni
versal panacea for all mankind. --Mrs. Mury
It. Molemly, M. D., Ph. I).. Chicago, III
Thl remedy Is for snlo by all druggists.
I" rep KknteN fur llojn nnil Ch-ln,
Any boy or girl can get n free pair of
skates. If any of your family, or neigh
bors, take Tho Twentieth Century Farmer
get ft copy of It nnd stnrt out to got us a fow
suicrlbors. Wo will bend you n splendid
pair of skates free, express charges pre
paid. If you cannot get a copy of tho paper
send to us und wo will mall you a sample
copy.
You will sco that a weekly Illustrated
Agricultural magazine like this, that Is of
interest not only to the farmer, but hid
whole family, Is ono which ovcry ono will
want, particularly If they can help you at
tho same time to get a pulr ot bkates for
nothing.
If you will semi us two new suscrlbors, '
we will sen yuu a pair of Ilnrney ft Kerry j
skates, size 8 to 12 Inches. This .ikntc Is
thoroughly made nnd durable, udjusted by i
single thread screw foot-plates, heel plates, i
clamps and brockets of host steel and blades '
of solid hardened steel. Hy sending threo ,
new suscrlbers wo will send you tho same
skates only nickel plated.
If you will send us three now suscrlbcrs
we will send you a Ilnrney & Ilcrry skate,
size 8 to 11 Inches. This skate has heel
strap nnd Is particularly designed tor chil
dren's use.
If you will send four new suscrlbors wo
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For six new subcrlbers wo will send n
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Inches. This Is a ftvo dollar pair of Bkates 1
pollshod and nickeled, made of thu very .
beet steel that is produced, I
THE TWENTIETH CKNVCRV KAKMBft, !
ntLE SKATE DEPARTMENT, Omaha, .Voj.
f. m ,H A
Bath
Maidenhood and Womanhood
At the threshold of wedded life with Its cures nnd responsibilities,
whnt moro npiiropriato could n lirldo cons'drr than a bos of. the med
icine that will keep tho new family in perfect health.
'l tnftk Caamri-tii mvalf AtM thv -
I ixlm linveWn u'.lnctli-m ti my rMUlri-n
with but r-nlli."
-Mrs. IiavIb, Hi F.. CipltnlKt.. VTafMiutmi.
"CiMM-strls are tho hot mnllelnn I mr
tried, 1 ciutint te ton rmtofnl fur llii-m."
Mm. I;1U Himilr r. r. Mo.
"I for loin time tronblrd ltli eon
ttlrstlon ami i-nurrh nf tho tlimr.t. Am
now ti.lne l'i,trarM with ifnod rfMill .mi
ru ftQtttriori 1 nlll ln entirely cured." -Mr.
II V YootuKn,l731(.'hAuiiiiiliive.,Chlrni'.
"I luive nut, CmcnuH nnd mint uv thty
re wnniW.'ul. I retommand tlitm to nil
ruy dy friend.."
-Mm. J. It. Myti. Charlton. In.
There nro many physical disturbances of the bodily functions con
nected with the change from maidenhood to womanhood, and the
health and wholesome lifo not only of tho bride, tho new wifo nnd
prospective mother, but that of the now jrenuration thnt is to be, depend
upon keeping nil operations of tho digest -vc canal regular and natural
with CascVirets Cnndy Cnthnrtic, tho only nudicino thnt wilt do it
gently yet surely without grip or gripe.
or 1
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pleasant room. Water, light and janitor service in
cluded as well as all the 'advantages of a fireproof,
modern. liaiulHome ollice building.
I
"OUTING"!
ART
CALENDAR
1902.
slmdes
orlBln3,B ,,nvc "' faithfully reproduced.
There Is no advertising upon these calendars. Wo have secured n
arge number of these calendar... but the demand Is Heartily Increns-
Z?JuWVBe" VUr a" ro-So.
They will make attractive nnd Inexpensive qhrlstmns gifts nnd aro
"Ten , ""Tn ,h'S ""80" 01 V"u secure such
lnn,lars at the art stores for Meral time the price at wh h
theso aro offered. "men
"The Hunt for Happiness"
"Landing a Speckled Beauty"
"Bruin's Fate"
ryUK Rbovs titles glvo but a fnlnt Idea of tho new "Outlnr"
- tndnr for 1302. Tho designs aro lu Miss Stiim,n K nL,
mood, nnd rnther thun attempt a
.mine rMiicn win convey to you some
Tho "Outing" colendar lu uniform in
slzo nnd style with the "Oenlury Girl"
and niuy he had upon tho same terms.
Don't forest tho .coupon nnd don't wait
until nil sru gone beforo you order.
Addros
ART DEPARTMENT,
THE BEE PUBLISHING
OMAHA, NEB.
,ii mm a
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lot 1 me foul! lit i-ettn rlil of lit no otlltr
r -iv thin utth tlm Vitifr I, lit I think the
I'n.carcli Hre nMnilonif i entire!)
-.Mr. t: Ulxoti, I'.Uliiore. Cl.
"('enreU lid utrwji feeM In my esie
1 tool; them for norm, nno irt rid of tlittn
Tor itlnut a er 1 Imd u 'ifrfrit from
in', r elit eye e oiMntiAlh ,ii-riiit. After 1
I lot t Tie .eennit do." of I'nv r I t ' the ejr$
pot well Mil! li. hren tl' ever hi .1, Mr.,
rlmirann. ll .lcmle 8t.. Hun Viit u .
"Atont n tir neo I went, thror,,-!. n -ry
riinVuU operntloti nnd ulnoe tlien e trt.-r 1
from .evert hendnclie.. I trledl'n.rnret. ,ir I
tlie remit wnnderfnl. Hod Mr.. nu "
Mm. Moe t.eeoe. (HIlilMI. t'ulO.
Urt fcr the Bowels. Alt druggists, ton. i:c, joe, Never
old In bulk. The t?enulno table stamped C C C. Guar
anteed tn cure or your money tuck. Knmple and booklet
free. Addresa Stctlinj Ucmeriy Co., Chicago or N. V. Kn
Eianra7HBBr4W
THE BEE BUILDING I
It. C. PF.TERS & CO.. Renlal Agents. B
B ohor this week tho second In our j
i-.'inn ui iieuiiinui nri calendars for
190. Tho first, our "Cnturv Olrl", may
still bo had; tho serond Is now ready for
distribution. Km want of n better immo
wo hao decided to call this ouu "Outing,"
because that title teems most appropriate
to the dnluty and nrtlstlc drnwlnga. Each
Plate is from a water color painting by
Miss Maudn Stumm. nmi nil ii,.. n..,
i" 'li':iliu r,
and artistic atmosphere of the P
r.
pplcst
description wo hnve given each a
Idea of theso clever skotches.
OUT OUT
THIS COUPON
Present at Deo Onico or
mail with i nnd set ihh
beautiful Art Calendar.
When ordering by mall add
i ctnts for pcs'ngn
GO.,
ft ART DEPARTMENT,
BEE PUBLISHING CO.,
I OMAHA, NEB.