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1 TIE AMERICAN 4 mir mtsrtn. 1 4tr( 4 fog lUtfll.? . "- H a' f atf 4"rn m fmrnt t Is ts l-(.4M. h a frt K.f.i irt.iT t fNM OMAHA, NT.IUtANKA, I IMOAY, Jl'I.Y 0, tsul. rvi mi it Nt MKKH I'm V.MV MR IV. WASHINGTON'S DRAM. H SePI a VI ForMalllnjf of Papal Apj u In ThU General Crntti'g to th Ail Turn Shows Clflftrly Tl Popory Wo Str Tin Mnry ntul I lie Kbirs Aid "Tho lant t i man wnn on t Indcix'tidnficn ycur old, and but, though no rekindled bm ho gnzod upon cneo Hall, which ho had com upon once nioro boforo ho tiAmn "Ixit ui ifo Into tho hall, ho wnnt to toll you an Inoldont of Ington'i lifo ono which no onv! knowg of except mywslf; and If you will boforo long ; It v Mark tho prediction, yon will f. verlflod." "From tho opoi of tho revolution wo exporlonocd phttHon of fortuno now ifood and n 111, ono tlino vlctorlou and ayoth conqucrod. Tho darkotit purlod wo hn I think, wu when WaNhlnjfton, afUn several rovorncn, retreated to Valley Foro, where ho rcwlvcd to pun tho winter of '77. Ah! 1 have often noon tho tear counting down our dear old conirrmnderV caro-wora eheeki a ho would bo convening with aconfldontlal ofll(r about tho condition of bin poor oldlern, You have doubtlexi heard tho tiUiry lit WitHhlngUm going to the thicket to pray, Well, It wan not only truo, but bo tued often to pray in uecrot for aid and comfort from Ood. Tho interpolation of wliono divine provl deneo brought iw wifely through tbono dark day of tribulation, "Ono day, I remember it well, the Chilly wind whUtled through tho loaf-U-.uh trotm, though tho ky wn eloudle tnd tho nun nhono brightly; bo re mained in hbt quartern nearly all tho afternoon alone, When ho camo out, I noticed hi face wan n nhado paler than umusI, and there wiemed to bo nome thing on bin mind of more than ordi nary Importance, lUiturnlng Junt after dunk, ho dlnpafched an orderly to thf quarttir of the ofllwr I mention, who wait prewmtly in attendance, AfU-'r a preliminary con vernation, which hinted abfiut half an hour, Washington, gazing upon hi com pun Ion with tMtt iitrango look of dignity which he alone could command, nald to tho latter: "I do not know whether It Inowlng to the anxiety of my mind, or wbut, but th I afternoon an I whh nlUlng t thl very table en gaged In preparing a dlnprteh, norno thing In the department awmed to dlrturb me, Iooklng up, I beheld tandlng itxmUt to mo a klngulurly N aullliil female. Ho antonUhed wait I, for I bad given ntrlct orders not to be d inturbed, that it was some moment be fore I found language to Inquire thecaiine of her prenence, A second, a third, and 1 Addrti f TIT nJJenly became paralysed Cir.l m w - w ' m a n-r4tii or jii.v z' j. . u. ..in k 4 r- w v ""'if ik'r i I Vomlnff vV ' W 1 l ill irt m. h i d ml lil n i IT i. ntkis mm -mm 0m)'0M fiiit a feint h time ill 'I I v al in v IM Hon, hut rmUiil w sent? feme my nijnli-1 (ton tlsllor evepl alight rnitg of th rc, My lhl time J fell strange sennatton spreading through im, would have rt', hut the i luu d gare of 'he bring ln'toif mo rendered volition I tti Mt 11 . I esa,vcd I'lii'n l' i i iiniii'itio miiiion ner. mil in v n'liifiiM . , . , , l sIInhhmih' powerless, Kvcn though tl"" V rt ' , 1 1 111 1 .,..f - r w - A -; ,Son of at tho samo tlm " berarni euntwardly, v I now bo- 1 a ?avy whlto vajior at some V.. ' "J"fldu)ion fold. This laduitl . i7rioW 'td'ango ctvf i. .3 ut""5;e vat ptultt til th .. s rSld Europe, Asia, Africa and iWrka, I law, rolling and tossing wti'A Europe and Amerknthe bll ed the Aantlo, and bHwir- n Mi Ajnmrlcn lay'tha Pacific. '' i of iiihl? xuld the Nuirifl mviUirioun Ml ' " - vo u Uifore, 3wik and learn,' At tin oatient I beheld dark, shadowy neii ke ao angel standing, or rather float In mid -air ijetweeii Kuropeana A me Dipping whUs outvpf the oet I'ttni it ho holl rw of each ban 1, ho sprlnk some upon America with hfs right I , while with his left band ho cast soi i non Kuroiie, Immediately a dark countrlc raised from each of these I joined In mid-ocoiin. For a while emained stationary, and then mov owly westward, until It enveloped America In its murky folds, Sharp flashes of lightning gleamed through It at Intervals, and I beard the smothered groans and cries of the American people, A second time the angel dipped water from the ocean and sprinkled It out as before, The dark cloud was then drawn back to the ocean, in whose heaving waves it sank from view, A third time, I heard the my erlous voice saying: 'Hon of the republic, look and learn.' I cast my eyes upon America, and beheld village and towns and cities springing up one after another, until the whole land, from the Atlantic to the I'aclAe, va dotted with them, Again I heard the mysterious voice ay, 'Hon of the re public, the end of the century eometli, look and learn,' At this the dark, shadowy angel turned his face south ward, and from Africa I saw an lil- omened spectre approach our lend. It flitted slowly and heavily over town and city of the latter; the Inhabitants presently set themselves In battle array against each other, As I continued looking, I saw a bright angel, on whose brow rented a crown of light, on which was traced 'Union,' bearing the Amer ican flag, which was placed between the divided nation, and said; 'lii- member, we are brethren," Instantly the Inhabitants, casting from them their weapons, became friends once more, and united around the national standard, And again I heard the mysterious voice, saying, 'Hon of the republic, tho end of the century cometh, look and learn.' At this the dark shadowy angel placed a truinjiot to his mouth and blew three distinct blasts, and taking water from the ocean, bo sprinkled It upon Europe, Asia and Africa, Then my eyes beheld a fearful scene. From each of toetw countries arose thick, black clouds, that were soon Joined into one. And throughout this mass there gleamed a dark, red light by which I saw tho hordes of iiih-I men, who, meting UH Ihe IoimI, marched by Isml and sailed by a to A merit a, which roundy wan In the tiiliimu of lt rliMiil, Ami I dimly saw lb n l armies ilms-lsle the whole, reentry and burn til'' tillages, lOWtm Ktltl t'llll'D that I had beheld springing np. An my part listen d to tho th uidei lng of cnunnn, OI'l, Mllll fthuuU and mortal lumbal, II lint voice sy- una f.. , ; placiilliUt. , iU, and iiTow fragmr-niu i . ipml AmurtcM, aiuml oyereome, hut wrvo,!. cly taking eourago again, closed up their broken ranks and renewed tho battle. AgaHT cr '.l Cs t'Hstl, nolso of thu4ser l!l, t tia c:; terlmw f'oloo, i "yon.-of . tho ie 1-kanJW.rn "A tb Wilco ceased, tho shudowy 4hW(sliv tho last timg.,dlipti4 wattsr from tho ocean, ttaff sprinkled It upon America, Instantly the dark cloud rolKff Sack, together .with ttiir armies It Kxd brought, leaving tho Inhabitants Of the bed v1cterloii9K"r,,..1 "Then, one fnore, I beheld villages, town atid cltlcii springing ui where they bad been before while tho bright angel, planting the auro standard be had brought in the midst of them, cried In a loud voice, 'While tho stars remain,' fUel ho heavens send dow. dew upon the earth, so long shall tho republic last,' And taking from his brow the crown, on which bla.oned tho word 'Union, ho placed it upon the standard, while the people, kneeling down, said 'Amen,' ' "Tho scene Instantly began to fade 0 and dissolve, and I at last saw nothing but the rising, curling vapor I hod at first beheld. This also disappearing, I found myself once more gazing on my mysterious visitor, who, In the same voice I heard Is fore, said, 'Hon of the republic, what yo have seen Is thus Interpreted. Three perils will come up on the republic. The most fearful I the second, passing which the whole world united shall never bo ablo to prevail against her, Let every child of tho republic learn to live for his God, his land and the Union. "With these words the vision van ished, and I started from my sent and felt that 1 had seen a vision wherein had been shown mo tho birth, progress and destiny of the United States. In hi yh WW MliiSK:S union UI bo br t i'U. hi illuntin her diHm'ihr " "Stu b, HtV III' lul," nl lnl'l Hi-' Vi ninn!i!i em mlor, "'h Ibm nnl I lii'Bi-d fitHti Vablni;iim' tw n winl America will tlnwt II In itmllt Oi-m. - cnley Mrainlmw, In (! lmiit I'ui'limlly Sliop, mi: momv or "oi n laoiiv," TIik Mm ami HlrlH ii I iiilih tti ef IVpnliir I IIh iIj nml Hiiiiihu Klulil. There In no nnilcn which In not pcf' fBotljrtsaitar wttb thrHui. ami ?."irl;- . Tu csllllon of In ot!ir Uu II It th reougnLtcd rmblom of poiuMr!11n.'rly and human rljjlitat to Aiiicili'iiiin It now meaiiM miire than evtr. It nieann a flu i' hhv ml from ill honor " nation preserved front' IU union. It Is well to cherish a aenti ment of passlonato davoUon to tho old Hug. Not a single star Is blotteil, nolH single star Is eraxed. It Is tho glory IH'I'lo of eountluss hmami Unfurl thy grander to tht stars fsr f.T.t tt many tcttls sors. All luill In tlmn, O miililein Knuiil, Tliv iriiiti'illitii ' uiii' Null vii liinil, . TLo Unitr. J C ol4.Ju.tM4 cf t if.--7r: 117 y: : If any t tlonal Mlora fcrwt4M4 to tbr-rtoMfwa. lion "Old (Jlory," those adopted by Unolft fciiirti 117 years ayo certainly are. fh Hag ot inr United Btt'Ontmair than the majority of the fit; of Europ ean 'nntlona flying toda.wTli flag of (Jreat Ilrltaln" wasTiiToptcd In INOl, or twenty-four years after that of tho United teilajten. The flag of HpitU, was adopted In niSrnllw thtri-color of France, also the red, white, and blue, took form in 1704. The flag of Portugal was adopted in'1Mrt,""lhat, of Italy In 1848, and that of tho German empire In 1871, so thai'1b starry banner (if the United States may well bo called the "Old"1iaf . The atara and stripes ale have been through mnrn fmttles an' hava waved over wore, victories, Isith on the seas and tho laud than any other flag flying In any part of the world today. Its nearest competitor Is tho flag of Great Itrllaln, but since IHOO Hrltlsh victories on land and sea have been Inconsiderable as compared with those of tho United Htates. More lives -f have been given up and more limbs sacrificed In defence of the stars and stripes than for any Huropean flag, Over a million men have died in order that that pretty hunting might remain unsullied, and an army of 2.",(X(),KK un enlisted men stands readyjtoday to see that no dishonor Isifalls Old Glory, The flag of the United Htates un doubtedly was suggested by the na tional flag of Netherlands, which at that time consisted of three horizontal strljKis symbolic of the rise of the Dutch republic, Netherlands was ofu-n re ferred to by the founders of tho United States as a model for our present form of government, and It was frequently quoted In the debutes In the conslltu- tlonal convention, although others nisiiitsln UiM they i i m j,'"ll I'j tlii'fttm of SKlili'iftmi, hieh m nt. w llli l olilt ninl Ml l l l miHti pinl'ulile Hint Washing btit was lnli nun uUl In alillei the ii'f iin! iMinmiltce to "ilit;n a Uttf suit slile for the ks'Iiki " On June 1 1, 177. the Amerlean imui (ill'sn li twiheil that tin' Una of Ibe Hill' l.'i h 1'mIIiI Slnli'K sliinilil ln llililifli lrlM', sll4 rimli' nd ami while, ami that the union he a blue licld with tlilr lrin while stars arranged In a elrele Indicating "a new constellation" among t'QCii tixt t:r c : i atrlpe ahouM rr4 V. r.t ..a u rltni.l thlrte8, Mm- Tn' TTO I I he ml mission of Keukucky ami Vei l inont Into the union, the flag was imul' With -.-XIX tevi. -slurs , and ;; Bltwiw. .ati4p"f but on July X" 1?1 V H t-. .1 k . that thera ihoutJ kj t" - ;."'...1 CSAifolve that neither the slate nor the na. teen htHri lUo fiOW atr wan fn bi ndiled for each state, fcAVhon congress selected tho flag, It! ruTttr t9pmtmttarnif- ut";., v f: fttJJL;U-!U:i-K..v:;Tjliss4M with sectarian, pagan, oralbel .: ,.ujrJSM mMm- -, Inches. The upper seven of the thir teen stripes, four red and three white, tJ ttsJtlMMUiiare of thg hlito'UoM f 'x c!c-,.rj.t.5t'- t" :! . .i tx'. to tlsc .Xc: the fliig:i'TM.4exVW'mC'Tl!Tl strlpo, to bo of white, extending partly at tho SiSf Held. Tho other 11 vo strides, three tzi an3TlW8 WWW, to run'tha en Uro length of th MrsHntsyJ.j, who hadaajapn holstery shop In I'hllndelphla, was aiSM by the (ommunder In-chief If she could raalteaag In acconlaneo with, th design uggested.rSBI dld io, and mTuut th tar flve-pointed Instead of six, as was firlglnally projoctedln Muttscuentui of her work slio was se lifted ialhm ujanufacturer of the gov ernmeiital flags, and f-wnjoyed the fiioifipely for many years. ( IH IU II AMI NT .tTK (Jencnil (Jrant's Faiiums HM'C li U Hie Army f Hie TeiiiicsHee. "Comrades, It always affords mo much gratification to meet my com rades In arms of ten or fourteen years ago, and to tell over again from memory the trials and hardships of those days, of hardships Imposed for tho preserva tion and perpetuation of our freo insti tutions. We believed then and wo be- llevo now that wo have a government worth fighting for, and, If seed bo, dy ing for. Ifow many of our comrades paid tho latter price for our preserved Union! Let their heroism and sacrifice be forever green In our memory. Lot not the result of their sacrifices bo de stroyed, The Union and the free In stitutions for which they died should be held more dear for their sacrifices. We will not deny to any of those who fought against us any privilege under the government which we claim for ourselves, On the contrary, we wel- mini all ruch who come forward In good faith to help build up the waste places and to perpetuate our Institu tions against all enemies as brothers In full Interest with us In a common heri tage; but wo an not prepared to apolo gize for the part we took In the war. It Is to be hoped that like trials will never again In full ourcountry, In this sentiment no class of people can more heartily Join than the soldier who sub mitted to the dangers, trials, and hard- hips in the camp and tho battlefield on whichever aide he fought. No class of people are more Interested In guarding against a recurrence of those days, It us, then, begin by guarding agalr.st every enemy threatening the prosperity of free republican Institutions, I do not bring Into this assemblage jsilltlcs; but it is a fair subject for the soldiers In their delllsu-atlons to consider what may bo necestary to secure tho prize for which they battled, In a republic like ours, where the citizen In the sovereign and tho official the servant, where no jsrwer Is exercised except by the will of the sople, It Is Imjioi tanl that the sovereign, the people, should foster Intelligence that Intelligence which Is to preserve us as a free nation, If we are to have another contest In tho mm ft ., tf our tia t1 ilinv, I pnnU. I li st tin' illM.llrf I'i.e HI i "t bi Sin -"it snd Min', but U te n p tiliillmn ami Inlelilgi nco en tin1 one aid, a .l ns'i-t'llii, mtittn and 1 uoi snui on i In' ui In i , No (he n ie ti iiiilnl j i sr of our naHneal rlnleitf I Mli've, I a gisM time to Is gin tlm am k of strengthening the foundations nf the nttuclttrv inmuniiceil by our fa trliille frfthers nuti hundred years ago at - ltlngUin. 11. iisnll latr t aid all needful guaranties fur tlieenr Ity of free thought, fne sHHeh, a free press, pure morals, unfettered ndlgloua nciitlmenlM, and of equal rights and privileges tti all men, lrressellve of nationality, color, or religion. I'-sa eourage free scIiimiIn, and resolve that not one dollar apprnprlnted for their support shall be npproprlnliCil to the NiipHirt of any Heetnrliin schisiln. lie- ll,'',i nor both eoinblned, shall support Institutions of learning other than those A.lhYlent to afford to every child grow- fK " Ibo land tho opportunity of a v'sl common school euiioatlon, tin ... Had dogmas, Ieave the matter of reliflon to the f t s trill v altar, tho church. tho private contributions. Keep hureh and the state forever sepur- viri.i. ,i -.1.. t l . . 1 1 rnal y ii,ii viiesu nivie(iiHI un, I nninvu the iVttles which created the Army of the TfoinosHoo will not have been fought in ' V llerrors of Hie (iiveiif," lwV A. Henry recently lectured on the abii! subject In Han Francisco to an ImmeVie uudleneo. In his Intro ductory reuuVks Mr. Henry took oeca 16u''0;:itft'0tit what ho declared was tho resl Issue to be considered during the coming political campaign, "The great political parties;" ho said, 'have been dealing with dead Issues. They ar like the man who was found beating the body of i dead dog, When asked why ba did It, lie said he wanted to show tho cur thit there was punish ment after death. At tho next Novem ber election the people will hove to vote on the question of whether they are content to surrender their personal liberty to the Itoman church that grasping, hydra-headed Institution that Is trying to throttle the liberty of tho American people. You who can read between the lines will have seen its hand In the proceedings of the late re publican stele convention; and I want to say In connection with the Sacra mento convention that I think a yellow dog could be elected In November, There are Interests greater than the Interests of any party, and they are tho Interests of the people, "It Is the claim of the Itoman church that the Institution known as tho con vent Is pure and lawful, If this Is so ';-.s,.- --i ? nhy do they object to opening the con vents to Inspection? Why, If this li so, Is there an average of 100 Illegitimate births In the convents of Norway every year? Why are parents, sisters and brothers refused ieniilsloii to see or visit the young women who have be" deluded or forced Into taking th' If they are lawful why did who testified In the ISrcck first have to obtain the c Hatolll Is'fiuo they eo summons of the co and the mind of e that Is not clou ' terest, It see' which on' priests b 4 J i