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About The American. (Omaha, Nebraska) 1891-1899 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1896)
A QUEEN'S DONKEY. VICTORIA OF ENCLAND DRIVES A LOWLY ASS. It H Naar, feat Bala aa4 Taa KlrhMI Maakrrh U taa World l'r fara I ha (bupnl Draught Aalaial la AU Othara. HE Queen ol Eng land It ths oldest monarch In Eu rope. 8h rulas tha mot powerful mplr la the world. fins la the richest finning queen and ths only on who drives donkey, which ta the cheap eat draught animal, after the gnat. Queen Victoria. In her donkey phae ton, ta a eight that tickle the crowned heads of Europe. Victoria, however, lets them laugh, and take great com fort In her little trap, drawn by the meek and lowly im. The point which appeal to the queen la the aober pace and quiet manner of the donkey. Of late year he ha grown nervous behind bows, although at a girl ah waa a fearlea horse woman. At th Villa Llnerb, near Cannea, In th outh of France, the queen In dulge her fondness for driving her pet donkey. Away from home she feels that she can drop much of the etiquette and ceremony which hedges her round at Hal moral. Her villa has extensive grounds looking off on the sea, and she can take her regular morning outing In her donkey cart, driving slowly about the garden paths. She does not drive her donkey along the boulevards. The vehicle which she usually uses on these occasions Is a low basket work phaeton, en) to get In and out of, with a broad, comfortable seat. There Is a top which can be raised If th sun Is too warm. Usually, how ever, the top Is down, and maosty hades Its eye with a parasol. A curving dashboard acts a bul wark against any possible onslaught of the donkey's heels. In case he should o far forget himself. Thl Is a pre caution which I advisable with all don keys, no matter how sweet-tempered. If a donkey gets eiclUd h never can ba counted upon, and human foresight cannot guarantee that he will not find caus for excitement In omethlng. When Queen Victoria goe driving he holds th reins loosely In one hand, but this la a purely perfunctory per formance. She does not really drive herself. Driving a donkey Is not espe cially amusing. A trusty young groom walks by the donkey's head and with a leading rein guides him according to the queen's directions. Dy th side of the phaeton walk two of Victoria's Highland at tendants. Defora John Drown' death this was his special duty. They carry bawls, and th queen's bottle of salts, without which she never goes out. A LIGHTED OUN. Ilara't Qnaar loventlon Thai Will Enable Yaa to Shoot Acoaratalr. Th shades ot night are no longer a protection to game from the powers ot the sportsman. An English Ntmrod has Invented a luminous sight for us in a bad light A Uny incandescent lamp, fed from a single storage battery concealed In the gun stock, Is mount ed within a shield at the muzzle ot the gun, and a faint ray of light calcu lated to Indicate the position ot Its source, Is exposed in the direction ot the shooter's eye, and this is sufficient to enable him to obtain the required alignment with the baok sight and with the target, be it animate or In lnanl mate. The special application of the eight la for game shooting at night and for naval service, such tor Instance, as the Illumination ot a machine gun used against torpedo attacks during the night For the latter purpose it has been adopted In the English navy. The Ona Daalra. Of all the threads of rhyme which 1 have spun, I shall be glad if Time save only one, And I would have each word to joy be long A lyric like a bird whose soul is song There ts enough of grief to mar the years; Be mine a sunny leaf, untouched by tears, To bring unto the heart delight, and make All sorrows to depart, and joy to wake. No sermon mine to preach save hap plness; No lesson mine to teach, save joy to bless. Joy, 't la the 'one best thing beloW, above The lute's dlvlnest string, whose note Is love. Hawaiian Idols. The collection of Hawaiian Idols be longing to the American board, and which were sent to inis country as cu riosities by the early missionaries to the Sandwich islands, has been sent back to Hawaii to be deposited in the Na tional museum. They are said to be the only specimens of the original del ties of the islands now in existence. Maktni II Evam. "Why, Tommy, you're not at the Jam gain and only whipped for it an houi MP. 'Tee, mamma. I heard you tell auntie 70a thought you'd whipped me 'too hafd and 1 thought I'd bake It U." Person'! Waekly. ...... THl CATTLE SHOW. A fartalaa Raaartar Paaeribaa HI F.M artaaaa la La4aa I am a representative of the Parisian pre. Knowing the English quite well, I am sent to England for seven days to exam ine the prlie rattle show, and acquaint myself with the manners of the English people, says th London Man of the World. I obtain an Introduction to a country family bucolics agricultural consist ing of a fat madame, a fatter monsieur, a fattest son and a charming daughter. In the night I get "deadrunk" (Idiom English) on potter beer with the fattest son; In the morning I am "olrlght," "al lallvjoh (also Idioms English)." At the entrance of the cattle show I meet madame and her charming daugh ter. 1 salute. "llowdudo?" ssys madame. "Olrlght; oh, yes, offly," I respond. "Have you seen my son?" "I have not yet had that pleasure this morning." "He's In the show," says madame, with great Joy. "You will find him among th beasts he ha taken a prise." It Is the first time I discover that prizes are given to fat men, but I con ceal my surprise and congratulate mad ame. "He deserves It he Is very fine." "We exhibit every year one of our family. My husband waa highly com mended last year. Now It Is my son's turn, but next year we shall exhibit ourselves again It we haven't too much to worry us." "Madams,! am sure will take a prize," t say. Indeed she ts extremely large. She acknowledge the compliment with a smile. "My husband and I do not quite agree with regard to feeding." "Is it possible T" "Now, be believes In mangels, but I say cake." "Madame, I should prefer cake my self." "And It's cheaper when you come to use two or three tons a month." I can hardly believe what I hear. Again I smother my astonishment and, turning to the lovely daughter, I say: "You do not yourself exhibit, made moiselle?" "Yes, I do," she replies, dropping her eyes and blushing with charming mod sty. "Oh, yes; Florence has got something here and It's a shame she didn't get a prize. You shall Judge for yourself, monsieur. Here, Florence, my dear, while I go and find your father, take monsieur and show him your calves." I am astounded. I know what to say I am astounded. I know not what to say or where ot look. I say "Mademol- tlon more private, but " and, over tome by my modesty I rush away. Wind and Sea. The sea 1 a Jovial comrade; Ha laughs wherever he goes; His merriment shines in the dimpling lines That wrinkle his hale repose; He lays himself down at the feet of the un. And shakes all over with glee, And the broad-backed billows faint on the shore In the mirth ot the mighty sea! fall But the wind ts sad and restlens, And cursed with an Inward pain; You may hark at will, by valley or hill, And you hear htm still complain. . He walls on the barren mountains, And shrieks on the wintry sea; He sobs in the cedar and moans in the pine And shudders all over the aspen tree. Welcome are both their voices. And I know not which Is best The laughter that slips from ocean's lips Or the comfortless wind's unrest There's a pang In all rejoicing. A Joy In the heart of pain, And the wind that saddens, the sea that gladdens, Are singing the self-Bams stratn. N. Y. Morning Journal. Qnallflad. Alkali Ike-"So old Bill Jaggett Is dead? Wall, he could shore drink a powerful sight ot whisky. But then, he waa a pretty fair sort of teller, afur all." Cactus Jack "Wonder If his brother- in-law ever got well from the effects of the fight him an' Bill had time Bill mighty nigh cut htm to shoestrings. But, then. Bill was a pretty tollable sort of cuss." Poker Jim "Beat me outer over $100 clean steal, d hlml But, then, I t'pose I ort to say he was a mlddlln' de cent sort of teller now that he's dead!" Thre-flngered Babcock "They nevr exactly proved that thar horse stealln' on him, did they time he nar rowly escaped beln' lynched? Wal, he was a sort ot clever feller, after all." Hank Bitter "Helped tar-an'-feather him once myself; but he was a pretty fair sort of feller if you are absolutely certain he Is dead." Exchange. A Phanomanon. "Mother," said a little Scotch lassie, "das y ken what a phenomenon Is?" "Ym, dear, I can tell y that Dae y tee thon coo in the field? Weel, that's no phenomenon. Dae ye see thon tree V "Aye, mother, I see the tree," "Weel, thot's no phenomenon; but when you see thon coo climbing up thon tre with its tail fornlnst that's be phenomenon." Ram's Horn. Mot With Men. at Least. West Virginia has produced what might be called a superservlctable in vntor, who wants to take out a patent (or a bicvcle screen to hide th feet and anklet 6f woman who rid whtels. It Is doubtful whsthsr this d1g can vtr bt maa popular wun iip er sex. THE AMERICAN. THE BIGOEST POLICEMAN. Be la Bald ta He PaUadelanla'a Cap alalia. Philadelphia has cause for civic prld In the possession ot the biggest and strongest guardian of the public peace lathe country over Police Captain Ed ward W. Malln of the Swond division, says the Philadelphia Press. There may b heavier wearer of the blue uniform. but mere avoirdupois is not a thing to be proud of. Capt Malln measures in height 6 feet 6 inches. His weight Is 200 pounds. which makes him splendidly propor tioned. Beside him the 6-foot 200- pounder looks small enough to be cox swain of a university crew. The labor of growing heavenward so tremendoiiHly has not taxed his brain and vitality, for Capt. Malln is strong and hardy, and when he shakes your hand warmly you think of the great steam hammer In the Krupp gun works at Essen. As for a hearty slap on the back, a timid man would prefer a tap from a trolley car. Capt Malln will have been connected with the police force of Philadelphia nineteen years on the 26th of next Oc tober and has passed through the sev eral grades of duty from that ot a 'sub" patrolman to the responsible po sition of one of the five captaincies ot the Philadelphia police department from "sub" to regular patrolman, to sergeant, to lieutenant, and to captain. His record has been an honorable one, and It goes without saying that Capt. Malln has had a comparatively peace ful career, although he has always been courageous and faithful to duty. But the most reckless lawbreaker or a syn dicate of him would well hesitate to mix up In a personal encounter with a giant who would be more than likely to tuck the company under bis arms and save the patrol wagon the trouble of carrying the victims ot misguided confidence to the station. He has been Injured more than once In the performance of his duty, but, as the small boy said after the fight, "You ought to have seen the other chap." It is told of the big captain that when acting as lieutenant In the old police headquarters at Fifth and Chestnut streets, he was one day sitting by the door that led into the cellroom. Capt. Malln was alone and was trying to read a newspaper. In one of the cells a man with a many horse-powered voice was shouting alound his yearning to get out and whip "anything with brass buttons on It." "You got me In here when I was drunk and helpless. Now I'm sober and I can eat up any two coppers In the precinct Only give me a show at them." Lieut. Malln was patient until he deemed patience was a drug In the market. The bellicose prisoner was spoiling for blood. Nothing else would quiet him. The lieutenant sent for the jailer and told him to open the cell door, and as the hinge grated the fight er flew Into the roll-call room with an Incandescent glow in his eyes. The lieutenant slowly rose from his chair until he was looking down at the pris oner far below. He said gently: "Were you looking for something?" "I-I I-thought I " "Hadn't you better go back and keep quiet?" "Yes, sir; yes, sir. Don't hit me, please," and the war was averted by arbitration. Capt. Malln was born and "raised" on a farm near Gradyvllle, In Delaware county. He worked out of doors through his boyhood and didn't know what a cigarette was. Lots of work, sleep, fresh air, and healthful food made a man of him and gave him a famous start in life. Mr Wllion'a Table. Thre Is a man In Utah, John R. Wll son by name, who has played a trick on most of the governors ot the different states and who Is now about to reap the benefits thereof. He wrote to these different governors, asking each one for a piece of wood, of historical antece dents If possible, the same to be used In the construction of a table for the use ot the new governor of Utah In his offl clal capacity. The governors re ponded generously and Mr. Wilson's table contains, among other things, a piece of the "Charter Oak," a bit of Willam Penn's house, a slice off of the frigate Constitution and other choice bits ot timber. The table has been completed and now Mr. Wilson offers it for sale to anybody who will bid enough. The stupendous audacity ot the man would almost be enough to make the table a valuable curio even If there were no other assocltlons. Tb Output of Copper. Foreign buyers are taking consider able of our copper, over one-third of our total production of 330,000,000 pounds going abroad. Of late there has been some prospecting as to the production of some of the large mining companies In 1896. The Anaconda mines will probably turn out 85,000,000 pounds, the Calumet & Hecla about 80,000,000, and the Boston and Montana fully 60, 000,000 pounds. Many ot the smaller companies feel confident of increasing their production considerably this year over last so encouraging is the out look. From the Manufacturer. The Tablaa Turned. "I shall have to go to my room and stay there; I positively shall," said Wil li Wlbbles. "I can't stand it any longer." "What's th matter?" "If getting to be beyond endurance th rude way these bicycl girls stare at a young man who Is standing on the pavement." Exchange. Toa Hay Not Know This. It will surprise a good many pope, n doubt to learn that when a rejif tered letter Is stolen th sndr has flo Claim on th government CRIPPLE CltH, COLO., HEWS. A PATRIOTIC MKET13U. An open meeting of Americans was held under the auspices of Council No. 3, of Denver last week, which waa pre ildcd over by L. A. Ashen. The ball was beautifully decorated for the oc casion and a well selected program was rendered by Thompson's orchestra. Mrs. Helen M. Wills' paper, en titled "Our God, Our Country and Our Flag," was excellently rendered, which we print as follows: "Our God is wonderful, Incompre hensible, infinite, Powerful Creator of the universe. From the little grain of dust that floats In the air around us to the worlds that move in their orbits in the blue arch of heaven, not one of them conflicting with, or disturbing some other world in its revolution around the center of its own, or some other solar system of the many that exist. "Our God, Our Father, Our Mother, Our Friend. Greater than God there Is no existence of any form whatever, the infinite creating, the finite giving to us whose bcdles are finite; minds whose power takes hold on that of the infinite. Sometimes the little atom of dirt beneath our feet, hitherto despised because of its roughness, becomes val uable in the eyes of everyone, because its value has become known, it has proven to be a diamond instead of the little pebble of clay. So it is with the human mind. "Our Fatherland, Our Motherland, to those born here. The land of their adoption to those who come. Dear to all of us as "Our country the best, the freest, the most loved of any country on this earth, from the pine clad hills of Maine, to the jeweled waters of the Columbia; from the orange groves of Florida, to the great lakeB of the gulf, One God, one country, numbering to day forty-five states, and several terri tories. Once thirteen feeble colonies resisted the oppressions, the tyranny of a great and powerful monarch. The people of the colonies, most of them, were poor. They united determined to stand for their rights, to resist the rulership of tbelr aggressive, their warlike foe on the other side ot the Atlantic. It was hard work, it was wearisome. The sinews of war so far as money was con cerned, were mostly on the other side. But the people were aroused, some of them had fled from oppression, worse than death. When that Bame fine aristocracy threatened to take away their rights on this side of the Atlantic, as well as the rights of their children, born in the colonies, the valiant deeds of their forefathers were talked over, at their own firesides, their children heard the oft repeated story' till their hearts grew strong, they felt equal to the occasion. A leader had been chosen whose courage had been tested. Men marched to battle against their oppressors, the weak against the strong. Women did their duty in every way possible aiding the good cause, cheering those who but for their work would have surrendered in hopeless despair. Outnumbered but thank God not outgeneraled. General Washington had the love of every Colonist who wanted freedom from the hosts sent by King George to defeat the principles of American liberty. The result, we of to-day can see. we of the nineteenth century are reaping the reward of the labors of those noble painow, wno iougnt lor this, our country, but it took the enthusiasm of Dr. Benjamin Franklin to enlist the services of Lafayette and his people to aia wnai inoxea nice remnants of a wrecked cause. With renewed zeal they fought on encouraged by the aid of sons from a foreign state till victory crowned their efforts, and the tyrant learned a lesson from those poor people he had not ex pected to learn. Again, in this present century, that same tyrant determined to contest to the utmost, hurled his hirelings against a united republic with the same result that characterized his previous battle. General Jackson taught those haughty Aristocrats the value of the production of the United States until they forgot to send over their ships of war to master our country. But civil war came nearer wrecking this nation than any foreign foe could do. Brother against brother, friend againnt friend, they fought to the end, the devoted Lincoln went down a martyr to his enemies work of hatred against their master. But our country was re-united, re-prosperous, and will likely be so, at least to the close of the nineteenth century. What the twentieth century will become the sons and daughters, already born will decide. But friends, while we who have lived in this the nineteenth century, let us live for our country, for our prosperity, for our God in such a way that those who come after us to take our places need not fear to use the same stepping stones if called upon to pass through the waters that we have added to those of our fathers and our mothers, born in this our beloved country. Let those who have come to learn of us, to become a part of our nation, whose children are born here, so train them that our coun try shall for centuries to come be what it is to-day. Free from the rule ot any $500 REWARD Offered for any Case of Catarrh, Either Chronic or Acute, that cannot be Cured by Diamond Catarrh Cure The Only Sore Local and Constitutional Treatment for the Cure of Catarrhal Inflammation. PRICE, $1.00 PER BOTTLE. Apply to your druggist; If he hasn't it. and will not get It for you, Inclose a minute statement of your malady and (5.00, and I will send you on return mail a full treatment (six fifteen -0UDC6 bottles), tiod ft positive written guarantee- to turc jruu. rur iui .acr parucuiara iuu THOS. BLODGETT. rROPR. AGENTS WANTED. foreign potentate of whatever sort he shall be. One God, one country, one flag, was the dream of our forefathers, of our foremotbers, as well as of those who were born on foreign soil have come from time to time to aid in freedom's cause. The flag of the United States. Our flag was created by poor people, to help poor people, its stars were flung to the breeze by the poor people of the colonies, against the aristocrats who ever wanted the lives of the poor people. But in vain was their money when the matter was put to a test. Our Fag has never suffered defeat when fairly tried or tested, when brother fought brother, when father and eon contended, when for a time the contest was doubtful, in the end "our flag" was ahead victorious; the stars for ourselves, the stripes for our foes until beaten, defeated, outgeneraled with the trophies of war. With added glory to-day "our flag is ahead of all others, but defeat will surely come to us except we work as well as pray, our enemies, the enemies of our coun try are alert, not sleepy, they are united, aggressive will do us much harm unless we who live to-day are vigilant in our duty to our God, our country, our flag, ourselves, our chil dren. Our duty to all of these de mands that we select for officers those who are faithful, that we see to it that those most worthy be elected, regard less of political preference or political prestige. But, friends, this is not all; every officer will be tested. They are human; all have faults, all will make mistakes. We must stand by the law, which can only be enforced by the officers of the law. Whenever they make mistakes, there should be those who will fear lessly remind them that their duties have been neglected. If the person is salaried officer, the duty is still greater. From the bench judges should Issue mandates, not as from an aristo crat who is the ruler, but as a servant of the law, one whose duty is obedience to the law. But when money is allowed to rule, when law is trampled under foot, as it will be except we stand united, shoulder to shoulder, then our God, our country, our flag, ourselves, our children, will be disgraced. God grant that the time shall never come when our flag Old Glory shall be cast out and trailed in the mire of dis honor. Let us all, old and young, try to so live that our work shall make the stars brighter, that our work shall add new glory to the old glory already there. If our nation should so decide that the last four years of the Nine teenth century shall bring joy to the lovers of Old Glory as well as lovers of New Glory, it is possible that there is one who will represent the Old Glory which veterans love so well, and some son of Old Glory to add new glory to the dream of Old Glory for many years to come. But our duty in this city, in this county, in this state, to our God, our country, our flag, must be done earnestly, zealously and determinedly, if we wish It to be effective." Following came the address of Hon. James A. Clark on the principles es poused by the A. P. A. as compared to the effects of parochial school educa tion on the minds of the coming gen eration, which was interesting and in structive. After some music, ex-Priest Daly was Introduced and was received with marked applause. He referred to the Jesuit intrigues in politics and in do mestic life. Mrs. Mary A. Ingersoll, the patriotic lady candidate for election for member of the school board of District No. 1, responded to a call from the chair, and her address made a splendid impres sion upon the minds of the audience and convinced them of her capability to discharge the duties devolving upon her. This was one of the best meetings that have ever been held in this city. M There are those who pooh-pooh the idea that the American republio is in any actual danger of destruction. They go about the streets "saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace." They do not observe the forces that are at work for the subversion of the re public. They hear not the rumblings of the coming storm. "Having eyes, they Bee not; and having ears, they hear not." But a mighty and porten tous crisis is upon us. Americans, if they expect to preserve this land for themselves and their children, must meet the crisis with firmness and de cision. They must recognize the abso lute necessity of electing, in this year TRY NO SUBSTITUTE. ic&ua.uui.i write, OMAHA, NEB. of 1396, a United States congress which shall be capable of dealing aright with every question that is vital to the prosperity, happiness and welfare of the American people. The congress and the president chosen next Novem ber must be loyal, capable, and honest; must be up to the highest standard of political morality and practical pa triotism. The citizens of America ought to reform congress, and then congress will pass such laws as will be in the interest of the American people. When Abraham Lincoln was nomi nated, in May, 1S00, in the old Wigwam at Chicago, as the Republican candi date for president of the United States, there was an impending crisis in the history of this country. Lincoln took the reins of government on March 4, 1861, and in the succeeding four years demonstrated the wisdom of the elec tors in placing him in the presidential chair. He was the wisest president who ever sat in the White House. Another crisis in the history of the government is at hand. We need a wise man at the head of public affairs. The country needs the services of a man who is loyal, capable and honest. Linton is the man for the hour. Lin ion is a consistent American statesman. Linton has done nothing in congress for which he need apologize to the loyal people of this nation. His record is clean. Linton is the man who should be nominated by the Republicans at St. Louis. Rome has a new scheme for getting hold of children. It is one that will appear to the mitigated as a worthy and deserving charity, but to the peo ple who have their eyes open it is but a cunning trick to get charge of the children of indigent parents and bring them up In the Roman faith and make them enemies of the country of their birth and the tools of the hier archy. The scheme is to convert the old La Rablda convent into a fresh air sanitorium. Archbishop Fuhan, John R. Walsh and otfter well-known Ro manists of Chicago are the board of di rectors. W. S. Stratton, the millionaire owner of the Independence mine, as soon as he heard of the Cripple Creek fire on Wednesday afternoon, tele graphed from Colorado Springs to Den ver for 500 tents to be sent to Cripple Creek, and later ordered a car-load of cooked provisions, a car-load of un cooked provisions and a car-load of tin stoves for the sufferers. Mr. Stratton is one of our friends. Of such stuff are true Americans made. What pleases patriotic Americans is not so much the fact that the Ameri cans were the victors in tbe recent Olympic games at Athens, as the as surance that during the Olympiad be ginning March 4, 1397, they are not to have Grover Cleveland in the White House. Ed Beach, of The Cripple Creek American, spent a few days with Mr. Charles M. Cranson atGlllett, after the great fire. Friend Cranson knows how to entertain a friend in distress. May he and his family live long and be happy. The carpenters of Cripple Creek did the right thing in refusing to advance the union rate of wages after the great fire. The scale remains the same as before the fire $3 per day of eight hours and 50 cents an hour for over time. Those who were in business in Cripple Creek when the last fire came are a plucky set of men. Most of them resolved to remain and cast in their fortunes with the new city. None but substantial stone or brick buildings are to be allowed in the business district of the new Cripple Creek, now rising, Phoenix-like, from the ashes of the old. $200.00 I GOLD GIVEN For Selling a Book of Great Interest and Popularity "Story or Turkey and Armenia," With a Fall and Graphic Account of the Massacres. R. H. Woodward Company, Balti more, Md., are offering 1200.00 to any one Belling 200 copies of their new book, "Story of Turkey and Armenia." This Is a work of great Interest and popularity. Many agents sell 15 copies a day. A graphic and thrilling ac count Is given ot the massacres of the Armenians which have aroused the civilized world. Agents are offered the most liberal terms and premiums. Freight paid and credit given. Write them immediately. tf We will send this paper to your ad dress until Jan. 1, 1397, for 50c.
