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VOLUME XXVI.-NUMBER 45.
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 19, 1896.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,315.
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AT YALLEY FORGE. 1
ALLEY Forge is a
rough piece of
ground on the
banks of the
v1 7aMltT &clu,yK,u. twenty-
) y''H one mile from Pkil-
( syk& i adelphia and six
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large town. As
mere land, it is rot
worth much. But
if the Pass of Ther
mopylae is classic ground. Valley Forge
is classic If there is one spot on this
continent more fit than any other for
a final and sufficient monument to the
man and to the men of the American
Revolution, it is Valley Forge. I do
not refer merely to the hunger, thirst
nnd cold endured there by eleven thou
sand soldiers, after an exhausting cam
paign in the field. The worst of all
that misery was over in six weeks. The
Buffering was acute while it lasted,, but
it was followed soon by comparative
abundance; then by the cheering sews
of the French alliance; then by the
flight of the enemy from Philadelphia,
and the swift pursuit of them by Gen.
AVashington. What the troops endured
there would alone make the place for
ever interesting to posterity. But Val
ley Forge means more than that. It
witnessed some of the most important
and striking scenes in the war. It was
there, too, through the constancy and
tireless energy of the commander-in-chief,
that the cause was saved and final
victory made possible. The selection
of the ground was itself a piece of no
table generalship, as daring as it was
wise. The occupation of Philadelphia
by the British had filled every other
Town of Pennsylvania with refugees.
.The middle of December had passed i
before the army had repulsed the last '
demonstration of the British, and af-
forded the American commander
breathing time to consider the ques- j
tion of his winter quarters. Then he
said, in substance, to the troops: Since
there is no town for us to retire to,
lot us-create a town for ourselves, here,
close to the enemy, limiting his range,
curtailing his supplies, protecting
Pennsylvania and holding ourselves
ready to resume the aggressive as soon
as he abandons the city, in which he
will be by us practically besieged. He
chose Valley Forge, a deep cleft in a
lofty hill, with a stream at the bottom
of it emptying into the Schuylkill.
There was nothing in this valley for
human use except the primeval forest
that densely covered it and the streams
of water that flowed by and through
it. But Washington, himself well
skilled in woodcraft, commanded sol
diers most of whom had built or inhab
ited log-cabins. When he told them
that log huts could be quickly made
warm and dry, he said what they all
knew to be true. He also knew pre
cisely what was necessary for the con
struction of the huts, what tools were
needed and what materials. His or
rfnr of December 18. 1777. transformed !
the whole army into a cabin-building i
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VALLEY FORGE TO-DAY.
host Every man had his place and
.duty, from tne major-generals to the
"drummers. All the tools were fairly
divided; each regiment had its ground
assigned it; the streets and intervals
were marked out, and when the work
was begun the valley was alive with
i sy-builders.
Each, colonel divided his regiment
into parties of twelve, gave them their
share of axes and shovels, and let them
know that they were building a home
.for themselves. A cabin was to be oc
cupied by twelve men. Gen. Washing
ton added the stimulant of a reward to
the party that should build, the best
hut An order of the day had this in
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"As an encouragement to industry
and art, the general promises to reward
the party in each regiment which fin
ishes its hut in the quickest and most
workmanlike manner with twelve dol
lars. And as there is reason to believe
that boards for covering the huts may
be found scarce and difficult to be got,
he offers one hundred dollars to any
officer or soldier who, in the opinion
of three gentlemen that he shail ap
point as judges, shall substitute some
other covering that may be cheaper
and more quickly mad and will in
every respect answer the end."
The huts were fourteen feet by six
teen, and six and a half feet high. The
officers' huts were ranged in a line be
hind those of the soldiers, and only
generals were accorded the conven
ience of having a whole house to them
selves. Gen. Washington inhabited a
cabin of one room until later in the
season, when a second was added for
the accommodation of Mrs. Washing
ton. He said, in another order of the
day. that "the general himself will
share in the hardships and partake of
every inconvenience."
It does not appear that any one in
vented a better roofing than slabs, nor
has ary one recorded what company of
soldie 5 won the twelve-dollar prize.
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WASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS
AT VALLEY FORGE.
We only know that the cabin-building
was begun early in the morning of De
cember 19, and that most of the army
would have eaten their Christmas din
ner in their cabins if there had been
any Christmas dinner to eat. It was
just then that the worst of the starv
ing time began. While the men were
building their cabin city they lived
chiefly upon cakes made of flour and
water, and there was a lamentable j
cf?rfMlv nf nil tlip nmsf nprpssarr cim. i
plies-shoes, clothes, blankets and i
stiaw. Nothing saved the army from
cssohuion but the fiery remonstrances
and energetic action of tl. "ommandei-
in-chief. There is preserved at Phila-
delphia a hand-bill issued by him while '
the army was building its huts. In
this he notified the farmers to thrash '
out their grain with all convenient
speed, on pain of having the sheaves ,
seized by the commissaries and paid
The conduct '
for at the price of straw
of the commander during these agoniz-
ing weeks can only be estimated aright
by persons familiarly acquainted with !
the circumstauces. No man ever gave
a higher example either of fortitude or
wisdom; and it was directly through
the exercise of those virtues by him
that the army was saved. While the
men were busy building, news was
brought to the camp that a force of
the enemy was approaching. The
troops were in such dire need of food
and shoes that they were unable to
stir. There was not a pound of meat
in the camp, and not a ration of flour
per man. It was "while he was con
tending with such dffiiculties as these
that the intrigue "to supplant the gen
eral was most active and the clamor
loudest for a winter campaign.
"I can assure i those gentleman."
wrote the general, "that it is a much
easier and less distressing thing to
draw remonstrances in a comfortable
room, by a good fireside, than to oc
cupy a cold, bleak hill, and sleep un
der frost and snow without clothes or
blankets."
This dispatch to the president of con
gress abounds in force and pathos, and
shows how much better a writer its
author was than any man who ever
wrote for him. If I were asked to men
tion the finest exhibition that a com
mander has ever given of great quali
ties, both of heart and mind, I should
answer: Washington at Valley Forge.
One unexpected consolation that he en
joyed at this period was the affection
ate enthusiasm of Lafayette, then just
recovering from his wound received at
Brandywine. The young and ardent
Frenchman, in his letters to his wife
and family, gives the warmest expres
sion to hilove and admiration. He
speaks of Washington as a man ex
pressly "made tor" the work he was
doing, he alone having the patience !
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and tact to conciliate the discordant
elements.
"Every day," wrote the marquis, "1
admire more the beauty of his charac
ter and- of his soul. Jealous intriguers
wish to tarnish his reputation, but his
name will be revered in all ages by
every one who loves liberty and hu
manity." Many such passages, written in one
of the log-cabins of Valley Forge, I
notice in the family letters of the
youthful enthusiast In such circum
stances, the American army was recon
structed, reinforced, becomingly clad,
well drilled, and at last abundantly
supplied, while the English were cir
cumscribed so closely that it required
two regiments to escort a foraging par
ty, if it went more than two miles into
the countiy. Valley Forge it was that
rendered the possession of Philadelphia
a trap instead of a capture. June 18,
1778, Gen. Washington received infor
mation that the British had secretly
and suddenly evacuated Philadelphia.
He was in such perfect readiness for
the news, that, within an hour, six
brigades were on the march for the
Delaware river. The next day, he him
self joined the advance. Ten days
after the first troops left their cabins
in Pennsylvania, he fought the battle
of Monmouth, which turned their re
treat into a flight and shut them up in
New York. If neither congress nor
Pennsylvania shows an inclination to
possoss the scene of so many memorable
events, then let some patriotic capital
ist convert it into a summer resort,
carefully restoring the old camp roads,
marking all the sites and making the
place an object-lesson in history.
James Parton in New York Ledger.
Letter Written by Marina Washington.
A copy of the only letter and signa
ture of Martha Washington is in pos
session of the United States Govern
ment, says Kate Field's Washington.
This letter lay for more than ninety
years hidden among some musty arch
ives at the Capitol, and was lately dis
covered by Walter H. French, clerk "of
the department of files, House of Rep
resentatives. The spelling and punc
tuation are carefully reproduced:
Mount Vernon, Dec. 31st, 1799.
Sir
While I feel with keenest anguish
the late Disposition of Divine Provi
dence, I cannot be insensible to the
mournful tributes of respect and ven-
cration which are paid to the memory
oi my uear ueceaseu itusuanu ana r.s
his best services and most anxious
wishes were always devoted to the wel
fare and happiness of his country to
know that they were truly appreciated
and gratefully remembered affords no
inconsiderable consolation.
Taught by the great example which I
have so long had before me never to
oppose my private wishes to the pnb-
llc wi,1I must collsent to the request
T "-, " uxu ave na,:
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: Mums niia i umi uui i cimiuc say
i what a sacrifice of individual feelinsr I
ftnmrvrr tiivc i hami va r.b
make to a sense of nuhlic dntv.
With- grateful acknowledgment and
P
MARTHA WASHINGTON.
unfeigned thanks for the personal re
spect and evidences of condolence ex
pressed by congress, and yourself,
I remain, very respectfully,
sir.
Your most obedient & humble
servant
MARTHA WASHINGTON.
Fourteenth Daughter.
A girl baby born the other day in
Kokomo, Ind., is the fourteenth daugh
ter of a fourteenth daughter of a four
teenth daughter a record which is
thought to be unprecedented.
Now that Bar Harbor has succeeded
in putting an end to rum sellinz. rallor
skating is coming into vogue.
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BIG DAY FOB BEETS.
NEBRASKA'S PROMISING INDUS
TRY ENDORSED.
Tli. Bute Convention Start. With Mack
Preatls. aad a Ftae Array of Delegate.
Addresses by Coagreunaaa If elkle
John, Governor Holcoaab, Prof. Nletaol
MB aad Other Prominent G.atlcaiea.
The Stat. Sugar Beet Contention.
The 6ngar beet convention at Fre
mont drew a large attendance from all
sections of Nebraska. Secretary Na
son, in calling' the meeting to order,
made a brief address on the consump
tion of sngar and the interest taken in
its manufacture from sugar beets.
Congressman Mcikeljohn was then
introduced and spoke in part as fol
lows: Mr. President and Gentlemen of the f-
Convention: Yon have been convened
under a call to consider a special sub
ject of agriculture the encouragement
of the cultivation and production of the
sugar beet I feel justified, however,
when we contemplate the diversified
products of our soil, in diverting for a
time to invite your attention to the oc
cupation of agriculture generally.
The tillage of the soil increases in
importance with the advancement of
civilization, the augmentation of popu
lation and the consequent sharp com
petition in ether arts nnd avocations.
The condition existing at the birth of
our nation caused our forefathers to
turn their attention to agriculture and
it was guarded by earnest and zealous
supporters.
We sec today in the west a people
cultivating and producing this same
product, which was cultivated and pro
duced by the Egyptians centuries be
fore the Christian era. These observa
tions lead toward a confirmation of that
old maxim, "There is no new thinsr
under the sun." Egvpt was the gran
ary of the world when Joseph opened
it. tn Tsmnl Sim lirriitnrt t it. trh.-,.li nt
civilization in the remote centuries of
tne past and blazed the way for the
westward march of empire.
There is a growing tendency in this
generation among our young men to
forsake the field and gravitate to the
cities to engage in commercial or other
industrial pursuits. If this inclination
is based upon a. sentiment that this
avocation of life does not carry with it
the dignity of other professions, and
that there are not the advantages for
him on the farm as in other avenues of
life, he should reflect on this expres
sion by Cicero: "Of all pursuits 'rom
which profit comes, nothing is superior
to agriculture, nothing more enjoyable,
nothing more worthy of a freeman."
The farmer today" is confronted with
a. depression of prices for farm pro
ducts, which discourages and dis
heartens, but he should remember that
he is not alone in his suffering from ex
isting conditions. His distress is that
of others in the many avocations of
life, for whatever the occupation in an
agricultural region none can prosper,
when farming ebbs and declines. Ag
riculture lies at the Very foundation of
our national wealth and prosperity
and is the main pillar of our nation's
glory and strength.
THE I1K8T CHOPS.
The consideration of the subject of
diversification of farm products leads
us to the inquiry of what crops can be
introduced and successfully cultivated.
There are many elements upon which
the answer to this importaut query
must be predicated. The crop must be
ope to which soil, geographical loca
tion, ana climate conditions are spe
cially adapted. The diversification
should be along lines where cost of
transportation will be eliminated and
the demand for the product will
closely approach the supply to insure a
just remuneration for capital and labor
employed. The profits from the new
industry should be as great or exceed
those reaped from the crop which it
supplants.
Germany and France found these ele
ments combined in the cultivation and
production of the sugar beet, and for
more than a century has protected,
nurtured and encouraged it until it has
reached the importance of any other
industry in the continent. When the
great Napoleon was enforcing his con
tinental policy of blockades, decrees
and embargoes and putting forth his
energy to produce sufficient sugar for
his empire his enemy, England, was
scekiug through every avenue to bribe
his chemists, disparage his undertak
ing and bring ridicule on his efforts and
endeavors. Caricatures were exhibited
in Paris in which he was represented
as squeezing a beet into his coffee and
his son, the young kin of Rome, as
sucking a beet, and the nurse address
ing him is made to say. "Suck, dear,
suck; your father says it's sugar."'
We often hoar it said, until with
many it has perhaps become a convic
tion, that the cause of agriculture has
not had the fostering care and atten
tion of our government, but has been
sacrificed in the interest of other in
dustries. This unfortunate assumption
often hissed from the "hustings" for
sinister purposes, has had a pernicious
effect upon public minds. The most
eminent men in public station since the
foundation of our ' government lfave
zealously guarded and protected agri
culture. This is xery clearly manifest
ed in the debate on'the first tariff bill
before congress, in which agricultural
products were given special rates of
duty to encourage and foster them, and
guarding the market from encroach
ment by other nations whose capital
and labor were emnlovcd in the same
avocation.
Our present status in regard to suirar
is such that of an annual consumption
of four billions of pounds we produce
but one-eighth, and are dependent upon
foreign countries for the balance. For
this supply of foreign sugar we send
abroad annually one hundred millions
of '.dollars in gold,, or its equivalent.
This is an unnecessary drain upon the
wealth of our nation.
That the soil and climatic conditions
arc favorable to the cultivation and
production of the sugar beet, has been
conclusively proven by scientific and
practical research and investigation.
The development of the industry in re
cent years in Nebraska, Utah and Cali
fornia is a guarantee of its success in
this country. Every pound of domes
tic sugar manufactured represents in
vestment of capital, employment of
labor, an equalization of the nroduction
and consumption of other farm pro
ducts and an increment to individual
and national wealth.
The beet sugar especially adapted to
the soil and climate of Nebraska, the
continuous warm, dry weather produc
ing its saccharine strength, may vet be
overtaken by the rains from "heaven.
to cause it to take on new growth, de
creasing its purity or strength for
sngar, and such a season we have just
experienced here and in continental
Europe Is it good reason for our
farmers of sugar beets to become dis
heartened? We ought to be .made of
sterner stuff, especially in view of the
fact that by later planting, much of
i such loss can be avoided and more es-
peeUllyiBTiewof the repeated ls oi
other crops oil which ao many f or
faraiers alaost wholly rely.
Agriculture will always aurifttain
that rank in the future that it his in
the past Mankind is sustained, shel
tered and nourished from the bountiful
lap of nature, through the grace and
favor of her Divin Master. The
ground, the air, the sea, are her store
house. The barbarian, in his dark
ness and ignorance, is fed by the same
hand as he who is born in a land of
civilization and enlightenment
The earth is the commissary of God
for His children. She gives food to the
hungry, raiment to the naked and pro
tection to the unsheltered. Agricul
ture is but her helpmate. It is the ere
atorof commerce and manufactures,
the forerunner of social development
and progress and the bulwark of our
national strength and glery.
Humanity draws upon her for sus
tenance, commerce turns to her for aid
and support and manufacture invitea
her products to the door of a creat in
dustrial system, where sinew and brawn
of toiling masses are exchanged for the
nread of life.
Governor Holcomb was introduced
and delivered an interesting address.
He said he come to the meeting to learn
more than instruct The real farmer
is Nebraska's wealth. He thought su
gar production offered a fruitful source
of profit and it should be maintained
until wc have many factories. He dis
cussed the plan of small factories mak
ing low grade sugar and having a large
refinery to handle their products This
is an industry that gives employment
to men and women, and there is no
danger of not finding a market for the
product
Prof. II. II. Nicholson of the state
university gave a very interesting talk
upon the scientific treatment agricul
turally considered, of sugar beets. One
hundred and fifty years ago, when su
gar was first discovered in beets, there
was only 1 per cent of sugar, where it
is possiUe now for beets to contain as
high as 20 percent of sugar. 1 he great
est problem is seed. Wc are dependent
upon seed brought from the old coun
try. This seed is bred up from a low
to a very high grade. We must learn
to produce seed; but it takes several
years to put a good
grade upon the
markct Seed that does well in the
valleys will not do well in other places.
By science we must produce something
of uniform results. The factories must
find a means of saving that which they
now cannot use. When this is done
many dollars will be saved. The pro
fessor thoroughly discussed the small
factory question and at the conclusion
iie was compelled to answer questions
for half an hour.
Hon. I. A. Fort read a carefully pre
pared paper on co-operative factories,
lie went back into history and recited
instances of successes from mutual co
operation. At the present time we
only have corporations, of wjiich many
disapprove. As law is a rule of action.
he would create a law making a paid
department in connection with the
state university to give itsentire atten
tion to the production of beets and fac
tories. Mr. Fort would have a factory
established on the co-operative plan to
refine low grade sugar, taking it from
proposed low grade factories, this co
operative factory to be under the laws
of Nebraska nnd state officers to inspect
and approve or disapprove its con
traits. Daniel Farrell, Jr., read a well pre
pared paper upon the subject, "The
Rect Sugar Industry as a Factor in
Manufacturing." In his paper Mr.
'Farrell noted thirty products that can
be made by the factories, after the beet
crop had been worked up Nebraska
had good soil and sunshine and with
these should forge to the front and
compete with eastern sisters.
The following oflicers were elected:
President, R. M. Allen, Ames; secre
tary, W. N. Nason, Omaha; assistant
secretary, C. MeLernon, Sidney; treas
urer, W. D. Whitmore, Valley; vice
presidents, C. A. Atkinson, Lincidn, D.
Farrell, Jr., Omaha, Bert Mapes, Nor
folk, W. B. Norcross, Beatrice, J. B.
Cessna, Hastings, W. H. Reynolds,
Chadron.
LEGAL BRIEFS.
A Philadelphia woman who put her
money In Atchison before the slump in
prices sues the president of the com
pany for deceiving her In his roseate
reports of the condition of the road.
A St. Louis decision runs to the ef
fect that a woman has an Insurable In
terest In the life of her fiance, even
when the man Is already married, but
designing getting a divorce to marry
the new sweetheart.
The Massachusetts Supreme court
has decided unconstitutional a law com
pelling the railroads to sell at ruling
rates mileage tickets good on any rail
road. Michigan has. howaver, recent
ly passed a similar law.
After a fatal runaway accident In Polk
county, Iowa, the coroner was persuad
ed by several of the leading citizens
that there was no necessity for an In
quest as to the cause of death. They
wished, rs taxpayers, to avoid expense
to the county, but the coroner has now
begun suit to recover his fees.
A fire broke out In a butter factory
near Madison, Wis. After all the water
on hand was used 2,300 gallons of mil
were used in its stead and the fire was
put out. Now the Insurance company
is not quite certain whether It should
pay for the milk as well as for the
slight damage done to the building.
The wife of a Paris manufacturer ran
up a bill of 11,000 francs with a mil
liner. This the court, without disput
ing the items, has ordered cut down,
on the ground that the woman's hus
band is not bound to pay bills which
are out of proportion to his means and
position, and that the dressmaker
should have considered this point or re
ferred to the husband before the bill
grew so big.
FASHION NOTES.
What are called "French zephyrs"
are fine soft ginghams made on Scotch
looms.
Pique dresses for small girls are made
with the plain round waist and skirt
with a wide hem, and worn over a
white gimp.
Collars and rev?rs of cream-white
open-work embroidered batiste over
white satin are a novel and showy
trimming for black satin capes.
Feathery horse-chestnut blossoms
look very pretty on pale yellow straw
hats trimmed with bronze-brown velvet
ribbon rosettes and yellow lace.
New beautiful creamy French batistes
are used by many dressmakers In the
fashioning of poetic-looking toilets for
summer. In preference to the less dura
ble chiffon textiles.
In our own day the name of fciciiy
s a kingdom has for the first time
been wiped from the map of Europe by
its Incorporation with Italy a country
In which the vicissitudes of rule nave
been scarcely less checkered.
To "pile on agony" Is popularly sup
posed to be an Americanism. It Is.
however, found In one of the letters of
Charlotte Brcnte. and was used In
English popular literature before th.
beginning of the present century.
Hfcft rtACE.
MMaMlpat KegiMi Wat Mart a Prov
facta f Ia Hate.
From the Msaphis Scimitar: The1
Mississittians ia IfeMfhis tell of a
strange negro hsrat livlsf sear
Holly Springs, forty mites" sfttftkeast
of this city. The negro, cr ratser ne-!
gress, in question Is named Nancy Gar
rison, aid is said to be the only long-,
haired member tf her race. Nancy is
a genuine negress; black, with
kinky hair. gfc is 40 years 6ld Until'
1878, after the yellow fever epidemic
there was nothing remarkable about
her, but during the scourge she had the
fever and cane near dying. It was
months before she was able to leave her
house. Immediately after her convales
cence her short, kinky hair began to
grow rapidly, and in a year's time it
grew from three inches to three feet
in length, thickening as It grew. A few
years later the crisp mass of hair felt
below her knees. About this time a'
wonderful change of color took place;
the jetty locks turned white as snow!
and remained 60 until two years ago 3
since then the hair has turned gradu-j
ally to its natural blackness. It con-
tinues to grow and now measures elev
en feet. Prominent physicians of the,
Holly Springs neighborhood have ex-J
amined the woman's head and are dia-j
posed to think tbat the spell of fever
produced the unnatural growth. She ia
a living curiosity, visited by hundreds
who handle her massive braids before
they believe the truth. Like the ma
jority of the negroes, Nancy is super-J
stitiou8, and the story she tells about!
her hair is interesting. She claims
that she had a vision while she lay!
sick of fever; that a black woman stood
before her with three long braids of
kinky hair that fell to the floor; the
woman pointed 10 tne nair auu uiray
peared. When her hair began to grow,
Nancy often thought of the vision. A
year later, when she was alone in her
cabin, the vision appeared again, hold
ing in her hands the massive braids.'
She said to Nancy: "Behold, this is your
hair. Mark me, It is as black as night;
it shall be as white as snow." This
frightened the negress and she bound
up her hair in a cloth and was afraid
to loosen it or to look upon it for a
month. When questioned about it she
always says: "It's all the spirits'
work."
CURSE OF OFFICE HOLDING.
(Ttterlr tTaflt. a Mm for Aay Other Oe
cn pa tion. I
Somebody must hold office, but the
man who does submits to a sacrifice
that is appalling, says the Farmer's
Voice. Office holding, as a rule, is a
blighting curse to the office holder.
Once he tasted the "sweets" of office
he is as much under the control of the
office holding passion as the drunkard
is under the control of his appetite.
Nothing satisfies him but a permanent
position at the public crib, though
very often the man could earn ten
times more outside of politics than in.
Think of a business man or profession--at
man straining every nerve and
spending lots of money to go to the
legislature at $5 per day. But hundreds
do it, and regard defeat, which sensible
men would regard as a blessing, as a
serious and almost Irreparable misfor
tune. If it is an appointive office and
the man unfortunately succeeds in hold
ing it for a series of years, but at last
Is discharged, he is as helpless as a
babe, for he is utterly unfit for other
occupations. This is especially true of
old men who lose their positions at
Washington. It is said that one of
this class recently cried like a child
over his misfortune. Better remain on
the farm or in the workshop or in any
private business than to embark on
the troubled sea of politics. There is
not much honor in it, and there is still
less money than honor, if the fingers
do not have wax on them; and it is bet
ter, far better, to be an honest pauper
than a dishonest official. If a' man
maintains a clear conscience he can live
and die with at least one priceless treas
ure. Antitoxin in France.
Dr. Henry Monod had laid before the
French academy of medicine some very
interesting, though incomplete, statis
tics concerning the decrease in the mor
tality caused by diphtheria since the
introduction of Dr. Roux's method or
treating the disease by subcutaneous
injections of serum. It was in January,
1S95, that the use of the scrum may
he said to "have commenced. In 108
French towns, with a population ex
ceeding 20,000, the only places from
which statistics are supplied regularly,
the average number of deaths from
diphtheria which had occurred during
the first six months of the seven years
previous to 1893 wag 2,627. During the
first six months of the present year the
number of deaths from diphtheria was
only 904, which is equivalent to a de
crease of 05 per cent in the mortality
caused by that disease.
Wliero Japanese May Trailr.
It is reported at Hang-Chow that the
high provincial authorities In that city
intend to lay out a settlement for the
Japanese for trading purposes in ac
cordance with the recent treaty be
tween the two countries. The spot
chosen for this purpose is outside the
! principal custom house of Hang-Chow,
heginaing north of the Kung-Chcng
bridge, and having a lateral area east
and west of three miles. The people
living within these limits will be al
lowed to sell land to the expected I
ptrangers, but the selling of any other I
land will be ipited with punishment
on the offender.
Rirth In Holland.
- In several towns in Holland a birth
is announced by the exposing at the
door of a silk pincushion, covered and
edged by plaited lace, the sex of the in
fant being shown by the color for a
boy, red; for a girl, white. The house
which shows in this manner that the
number of its inhabitants has been in
creased enjoys, by an ancient law and
custom, various immunities and privi
leges. Th. Bread aad Hatt.r Prabtoai.
Of all the woes of mankind famine
is the worst, and death by huager
dwarfs every other form of dlssolutloa.
Hence the bread and butter problem Is !
at the root of all our political and social I
economies and speculations. Rev. A. f
J. Canfield. Untversalist, Chicago, III. ,
SHE ASTONISHES
PARALYSIS.
From the Press, New York City.
Ifdrrls Preslaner of No. 1 Pitt Street.
New Yor, who U a real estate agent
and collector rents, caught a severe
cold early last Spring, which settled
ttpoa his kidneys. Soon he began to
iufferssvere pain In his backbone, sides
and chest. Bis symptoms jcrew rapidly
more alarming, statu at last ie was as
helpless as ft ehffd, and could scarcely
move as he lay oa hi bed.
Though a native of Berlin, Mr. Pres
laaer has lived In this country for forty
years, having served the country of his
adoption by three years' hard service
In the etvll war. He enlisted with the
Nineteenth Illinois Infantry, taking
part in many battles and marching with
General Sherman to the sea. He is now
A member of Koltes Post. G. A. R.. and
Is one Of the most popular men la the
Post
Mr. Preslaner told reporter the story
of his dreadful Illness and wonderful
recovery. The reporter met him as he
was returnlnr from a long walk, and.
saying that he had heard of his won-.
derful cure, asYed him to ten tne siotjt.
His words were as follows: "To begin
with. T wa taken sick Itut a year and a
month ago. having taken ft severe cold
Which settled on my kidneys. At first
1 thought the pain that I had suffered
Would soon pass away. but. instead of
dotng this. It grew more Intense every
day. so that In a week I could walk only
with considerable difficulty.
"I called in a doctor, who said I had
locomotor ataxia and began treating
me for that dis?ase. He did me no good,
and all summer long I could scarcely
attend to my busin?.s at all. Then I
called another doctor and took his medi
cine for several weeks, but experienced
no relief. Dr. Truman Nichols, of Mo.
287 East Broadway,whom I at last called
In. helped me more than any of the
other doctors, but along towards fall I
grew worse despite his treatment.
"Early In November .the little
strength I had In my legs left me and
I was unable to stand. The pain In my
back and sides became almost unbear
able, and my limbs grew cold. An
electric battery I bousht failed to help
me, and for weeks I felt myself gradu
ally growlnc weaker until all hone left.
"Some time before this I had read of
a wonderful cure n man had received
from Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale
People but was bo prejudiced against
what i thought was a patent medicine
of the usual worthless character that
I could not make up my mind to try
them. As my pains Increased and death
seemed coming near. I thought of what I
had read and of the symptoms of the
man who had been cured. They were
precisely the rame as mine, and at
last, with my wife's earnest entreaty, I
consented to try the Pink Pills.
"I am now convinced that these pills
saved my life. Gradually my strength
began to return, the desire to live grew
Stronger within me. After having taken
three boxes I left my bed. This was
early In March. AH pain had left me.
and that terrible dead feeling in my
legs had gone away. I was still very
weak, but before I had taken the fourth
box I was able to get down stairs for a
short walk In the open air. Now I feel
as If I had been born again and am as
happy as a child."
All diseases, such as locomotor ataxia.
St. Vitus' dance, partial paralysis, sci
atica, rheumatism, neuralgia, nervous
headache, palpitation of the heart, ef
fects of la grippe, pale and sallow com
plexions, and all forms of weakness,
either in man or woman, disappear
when Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale
People are taken. Pink Pills can be
bought of any dealer, or will be sent
post paid on receipt of price (50 cents
a box, or six boxes ror s.50 tney are
never sold by the hundred or In bulk)
by addressing Dr. Williams' Medicine
Co., Schenectady. N. Y.
The Passing or th. Ontlaw.
The wonderful strides of develop
ment in Oklahoma and Indian Territor
ies during the past three years, and the
rapid advancement of civilization and
Christianity in those territories during
that time, leave the outlaw no longer a
resting place on this continent.
Beautiful cities, rich valleys and the
rolling prairies of that country now
teeming with an industrious and enter
prising class of people take the places
where such bands were roaming at will
only a few short years ago. The peo
ple of that territory have as little to fear
from any further outrages from such a
source as those in the east, and such is
the result of favorable legislation,
backed up by the courage, push and en
terprise of the American people.
IOWA PATENT OFFICE REPORT.
Deb Moines, February 3. Patents
were allowed to Iowa inventors last
week as follows: To Miss C. J. Cramer,
of Griswold, for a reversible board for
ironing' sleeves. One side is convex
and adapted for the outside scam and
the other side is concave and adapted
for the inside seam. To W. P. Jones,
of Des Moines, assijrnor to M. M.
Scoville, for an apparatus adapted for
cleaning tubes and comprising an air
pump, means for producing an air
tight connection with the discharge
tube of a wash bowl, and means for
closing the overflow vent while the
pump is operated to force air into the'
discharge tule as required to remove
obstructions by air pressure. To Win.
Crabb, of Des Moines, foran invention,
the object of which is to produce a
simple, strong and durable wire fence,
in which the posts arc composed
wholly of sheet metal bent into proper
form and adapted to be driven into the
ground and firmly held therein and to
have fence wires quickly and securely
connected thereto. To'll. Linton, of
Des Moines, for a kitchen cabinet
adapted to retain most of the articles
required in family cooking- in con
venient accessible positions to facilitate
the practice of the love of order
expressed in the saying "a place for
everything and everything in its place."
Practical, tidy housekeepers will
be the best judges of the merits
of the invention, and we take pleasure
in commending it to their attention.
Valuable information almut obtaining,
valuing and selling patents sent free
to any address. Printed copies of the
drawings and specifications of any one
United States patent sent upon receipt
of 25 cents.
Thomas G. and J. Ram'h Orwot,
Solicitors of Patents.
Chicago Post. "That was a pretty
little bonnet that Mrs. lilank wore at
the reception," he said.
"Pretty!" she exclaimed. "Why it
was an outrageous taste.
"What was the matter with i;7'
"It was large enough lo be seen with ;
the naked eye.
Comfort
to California.
Yes and economy, too, if
you take the Burlington
Route's personally conduct
ed onca-week excursion,
vrhich leave Omaha and Lin
coin every Thursday niorn
in. Throueh tourist sleepers
clean, bright, comfortable
from Omaha to Ban Fran
cbxro and Los Angeles. Sec
ond das. ticket, accepted.
Oalr 15 for .double berth.
wide enough and big enough
for two.
Write for fo'der giving
full iaformatiou. Or call at
the depot aud &ee the local
ticket ageut.
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