8 Cbe Conservative *
mo of concealing my. views , to add
that by the -work 'light would be
thrown" the origin of man mid his
history. ' It would have been useless
and injurious to have paraded , with
out giving any evidence , my convic
tion with respect to his origin. "
After the publication of the Origin of
Species , therefore , ho made use of the
material in hia possession to write
his now famous book "Tho Descent of
Man. ' ' Quo motive in doing this was
that it gave him an opportunity of
discussing sexual selection , "a sub
ject , " he says , "which has always in
terested me. " Ho adds "this subject
( sexual selection ) and that of varia
tion of our domestic productions to
gether with the causes and laws of
variation , inheritance , and the inter
crossing of plants , are the solo sub
jects which I have been able to write
about in full , so as to use all the
materials which I have collected. "
The Descent of Man was published
ill 1871 , and although it was received
with marked favor by the biological
world , nevertheless it brought down
on the author's head a great amount
of hostile and bitter abuse ( it woiild
be uutrnthf ul to dignify such invective
by the name of criticism ) from theo
logians and others not conversant with
science. Darwin's attitude in the
midst of all this hostility , misrepre
sentation , and often personal attack
was an example for all time to those
who may find themselves in a similar
position. It has been well expressed
by the late George Henry Lewes in the
following words : ' ' Wo must call at
tention to the rare and noble calmness
with which ho expounds his own
views , undisturbed by the heat of
polemical agitation which those views
have excited , and persistently refus
ing to retort to his antagonists by
ridicule , by indignation or by con
tempt. Considering the amount of
vituperation and insinuation which
has come from the other side , this
forbearance is supremely dignified. "
Sexual selection is so peculiarly a
Darwinian factor of evolution , and
plays so important a part in the De
scent of Man that a few words con
cerning it seem desirable. Putting
the facts as briefly as possible , it
amounts to this : 1st. That the pe
culiarities of the one sex , such as
striking beauty ref color or form , or
oven greater strength in some cases
of the male , in others of the female
may preclude the least acceptable in
dividuals from propagating their kind.
2nd. That as a consequence of the re
lation among animals the marked in
dividuality of the ono sex may be
transmitted to that alone , and thus
through inheritance , marked changes
may be produced , and aid in the trans
mutation of one form into another.
With his invariable industry , Darwin
collected a vast army of facts and ob
servations to support his theory.
Omaha is feel-
OflAHA'S CREDIT , ing better. A few
weeks ago the
Chicago Tribune exposed some of
the raw spots in Omaha's finan
cial record , and it hurt. They
wanted the blood of the villain
who had told. They thought at first
it was a Boo man , but whoever it was
they hushed it up quickly. Now
they have prevailed on the Tribune to
publish some statistics furnished by
their board of trade , which it did in
an abridged form. Wo have not read
them , but the Omaha people say they
are convincing , and think they have
scored a point. We rejoice with them ,
therefore , and so must all Nebraska ;
for is not Omaha our metropolis , our
sun , diffusing light , heat and swift
ness throughout otir borders ?
Some Nebraskans , however , occasion
ally wish that the metropolis had been
forttuwte enough to maintain so clear
a record for integrity that it would
not have been necessary to rush into
print , either for or against. Confi
dence in the conduct of a municipal
ity's money affairs , when ouco shaken ,
is hard to brace ; when once destroyed
it is next to impossible to raise a now
crop.
LEWIS AND CLARK JOURNAL FOR
THIS WEEK , 1805.
Sunday , 20. The day fair and cold.
A number of Indians visited us with
corn to exchange for articles , and to pay
for repairs to their household utensils.
Monday , 21. The weather was fine
and moderate. The hunters all returned ,
having killed during their absence three
elk , four deer , two porcupines , a fox and
a hare.
Tuesday , 22. The cold having mod
erated and the day pleasant , we attempt
ed to cut the boats out of the ice , but at
the distance of eight inches came to
water , under which the ice became
three feet thick , so that were obliged to
desist.
Wednesday , 28. The cold weather re
turned , the mercury having sunk 2 °
below 0 , and the snow fell four inches
deep.
Thursday , 24. The day was colder
than we have had lately , the ther
mometer being 12 ° below 0. The hunt
ers whom we sent out returned unsuc
cessful , and the rest were occupied in
cutting wood to make charcoal.
Friday , 25. The thermometer was
25 ° below 0 , the wind from the north
west , and the day fair , so that the men
were employed in preparing coal and
cutting the boats out of the ice. A
baud of Assiniboins , headed by their
chief , called by the French , Son of the
Little Calf , have arrived at the villages.
Saturday , 26. A fine warm day ; a
number of Indians dine with us ; and
one of our men is attacked with a violent
lent pleurisy.
EXCURSION TO FLORIDA.
The Burlington Route is organizing a
personally conducted excursion to Flor
ida and Cuba , to leave Nebraska points ,
Wednesday , January 29. The route
will be via St. Louis , thence to Jackson
ville , Fla. , through scenes which have
been forever made historic by the dra
matic events of the civil war.
An exceedingly low rate has been
made , and members of the excursion
have choice of several attractive trips
after they arive at Jacksonville.
Tl is opportunity of escaping the most
unpleasant portion of winter and en
joying in its stead the delights of a
semi-tropical country will appeal to
every one who has the money and can
spare the time to make nn extended
pleasure trip. J. FRANCIS ,
General Passenger Agent , Omaha , Neb.
NOTICE TO BRIDGE BUILDERSj
Notice is hereby pivon that spalcd bids for
the construction of all now bridges for York
County , Neb. , for the year UK)2. ) will be re
ceived at the offlco of the County Clerk , on or
before nnon of February : J5th , 10t > 2 , said bridcca
to be constructed in accordance with the fol
lowing plans and specifications , as adopted by
the County Board , in regular session under
date of Jan. loth :
Piling to bo not less than nine inches at the
small end , and to bo driven to the satisfaction
of the Roads and Bridge Committee. Caps to
be 8xlU inches , 10 ft. long , to bo bolted to end
of piling withx20 inch drift bolts to each
piling. All bents of piling that project over
8 ft. above the ground , to bo sway-braced with
2 % sway-braces extending from end of cap to
cround on opposite piling. All bents that pro
ject 20 ft. or more abov6 the ground , to have
double sway-braces with pieces extending
across the center of the piling. All sway-
braces to be fastened to caps and piling , with
one % inch bolt , with nut and cass washer on
each end. Joist to be not less than 8 inches
thick.
12 tt. panels to have 0 string of 8x12 joist.
10 ft. panels to have 10 string of 8x12 ; oist.
IS ft. panels to have ll.string of 8x12 ; oist.
20 ft. panels to have 12 string of 8x12 ; oist.
24 ft. panels to have 18 string of 8x14 ; oist.
12 and 10 ft. panels to bo bridged once with
2x4 white pine , 18 and 20 ft. panels to have 2
rows of bridging of 2x4 white pine. All
panels over 24 feet in length to have three
rows of bridging of 2x4 white pine. All joist
to be sized to an even width where they rest
on caps ; to bo securely nailed ; and to rest at
least 4 inches on caps. No joist to have more
than 3 sound knots more than 2 inches in di
ameter.
Flooring to be 10 ft. long , not less than 10
inches wide , and ' 1A inches thick ; and to be
fastened to joist with one 50 penny nail to each
joist.
Hand-rails to be 2x4 on the face of post , and
2x0 on the top of the post. Hub-rail to be 2x8 ,
Posts to be 4x4 , 4 ft. long. Hand-rail posts with
2 half-inch bolts ; and hub-rail to be bolted to
the posts with 2 half inch bolts.
All 12x10 ft panels to hove one hand rail post
in the center ; 18x20 ft. panels to have 2 hand
rail posts in center equally divided. 24 ft. or
longer panels to have three hand rail posts in
center equally divided. All hand rails to be
surfaced and joints broken between the posts.
Hand rail and caps to be painted with one coat
of good mineral paint. One two-eighths inch
bolt hook to extend from ton of flooring to
piling at end of each span. All wing piling to
be of same dimension at small end as piling
for bridges. All end bents when piling pro
jects 8 % ft. above ground to have 4 piling
driven to the bent. Where bridge is construct
ed over old bridge contractor to remove all old
material at least 20 ft. from end of new bridge ;
cut off all old piling at top of ground ; and re
move the same from under bridge.
All material to be of good quality , free from
rotten snots or wainey edge ; no material to be
accepted unless conforming fullv to the speci
fications as to quality and dimension the
usual width and thickness shrinkage except-
cd.
cd.All flooring to be of Burr Oak.
All-piling to be of Red Cedar.
All bridging to be of White Pine.
All other material to be of Oregon Fir.
Party to whom contract shall be awarded
will be required to uive sufficient bond condi
tioned for the faithful performance of con
tract ; and to be approved by the County
Board.
Dated this 10th day of January , 1902.
C. C. BOS&AW ,
County Clerk York County , Nebraska.
This signature is on every box of tbo genuine
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