TELE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , FEBKFARY 27. 1S87.-TWELVE PAGES , Ill
BRISBIS'S BOYS H BLUE.
An Open Letter to Tonne Men Desiring
to Enlist. '
SOLDIERS' SUNSHINE AND SHADE
, ? take-Up of the Army Military Scr"
vice. Toy ami Advantages Da
lles nt Fort KobltiRon
Valuable Stijjjestlon .
FORT ROBINSON , Neb. , Feb. 10. [ Corre
spondence of the BEE ] 1 am constantly
receiving letters from young men who
desire to enlist in the United States
army. They want information about the
service , length of term , pay , allowances
and advantages to be derived from .1
term of service in the army. Of course ,
to answer all private letters and cover
the inquiries fully , would be an utter im
possibility , and a public letter in a
general way is the only method of giving
the desired information.
'Ihu BEE reaches all classes of people ,
but what is written for the BEE
is only the starting of the in
formation on us travels over the
country. Look , in a day or two and you
> Til ! find this letter or parts of it copied
into the Chicago , St. Louis , ew York
and Philaaelpha papers , and from these
neata into hundreds of country papers.
1 iiere is certain information the people
dcEire , and this information travels and
travels until it gets everywhere.
To illustrate How nianv young men
in the United States to-day think of be
coming soldiers ? Probably a million.
And how many of these know about the
nrinv in which they wish to enlist ? Prob
ably not one in a hundred. Let me then
uive a plain and comprehensive letter on
the army , and start it on its travels with
the kind of information the people desire
to have , and especially our young men.
OfK MILITAUY MAKE-UP.
The army of the United States is com
posed of 25,033 enlisted men and 2,177
olliccrs.
They are divided into ton regiments of
cavalry , live regiments of artillery , twen
ty-live regiments of infantry , a corps of
engineers , a signal corps and an ordnance
department.
There are 7,970 cavalrymen with 440
officers ; ' . ' . ( WO artillerymen with 235 officers
cers12,025 infantrymen with 875 officers ;
thu rest arc in the signal corps , engi
neers and ordnance. There are about
GOO enlisted men m the signal service ,
400 in the ordnance and 450 in the en
gineers' battalion.
A regiment of cavalry is composed of
7i ! enlisted men and 44 commissioned
oilicers.
A regiment of artillery is composed of
030 enlisted men and 57 officers.
A regiment of infantry is composed of
505 enlisted men ana 30 oflicers.
A couipanv of cavalry is composed of
( average ) sixty-six enlisted men and
three officers , viz. : A captain , tirst lieu
tenant and .second lieutenant.
A regiment of artillery is composed of
lisntbatteries and heavy batteries.
A ight battery has sixty-Jive enlisted
nicnand five oflicers , viz. . One captain ,
two first lieutenants and two second lieu
tenants.
A heavy battery has forty enlisted men ,
nnd lour officers , viz. : One captain , two
first lieutenants and one second lieuten
ant.
ant.A
A company of infantry has ( average )
fifty enlisted men and three officers , viz. :
One captain , one first lieutenant and one
second lieutenant.
A company of engineers has 132 en
listed men and three officers the same
as infantry and cavalr.v. One of the
companies of engineers has only tifty
men and three oflicers. It is the"Orphan '
company of the oattalion , and only
young men who are orphans can enlist
in it.
In a cavalry company there are one
first sergeant , live sergeants , called
"duty sergeants , " four corporals , two
trumpeters , one farrier , oue blacksmith ,
one saddler , one wagoner , and the rest
are privates.
In artillery , there arc in each light
battery , besides the officers , one first
fiertreant , si\ duty sergeants' , four cor
porals , two musicians , two artificers , one
wagoner and tne rest are privates.
In a heavy battery , besides tne officers ,
there are ono first sergeant , four duty
sergeants , four corporals , two musicians.
two artificers , one wagoner and the rest
nro privates.
In infantry , there are in each company
besides its officers , one h'rst sergeant ,
four duty sergeants , four corporals , two
musicians andthc rest are privates.
In the engineer battalion , there are in
each of the strong companies , besides its
officers , nine duty sergeants , nine corpo
rals , two musicians and the rest are pri
vates.
The "Orphan" company of engineers
has.besidesitsofficers.tiveduty sergeants ,
for corporals , two musicians and the rest
are privates.
Kvnry regiment , besides its company
oflicers , has a colonel , lieutenant colonel ,
three majors , ( except infantry which
has only one major ) ono regimental ad
jutant and one regimental quartermaster ,
the two latter benring the rank of first
lieutenant and thu style of cardinals.
Besides the sergeants in the companies ,
each rpgiment has a sergeant major , a
quartermaster sergeant , one chief mu-
cian. one saddler sergeant and one chiel
trumpeter.
trumpeter.ENLISTMENT
ENLISTMENT AND PAY.
The term of enlistment in all arms of
the service Is live years.
Any able bodied man between the ages
of 21 and 35 can enlist in the army.
For artillery they must be not less than
fi feet 4 inches high and Trefc' * not less
than 130 Pounds i not more * than 11H )
un'
For cavalrv they must b < j not less
than five feet Your inches nor more than
live feet ten inches , and weigh not more
than 105. All men must be of good char
acter. sober and intelligent when en-
lifted.
For infantry a man must be five feet
four inches high , and weich not less than
120 pounds nor more than 100 pounds.
The pay of soldiers is as follows : Ser
geant major of cavalry , * ; ! 3 per month ;
$270 per year , $1,8SO per enlistment. Ser
geant , majors of artillery and infantry
receive the same as sergeant majors of
cavalry ; regimental quartermasters , ser
geants of cavalry , artillery and infantry
receive the same as sergeant majors of t
cavalry. The pay of principal musician
of all arms is as follows : Twenty-two
dollars per week , ? i < M per year , f 1,830
per enlistment. Chief trumpeters , sad
dler sergeants of cavalrv and first ser
& geants of a company of 'cavalry , infantry
ana artillery receive each $34 per month ,
? 403 per year , $2,040 per enlist
ment. Commissary sergeants of f
posts and quartermasters , ser
geants of posts receive the same
pay as ordnance sergeants of posts. Hos
pital stewards of the first class receive
f 30 j > er month , JSOO per year , 11,600 per
enlistment ; second class ? 22 per month ,
fXW per year , f 1,320 per enlistment.
Duty sergeants of companies in cav
alry , artillery and infantry receive eacn
f 17 per month. f204 per year , $1.030 per _
enlistment. Corporals of cavalry , in
fantry and artillery receive each § 15 per
mouth , 1180 pJr vear , 900 per enlist
ment. Trumpeters of cavalry receive
V each $13 per month , $156 per year , $780
per enlistment. Musicians of artillery
and infantryreceive each$13 per month ,
$153 per year , $7SO per enlistment. Far
rier * and blacksmiths of cavalry and
iiUdlers of cavalry receive each ; 'f 15 per
monthflbO per year , $900 per enlut- \
mrnt Privates of cavalry , artillery and
infantry get 513 pormonth , $150 per year ,
ITSd per enlistment. In addition to the
above rates , each soldier pets $1 per
month for the third year of his enlist
ment , $2 per month for the fourth year of
his enlistment and 3oer month'for the
fifth year of his enlistment.
HOW SOLIIIEHS CAN SAVE MONET.
A soldier receives his clothing , rations ,
quarters and fuel , bed , etc. . free Hero
is the great advantage of enlisting in the
army , for a man who is clothed , fed.
lodged and doctored free , can readily
save all of his money if he has a mind
and will do so. The money value of a
soldier s clothing allowed by the govern-
nicnt for a live years' enlistmentls $ SK ) ,
and out of this a soldier can easily save.
if he is provident , $75 , which he can add
to his pay. The government has made
ample provisions for the saving of a sol
dier's pay. It allows him to deposit it all
or In sums of f.j and upwards with auv
paymaster , and gives him interest upon
it until his time is out , when it returns
the whole amount to him with interest
added.
Soldiers who remain in the service
twenty years and who become infirm , or
are discharged for wounds received , or
sickness are provided by the government
with a comfortable home , free of charge ,
for the balance of their live ? . Twelve
and n half cents per month is deducted
from a foldier's pay during his enlist
ment , for the support of this home and
his fellow soldiers who may have become
Infirm. Each military post is provided
with n rcadincr roora wlicro a KOOJ ai ) .
sortment of books , magazine ? , and news
papers are kept , ana the reading room
is open to all soldiers free of cost. There
are good po t schools , where every
soldier if he docs not posse s it and de
sires to acquire a good fair English edu
cation , can do so free of co t. When a
oldior is discharged he is allowed travel
pay , which is more than sufficient to
: arry him back to the place of his en
listment.
The duties of a soldier can bo best
understood by carefully studying a list of
calls. There are nine at this post.
It will be seen we are not idle. Still
each officer and soldier has plenty of
time to amnse and improve himself ac
cording to his likes.
LIST OF CAM. * .
OIIINSON , > fcb. . Nov. 3D , lbA :
Orders Xo. I'.b : 1. Until further orders tlie
service and roll calls will tw as follows , viz :
mornlnc reveille , first call , 0-30 : reveille ,
assembly , 0:45 : ; Breakfast call , TX ( ) ; Fatijue
call , 7SO : ; Surgeons call. VW. Guard-
mounting first call , ( except on Sunday and
endofmonthi 0:00 : ; assembly of guard de
tails , 9:05 : ; adjutants call , 9:10 : : on Sundays
and end ot month. nr t call , l''JO : ; school call.
0:15 : ; water call , 10:00 : ; hr > t sergeants call
and recall for fatigue , 11:15 : ; dinner call.
12 in.
Afternoon fattcue and school calls ,
1 o'clock : recall from fatigue , water and
stable xll , 3SO : : retreat tirst call , hve min
utes before sunset ; assembly and retreat ,
sunset ; school call , 0:30. : Tattoo tirst call ,
fci"i : ; tattoo march , b:4'J : ; tattoo assembly ,
S:45 : : taps :00.
Sunday inspections , first call , SVJ : a. m. ;
assembly. 9 a. m. ; dress parades and drills ,
when ordered by po t commander.
Xon commissioned oBicers' cnool Tues
days and Thursdays. 0 : SO p. m. : school for
eni'sted ' men daily ( Saturdays nnd.Miudavs
exceptcd ; , 0:30 : p. 111. ; scliool tor children
diily ( Saturdays and Sundays cxcepted ) ,
9:15 : to 11:45 : a. m. , and 1 p. in. to3 p. in.
Signal instruction Tuesdajs and Thurs
days , 1 p. m. to 2 p. m. By order of
LICVT. COLONEL Bnismx.
( Signed ) HENKV 11. WKIOHT.
First Lieutenant Ninth Cavalry , Post Ad
jutant.
HOW TO GET TN THE SEKVICE.
I ara often asked this question , "Will
you help me to get into the service and
give me a chance if I enlist with you ? "
Xo young man needs any help to get
into the service. If he is over twonty-
one years of age and under thirty-five
years , the proper height ana weight , of
good moral character , and sound of body ,
he can enlist. All he has to do is to pre
sent himself to any recruiting officer ,
anil he will enlist him. Xo help c.iu be
given hirn after he is in sciyice. The
service is entirely impartial. If a
man has capacity and behaves well , he
soon raises to a company corporal or
sergeant and may get to be a regimental
sergeant-major , ordnance sergeant , com
missary sergeant , or post quartermaster
sergeant. About one m a thousand get a
commission. Many strive but few attain ,
and it is hardly worth while for a young
man to enhst in the Untied States army ,
with the view of being promoted from
the ranks to be a commiss.oued officer.
Tiift irovernment gives each recruit a
bedsteadwire ( woven bunk bottompillow ) ,
pillow-casss , sheets and blankets. Lights
and fuel an free of course. The food is
abundant and of good quality , and con
sists of soup * of various kinds , soft
bread , meat and vegetables. The food ,
with the exception of butter , is about the
same as found at any gooJ second class
hotel.
hotel.We
We generally have vacancies for re-
cru ts and sre glad to get them. Recruit
ing officers rre stationed in nearly all
our large cities , and a letter addressed
"To the Recruiting Officer , U. S. army.
city , state of , " inclosing R
stamp or postal card for answer , wilt
generally bring a reply satisfactory to
the applicant. Each military pot or
fort generally has a recruiting officer
and a letter with stamp or postal in-
closea , addressed to "Recruiting Officer ,
LT. S. army , Fort , "ate or territory
of , " will bring an answer.
KOBINSON'S KECKCITING OFFICE.
Mv recruiting officer here is Lieuten
ant R. H. Wilson , and his address is Fort
Robinson , Nebraska. He enlists not only
for my post but for others. The infantry
companies are commanded by Captain
Gordon Winslow and Captain Augustus
W. Corliss , and the cavalry compan
ies are commanded by Captain
Charles Parker , Captain Clarence bted-
nian and Captain U. S. Humphreys. The
infantry companies nro composed of
white men , ana the cavalry cor p.injes Of
black pien , A" ; 'ac troops in my regi-
Hi'ut ore black men.
Wo generally need recruits in both
arms. At present there are five vacan
cies in Captain Corliss" company , fifteen
in Captain Winslow's , both white com
panies. There are also fifteen vacancies
in Captain Parkers' troop , fifteen in Cap
tain Stedman's , anil fifteen in Captain
Humphreys' . Farmers' boys are pre
ferred for the infantry , and good horse
men of any kind for the cavalryWe
also enlist for white cavalry. Applica
tions from young white men or colored
men vvho desire to enlist in the United
States army , should bo addressed to
Lieutenant R. H. Wilson , recruiting offi
cer. Fort Robinson , Nebraska , and not to
me.
RECOMMENDATIONS AND ADVICE.
I can recommend the companies hero
as excellent companies in which to en-
list. Young men desiring to enter the
service will lind it as pleasant and agreeable -
able here as any place , and all the cap
tains are kind and cbrutmn gentlemen.
Captain Corliss luu enlisted n uiuubur oi
young men since he came lu-re. and nil
are doing well , learning the profusion
of arms , and improving thuir mind * by
reading and ftudj.
As to my advice to young men. so often
sought , about enlistiug m the army , I
would say , a younj : man of twenty-ono
or twenty-two cannot do better He
will bo through his enlistment at twenty-
six or twenty-seven , in tirno enougn to
bejrin the world. If ho saves his money
while ia the service , he will have laid up
enough to start on in some business , and
the training he has received in the army
will have developed his mind and muscle
ana taught him self-reliance. Oar
young soldiers in the west generally look
up a good piece of land during their en-
listinent , or a business opening , aud
when discharged become farmers or busi
ness men m the west. Many of Iho--e
who served in the army a-few rears ago
are new among our best cititeos in west-
. era > ebraita. and are wealthy.
. : JAJIE3 5. B
SENSELESS SOCIETY SNOBS ,
An ' 'Eaithqcaka" Caused bj a Department
Clerk's Pmeoce.
ALL ATTENTION ON THE AVENUE.
Iloiv Miss Cnldwcll Ilnnilteo the Reins
Senator Gorinnn White Honso
Llfc-Uic VliU of Miss
Cleveland.
WASHINGTON' , Feb. 19. [ Correspon
dence of the UEE. ] What are we coming
to ! A distinguished writer on doings at
the national capital speaks in most pa
thetic terms of the presence of a "de
partment clerk" at one of our swell inn
other word for it , for the sides of the
house fairly bulged out to give snace to
the crowd ) official receptions. The
writer presumes that the "department
clerk" ( no gender given * intruded there
in. It is really shocking , positively shock
ing , that a he , she or it , "department
clerk'1 should have so outraginl public
official morals as to have been seen in
broad gas light at an official reception ,
especially when these said government
officials are nothing in the world but
"public servants ! " Now if they were
only private servant * Ihe thing wouldn't
be so scandalous , for our private enter
tainments \Vaslnngton are less talked
about.but that a he.sbeor it"department
clerk" should go to an official entertain
ment with public sen-ants i * enough to
shook the sensitive eyes of a Washington
society writer , who , as is often the case
"know how it is themselves , " ' havmc
been one of those self same depart
ment clerks. And what an oasiin a great
sandy desert it must have been to the
cj-es of this learned writer , the
presence of a "department clerk , " a
most uncommon sight , no doubt , bonce
tne grave importance of mentioning it. I
am glad to say that some of the very best
elements of Washington society are the de
partment clerk * . Taat there are incom
petent persons and fool ? oyerj'whero can
be seen bv pivr.ig a visit to congress
borne of the nobli-st and most talented
men and women I have met in Washing
ton have been connected with the de
partments for years. There are. scient
ist.- , authors , artist- and cultured people
generally , who will give tone and attrac
tion to society wherever they go.
Well , it is conspiracy to read of a "te !
partmcnt clerk bdusseeu at an ofiicial
receptions :
-NOBBEKY OF ornruLCAsr
is most c-nterUuning here at the national
capital where every feliow is a free born
American citizen , except-the trade dollar
politician. It is a "shocking" fact th.it
the president of the United State * does
associate with and has for a chum in the
retirement of his political closet nn ex-
senate pngo. In the most unblushing
manner does his executive highness take
this humble page to heaving boom , and
together , in thi > stillness of the night do
thev ramble all over the political lieliis ,
culling the soft spots for their choice
trioiids , in short , thev talk of this and
that , do the father of his
country and this smooth , beardless faced
ev = enate pnue. A most remarkable
fellow is hc.knowmirwell how to keep the
great confidence given to him and he acts
accordingly. For one of his years he has
done much service to his bettt-rs and
bids fair to do more in the future. It
would not surprise us , nothing does here
in \ \ ashiegton , to have this most com
petent ex-senate pajre the candidate for
president on the democratic ticket , or
any ether ticket to win , in the near
future. He hails from Maryland , "My
Maryland , " and his name is Arthur P.
Gorman !
In the very face of all of this we read
that "a department clcrK" wa * seen at
an official reception ! Truly this snob
bishness ot official and social cast here
in Washington is ra-ping enough to ma
terialize the bones of our hard-working
pilgrim pa's and ma's out of their lonz
years of peaceful resting in tneir graves
way down in the Yankee land , and bring
them stalking into our midst giving their
sardonic grins at our would-be lords and
ladies trying to ape the corrupt imperial
ism thev turned their backs upon to
found a'new world wherp honest work
was prized above the accident of birth
( fearful accident in some casesi and posi
tion. O , my' what would the crim old
dads saj" co.uld they behold our mush
room aristocracy bobbing about town in
their English drays and dog-ra ts with
their British flunkies in attendance , don't
vou know * Attracting the most
ATTENTION ON THE AVESCE
in the = e English rigs is a dog-cart driven
bv Miss Caldwell , of Philadelphia , the
lady who is famous for her stable of fine
horses , as well as for giving a cool hun
dred thousand or more for the Roman
Catholic university to be established
hore. I believe she is considered a very
clever sort of a girl , and handles a whip
and the reins most skillfully. Whenever
Miss Caldwell appears on the avenue in
this most fanciful gottcn-up rig. drawn
by two pretty little yellow and white
Dolly-Varderi horses , there will be knots
of naunhty men and boys gathered on
every corner watching the little lady
picking her way through the maze of
street cars , herdics , carriages and heavy
laden wagons driven by careless , lazy
negroes , who are perfectly reckless of
human life Miss Caldwell , usual I v f\ci \
companied by her Mer , sn i TV nunkie
sitting ! > ? hiad ; . ; ' „ fj , | Cyes sct on l)0 | ) tip
C * tne off horse's right car , has
the seat of honor herself , and most
daintily she takes the ribbons
Into her own bands and minds
her business well ; co see-sawing of reins
but a steady pull , and now and then an
encouraging word to the fiery little
boasts , which are well protected against
the weather these raw cold daj-s by pretty
blankets artistically fashioned , green ,
embroidered with red and gold. That
she understands how to handle the nb-
robs there is not a rtoubt : that she enjoys
the attention she attracts is evident by
the bricht pleasant sparkle In her eyes
ana rosy face , I shall not attempt to
guess her agc 7-one never meets with
success in guessing a woman's aso any
way it is enoHsrh that Miss Cald'.vell has
a stable of fine horses and is rich' ' The
army and navy are full of suitors for this
fairlady's hand , but it Is otherwise en
gaged driving her own teams !
SOCIETY IS AT FULL SPEED
now , the same old set go it morning ,
noon and night , day in and day put ,
Sundays not expected. Mrs. bmash gies
a breakfast. Mrs. Dash gives a lunch ;
Mrs. Lash gives a tea , Mrs. Splash gives
a dinner ( always have tea before dinner
here in Wasnington , ) Mrs. Rash gives a
supper at midnight , and Owl and Lark
clubs have a ret-to tbo remainder of the
twetitv-t'our hours. A dish cloth hang
ing on a briar fence is not more ba-
draggled and limp-looking than these
devotees of society as the morning sun
blushingly kisses the Goddess of Liberty
on the dome of the capitol. This kind of
amusement is bound to produce secure
attacks of rheumatism and "Washington
malaria , " and then another sppropria-
tion to till up the Potomac flats' Good
heavens , it will be impossible to appro
priate money enough to fill up the "flats'1
m about congress , nd there are soma of
the homo variety that even the malaria
would bo too proud to associate with.
AT THE WHITE HOL'SE
everything is lovely , so to speak. The
president is behaving hjmsol ! & $ wen as
can be tspeet&J unuer the circumstances
( whtn circumstances have a fellow under
its no laughing matter. ) The president
is Mill Miffr rjnc : with keen shoots of nain
in his kne < j joints when the weather
changes nd new appointments to make.
There s Manning's place to be fjllt d , and
a lot of ex-senators and M. C.'s to be
taken care of Surely the life of the
president i n't just a sweet as peaches
and cream all the time , after all. And
vet therojo'im ? up every day new sub
jects for flat position.
Tne fair mistress of that old worm-
eaten mansion is doing her work nobly
and satisfactorily. I have vet to learn of
one unkind criticism of the young wife.
There arc a great many dorian-l- ? upon
her limp somp < ocial event daily at the
white house. While she seems to enjoy
entertaining with all her heart , I notice
that she doe * look pale , find when Lent
step' in to pull down th curtain * , she
will b glid to rest. Miss Cleveland's
return to the white house is the occasion
of much rejoicing. She finds a host of
friend * who give hpr the welcome she
merits. She 13 looking in good health ,
her literary fights seem to have agreed
with her. that is if good physical condi
tions are evidence. She is much stouter
in flesh , is fresher and younger in sp-
uearancc. The weight of being the "lint
lady in the land" does not crush her
under its heavy loa-1. She is free to ac
cept all the tea and dinner party invita
tions that she plev-ps : , and many parlies
of this kind are given in her honor.
Lent week , the 22d , will bo the last
imr reception givcu this ? faJon , iiitl this
la uonor of th "dear people. " Cox.
HUSKY FOH run L.vnins.
White kid cloves are again a ball-room
requisite.
An enveloiw i like a woman. It can't go
anywhere without address.
Colored Swedish cloves are preferred for
eveniinr. concert , theatre nud promenade
tollcf.
Tennyson U nid to be enlaced In an ad
aptstloii ot "Y > "hen tills old Hat was v' '
lor the queen to sing nt her jubilee.
A Harlein citl vans "U&rlmsr , 1 am Grow-
In ; Old , ' ' lutii an exjucssion * o i > ertment
and truthful Hint her prociastinatiu lovei
left her tor pood.
"Ah. yes , " siirhed a Chlc.ieo lady. "John
hns been a ire xl liu-nud ! to WP ! " " 1 thought
Jim Miinratcd > eara ! ' "We did , hut he
Is .ilnny.- prompt with the alimony. "
"I'm am the leading lady of this compiny. "
she remarked aa she took her hub.ind bv the
ear. "Yes.1 he niLrnered sidly. "and it's
clear that I'm ths walking entle'iun. "
Wliite has continually Increased in popn-
lar.ty Elnce bi4iitful ! woolen iiriter , ils have
rendered it applicable for v.irioas occasions ,
and this prescrencels now cxteuJed to hats.
W.tn n Mlver--ray cloth dress we noticed
a kan.-aroo of gray pins" , which was charm
ingly effective. The most ijeuerall ) adopted
coior. however. Is seal-brown. The hniuirls
e.ther oC the smae color ur crimson , old oU
or heliotrope.
Oatk felt hatdiplay \yhite trimminc
made of either cloth or plush ruitfe.l or Jai'J
in toldin wli.cu a UUteu's head or tuft of
leathers is prettily arnuued. \ \ iilte fi-it lints
ha\e a most charming effect , and are rener-
ali > triuimeil with bl.ick ehet.
The latent ban ; is in the shupe of a V ; it H
called the ' Hns > ian ISinr.1 It Is baraarous !
JtlObonriowers or aigrettes of luhl leathers
are tasiiionaWe for tne hair for evenm.- wear ,
lihiiiesione hairums. sitcll and amber hair
ornaments are worn at d.nner parties ,
E.irly sprint mantles sic alMi made with
shoulder tifces. and are gathered lound the
w.ist undera bflt. Very pretty oue'ar )
boie cloth , kralhered onto a shoulder piece
of brown velvet , wit i bt".t of saint ? , and full
s-lee\es iratliertd onto wristbands to match.
Book muslin Is the favorite material for
the trocks now beim : worn at children's p-ir-
ties , not enl > tl.e plain Uind , but well cov
ered with emllro.dery and mucli trimmed
with lact. it : not , howeier. arranged
skirt over stirt but simply In one Ions dra
pery OD tli founuat'oii.
Thn mantle preferred by rounc ladie * for
the demi-salson. and serving as a medium
between the liea > y winter cloak and the
liKht siruu ; garment , is the kinsaroo mnnta-
leu well iittt.il to the waist at the back , with
the slfevo rounde.l otf over ttie shoulder and
doubled up o\vr itself o > pr the arm.
lie was a sid-cycd man. He must have
teen heuprcRed. She said , "Now. maxe
ha te ; 1 don't believe \ou would hurry u do
anvt.'nni : for me It I were djinz. " He said ,
"Wouldn't I ? It 1 only thought you
would " Bui hii eiecausnt the woman's
and he never concluded mat speech.
Sleeves of a different material to the drpss
are a very useful novelty ot the day. a-new
sleeves can thus without any ditlkultybe
but. into a half-worn-out dres < . Of coiir-e ,
care mu = t be tati-n that tir ! sleeves liarmon-
izf with some portion of tht- toilet , the con
trasting skirt or bodice , trimming , etc.
In every party clven In London , it would ,
be sate to promise that i.aiithe deses in the
room would be either white or black , bui
there Is a disposition , nevertheles < . to dress
girls as wed as matrons , in dark colors , such
us slate or en on tulle. Th.s is very well for
married woman , but It is a mistake as far as
cirls aie concerned.
Bonnet or no bonnet ? that is the question
whlrh a fashionable lady iscalled upon to de-
c.de bffore gem ; : to the tneater , and the no
bonnet has carried the day at the leading
thea'ers by a large majority ; t'na result is
charming. Hair dre s-rs have been called to
the rescue , and the ladies have their hair as
prettily dressed as if they weieat an evening
party.
In jackets the most st > IM > model is douole
breasted , and has a deep collar ot pliuti or
velvet continuing in one deep revns upiT-
inc down from the shoulder to the wast.
These jackets are made of line plain cloth.
The truumiui : -omctunes continued
around the waist. Thev are lined with line
plaid or strliwd flannel or some fancy col
ored silk.
An iron cray woolen stuff with black plush
stripes is to be recommended for half mourn-
in : : . The ! 'u > sian blouse Is fastened at the
iide with eieraved silver crelot Duttons and
trimmed on the left side with a velvet band
embroidered w.tn jet ; sleeve * , collar and
culls ; the two latter worked with beads are
also of black velvet. ilii'Sir jacket made of
black Jerser material fastene with i--c.j '
velvet aigrettes * - . ,
. ? mbicW-ri w.n 7ej
Quite "laJU.la.-wJsr . , eivet bonne"w7th
! ' ; 01 jet open work and black velvet bow ,
with a et halt moon shining 111 the middle.
Jet aUiette.
The days when elderly ladies were expect
ed to cover their heads with lar e urly caps
have Ions pa = e < 5 away. Now old ladies
dress their hair much the same as jountrer
ones , the chief difference bems tnat the for
mer vvear their back hair lower and more
spread out. The front hair , whether real or
false , is lrizjo-1 and laid In small curls on
thf * teuiplex Tlwie is certainly no occasion
to cover this coiffure , and the oid-fasinoned
cap is con'equently replaced by a Iiiit head
dress of embroidered bilk tulle , edsed with
lare plisse. A bow ot ribbon , seemed at the
side w.th a prarl or diamond aicaffe. completes
this becoming article. A lappet either falls
down the back , or , cauzht uu by some pretty
ornament , just touches the shoulder.
Anxious mother * need not betir thc-m-
selves lo provide tuelryouug daughters who
are about to bo introduced with tnuch jew-
elry. Bracelets can very well be dispensed
with when tone gloves are worn , and nine
girls out of every ten have nothln ? but a sim
ple row of pearls round tbe throat , which in
ninety c&ses out of 100 are not the veritable
Orieutial pearl. The most acceptable gift of
the kind would ba wine of tbe innumerable
little brooches which are used to fasten bon
net strings and , late ; they take the form of
peirl and dUmond shamrocks , or some small
insect. Tberels a revolution In the setting
of pearls , cold beinc employed as the back
ground , which renders them far more sub
stantial than tie old mother-of-pearl setting ,
that vras sure to be dama.eJ If much worn.
A prospector found a nugget worth 63 at
Big Crtek , Ore.
There have just been admitted to the poorhouse -
house of Beaver county , Pia mm and his
wife and nve children , three of w boa were
triplets.
The Utest blc ezz story comes from Gibson
Ga , This particular ecu is about three inches
long ana measures six and one-qu&rter In
circumference , and weighs a little orer three
ounces.
An owl was captured in buHilo county.
Wisconsin , that measured more than five feet
from tip to tip of It * wings. It It PQW 90
hibltion in a meat nwfcst iiohdott.
A Caijjj n lynx or loup cervler w cp-
tured In a common steel trap ID Uampdeo ,
Ale. , UM wetk. Tbe anirnil wts about forty
poundg In weight , and so ravage Uiotrsp bad
to Ua tpruDgou eaci ot 1U UK * before it could
t * h&ndlod.
CONSTITUTIONAL CONTESTS ,
HOT ? the BehtSve Strength of the Hinist
and Opposition Stands-
DENMARK'S POLITICAL DANGER
The Fortification of Copenhagen Ks-
trurt' Cabinet a Mlnl tryof An
tagonism The rolkcthlnc
Conservative.
Feb. 9. [ Correspond
ence of the BEE ] Last week , our ri ; ? '
da or diet met for the tirst time since
the recent important elections for the
folketbinjr. or lower house. Our folke-
thine , which consists of 102 members ,
may be likened tj the house of common.
and , according to the Danish constitu
tion , it should have much the same
powers as its English prototype. But
the Estrup ministry , which has been in
power * ince June. 1SOG , is so in the habit
ot violating law and having recourse to
force , that I fear that an absolute
monarchy mny eventually replace the
tonstitntional monarch- , established by
the compact of 1S19.
The Opposition has , however , won a
victory over the Ministerialist ? in the
elections whicli have just been held. It
can count on seventy five votes in the
new folkething , with the Faro islands ,
which elect one member , still to be heard
from ; that is , we are nearly three times
stronger than our political opponents.
Since September 1ST : ? , we have been in
the majority , and yet , during the pa t
fifteen years , the ministry h.xs been choen
from the minority. What a violation of
the rules of parliamentary government :
Ihc ministry seems to care nothing for
the support of the popular branch of the
diet , provided .t enjoy the favor of the
kins , and the confidence of the lands-
thing , the Danish house of lords , compo -
po cd ot aristocratic plutocratic , and
bureaucratic elements , which are more
reactionary than conservative in spirit.
The folkethinsr , on the other hand , is
conservative , in the be = t sense of the
word , rather than radical , since thp most
influential portion of Danish voters
'
AIE'VVILL-TO-DO : KARVIEIIS ,
and a member's pay is so small but a
little over ? ! -V ) a dav that it is only per
sons of some means who can allbni to
enter the rigsdag. Although democratic
and soriaii.-tii : ideas are wide-spread in
Denmark , but two representatives of the
partv have ever succeeded in beinc
lected to the folkething , and one of
them lost his sent in the campaign just
closed. The opposition in the last folke-
thing wis composed not only of the left
and the two democratic sncir.hst1 , but
also included several members of the
liberal right. It will be seen , therefore ,
that the folKothiug by its nature , and the
opposition by its composition are , as I
have already said , conservative rather
"
than radical" and yet the ministry treat
with contempt both the house and its
majority. In order that foreigners mny
understand this singular state ol things it
is nece s iry to begin at the beginning.
The Estrup cabinet mabe character
ized m a word as a ministry of antago
nism and militarism. At the start its
members , six in number , were all taken
from the aristocratic landsthing.
Imasrine an English cabinet chosen
wholiv , from the hou = e of lords ! To-dav
there arc seven members and , although
three belong to the folkethiuir. they are
taken from the right. From the start the
folkething endeavored to come to an un
derstanding with the Estnip cabinet , but
in less than four months there was
A sFHIOUs PA LUNG "t-'T
between the government and the opposi
tion , the latter being unable to accept the
demands of the former in regard to mili
tary measures. Consequently , in March ,
I'siC , the ministry disso.ved the folke
thing for the lir t tirae , and the same
pro'-'eednig has been repeated on several
owasiorii MIICC. At the elections of the
month following , the opposion was in
creased from a little over one-half to
three-cjuaners of the members of the
folkething. But the ministry did not re
sign. Oa the contrary , the Estrup cabinet
actually brought forward the very same
bill concerning the fortifications of
Copenhagen that the proceeding folke
thing had refused to pass. Instead of
yit'ldinjr.the ministry finally had recourse
once nioro to dissolution , and in Decem
ber. 1873 , general elections were again
held , followed b another dissolution ,
and another flection in the spring of the
s-mo vear , which procedure was repeated
ia July , Is l , and ugain last month
\ \ hether the dissolution and election of
this winter will be the last of the series
in this long aud dangerous constitutional
FtruiTirle remains to be seen. Nor does
this enumeration complete the list of at
tacks on popular liberty committed by
the n = trup cabinet. The annual session
of the rigsd.ig has been shortened so that
during the parliamentary vacation
THL'KISG MAY EXEWI * ! ;
his powers at the expense of those of the
people. Again , this s nie evil genius.
Estrup , has set the la'mlslhing again.- !
the folkething , thus dividing the rUr 1" *
into two hostile camps. I'r.T.s. when the
iKW-er hoiuom up Dlls. according to
pur coiistitutioii. to the upper hou-e for
its action on them , they would bo re
turned with u message to the effect that
the landsthing considered it preferable
that the initiative in legislation be left to
thu government. I wonder what your
house of representatives would say if
your senute were to follow such a course ?
But the worst remains to bo told. Our
constitution requires that appropriations
bo rirst voted in the folkething. where
the ministry , however , pays little or no
Will buy first class lots in Saunders & Ilhnebaugh's Highland Park. Only one-tenth cash ,
balance five or ten dollars monthly payments. For beauty of location this property can't
be beat , and -we &sk investors to examine it before purchasing. 10 per cent discount to
those buying by the acre. "We also have the following list to which the attention of the
public is invited :
Lots in Washington Square , from tl.SOD
to $3.000 , city water m front of every lot.
Terras easy.
Lots in Sannders & Ilimebaush's Addi
tion to Walnut Hill , from | 4W to ? 1.000.
The Belt Line depot is within two blocks
of this addition.
Lots in Mt. Pleasant Addition , from
$350 to 5fO. Ten per cent cash , balance
in monthly payments , $5 or f 10.
Lots in Saunders & Himebaughs High
land I'ark Addition , from $2M to t350.
One-tenth cash , balance in monthly pay
ments of | 5 or f 10.
attention to what , wo say or do. But
when the bill reaches' -the landsthmc. It
is amended in accordance with the
wishes of the ministry , ami then there Is ,
as a re ult , the usual friction between
the two houses. The ministry , in such
ea = esdoo3 not strive to act as a mediator ,
but , quit * the contrary , does what it can
to widen the breach , and then , when tlio
end of the financial year arrive" , re
course is had to a wholly unconstitu
tional proceeding , and the king decrees
the sums necessary to carrv on public
aftairs. This was done for the lir t time
in 1377 , and a few months later the rigs-
dap
WAS FOOL1M1 EXOtV.H
to legalize by its vote this Irregular and
illegal act , supposing that the govern
ment would repeal it. Hut our eyes were
quickly opened to the real Intentions of
'
Mr. Ke'trup and company. Since April ,
1S * . " > , the ministry has decreed not only
one appropriation bill aft r another , but
other "provisional laws. " too such as
those limiting the freedom of the pros' ,
os'.abli'hing a body of armed police , utc ,
If tno Danish people wuro not calm and
phlegmatic by temperament and if revo
lutionary measures were not distasteful
to them , such a course us that pursued by
the Enrup cabinet would long ajjo have
produced a fatal conflict.
In the autumn of 1833 the ministry
found an excuse to deal the folkething
still another blow. On October 21 , a
young fanatic , whose mind was un
balanced bv this long and bitter political
conflict , tired twice on the urime minis
ter , l w"hout wounding him. The
opposition was unanimous in condemn
ing this act. and the president of the
folkething , Mr. Berg , immediately called
upon Mr. Estrup. Nevertheless the
folkething was again dissolved ami for
nearly two menths the government went
on legislating without any legislature.
And still
ANOT11EII ILLEGAL ACT
of the government must be recorded. 1
refer to the arrest of Mr. Uerg and other
members in the very midst of parliament ,
they having been condemned bv the
the courts for utterances in public meet
ings. Thus the Estrup cabinet was as
regardless of the mviolabilitv of the
person of a deputy as of the financial
powers of the folkething itself. 1 have
. aid that the bonp of contention is the
fortification of Copenhagen Here is the
view that the opnosition takes of this
question1ormerly , Denmark used to
spend about one third of its revenue tor
military purposes. To-day one half of
our money goes into this vessel of the
Danaide * . Nor is it simply on financial
grounds that they obioft to the fortifica
tion of the ? capital. There are political
objections alo. A fnrtitied Copenhagen
would be like a defective lightning-rod
which attracts rather than wards oft'a
thunderbolt. The reactionary states on
the east , especially Russia , would seek an
alliance with a milittry Denmark , while
the liberal nations of the we-t England
and Primer would look upon her as a
continual source of danger. Rendering
roi'KXIIAGEX A MIMTAIiY STKOXGHOLD
would , therefore , draw Denmark into
the gulf of foreign alliances , while the
opposite course Would probably bting
about the neutralization of the three
empires of the north Denmark , Sweden
ami Norway and thus obtain greater
security for Scandinavia at a time when
Europn is always on the verge of a con
vulsion. This independence oi the three
Scandinavian states , the guardians of the
eutrance into the Baltic , the Mediter
ranean of the north , would be in the1
interest of all Europe. But the minis
terialists do not taice this wise view of the
situation , so that the Entrup cabmctis en
dangering Danish welfare abroad as well
as at home.
And now , a final word as to the future
policy of the opposition in the falketliimj
which has just begun its tirst session.
During the last four or live years we
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1C pound ? crnnulatea surer JI 00 Corn meal , 25 lb bair. :
2. % bart White Star Soap 1 W : i LoHYeo ol Ilrua'J , luc.
4 pounds Japan Tea. I * C 1 W Nonpareil , Mina. Patent Tlour. K M.
3 pounds belt Saraole Tea 100 nubburd's ftnc't Patent Mlaa. Flour , H.S
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Makes and Sells
These Goods.
Millard Hotel BlockOmaha
Lots in Kilby Place. fOOO to ? 2.3r ) .
Lots on Saunders street , from | 13X ) to
? 7.000.
Lots on North 20th street , trom ? 2,000
to $4,000.
Lots in Hart's Addition , near Sacred
Heart Convent , for f l.WO ,
Myers. Richards t Tilden's Addition ,
one lot for tVX ) . one-third ciah , Good
for three days ouly.
First class corner on Dodge street , now
renting for ? 3.000. Good for a few days
for ftf.OW. Terms easy.
have , unfortunately , boon pnrsiilr
nccative course. \ \ o have protft m
against jilccp sive encroachments w ; |
our constitutional right * , and havii jl
Ircved that gradually the cabinet wt
bo lc crtwl by its following nnd si
nlone. Hut Mich has not been the t
It is now necessary that we pursue a
itivn policy unless wo wish to lose
hold upon the country , that wo pror
and carry out certain reforms , ami
we show the people how thus reactlot
mmiMrv is jeopardizing the best Inter
of the nation by preventing the real
tion of the progressive measures that
would carry out. The moral suppot
foreigh countries will strengthen s
tbe task. May rvo count on that of
America ? 1 trust o. 1 know won
llAJER.
UDVRAI10NAU
1'resldcnt Ellof , of Harvard , has sailed
Europe , where he will spend ayesr.
At Ynletho most popular senior optlot
are inimical economy nud socialism.
William * college has Just received a
quest of 5100,030 from a lady In New Vor'
Dr. Schooler , dean of the Iowa Mod
collcso , haj been arrested ( or complicity
Rrave robbery. .
Diirlno the Iwt thirty year * the itafc
Michigan Ins civ-cn to the Ann Arbor i
\ersltr the sum of S1WOWO.
Mark Uopklnn , the venerable ovprcsld
\Vllllams \ college , has taught nil butthl ,
one ot tbo 1,7X living graduates of that
StltUtlOll.
H.-irvnrd has fallen heir to another lu
sum of money. Bv the bequest ot the
John Q. A. Williams , the university will
celve 5400,000. The estate Is Ictt In trust.
iir. lllraai Stblev , the founder of the
ley Coliece of Mechanic Arts , Cornell
verslty , is about to add to Ills urev ous lib )
donations to that lnstltutionS250.0oo. ;
Thp centennial anniversary nf Colon
college will be cclr-hrated April IX B
charter In 17M the college was tirst knowi
Klnp' . * college , with Ur. Samuel Johnson
its nrst president.
President White has a coed word to say
college athletics , especially for boatluc ,
criticises sharply the mechanical way
teachlnc at Yale where he entered tto
pliomoie class of ' 51.
Ur. Waldsteln , the arch.Tologlst. has rx' '
asked to take the directorship of thoAui
can chool at Athens In October , ISbS , on
condition that a iHTinnnent endowment
10.1,000 thai ! have been raised at that tli
Senator Stanford's enthusiasm over
plan lor erecting a creat university In C
lornm is said to have reached EUCU a pi
that he contemplates resigning his scat in
enate In order lo devote his vshole tlino
the project.
Ten percent of tnelstudects IntheUnlv
sltv of Zurich are women. Twenty-nine
them are studyiuc medicine , fourteen phjl
opfly and two political economy. There i
now fortvight female students of medlcl
in London , and In 1'arls 103.
Lee < fc Shcpard. Boston , have nearly rep ,
for publication I'rolessor A. P. Peabod
"Moral Philosophy , " beln ? the lecture <
livered to hs ! students In Harvard collet
ana adapted for text purposes. Thcro i
twelve essnys la the series. H
Johnson WhUtaker , the colored cadet wj
was charged somR vpars aso with mutilatlj
his own ears at U eat Point , is now a met
ber of a successful law hrm In Charlcsttj
S. C. lie also docs a little newspaper wcj
and is doubtless dad that he escaped a ml
tary life.
Prof. Albert Cook , who fills the chair
Enelish literature In the University of CaJ
fornla. recently organized the Califora
Book club , the object ot which is to procq
the best new books for members. It alreai
has a memocrship of 171 , Includlnc sever
leading professional men of San Francis *
Two younc San Francisco women , Miss ,
May and Isabel Price , have been engaged
tfce Japane > e Government as teachers. T' '
former is to be Instructor in the Girls' lilt
Xormai school of Toklo , while her slst ,
will orsanize a school of domestic serv ; <
the clilel object of which Is to fain Hit
Japanese eirU with American customs.
Buffalo , X. Y. . will Jinishamuslc hall I
October , which it is claimed will bo thefln [
in the country.
41 feet on Fa main street , in busines
portion , for $33,000 , or 22 feet for flO.OOC
On Douglas street , 41 feet , between 121 ,
and 13th streets , two buildings on same
for { 35,000 , A bargain.
A good corner on Douglas for ? 25.00C
44 feet on Farnam , well improved , fo
$15,000.
Good lot on South Mb street , Call fo ,
terras.
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