20 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , APEIL G , 1890.-TWENTY-FOUR PAGES.
With ONR Every Dollar's TIGKEXT Worth of OFDIARING .With ONEXTIGKRT Every Dollar's Worth of
SHORS.
SHOES. Gua.T iritpecl fotj G. B. RAYMOND to toe -wortli S3OO.
' SPRING HEEL SHOES.
Men's Patent Leather Shoes.
. Diamonds Diamonds We make a special effort for the misses' and children's
We have just received an unusually fine lineof Patent Lcathc. . t trade , carrying a complete line of spring heels in Oxfords
and shoes at the lowest prices in the city. Misses' spring
Shoes which are really the only dress sfioe for gentlemen Given Given heels , from 1 1 to 2. Larger misses' spring heels in ladies
sizes , 2/4 to 5.
/
Btirt & Mears' Men's Shoes.
.
Away. Away. One Tlolcel , ovci'y dollars \vorl.h of shoos.
We have just added a full line of Hurt & Mears' Shoes foi SIZE-
We all Mail Orders.
Men , which every wearer of good shoes knows to he A No. 1 : Wmm PRICED pay express on .
To Our Customers. We now have a
To
A LADIES' Our Worth of Diamonds
Ye wish to say full line of spring
Patent Customers. that we now have and summer
Tip
for
seating capacity
We wish to Oxfords
say
and
SHOE that we now have all who come ,
, seating capacity having increased
for all who come , for ladies , ranging
and having increased the number of salesmen We have just
( Philadelphia Make ) in from
ing price
We have just received creased the num- men you will find added a com
plete line or Edwin
ceived a complete berofsalemen you there will be no . $1.00
win C. Burts fine
$3. line of Edwin C. will find there will '
.
' . be no more of that more of that long' shoes. Further
Burt's Fine Shoes.
long tedious waiting rccom mend a - to the finest Edwin
Further tedious waiting to tion of this line is
recommendation .
This is n shoe ing to be served. .
that you have mendation of this be served. unnecessary. C. Hurt makes.
line is . We have made a
unnecessary.
heretofore paid-$4
special effort to
for' . This week wo buy a very /v/rni\W / \ TAN COLORED OXFORDS.
lot them go at $3 a To
pair , and give you Fine Oxford Retail at $1.50. In all styles , sixes and widths. They come in plain and
three tickets on the and we have succeded. It comes in Worth of Diamonds patent leather trimmed. We have them for $1 , better for
diamonds. both patent tip and plain. $1.25 , still better for 52 , and the finest tan Oxford made for S3.
' ' Men's Plain Congress GAITERS Marked Down to
and Youths' Shoes
Our Boys'and The Diamond Earrings .
Arc the finest in the land , and our trade in this department is increasing so rapidly
a .
that we 1'eel Very proud of it. We have the shoes and the people know it. "We hnveaddeci Which we exhibit in our cast pair.
to this department a fine line of Calf Tipped Spring Heel Shoes , in all widths , sizes 11 to 2.
show window are guaranteed by Men's Fancy Trimmed Tipped Congress Gaiters Marked Down
A Youths' Tlio most sti : | > Ii > tliltm In our Hoys' C. S. Raymond , the jeweler , to be From
!
Department > ! i
VCALP BUTTON SHOE BUTTON SHOE worth S300 , jjuul will be given $3.00 to $2.00.
( Sizes 1 to 3) ) away to the holder of the lucky
( Sizes 11 to 2) ) Men's Cordovan '
$2.50 number. AVe give one ticket with j , MEN'S
$1.00 . dollar's worth of shoes - ] ( Luce or Congress )
. Pair. every pur-
Tlioro Is nothing better made for
school wear. chased. Buy your shoes ot us $2.50 LOW SHOES
A Youths' The V Calf BOYS' SHOES and you maj ;
WAUKENPHAST /nr stock of Summer Low Shoos , In
Imported 1 > v us exclusively. Tim finest line ( sizes 1 to..i DIAMONDS. Equal In wear tonny tl.shoo In tlio Kuiu'iroo ; ; , Kid : mil I'nlf Skin. Is now
of Ladle-.1 Hiind-Mmlo Shoes AVIiAR . , southern Ties still the
Button Shoe - market. The coiniilote are
Whole Quarter In the city. easiest shoo on earth for either lady favorites. Prices range from
( Sl/csll to 2) ) NORRIS & VVILCOX , PRICE
One ticket on thg Diamonds
$3.00 $5.50
\Vo pay ev press on all 4 . AND . $ .
A better one made A\ hole Quarter for 1517 Douglas St. mends given away with Up.
$1.50. Ma.il Orders. Sl.YS every $1 worth of shoes. WK PAY KXI'UKSS ON A 1,1 , MA11 , OltOKUS To the finest sowed goods.
CONDITION OF THE FARMER ,
It is a Continuous Struggle for Comfortable
Subsistence.
WHY HE IS NOT PEOSPEEOUS.
Tlio Inci-easo In tlio Number of Farms
und in tlio 1'rodiiuts ol' Karnis
the Inorensc in
ropnlatlon.
The working force of the United States Is
nbout 'Ji,000KX ; ( ) ( tersoiis , of whom 10,000,000
nro engnged In agricultural pursuits , employIng -
Ing a capital of $1,000CK,000 ( ! ( ) invested in
farms and tlieir equipment , writes C. Wood
Davis in April Forum. That the greater part
of this host of workers and this Immense
capital is unprolUably employed , Is beyond
question ; and this state of uuthrift has pro
gressed so far us to discourage great numbers
of these so employed.
This state of affairs Is not duo to any lack of
Industry or frugality on tlio part of the farmer ;
ho works more hours and is 11101-0 sparing in
his expenditures than any considerable num
ber of these engaged in other occupations.
Nor can H be attributed to crop failures , as Is
evident from the increasing quantities of pro
ducts put upon the markets of the world at
prices over growing less. Indeed , our farms
are so numerous and productive as to reduce
the returns of American agriculture to a point
far below a reasonable prollt , and to lessen
the value of tlio farms mid farm products of
Canada , Great IJritaln and western Kurope.
Clearly , the unprolltableness of American ng-
rlculturo is not in uny degree due to insufll-
clent crops.
When the farmers 11 ml that the returns
from their labor mid capital do not afford
them u fair share In the general prosperity ,
they cannot bo far astray in Judging that af
fairs are. going wrong for them , and that "tlio
times are out of Joint. " Among the reasons
assigned for this lack of prosperity are mono
metallism , dollcit or defective circulating
medium , protective tariffs , trusts , dressed
bcof combinations , speculation in farm pro
ducts , over-greedy middle men and exorbitant
transportation rates.
That any or all of these may have affected
the agricultural interest unfavorably , mid yet
not have caused the present depression , is
clear , for Die farmer has been prosperous
Hiiu'i- the deiiioneti/ation of silver , and there
Is ulwiis biiftlclcnt money in circulation to buy
tun h part f his products as Die community
ivquiivs fur current use. 1'roteetlvo turifts
have i-xiati-d during the most prosperous ems
of American agriculture. Trusts , while new
In name , are in principle older than the pn-s-
I'lit depression , and the jnalellcent Inlluenco of
the dressed lnvf combination will have much
less effect on prices when the farmer is again
prospeiin.s. Could the speculation in farm
products , by men who are thus In a largo
measure enabled to llx prices without owning
nr continuing the articles in which they pre
tend to deal , bo put under legal ban , the func
tions of the law of supply and demand would
bo restored. Middle men , if mi evil , uro
leemlngly a necessary one ; and time will
doubtless mitiguto the positive and crying
wrongs of the transportation question , grow
ing out of an enormous llctitlous capital.
\Vhlle wo may conclude that nearly or
nuito all the causes named ulTcci unfavorably
the welfare of the farmer , yet we may Ignore
them In our search for the controlling factor
of the present unprosiwrous condition of our
most im | > ortant Industry.
In order to determine why the farming In-
toivst is thus di-pro sed , we must llwt ascertain - ,
tain under what conditions the farmer prolit-
nbly punmcd his vocation in the pitst , and
huw why and to what extent Mich conditions
have given plneo to othei's less favorable. To
do this we must review the ratio of farms und
production to ( > opulaUoii In tlio prosperous
past bueti review need not vxtend lioyond
the i-li > so of tbo civil war , except
so far a may bo required to
show the causes producing the pres
ent depression were In O | > cratltm long prior to
thut date , ono effect of the civil strllo being
lo suspend their action cud to po&ti > oua the
advent of n state of agricultural plethora
more than twenty-live years.
From the close of the war until near the
middle of the ninth decade the fanner shared
in the nation's prosperity. In more recent
years , however , this state of thrift has boon
succeeded by ono of mironmiici-ativo toil , ac
companied by much privation. When , iis is
now the case over vast areas , wheat sells at
from ! ( ) to f > 0 cents , oats at from 0 to la cents
and com from 10 to III cents : i bushel , and fat
cattle from I1. , ' toJ ! cents a pound , the farmer
can indulge in but few luxuries.
During n period of thirty-nine years , ending
ing in IWJ , , population , farms , and the pro
duction of the moro important staples in
creased as follows :
I'erC't.
Population . 1"
Number of fin ins . > )
Cattle . 1S5
Swlno . ffi
Hales of cotton . SOI
Itiishels ot corn . " . " > "
Hn-helsor wlii-nt . I1MI
Unslielsof outs . 411
As the result of un increase of farms and
farm products so outstripping the increase in
population , the only staples the gi-owing of
which is oven fairly 'remunerative are
pork and cotton. This is accounted
for by our monopoly of tlio world's sup
ply of cotton , and by the fact that the num
ber of swine has not kept pace with the In-
crenso in population ; but it does not follow
thut there is udellcient supply of swine , for
tlio number of swine and cattle was preutlv
in excess of ix-quiiement.s prior to the civil
war.
war.Kxcept for brief periods , the prices of cattle
continued remunerative up to the middle of
the ninth decade , when the now farms of the
west , the open range regions of Texas , the
plains , and the mountain areas furnished a
supply far In excess of demands , swamping
the markets and reducing priced to a level pre
cluding nil prolit. Tlio time of war excepted ,
the increase in population has been quite
uniform in rate , while the incivaso in
the production of the staples has been by
"leaps und bounds , " as appears from the fol
lowing summaries , showing the rates at which
population mid various products have in
creased. The increase from 1S50 to IStUI was :
1'cr Ct.
Population . 'M
Niimliorot farms . 41
( 'at t lo . lit )
Swine . 4.'t
Ha ITof cotton . 117
AIM OK of corn . 41
Acres of whoiit . TO
Acres of oats . l"
In this decade , farms , swine , cotton , corn ,
and wheat Increased moro rapidly thr.n ( iopii-
latiou , the increase in cottou and wher.t hav
ing been stimulated by an active foreign .de
mand , especially during the Crimean war.
Cotton growing took Its greatest strides at
this time , increasing from y-ll'KK ( ) ( ) bi-los in
1SV.I , to BS7KX : ! ( ) in 1SW , and then falling
away to ,00 < ) , llOO in IbTO. Not until l.sM ) did
It roach as high a murk ns twenty years bo-
foi-o.
foio.From
From ISiHl to l.VTO the Increase and decrease
were as follows :
IVrCt.
Population . . si
Number of faims . ! : o
Acres In corn . . ' !
Acio.s In wheat . , m
Aciusln oats . M
1'erCt.
Cattle . 7
Swlno . i * ,
I'otton . 4'j
Again farms and acres ot wheat and oats uro
found to Increase much more rapidly than
iwpulat Ion ; but such was the activity of tbo
foreign demand , and so great the consump
tion mid waste incident to u state of war ,
that farm products Mild at such price * us to
bring great prosiKiHty to tlio agricultural In
terests. The reduction in the iiumlxr of
hwino and cattle was largely duo tothowosto
mid destruction following In the wako of the
war , and this diminution in numbers miulo
moat production one of the most profitable
biancnos of husbandry. The great reduc
tion of the cotton Holds during the civil war
accounts for the fact that cotton -growing has
not reached that state wheiv supply waits
Impatiently on demand.
From lb0 to 1MW ) the Increase was :
Population . : i6
Nn labor of farms . f. |
Niimhcrof cattlo. . < . 40
Niliutiorof swine . , . 01
NumlHirof bilk * of cotton . m
Aero * In corn . 01
Acre * In wheat . , . 4'J
Acio * In oits : . 101
Darius thu eighth decade luo iucrvuso iu
farms and all staple products completely out
ran population. That wits the period of great
est expansion in urea and production , when
all farm products brought remunerative
prices , and the farmer wan sighing for more
acres to sow and plant , in order to hasten tbo
unhappy dav that such excessive expansion
foretold.
From 1SSO to 1SS9 tlio increase has been :
Per Ct.
Population 27
Number of farms " 0
Number of eat tie ! il
Number of sw I no ti
Number of bales ot cotton 1.1
Acres In corn ' _ ' [ >
Acres In oats 71) )
Acres In wlient 0.4
As yet statistics of the number of farms
nro not attainable , but it is estimated that it
hits not kept puce with the increase of popu
lation. There has been u general slowing
down of the killing pace of the preceding de
cade , except in the cuso ot cattle , and even
hero the incivaso has been very slow since
1SS7 , being but 2.1 per cent per
annum. In the llrst half of this period the
wheat area increased 1-S',1JX ) ) ( ) acres ; it has
since decreased li.V.l2" : ( acres -a net increase
in nine years of four-tenths of 1 per cent.
The increase in the number of cattle does not
indicate n beef famine at an early day ; and
while Die increase in swine appeal's to lag ,
wo must bear iu mind that swine increased HI
] > er cent in the preceding decade , and that
falling prices indicate an nbundat supply.
The increase in the production of oats more
than neutralizes the lagging In the increase of
the corn urea , hence Die increase in grain
I'm' animal food is still moro rapid than in the
animals that consume it.
During twenty years the exportation of
com. hits averaged less thai ! live per cent , of
the product , anil of oats less than ono per
cent. , and the price of these grains depends
almost wholly upon tlio homo requirements
and the extent of the supply. That lower
prices follow enlarged supply is evident ; and
a medium or oven a short crop brings the
farmer moro prollt , and often moro money ingress
gross , than does n full or largo one , us is
clearly shown in the following table , \vhi"h
goes far toward explaining why the farmer is
not prosperous. To illustrate : Die corn crop
of PKj'J ' exceeded thut of 18.s7 by moro than
( MdKXl)00 ( ) ) bushels , yet , counting the cost of
the eytiii amount handled , it will bring the
growers SlOO.OOO.tXW less. Again , the crop of
ls78 was 01 per cent , greater than that of
Ih7l , and , allowance made for cost of hand
ling , brought the farmer S14HXX ( > , ( KX > less.
The live crops of corn grown In the
second half-decade tabulated , exceeded
the llvo crops of the preceding period by
LMiS.ooo.lXX ) bushels , yet the farmers netted
87lmxiKX ( ) Iestherciroin. .
It may bo contended that this Is a result of
the transition from an Inconvertible paper
currency to ouo redeemable in gold ; but Die
same conditions uro found to obtain in n time
of specie payment , when , in the third and
foil ah period. * , an addition of l.'iXXOOi ( ) ) acres
to the area In corn adds l/ja-.UOO.OiX ) Imsheb
to luo product and reduces the farmer's gross
revenue by $ ir > liXXiNM ) ) quite 10 per cent.
The addition to tlio iabor und capital account
of the corn-grower , to accomplish this un
desirable result , was lil per cent. Doirlitless
a belter result would have accrued had these
l.-iS'.ViOO.tHN ) bushels been converted into fuel
on the farms , a.s is being done with part of
the surplus of JhV.l.
Covering twenty years of corn-production ,
table No. 1 hews that in tlio llrst half dccndo
somewhat less than one acre of corn , orI.I
bushels , per capita , was sullicient to meet all
demands. In the second half decade the com
urea was increased to 1.1 acres per capita , the
diminishing price indicating thut id ) . 1 bushels
for each lierson wits innro than was needed.
Till ; ) addition to the supply reduced the average -
ago returns from $ U.tto : ! $10.10 per acre.
During the third period Die area increased to
l. i acres ( > or capita , the short crop
of 1831 diminishing the i > er capita
supply six-tenths of bushel. The
effect of this one short crop waste
to advance the iivonwo price for the live
years 21 pur cunt. In the fourth half-decade
there wits no change in the aixti per capita ,
'but an addition of seven-tenths of u bushel to
the IH.T capita supply , and fin accumulating
surplus of nuch dimensions its to force prices
to the lowest point known. The price of com
in the homo markets , December , 1S.VJ , wns U
iwr cent lower than ever before reported.
Such has Iwen the effect of the great crop of
l 'j ' , following one of nearly equal magnitude
In KvSS.
Corn Is the most Important of our farm
pnxtuets. the yearly product Iwlng worth
luuny millions of dollars moro than thu un-
uuul product ot wheat aud cotluu. It U the
raw material from which is made the
greater part of our beef , pork and
mutton ; and , outside the cotton belt ,
the mountain and Pacific. districts ,
and limited areas in tlio east , its successful
culture and marketing are the cmeicul test of
our agriculture.-
Corn growing in not the only branch of hus
bandry that is depressed.
The urea in wheat has been increasing very
rapidly until IhSO , when a halt was called at
: ! 7Wi,000 ( acres ; then diminishing slightly
until 1SSI , wheu thohlghostpoint was reached
at ; iV17r ! > ,0K ( ) acres. It stands now a little
above : isOI)0,0XI ) ( acres.
Tlio price is shown to range from 51.20 to
CM cents ; the returns per aero fall from
SKI.U'i toSS.&l ushrinkage : of : to per cent.
Tlio exportation has ranged from 22 to ) pel-
cent for the live-year periods , and is 27 pel-
cent for the whole term. Domestic consump
tion has ranged from ft.OS to .V.lS bushels per
capita , the mean being f.Cil u little less than
the estimate of the department of agricul
ture.
ture.Tho price received for that jwrtion of the
wheat crop sent iihro-id is generally supposed
to determine the price of that consumed at
home ; the price is nearly always seen to ad
vance sharply alter a short crop , and to fall
as sharply alter one or two above the aver
age. Indeed , it.is tin open question with the
weight of the proof favoring the nfltrnmtlve ,
whether it is not tlio extent and pressure of
our.surplus which determines the price of
wheat in Great Britain and western Fairope.
In this connection 1 quote from the letter of
a grain merchant in the Chicago Tribune of
Jnnuurv 11 , Ih'.X ) :
"During llctobor mid November the receipts
of spring wheat In the noi-lhwe-.t so far ex
ceeded icqulrcincnts that I hit markets worn
overwhoIiiiiMl , thciuowmcnt nttraiMlns atten
tion thioiighout Humpi. ' , their - re
marking thai 'iloiler : and millers helm ; short
of ntiiok , would doubtless operate but for do-
prcs-lou caused by tlic hiimcn-o movement
In Die northwestern provinces [ stalest of
America.1 "
Hero Wo have the Europeans correctly
stating the effect of our surplus upon their
markets , and indicating plainly that it is the
extent of such surplus that makes the price.
Kliminato this surplus and prices would
riso. The area in outs , in twenty
years , bus increased from 8-
OOO.IKh ) to 2T.r > OiKK ( ) acres , the re
turns diminishing from $12.78 to 67.21 per
acre.
The following table shown population , num
ber of cattle , and ratio of cattle to people at
intervals of llvo or ten years since 16(10 ( :
Jm'hiillni : I'JHiXlli'nUM In Ilic liiillun Icnltory not
roimrti'il b tluiili'iMrtnimit of iiKrlculttiio.
So many are DIP grades of cattle and so di
verse the pricon , that it is impraoticablo so testate
state prices of the dllforeut classes as to
show the changes , from time to lime , in the
value of this great.product ; but the extent of
the decline in values may in u measure bo in
ferred from certain facts. Thus , the average
price of cattle sold in the New York market
during the weekending December "S , lv J ,
was &YO-J per 1X ( ) poirtids net. But from the
report of Dm dopijcVmont of agriculture for
* I , * we learn tbt | Uie average price of cut-
tlo in that market ( luring 1S71 was 12 cents ;
IntsTO , 21' ' . ci'iitu/n / l l'.t ' , 11 : t-5 cents ; and
in IMitl , HI cents , ' ' .phis , In connection with
Dm table giving imputation mid number of
cattle , proves the . olivet niid constant rela
tion between population anil numbtr of cat
tle , anil shows the certainty with which u
disturbance in the proportions of such rela
tions will affect prices.
In IMiO cattle \\ere low In price , the ratio of
cattle to iHipulutloti then ) > olng as M to 100.
This ratio fell In Is70 to ( W to 100 , and rose
gradually until the beginning of ls.V.i , when
the proportion again reached SO to HX ) . So
long its the btiiiply of cattle remained below
? J to 100 people , prices were good and the
demand was sullicient to absorb the supply
without undue oscillation In values ; hence
we are warranted in saying that any excess
in the supply beyond ? J to 100 units of popu
lation will Ucprctis pricca to uu uuproutublo
level.
There art ) no data enabling us to determine
the number of cattle slaughtered yearly ,
but wo .shall not bo astray If wa
take the average ago. ut the ttmu
of ( daughter to bo three years. This
u ould ludk-ato tbo annual requirement to lw
10,000,00(1 ( animals , the potential supply ap
proximating 17,000,000.
A most competent authority estimates the
reduction in the cost of growing wheat , by
reason of the invention and use of the solt-
bindiiig harvester , at from 0 to 10 per cent.
Save iu this respect , there has boon , dining
the last twenty years , llttio if any reduction
in the cost of producing wheat ; and the re
duction in the cost of growing the other
staples , as well as most of the minor
farm products , will average no moro thau
the mean estimate in the case of wheat.
Hut assuming the average reduction in cost
of production to bo 12 percent , and supposing
: i like reduction in the cost of what the farmer
buvs , the account would stand as follows at
thu close of 1839 :
Per cent.
Reduction In returns per aero from corn
* >
grown :
Hcdiictlon In returns jmr acre from wheat
"
g row n ; ;
deduction In returns per aero from oats
grown
Ik-dilution In vuluo of cattle -II
deduction In vuluo of other farm prod-
nets
: ia
Menu
l.essiediiotlon In cost of maintenance
and production 1-
The farmer's not lossof rovomio annually 27
The history of American lurming for
twenty vears'is , in brief , that as the area in
cultivation has increased , so has the product
per capita-to ; bo follcwed by ever-declining
prices nnd diminishing returns per aero.
If , in the period ending 1S7-1 , with a cattle
supplv of ( ! 2 to 100 people , the supply of corn
lesa than " > bushels per capita , that of wheat
and oats' less than 0 , . " > bushels , and the
domestic consumption of pork 7"i pounds for
each inhabitant , all the requirements of the
people lor bread , meat , spirits and provender
were fully and promptly met , it is unite ap
parent that , estimating consumption per cap
ita as fifteen per cent , greater than then , the
present supplv of beef is sufficient for 71,000-
000 people , of'swino for 70,000,000 , of wheat
for 711,000,000 , of corn for 70r,00,000 and of
oats for moro than 100,000,000.
The logical conclusion from the evidence of
fered , is thut the troubles of DUJ iarmer
are duo to the fact that thorn are altogether
too many farms , too many cattle and swine ,
too many bushels of corn , wheat , rye , oats ,
burlov , buckwheat and potatoes , too many
tons of hay , and lee great a production of
nearly all other farm products for the num
ber of consumers.
Page 04.
"Wlinl nro Orulilils ?
What are orchids ? asks the Boston
Advertiser. A plant whoso homo Is in
the tropical forests , and yut a plant
which is not dependent for Its su-itoiwiu-o
upon the earth or water in their visible
forma. It is a curiosity of the vegetable
world which , porohod in the air , honcls
out its long , searching roots and draws
its nourishment from the atmosphere.
KUiereal in Us nature , so far
as this characteristic Is con
cerned , it is very substantial in
the valuation which U.s owners anil
raisers iiit upon plants of rnro
varieties. The exports in this branch
of horticulture say that WHIIO line roots
are well worth 5,000 each , and some
luivo held oven higher figures. Their
rarity , the dllllculty with which they
are propagated , the exquisite delicacy ,
strange forms and great variety of hlo.s-
boms are the reasons given for these ex
traordinary values. Heforo the window
of a Tremont street Ilorist , not far from
I'arlc street chmvh , yiwtordny , a throng
was gathered to look upon a cluster of
those Ilowoiy , which lust now occupy so
high n place In the popular maul.
Strange in form , of a delicate , pearly ,
waxv whiteness , daintily lined with pink
Or purple , they presented an unusual
sight even to the o unacquainted with
tliolr rarity and their costllncBrf.
A Florida llsherman recently batted his set
hooks with small green frogs. lie loft Ids
hooks in the water all nlct-ly lloating- having
been told that this was tlio host bait expect
ing to return next morning and find lUli by
thuduzvn. Ho returned , mid to Ids surprise
all of his balled hooku were sitting out on the
banks looking at him , und as ho cuiue clone
to them they would Jump back into tbo water
"kercliunk , "
GRANT POPPED THE QUESTION
A Pretty Story Connected with the Gon-
eral'a ' Engagement.
WOULDN'T ANSWER HIM THEKE.
How Henry Gladstone "Won Miss
llcmlul Another Account ol * .
Gnmbctta'H Death A Itaco
for a Wife.
A striking incident in tlio Itfo of General
Grant was mentioned by an intinwto frluiul.
It related to tlio delicate subject oC bow tlio
general Mopped the question. These who
know General Grant intiniatoly can imagine
how bo could storm a rampart , charge a. bat
tery or artillery , or load u forlorn liopo in
battle easier than he could ask for tbo baud
of tlio woman ho loved. Tlio occasion wlu'ii
the young lieutenant in tlio army and .luliu
Dent plighted their trotb was not onoof these
idoul moonlight nights nor were tlio stars
twinkling over lovers' sighs , but on a dark ,
stormy night in tlio woods ot Missouri , says
the Philadelphia. Enn.ulrer. The lieutenant
was visiting his army conn-ado and
former classmate , Krcd Dent. Ho had driven
into town in a buggy with bis conn-ado's sis-
tor. Thn young people were on tlieir way
homo. Tlio darkness had overtaken them.
The rain had fallen in torrents ami the roads
were axle-deep with mud. Tlio lightning
( lashed and the thunder pealed out of the
blackness of tlio night which followed. A
swollen stream and a frail bridge stood in
their way. As they reached tlio dangerous
spot a sudden Hash of electric light revealed
the terrors of the Hood and" the
dangers of the bridge. In an Instant
availing himself of this moment of
light , the bravo young oflloer urged the good
steed upon the quivering lloorway. A dread
ful burst of thunder shook the very founda
tions of the earth. The voting maiden , who
had thus far bravely faced the terrors of the
situation , stunned by the tremendous crash ,
grasped the unmoved lieutenant by her sldo
with affrighted foivo. The bridge now begun
to yield to the undenninlg notion of tlu >
rujrfng torrent. As it scorned to sink away
the maid exclaimed in her fours , "O , wo are
lost. " "No , .luliii , " came u tender reply from
the heart , full of emotion Milch beat in that
bravo young breast. "Nothing shall happen
to you. I shall take earo of you. " Another
Hash in timelvsuccessionrovealed the terrible
situation , 'but ono Judicious slim-
illation ot tlio powerful stood
brought the lieutenant and his heart's
tivnmu1" once morn upon the solid ground of
the otlu'isiilo as tlio plunkwny of the bridge
moved away In the surging llood. Kescued
from a situation so perilous was the occasion
for a thoughtful silence. The storm-lionton
lovers pushed on tlieir trying way through
mud and rain and wind. ,
Keen out of the darkness came a voice ,
" .lulla , wuru you frightened ! " "What a terrible
riblo night it Is , " Haiti the maiden in reply.
" 1 would always lilto to care for you and pro
tect you. May I do aoi" "Yea , " In the
simple Innocence of her girlish heart was the
answer.
You will perhaps remember Hint a fort
night ago I guvo you tlio particulars of the
wedding of Mr. Henry Gladstone , won of the
ex-preinler , antl Miss Maud Itciidd writes
Kugeno Field to the Chicago News. Tim
story of the wooing hits Just transpired. It
seems that the two met hist suuimt'r ' at I'osll-
llpo , the young girl's father having at that
pfctuivsiiuo llttio hauilut on the Gulf or Na
ples u lovely villa. Ono beautiful evening
the two wiu-ii in the garden overlooking the
water ui m which the moonlight hung like a
misty guuzo ; the scene 'wiis ono of jioctli !
loveliness- young Gladstone full that tliero
never could l > o a fairer spot or u better mo
ment for the confession of his love , so ho de
clared hlmuelf to lib inamorata with a fervor
which thu pioturcquctnoss of the surround
ings enhanced , if it did u t inspirit. Instead ,
however , of answering him , the pretty girl
her facy tutU her uunda uuJ tied pre
cipitately Into Dm villa. Of course this as
tound tlio yoiimr lover ; ho could not under
stand it at all ; should ho interpret the
maiden's conduct as a rejection ! If
so , it were better for him to leave I'osillipo at
onco. Hut no , his Scutch instincts came to
his rescue : ho had done the proper thing
properly--he would bide bis time. Next
morning after breakfast , at which his idol did
not appear , he sought the garden and meandered
dorod gloomily therein , wondering what tac
tics besought to puisne. Suddenly he heard
Miss Maud call to him. and turning ho beheld
that young gitl advancing. She put both her
hands in his and said , with charming frank
ness : "I would not answer you last night
fearing you were under the inllucnco of the
insidious summer evening and of tlio poetical
and almost magical scene , and that it wns not
your heart that spoke ; so I would hoar in tlio
daytime if you love me , and , if this is so , I
will toll you that I am willing to give you my
life and my love. "
Now , Isn't this bit of truth quite a.s pretty
as any tiling that could lie culled from liction I"
The editor of L'lntransigeant , in Paris ,
professes to have discovered at last the truth
eiiin-i-riiing the death of Gaml > 3tti. For seine
time previous to his death , tlio editor says ,
( ininhcltu had lived openly with u certain
Mine. L. His friends treated the woman
with much consideration , and eventually decided -
cided that pirtilic morality and Oiamhctta's
position required that ho should marry her.
In the mean time , however , the Marquis A.
11. had died , leaving his widow H,00MX ( ) , ( )
francs. The widow was very anxious to
marry Cambettu , . and communicated her
wish'to him through a third person. Gani-
hotlii rejected the proposal with
Dm ' remark that 'tho widow had
already acquired an imenvlablo reputa
tion on account of her many lovers , and had
helped the marquis Into his grave. Hemet
t line afterward a remarkably handsoino woman
visited Ciamliottti at Villo d'Avray and con
versed privately with him for two hours.
Mine. I. , at once surmised that the culler was
the widow of the marquis , and that she was
talking over Jier matrimonial scliomo with
Gambetta. Just ii.'i the widow rose to bill
Gambctta good afternoon Mine. L. burst into
the room with a drawn revolver. Gamhcttii
Jumped between the women and received the
two shots of which ho died. Mine. L. was
not prosecuted for murder because aho know
too many secrets of French politics , which It
wits feared she might reveal under the pres
sure of legal proceedings. _
S ,
Shortly hoforo noon today .Tiit-ob II.
Spmnklo , u farmer of Mogadoro , drr/vo up t )
tin ! court house , his turnout covered with
mud and showing hard driving , nays an
Akron , O. , dispatch to the New Yi.rk bun.
Ho procured a murriago license for himself
and Miss Iaicinda Knyder of Mogadoro. After
receiving the piveiots | document , ho asked
whether another license could bo Issued for
some one clso to marry the sumo girl. Itoing
answered In the alllrmativo ho grow very excited -
cited mill hastily started for Mogadoro.
Ho had scarcely gonowhen another anxious
swain appeared In the person ol'KamnolI' .
Cramer , who took out a license fur himself
and Luclnda Snyder. Hearing of Kpranldo's
prior visit , Cramer held consultation wi'h '
friends , mid Is said to have boarded a south
bound Valley train for Krumroy station , tlnvo
mill's from Mogadoro. If hu meets with no
mishap Cramer xhould lw ) able to walk I ho
three miles In Units to arrive lioforo Spnmklo.
The ram for a wife apparently nanuws
down In a test of the railroad and a sturdy
pair of logs against a good hnrso and buggv.
All tlio ( icmons concerned itro well-to-do and
prominent in their community.
Kdnurd Poollltlo , nil engineer on the Ala
bama & Great Southern railroad wits killed
In u collision on that road February r,1 ,
hays a Hirmlngham , Ala. , dispatch in
the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. A fw
weeks later his widow , Mrs. Joseihin | i
Doolittlo , Hied ill the probate court IcttiTit f
administration. Today Mrs. Mary Dunlin I"
of South Carolina , through her attorneyIII. < !
notice nf u contttst of the letters of adminis
tuition. Mrs. Mary Doolittlo says she , too , it
the willow of the dead engineer. She tilloiroH
that ho deserted her anil their dilldivn in
South Carolina , 11 few years agoand ulio milv
heard of his wherejibouts and his second mar
rlage when she ivait in tbo papers a nuth iof
his duuth. Doolittlo has boon living lu-m
about three yours , and hud au itxcciii > nt
character , llotli womi'ii have marriage > ' r
HlIcateM and the rase promises to bo an in > < i
ustlng cno from the fact thut the di-u 1
engineer loft enouuU property to inuke u ll Ul
fur