THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , MONDAY , NOVEMBER 3 , 1800 ,
pasted on oncrend.t , 'YourMns will dnmn
you,1 the other , 'Prepare ' to meet thy God. '
[ Lnughtcr and npplaune.1
"Hero Is n letter that I received only nn
hour ago. It Is postmarked Nelson , Neb. ,
tin dreads ;
"IP I'llOIIHUTlON IS T1RKKATKD
KOUH OF US HAVE DKCMJRO THAT
YOU MUST DIK , [ UiiRhtor.l AND WBH-
BTKHTOO. IT MAY TAKETIMK , HUT
\VK WILL NOT LKT YOU HLI1 > . NOH
HIM KITIIKK.VK IIAVB CHILUUKN
AND VfR KNOW WHAT I'UOHHUTION
IJOKS. IF YOU IIAIJ HONK AS MUCH
AS YOU COULD WITHOUT LYING WK
WOULD IIAVB LKT YOU ANIJ WBB-
HTBHGO. WBTHOUOHTWB WOULD
OIVK YOU AND HIM ON13 CHANOK
FOlt YOUR WOKTHLKSS C'AHCASSBS
AND ONLY ONE.1 U'rolonged laughter. ]
" 1 have received nil kinds of cross bones ,
r.Uulls and threats during the present cam-
pal'n ( , hut I have not lost any sleep nn ne-
eountof them. The prohibitionists nro brnve ,
Tliny are Hko St , John. They would rathci
bushwhack a man behind his back than meet
him fnco to fnce , " [ Applause and cheers. ]
Mr. Hosuwatcr then referred to the asser
tions ol seine of the men wn a have been talk-
in prohibition In the Rtate. "Luther Hcnson ,
the author of "Fifteen Years in Hell , " was
ono of them. In this book Dcason confessed
that ho had been In two insane asylums nml
one inebriate asylum , and that he lectured on
.txjiiiperauco between asylums und betwcon
drunks , After otto of his debauches ho went
to prohibition Maine and lectured on temper-
nticu at Hunger , where ho went on n drunli
and was thrown In jail during his debauch. "
"Yet Hcnson says In his book , " said Mr ,
Uosowatcr : " 'Appetite cannot bo controlled
bv law. nnd cnn only bo restrained by tin.
will. Jf apatite is stronger than will it will
lead. Jf the nppotitu dommids liquor the
man will have it even though Ilvo hundred
laws declare against It.1 And Hcnson Is one
of the men who in Nebraska are trying to In
struct you how to vote and how to guard the
inornls of your children , "
Mr. Hoscwntcr also quoted from Sam
Small's Beatrice speech In which he [ Small ]
hud said "as long us the devil Is leioso ami
men are mean , men will get liquor and go ti
the devil on account of liquor. "
In reply to the assertions of urohibltionlst.-
that from 70 to SO per cent of the crimes com
milted nro caused by drink , Mr Kosewntei
rrnd from the crime columns of Chicago nnd
St. Louis papers for the past two weeks
showing at least 75 per cent of the crimes re
ported were duo to tholovo of money , aueJ
that the number of serious crimes traceable
to drink was very small.
"If yon ubolisn money nnd property , ac
cording to Bellamy's theory , " continued Mr
Itukowutcr , "you would abolish "f
per cent of the crime of the
country. Further rcadlug and investiga
tion Icmls mo to the conclusion that 15 pel
cent of the crimes nro traceable to women ,
"Abollsli women und you would do nwaj
with 15 icr cent of crimes. [ Laughter. ]
Then abolish man and there would bo nc
crimes. Tim eartli would bo as peaceful as II
was before Adam was created , and the colonels
nels In heaven , If any of tuein get there ,
could look down upon earth serouely and bt
happy. " | Laughter. ]
' 1 want to state , however , " said the
siHMhor , "Hint I am not In favor of u consti
tutional amendment abolishing women , and il
one wcro offered I would oppose it ns car
nestly as I am now opposing the prohibition
amendment. "
Referring to the statement of the prohibi
tionists that prohibition reduces crimes miel
empties jails , Mr. Hosewater showed that it :
the United states them is one convict In the
penitentiary to each l,7Dt of the population
In Maine the ratio is ono to 1,053 of the popu
lotion ; In Kansas , 0110 to l.MW , while in No
bruska It Is but ono to 2,710 of the population
Kansas Iiu * b7tS convicts in the penitentiary
Iowa , 041) ) , and Nebrask a , HSO. [ Applause. )
' Wneulmado this statement at I'onca , '
said Mr. Uosowatcr , ' 'a gentleman in th (
nnellcnco charged mo with misrepresent
the facts and ho claimed there were only 1171
In the Kansas penitentiary. I asked bin
where ho got his information nnd ho rcpllec
that ho had It direct from Governor Mnrtti
of Knnsps. I told him that ns Govcrnoi
Martin hail been dead for two years ho mus
have direct spiritual communication will
him. [ Laughter ] . 1 then offered to donati
* 1XK ( ) to any churl table institution In Pone :
if on that dny , October 19,1890 , there won
less than 8o ( ) convicts in the Kansas jien
itentlary. I then wired the warden of Ihi
Kansas penitentiary for the number o
convicts and ho replied by wire that there
weroBTtt convicts in hit charge so Hindi
majority of 2(5 ( on my offer. " [ Applause. ]
Inferring to the claims of the prohibition
ists that the Jails of Iowa and Kansas wen
without inmates the speaker showed tha
there are U13 prisoners in the jails of Iowa
fi-18 in those of Kansas and only 137 m tbosi
of Nebraska. Kansas has thlrtv-ono cmpt ;
Jails , Iowa tblrty-thrco and Nebraska llfty
one.
one.Tho prohibitionists' claim that the saloon :
1111 tlio asylums was refuted hy ligurcs show
lug that the asylums of prohibition state ,
have a greater number of inmates than thos
of license states compared to the population
Iowa has 1WS ) Insane patients In her asy
luins , Kansas , 1,277 nnd Nebraska only ( WO
llesielos these Iowa has over twovo bundrci
iiiKiino people In her Jails nnd poor houses
und Kansas over Ilvo hundred. Kansas ha
ihroe Insane for every two In Nebraska am
Iowa hus two for every ono in Nebraska
Statistics were also Riven showing that th
percentage of insanity caused by ulcohollsii
is not more than ft ted percentnnd nogreatc
than that caused by religious'excitomeut.
"Nebraska , " said Mr. Kosowntcr , in cor
eluding this branch of his discussion , "has
better reputation for sanity than any prc
hibltion Btato. I can't explain it unless it i
because the cranks Ilvo Iu tlio prohibltio ;
Htate , nnd they nro all on the border of Iu
sanity. " [ Laughter and applause. ]
"I now como to a very grave question ,
take it that every citizen who desires th
prosperity of this state is nuxious that w
shall maintain our schools at tbo highcs
titandard of excellence. The question arises
"What will bo the effect upon the educa
tlonul institutions of this sUite if proLlbitio :
Hhould bo carried 1'
"Tho first effect of prohibition will bo th
loss of thrco-quarters of a million which w
receive annually from the liquor traffic. 1 ;
the city of Omaha wo receive V-MS.OOO u ycai
Now. if prohibition carries the schools o
Omaha must close us soon as prohibition goc
into effect next Januarv , and thov will re
main closed during tbo entire year. Th
'amount of resources that the school boar
has on baud at this time is 7 < ! , OC1.03 ; llabill
ties , $94,87 .8:1 : , leaving a dcllciency of * 18
811.75 on the llvst or January.
"How can wo ralso the $ io ! < ) ,000 to keep th
Bchools running ) This amount must h
raised by direct taxation. Our assessment I
not made until April , and the taxes if lovle
cannot bo collected until next summer. Tlui
means that wo will bo unable to keep ou
bchools open after Now Year.
"When vour schools are rcouened , tb
board will bo hampered for want of funds b <
laiuso wo cannot possibly levy a 10 mill Ui
in addition to the n tier cent of county , clt
and stuto taxes. Wo will have to cut clew
expenses. Wo must close the tralalng sehoo
lop oil drawing and other branches , und mo
Lave to close the high school. Tli
salaries of all teachers will have to I
reduced. The next step that wi
have to ho taken will bo the abolition of th
five textbooks. In this city there are IK
less thiui seven or eight thousand chlldrc
whoso parents are mechanics und quite
largo number of them are very poor and cai
not afford to pay for books. Vorv few (
these men would bo willing to gobe'foratl
board nnd announce themselves as paupers i
onlcr to got funds with which to buy booli
for their children. This would bo crlpplln
our educational Institutions la u manner tin
110 ono can conceive.
"I have seen many elegant chool houses I
various parts of the state that ha/o bee
built In part or In whole from the money n
celvcd from the license fund , but our proh
bltlou friends say , What of thatl Wo thin
It a disgrace that the children e
your city should bo educated wit
blood money ; the money derived from tl
Honor tnifllt ) should never bo given 1
this purpose. This Is tbo kind of talk the
clvo us. 1 demand , how aru they going I
keep the blood money out of the school :
The moment they arrest a bootlejjgt
or a jolntlstho will bo brought int
. court nnd fined. The constitution
ivcbraska provides that nil mouc
received from il 110.1 shall go into the schcx
fund , so that if the saloons are closed , over
dollar received from lines will go Into tl ;
school fund. The mouoy collected in tt
police court goes Into the school fund , and
Is very proper that this money should t
there , for in the schools the pupils are taugl
the abuses of alcoholism and Its effects ; the
nit ) taught that sobriety is essential to su
cess In life and it U iiulto proper that th
education should bo Imparted to them no
the expense of It bo mot oy the money d
rived from the liquor trufllo.
"Wo WJll go further. Wo find the prcs
deut of the United States , tha congress , tl
chaplain of the senate , the chaplain of itho
house of representatives , tbo supreme court ,
the army and the tmvy and every tier-ton em
ployed bv the government ; the old soldier *
and the widows who draw pensions , nil of
them receive this blood money. Not ono of
them has ever been known to reject his oi
lier share of the f 100.000,000 on account of Its
having been derived from the liquor trufllc.
"Our Young Men's Christian association
bulldtuR was built by contributions from all
classes of men. I'eter Her , who has boon so
severely denounced by the prohibitionists ,
was solicited und hcpuldhisfllK ) . [ Applause. ]
His in there , In stone nnd brick , und it Is
going to stnv. for they will not throw It out
been use he Is engaged in the llriuar trafllc.
"There Is scarcely a church or hospital
that hut been built that bus not been helped
and held up by men who , directly or Indi
rectly , got their money out of the liquor
traftfc , but I fall to know of nn Instance
whcrocoiitrlbutlonshavo been rejected on ac
count of this fact.
"There Is another features that Is worthy of
lorlousoiislilcr.itIon and that I. " , thut tlio
! > eople of Nebraska pay better salaries to
X'achers than any of the other states , not
withstanding what Bt. John say. * , And the
city of Omaha pays the best salnrlesof uny
city in America , f I'rolongcd Applause. |
"If you vote prohibition you are simply
going to cripple your public schools , because
without the money derived from tlio license
fund It will be Impossible to maintain them
in their present excellent condition.
"Now let us look nt the business sldo. Pro-
liibitlonlsts assert that lown and Kun'as are
far more prosperous than Nebraska. Lot us
see. The bonded debt of lown has increased
J7 per cent since 1SSO.
"In Kansas the bonded debt In 1SSU was
S7ftl : ! " 77 , nnd now it Is ? 14,21JOU75 , an In
crease of M per cent. ThU was under pro
hibition rule.
In Nebraska In 18SO the bonded debt waa
Now it is S. " > ,0r > 0wy , an Increase
af oiily 2 twr cent , and this wus uiuler high
license. [ Applause. ]
"In the state of Kansas , ns per population ,
for every man , woman and child they owe
S10.-IO. In the state of Nebraska wo owe but
$5.02 per capita , unil yet these people toll na
that these states are moro prosperous that ]
the high license state ol Nebraska ,
"In Nebraska ninny of the counties have
but little debt standing upon their hooks , and
In the northwestern part of the stuto many
of the counties are entirely out of debt.
"In the stuto of Kansas thrco of the
counties out of the 1S3 tire with
out any floating or bonded indebtedness
'
ness , w'hilo In this stuto there arc
fifteen counties that do not ewe a cent.
"Now lot us look at the question of popula
tion. Hero wo have a statement that cannot
bo galiisnycd. The state of Kansas has n
population of l.lir.t.-tS an increase of 427ltS'J ,
[ luring the past ten years. The state of low ?
ha ? a population of 1W ,71U ! an Increase ol
-'S',114. The state of Ncbnma has tl popula
tion of l,0.rK,7 ! 5 an increase of ( JOI.ayi during
the same period of time. These are olllciai
ilgures and they show that from the point ol
Incrcase.Nobraska stands as the fourth state
in the union.
"My friend St. John will tell you that
the state expenses are much smaller than in
Nebraska. 1 admit this to bo a fact , but Ir
Kansas they have two Insane asylums when
they need three ; two reform schools whcr
they need thrco and as n result their Institu
tions are overrun , their insane In count )
jails and poor houses nnd their truant boys
and Kills are running ut large or laying It
jail in company with ttio most dangerous
erlminalH.
"In this state wo have during the past foui
years erected two iisylums for tha Insane ant
ono institution for the feeble minded , besides
a homo for aged women and a homo forinllnr
soldiers at Grand Island ut n cost of ovci
$ T > 00,000. Wo have also expended bund reds
of thousands in enlarging our usylums foi
deaf mutes nnd ttio blind and the state uni
versity. All this by direct taxation. Now
had the state of Kansas erected the Institu
tions that they need "their taxes would be
twloo us much as they are at the present
time.
"Mr. St. John asserts that state taxes h
Nebraska are higher than they are iu Kansas
Let us see. According to tbo Now Yon
Voice , which is good prohibition authority
the assessment of Kansas property is upoi
one-third of its real value , while in Nobraski
it is upon ono-ilfth. Thorjito of taxation h
Kansas Is11 cents on theSlOO and in Nebrask :
05 cents per hundred. Suppose yoi
have a piece of property wortl
in the market $1,500 in Kansas tha
property -would bo assessed at $ T > 00 and Uu
state tax upon It would amount to $2.or . Ii
Nebraska it would bo assessed ntWOO nnd tin
state tax would bo $1.93. Where Is the high
cst tax ]
"Tho report of the Inspector of finance foi
the state of Vermont shows that the Topekf
safe deposit nnd trust company , with a can !
tal of 00,000 , has $ lKO,5U .f > 4 invested h
outstanding loans on which there Is f 50,000 o
iutoicst due. besides 8200,000 of loans tha
are not collectable. Compare this will
the condition of a Nebraska ilnanclu
Institution. Take the Omaha loan nnd trus
company for instance. This corporation hai
a capital of i7iO,000 ; $3,44(1,000 ( Invested ir
loans und only $10,1W.50 of unpaidinteres
and loans in course of foreclosure , 'Jhl :
oueht to show something of the prosperity o
the two states.
"Iu considering prohibition in the state o
Maine , Neal Dow , the father of the move
mcnt , makes a food witness. Ho says tha
the volume of the liquor trnfilo has not beci
reduced , nnd Iu many places the law ha :
been Ignored. In Portland the report o
Captain Green of the polleo force shows tha
hist year 1WIT arrests for drunkenness won
made , and this in u prohibition stato.
"Wo will now como nearer homo nnd taki
Sioux , City for an example. A Dlxou count :
man was down to the corn palace and when In
went homo ho reported that ho could not llni
a saloon Iu the town. 13nt did ho look in thi
right place !
Sioux City-dealers have taken out 370 pov
eminent liquor permits , and If this man hai
looked ho could hnvo found places when
whisky Is sold. There are no salooa signs
but there nro places where , over the doors
you will fiml these inscriptions : 'This is thi
plneo you are looking for , " 'Wo nil meo
here , ' 'If you don't bee what you want , asl
for It,1 and a score of other Inscriptions. Ii
all these joints liquor is retailed night am
day without let or hindrance.
"In 1SS9 , in Kansas , 1,747 liquor permit
wcro issued and this year the number has In
creased to 1,855 , which shows that prohlbi
tlou docs not prohibit.
"On A rcce'it visit to Leaven worth '
walked into n place just opposite the city hai
and opposite the city marshals oftU-o , tin
principal hotel of the town. Over tlio dee
was the sign'Star of the West , ' With ;
friend I went Inside this plaeo ono ovonlni
and called for two glasses of beer. I was iu
formed that I could not buy beer by the glass
but I bought a bottle and the cleric poured 1
into our glasses and thin in Kansas you ar
compelled to drink a whole bottle of beer o
whisky. [ Applause , I
"In Dos Moincs you BO right behind th
prescription case and there you drink the vll
stuff.
"At the Klrkwood hntise drug store the
run all night. At half-past 1 a. in. I founi
the store brilliantly lighted and the clerks al
busy. At that place I bought a bottle o
whisky , and ntC'nuid Island I put It undo
Governor Larrabca's nose and uskcd him I
ho could recognize it ns lown whisky , bu
still that gentleman tclh you the law is en
forced. [ Laughter. )
"Tho records of the revenue oftlco shov
that over nlno thousand liquor stamps wer
issued for Iowa dcalora this year. If big ]
license was In force in Iowa the drlnkln ,
places would bo reduced to less than lit tec
.hundred , but as It is now the boys go to thcs
drug stores and joints und bay their jugs nni
bottles , nnd It Is the same way Iu Kansas
This is the way the homos nro protected f ror
the traftlc.
"What do they do witn tneso boot-leggers
They put n t"o\vof them In jail and they wan
to roast them , but It Is a very oxpenslv
amusement for the taxpayers.
"In Iowa the court expenses werot-107,00
last year and iu Nebraska they were f IS3,00 (
* 'Dcs Moines paid $110,000 In the lirstjsl
months of this year for arresting und tryln
sundry bottles of beer and whisky , Tli
bottle Is arrested , taken before the justic
nnd out of the trial tbo justice an
constable get n fee of $7.
"When Jutlgo Carpenter came to see mo i
September ho stated that ho was one nt tb
judges that endorsed prohibition but h
found It to ho an expensive furco , but , h
added , 'Don't mention it , '
' Senator Allison , who visited Omaha an
called on mo throe weeks ago , asked whu
was the prospect of prohibition , nnd who
told that it would bo beaten by L'0,000 to 25
000 , said ho wns i-lnd to hear It because it wa
utterly Impracticable. "
The speaker thonoiljod attention to the In
moral tendencies of prohibition , and h
asserted that in all the prohibition states !
promoted hypocrisy , perjury and secrt
drinking. Citizens and olllcmls would cortlf
to tbo good effects of prohibition and malt
tain that liquor could not bo had forlovo or
tnotioy , while they have whisky nnd beer in
their bouses and use all kinds of devices to
conceal liquor nbout their persons.
At this iKilntMr. Uosowntcreichlblted ono
of the Iowa drinking flasks. It had tliu ap
pearance of being a neat little book and on
the back in gold letters U Doro the title.
"Spiritual Series , Lectures on Temperance.1'
This was held up mid uncorKcd , and as the
liquor ( lowed Intoaglatsthonudlcncochccred
oudly.
Mr. Hosewater'then told of the loaded
canes of Kansas , explaining that they arc
lollow nud s > o made thit the possessor can
: ukc u ulp as he walks along the street. lie
ilso told of the musical beer mugs they hnvo
n Dubuquoand explained that when they
are plnceel upon the b.ir of the "speak easy'1
: hey play "Llttlo Annlo Itoonoy" with nil
the variations. Continuing his address , he
said :
"Prohibition was carried In manv of the
Untes by a plurality vote und not by aanajor-
ity vote , nnd in every state where it has been
.ricd nnd re-submitted it hai been defeated.
"What will wehnvolf prohibition is adopted
n Nebraska ) In January the high license
.nw will bo wiped out , and until the legisla
ture cnu cnuet n law there will bo no way by
which to punish tbo violators. About April 1
next the law will bo passed , but If it does not
pass by a two-thirds majority it cannot gc
Into effect until next July nnd until that time
you will have tree whisky nnd no law.
"Do you want such n state of nffulrs ? Do
you want six months of unurchy , nnd six
years of ruinous contention and turmoil , that
will paralyze business , doprcciato your prop
erty values and cripple your schools )
"Prohibition lias been voted upon In seven
teen states within the last ten years. In one
of the states , Idiotic Inland , It was submitted
and adopted , nnd reaubnilttcd and repealed
after two years and u half of fair trial , Only
in three states out of these seventeen had
prohibition been curried by majorities. Kan
sas voted upon It In 1S.SO . , the total vote beltic
iM1,01U ; for prohibition , ! r > ,302 , a shortage of
8,203 to malco a majority , but in Kansas they
do not luive the provision of Nebraska that
requires a majority of all the votes cast ;
hence It was doclureil carried by plurality.
Iowa voteel upon the proposition in 18S2.
Total mmiDcr of votes , 321070 ; for prohibi
tion , 155.UII } ; short of a majority ,
5iot. : Tlio supreme court of Jown
declared the amendment lost and Iowa now
has statutory prohibition.
"Ohio voted upon the amendment In 1833 ,
total vote 718HS , for prohibition 323IW > .
short of a majority by 85,870. Maine voted
upon it in 1SS4 , total vote IW.IM : for prohi
bition 70,7S ) , which gave a majority of only
00 for prohibition , .
"Itliode Island voted upon it in 1SSO , total
vole lilSK5'J ( ( ' ; fur prohibition 14,113 , majority
for prohibition 1,078.
"Michigan had pnmibltion for twenty-five
ears. She adopted the amendment iu 1850 ,
but etid not got the statuatory laws until 185 : ! ,
and both were repealed hi 1875. Three years
auo prohibition was re-suomitted , total vote
401,180 , ; for prohibition 178,030 , short of i
majority by 21 , oi. :
"Tcxiin defeated prohibition by n majoritj
of 01IU7 thrco years ago and Tennessee b }
43,573 the same year.
"Tho same year Oregon did so by 7,93.
West Virginia defeated prohibition in ISbO bj
VK > . : ! 0-J.
In ISSOlt was submitted in New Ilnrap
shlro ; total vote OO.Oltt , for prohibition oiilj
125,780. ,
"Prohibition carried in North Dakota ir
ISS'J by 39 majority and in South Dakota bj
0,0 , > 3. Both of those states will repeal the
law as soon as they have a chance.
Last spring Pennsylvania voted upon the
oposition ; total vote cast. 0'Jrri ' ( > 3 ; for pro
bition , Ji'JO.OK ; bemg a shortage of 4-11,31-
nnd a majority between the 'for' ' and 'against
vote of 188.027.
"Massachusetts voted upon it the sami
year , having given it a fair trial , and re
pealed It years ago. Out of a total vote o
244.r > l7 , the vote for prohibition was ta,4T > 9 , 01
u shorttigo of 171.590 , and u clear majority ot
the 'for' nnd 'against' vote of 40,0.1 ; .
Rhode Island resubmitted prohibition ir
18S9 , after a lair trial , and the total vote was
43,111 ; for prohibition , 0,95(5 ( , or uioro that
four to ono against it.
"Taking the votes cast in the seventeer
states iu which constitutional proalbltloi
was submitted in thp past ton years , une
omitting the silent voto. the majorities in
favor of prohibition aggregate 118,004 , whil
the majorities against prohibition aggrcjrat <
45ifl2 : ! , or nearly four to one. Computinf
the majorities on the basis of ttio total voU
polled at these elections , and wo have an ng
gregato majority of only 11.87(5 ( votes for pro
hibltion. and 1,100,749 npiinst prohibition.
"Shall Nebraska profit by the oxpcrieuc <
of these states or do you propose blindly te
force a nostrum upon us which is worst
than a disease ?
"I mean just what I say. No matter \vha
law your legislature enacts , prohibitionists
will claim it is not stringent enough , am
then they will urge the next legislature t <
put the screws ou. The opponents of prohl
bltlon will demand that the question bo 're
submitted and It will take nt least six yean
before the law would bo repealed. And uu
less It is snowed under bv a largo majority
wo will have no end of agitation. Kansas Is
now agitating resubmission and Iowa wll
repeal tbo law which is a dead letter whet
the next legislature convenes. "
Mr. Hosewater closed tiy nn earnest appca
against prohibition. Ho said :
"If you vote for the amendment you" an
doing the educational institutions of the stab
an incalculable daumgo ; you will injure you :
boys instead of helping them , and you wll
depreciate property values and pull dow :
what it has taken years of toil to buUd up. '
Whea Mr. Rosewater concluded his speed
there was a tremendous outburst of applause
aud then followeel cheers in rapid succession
Apparently the vast audience could no
suftlclcntly attest its appreciation of the fact
and figures presented by the speaker , and It
condemnation of the ruinous policy of pro
nibition.
Just as the audience bad risen and wo ;
preparing to leave the building , Charln
Watts of this city , the probibltioi
candidate for secretary of state , pushed hi
way to the front of tbo stage und requcstei
to bo heard while ho offeree ! nn explanation o
the non-appearance of ex-Governor St. John
Ho read what purported to ho a tclcgran
from St. John , claiming that ho had reccivei
no formal challcngeand stating that ho knov
nothlnpoftho challenge of Mr. Hosowatc
until Sunday morning , but that ho woule
speak on prohibition at amendment head
quarters in ttio evening nnd would dlvido hi
time with nuy United States senator or mom
berof congress.
As Mr.Vntts finished his nllcgcel explann
tlon , the audience , which had stopped in th <
aisles or mounted chairs to hear what wa :
being said , surged toward the sta o.
Mr. Hosewater again stopped forward , am
the tumult subsided while ho stated that Mr
St. John did know of his .challenge ; that U' '
had seen it in Tun BIH. but did not leav
Lincoln until 3:40 : In order that ho might no
reach Omaha until too late to take part in th
debate ,
Again tumultuous anplaiiso rang forth , am
hats and handkerchiefs were waved , whil
the deafening sound rocked the building
The meeting wus over and the house wa
speedily cleared , but for fully 11 f teen inlnuto
the human stream continued to pour througl
the wide exits.
ntno.tfiolcotH Oolnjj Through Oinnbn
WASHINGTONNov. , . 3. [ Special Tclegran
to THE DEK.J The city of Omaha ha
frequently scon its full share of the mllltnr ,
branch of the war establishment of th
United States , hut It Is solelom that a whol
company of sailors has passed through th
city. Heretofore It has been the invariabl
custom to transfer seamen from ono vessel t
another of the navy by carrying them roun
the Horn or across the Isthmus. This ha
been done because of the dlfllculty of socui
Ing transportation , but now the oftlcials c
the department hnvo made a satlsfactor
arrangement with the railroad companle
and on Monday the 10th a company of in
bhi9Jaeket3 will start for Sair Francisco b
the trans-continental routo. They will pas
through Omaha about November 13.
Western Irrigation.
WASHINGTON , .Nov. 2. [ Special Telegrat
toTiiKDEK. ] It Is expected that the ngr
cultural department will bo ready to announc
the plan for carrying out the Irrigation clans
of the appropriation bill within the next tw
weeks. The ofllco work has nearly all hoc
done and the engineer is pushing the prollir
luarics necessary before ho can sta'rt It. Th
secretary of agriculture believe * that the pin
proposed of securing Irrigation by the artes
lun well system within ft few years show
that the and region can bo much more qulckl
and better supplied with water than undo
the system which Major Powell suggested.
THE CAMPAIGN IN NEBRASKA ,
J _
Maloney Again Hoodoos the Alliance iu n
Star Engagement at 0'Nolll ' ,
DEMO-PROniB , BECK AS A STRADDLER ,
Democrats Offer $ OO fora MoKclRlinn
Itcport Hill Ik-4 In Various
i Other State
O'Nr.iLi , Neb. , Nov. 2. [ Special Telegram
toTiiK Bi5K. ] The grand comity rally of the
liidepomlcats , which haa boon advertised ex
tensively as tlio crowning glory of their cam
paign , was tichl at Atkinson lint night. The
result of the meeting \vaa disastrous to tlio
causo. There lind been n peed turnout , but
when the speaker uupcarod in n drunlccu con
dition und in the thrco mliiutus ho kept the
iloor betrayed the fuct Unit ho was employed
by the democrats , tlio roniiUHcaiiH were div
l-usted. The spealcer was Alalonoyof Lincoln.
The meeting broke up without speaking ,
a Mnlonoy interrupted nil efforts of others
to talk ,
The chairman of the meeting and secretary
Shannon of the county alliance telegraphed
the btuto coininlttoo us follows ; "Your
speaker is dead drunk.Vnnt snail \vo \ do
with the body I" Thoytuca paid Mulimoy's
faro to Norfolk und telegraphed the committee -
too : "The body lias boon resurrected and
shipped to Noi folk , If you want It go after
It.
It.Tho
The meeting was an tU-futod one for the al
liance.
llcclt as a Stratitllcf.
Nob. , Nov. 2-SpceIal ( toTiic
BHK. ] N. 15. Deck of Tekatnuh , cainltdatc
for state senator from Oil ? district on the
prohibition ticket and endorsed by the demo
crats , finds himself In a box. Ills signature
to a set of resolutions published iu the New
York Voice strongly favoring the adoption of
the prohibitory amendment has created n
stampede of the German voters iu this couil-
ty which can bo depended upon to roll up a
majority of 2.UOO against the amendment , la
order to stop this tide , Mr. Beck has made a
statement , witnessed by u number
of prominent democrats of West
Point. Ho also takes occasion to In-
trodnco the compulsory cducotion issue
into the campaign in a frantic attempt to
catch the Personal rights league sympathi
zers. It Is evident that thin statement Is
only Intended for ( timing county consump
tion , but it is recognized by ull us an iidrolt
straddle and has thoroughly disgusted the
amendment voters It. this part of the county.
The following is Ueck's statement , which
was published onlv in the Volkhbhitt , the
German paper of West Polat , yesterday :
"In refutation of the false charges which
have been scattered broadcast in this
county concerning my stand on the license
and school questions , I hereby make
the following statement : "If the prohibi
tory amendment Is defeated by the votes of
the people and I am elected I will vote niralmt
all measures for statutory prohibition which
may bo Introduced into the legislature. I
will vote and work and do all that lies hi my
power to defeat all measures of this kind In
order that the will of the people may bo car
ried out. As regards the private or church
schools , I will oppose all bills which may bo
introduced into the legislature to restrict the
right of parents to educate their children ac
cording to their own wishes or the dictation
of their own conscience. "
Offered $ OO for tlio llcporr.
HASTIXOS , Keb. , Nov. 2. [ Special Telegram -
gram to THE BEC.J An Omaha sheet pub
lishes this morning a special from this city
which alleges that the congressional central
committee of this district had cngaeed M. 1C.
Lewis to BO to lied Cloud and investigate
' record for which ho to
MclCeiffhaa's , was re
ceive $100. C. A. McCloud , secretary , treas
urer and general manager of the committee ,
was seen on the subject. Ho said the con
gressional committee had never authorized
Lewis to go to Ited Cloud , and furthermore ,
had never seen Lewis until the morning ol
November 1 , nor ha ? ho after his alleged re
turn from Ued Cloud. Mr. Lewis was seen
and it was ler.rnod that he had negotiated
with Myron Van Fleet instead of the con
gressional committee. Van Fleet was then
seen and he said he had beoa approached
by Lowis. Ho said Lewlb was anxious to
gojand examine McICeighan's record and
Van Fleet told him that if he did not find the
records as sworn to by Webster county offi
cials and printed iu the supplements Issued
howo.ild Kivohluiflotion tils return from
Hod Cloud. Ho acknowledged that he bail
not examined the district court records but
demanded the $100 , This was refused , Lewis
informed Van Fleet that he had been olteacd
$ UO from democrats for his report.
1'wo Halites Contrasted.
BIUDSHVW , Neb. , Nov. 2. [ Special to Tui
BEJ : . J The new hall here , with a seating ca
pacity of perhaps five hundred , could have
accommodated fully one-third more people
than wcro assembled Friday to listen to Me-
Keighan's weak defense of his Inglorious
past. But at least two hundred wore unable
to lind standing room even yesterday while
Hon. Charles Kecldey of York was making a
masterly review of the good deeds of the re
publican party. His occasional reference tc
the republican nominee for congress In the
Second district , Hon. N. V. Harlan , brought
out round after round of applause. The
York ( ilccelnb furnished appropriate music ,
Hon. John Gilmoreof Aurora also addressed
the meeting.
Bill. Rally at llrlvtilorr.
DKi.yiniiKi : , Neb. , Nov. U , [ Special to
Till ! IJKK.l A republican rally was held at
the Presbyterian church iu this place Friday
nlgnC , which in point of numbers and enthu
siasm was indicative of the sen timent of the
people on the Issues of the campaign , The
room was tilled to suffocation , standing room
being above par. The sneakers wcro .Mr. .M
S. Gray of Davenport and and Hon.V. . II
Dow of Alexandria , the latter delivering the
main speech of tlio evening , Thaycr coiuflj
will bo true to her colors nnd the vcpubllcai
candidates will score an easy victory on nexi
Tuesday.
Kin I J tally nt Arcadia.
AUCAIIU , Neb. , Nov. -Special [ Telegran
to THE BUB. ] The republicans of thU placi
held their final rally last night. 1'or cut ha
siasmnndsizo it-far.cxcocded any proviou :
demonstration. 'Ibo town was gay will
Hags and banners. Milbourn's hull wa'flllci
to suffocation. Hon. Aaron Wall of Lou ]
City and lion. Michael McShorry of Ilrokei
Bow were the speakers. The audience wa >
most enthusiastic , und the meeting was i
grand success.
Housing Knlly lit Hpi-luir Vlow.
O'NRII.I , Neb. , Nov. 2. [ Special Tclegran
to THE Br.E.J A rou&tng republican rally wa
held at Spring View , Koya Paha county , at
p , m. yesterday. TJiocourt room waicrewdei
to its utmost capacity , A. L. Towlo mad
the principal address. Other speeches wer
madu by MUSSM.I AlcITco , Hillings and Kenul
MIL Much enthusiasm was manifested. ;
Inrgo republican .majority is assured in Ivcy
Palm county.
DomouratN Ahnndnn Hope.
Cruir.UTSO.v , Neb , , Nov. 3. [ Special Tele
gr.im to Tur. llnn.j McICcighan stopped ol
hero last night for n few hour
and held a hurried consultntloi
with the democratic loaders in th
county. Jt was learned today that the dome
crats have given up all liopo of elunting th
state ticket and wilt trade anything uu
everything for McICcighan votes.
An Alliance mow-Out.
TKCUMSEII , Neb , , Nov. 3. [ Special to TH
JlKK.J The much aavertlsed alliance blow
out occurred yesterday. At 12 o'clock th
procession Hied into town. The showin
nmdo was far from what the uoaUs of th
leaders led ono to expect. Speeches wcr
made nt tbo rink ,
.More Crooked TiolttMH ,
CL-I.HEHMOX , Nob. . Nov. ! ) . [ Special Teh
gram to THE HKK.I Great excitement pit
vails In Hayes county over thodiscovory yei
tcrday that the Independent ticket * distrib
uted over ho country nro nil printed with
the proposition for prohibition and ognlnst
lil h llceuso. The high license * ami nntlro -
hlbltlon propositions are omitted from the
ticket.
Notci from CuHter Connt-ri
CU.I.AWAY , Neb. , Nov. 'J. [ Special to TUB
Br.n.1 It Is understood that work upon the
new Episcopal church will begin very
shortly. The building will bo located on the
public squaw and will DO nn ornament to the
town. The guild is making rapid progress In
the matter of raising the money for the
church building.
County division was not by any moans
killed by the recent Issuing of nn Injunction
by Judge Churcn forbidding the county clerk
from issuing the call to vote upon tlio ques
tion , The ( llvlsloulsts do not Intend to bo de
feated bv the trick. As the election was
ordered by tlio county hoard , they have taken
upon thumsclves to Issue the call for the
election. If they get u majority , they will
strain every nerve to have the election de
clared vultif. Although this question Is per-
cunli'llybefore the people of this county ,
there never was so inm-ii feeling over It. It
Is safe tosny thuba fuller vote than over before -
fore will no lulled on thatKsuo nloue. It lnw
dwarfed every other question. 1 f determina
tion count * for anything , there will bo fuu In
Cnstor county next Tuesday.
1 Intel TraiiHaclIons.
On VXD IstAN-i ) , Neb , , Nov. li. [ Special to
Tin1Hur..J William ilaynos , proprietor of
the I'ulincr house , has sold out to K. C. &C.
A. Drown , who toolc charge yesterday. Dr.
Mai-don , Kc.ir-
proprietor of the Midway at -
noy , which was recently burned , IH also In
terested , und the two hoU'ls will bo run In
connection as soon as tlio latter b rebuilt.
The consideration wus ? ' . ' . " ,0l)0.
A Deposed Clilol'
NOUTII PUTTK , Neb. , Nov. , 3. fSpocla
to TUR llriu.l The ax has fallen on the head
of 13 , U. Grlllln , chief of the dispatchers here.
Mr. Orlllln Inw worked for the Union I'nclllc
company eighteen years , most of the ( Into us
agent ul Cheyenne , Kearney and North
I'latte.
TtlK ChK.lltAXC'K JtKCIHtU.
'Muaiic-lnl Transactions ul' the Coun
try Daring the bant Week.
BOTOX , Nov. 2. [ Special Telegram to
Tun B KB. ] The following table , compiled
from dispatches from the clearing houses
of tha cities named , shows the .gross ex
changes for List week , with rates percent
of Increase or decrease , as against the
several amounts for the corrcspoadlug week
In 1889 :
lUutilciiial ji ; < 'olioMB in ISnglaml.
L.OXPON' , Nov. 2. Municipal elections were
held In England and AVulcs yesterday. Where
the results turned on politics the conserva
tives gained llfty-nino nnd the liberals eighty-
seven seats. The leading feature of the ic-
turns from the municipal elections Is the fact
that not a single dissident liberal success Is
yet recorded , Labor candidates won some
seats from the conservatives.
The Chronicle says that the results make a
bad outlpok for the govern tncnb and show
what will happen in the event of an appeal to
the country.
Closed tlin Consulate.
Iviv : WEST , Fla. , Nov. 2. The Spanish
consul in this city , who was last week as
saulted by some Cuban refugees and who lind
been compelled by them to close the con
sulate , has written a formal notice to the
mayor that lie has closed and sealed his otllco
until the United States government plvcs a
sufficient guarantee to Spain that the con
sulate will obtain tlio privileges duo to It.
The refugees are In a very excitable condi
tion.
A Mili'doroiiH Chicago Gambl-cr.
Ciiicxflo , Nov. 2. W. V. I robhsu gambler ,
tonight entered u room where William Snyder
'
wns sitting with Bessie Howard , Ho'blis'
former mistress. Diawlng nknlfo ho en
deavored to stub the woman , but she escaped
from the room. Ilobbs then turned upon
Suyder and after a desperate struggle suc
ceeded In cutting a horrible wound In the
mill's neck , probably fatally Injuring him.
Hobb.s is still nt large.
The Modern Martyr IH'iul.
ANTic , Conn. , Nov. ' . ' , Miss Llzzlo
O. Smith , widely known as "Tho Modern
Martyr , " dial in this city today. She was
born ntKastford , Conn. , In 1SIW , She \\nf
unusually vigorous and active until eleven
years old , wnon she was prostrated nv a
violent cold. This dovolnped n disease Unit
made her u helpless Invalid , and .the was con-
lined to her bcel for nearly ilf ty-flvo years.
Tlio Itatllo m Vim.
Loxnox , Nov. -Special Toiog rain to
Tiir.HKC.l The British licet has returned to
Kamlbar from Vltu. The total number of
British wounded in the recent fight was thir
teen , who Injuries were only slight. From
eighty to ninety of the enemy wcro killed and
wmuidiMl , all being slaves and natives , and
not Arabs , as reported.
P.ims , Tex. , Nou.A : ) bill disfranchising
any member of the Choutaw Indians , cither
by blood , adoption or marrlnpo Into the tribe ,
who hus taken or may take the oath of ullo-
Kianco to tbo government of tbo United
States has passed both houses and received
the approval of the governor.
Halliinr Gel * ( icncroiiH.
T..ONUOV , Nov. 2.As a result of Bulfour's
IrUli tour the government hus given jUl.uxi
for the purpose of deepening the harbor nt
lliillimi , for which an appropriation ha been
desired for along time.
Tlio Di-ulli Uiill.
TIPIIOSTO , Nov. 2. Vicar Gonnral Vincent ,
upcrlorof St. Michael's collono , and whc
was Canadian Mt promo general of tin
liuslllcan order for twcaty-oiio years , la
dead.
THE OTA CAMPAIGN CLOSED
Bright Prospects for a Republican Victory It
the Hawkeye Stntc.
A RSVIEW OF CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS ,
Xot Moro Tlinn Oao Democrat 12.x-
ncctcil to lie Itctiirncil
of n Candy Company
nt Sioux City ,
DES MOIRES , In. , Nov. 2. [ Special to Tin
Hnc. ] The campaign In Iowa Is practlcall )
closed , niul the piuspecta nro very bright foi
republican victory ull around. The demo
eraU have practically done nothing fortliclt
stuto tlcltot , mid very little on the surface
for the cougrosslonnl canvass , while the ro-
puLillians hnvo nmdo an nggrcslvo campaign
uH nlong tbo line. They luivo hud the assist
ance of Speaker Hood , cx-CotiressiHnn | lion
of Mtehlsun , Senator Allison , Colonel W. P ,
Hepburn , ns well as their own candidates ,
every ono ofwhom U n power on the stump.
Tuo doinocrnlio candidates were unknown ta
beyln with , nini have scarcely Increased tholt
acquaintance with the voters. A great
amount of money hus been spent by ttia dem
ocrats , however on thoqulot. by which menus
they hope to gulii ono or two conijrcss-
moil. ' The alleged doubtful districts
nro the First , Third , Sixth , KWith and
Ninth. They base their calculation on the
vote of hist year , when : ) , OM republicans
staid nt homo nud permitted the election of
Governor Boles on a smnll plurality. Uut
bused on tlio congressional election of two
VI'IIM ago , tliero s-coms to bo llttlo cuunco for
thorn , unless public sentiment has changed
moro- than seems probable. Kx-Oovernor
( . ' ( . fir's plurality two years ago in the Hrst
district wns about nine hundred , und bis line
record In congress is lllcely to picreaso rather
than diminish It this yeiir. Colonel Hender
son1 * plurality In the Third t\vo years ape
win ubout four thousand Ilvo hundred , which
will probably bo reduced this year , as bo lias
a stronger opponent anil n most desperate
light has boon wacd against him. .Major
Lacey In the Sixth was elected by nbout
seven hundred plurality over Weaner , nnd
tliero is un Indication that ho will uo re
turned by nn increased majority this time ,
Ho bus proved a strong member. It lo more
than probable the opposition have combined
on White , buttbat Kcntleman's stand on the
tariff question ami violent opposition to the
Catholics will inalto him exceedingly \voak.
Congressman Flick's candidacy in the
Eighth district lias f'utucd him many friends ,
while Major /Vneiorson seems to luivo lost
him sotnoround , und no will hardly be able
to reduce the one thousand majority of two
years niro , ami tbo republicans say It will bo
doubled. A most bitter und underhand llgbt
has been made against Jndgo Kecd iu the
Ninth eilstrict , but It Is scarcely reasonable
to bo supposed that his majority of thrco
thousaua two years ago will be wiped out ,
though the opposition have pructlcnllv united
on Bowman. From prosoat indications the
ten republican congrcsstpcn will bo lotu " "
from Iowa , nud the republican m.inrit ] < jn
the stuto ticket will bo so large as to remove
the state from doubt.
Candy Kill lure at Slouv City.
Sioux CrTV , la. . Nov. ' . ' . [ Special Telo
( ram to THE Bui : . ] The Iowa candy com
pany , which , employs about ilfty hands , to
day n ule an assignment to J. P. Smith.
Liabilities , $10,500 ; assets , JIO.NX ) . Tbc
company will probably resume ,
A Condemned JMurcliu-or 12-acapca.
BOONKVII.I.E , Mo. , Nov. 2. John C. Tur-
liugon , a noted desperado and train robber ,
under sentence of death for the murder ol
ex-Sheriff Craumcr , and who has been con
fined hero in the county jail for tlio past six
mouths , effected his escape last nl ht by
placing a dummy in bed and hiding In the
deputy sheriff's room until a favorable op
portunity offered ,
Fatal
CHICAGO , Nov. 2. Frank Hogan nnd John
McCarthy quarreled last night at a dance iu
a Milwaukee * avenue ball over a girl. They
adjourned to the sidewalk and fought the
matter out with knives , Hogan belni * ucarly
disemboweled , whllo McCarthy wns only
sllf-htly wouLdcd , Ilogan will die.
IHes Still Off Their Reservation.
MKGKEII , Colo. , Nov. U. The Utos are still
oft their reservation Intimidating settlers and
ktlllncr cattle. They am encouraged in this
by the hide dealers , who are orTorlni : to buy
pelts. There is uo probability of auy scrloua
trouble.
_ _
/'J ? .S A l// JIM It.lfill.U'ltS.
O. A. Vaugh of Kansas City is at the Bar
ker.
ker.V.
\V. D. Clinton of Chicago is at tbo Casey.
F. II. Wiley of Lincoln is in the city , at th
Casey.
N , L. Walker of Jieatrico wai at the Casey
last night.
S. J. Langrof St. Louis was at the Paxton
last night.
J. R. Tell of London , England , U at the
Merchants.
Augustus Taylor of San Francisco was at
the 1'nxton.
Charles S. Allen of Bridgeport , Conn. Is at
the Millard.
Henry P. Acker of New York la a puest at
the Barker.
F. S. Fulluni of Blue Springs is recistcrod
at the Casey.
C. W. Whlto of Minneapolis Is registered
at the Paxton ,
.1. G. Steeloof Kansas Uity was at the Bar
ker last ; night.
Cli.irlcs .f. Smith of Milwaukee was at the
Murray hist night.
George J. Stillborn of Philadelphia Is lathe
city at the Paxton.
AV. C. Hughes was at the audltoriam In
Chicago yestcrdav ,
.Tolm T. McUnnn of Cincinnati Is In the
city ut the Murray.
William M. McLrughlln of Boston Is a
iruc.it nt the Millard.
J. S. Woodlo of Hot Springs , S. D. , was at
the Millunl last nitflit ,
G. O. ( illlosplo was a Sunday gnelst nt the
Chcstarlluld In Topoltu.
W. \VIlklns and son on Chicago nro In
the city , at the Ilarker.
\V. T. Conner of Hootto , la. , was la the eltj
yesterday , at the Burlier.
Henry M. Sudler of New York was ia thi
city yesterday at the .Murray.
Fourteen members of tlio Duff opera com
puny are rogcstored at tlio Marker.
William O. Johnson of Cedar Ilnpld * was
In the city hm night , registered at tlio Mer
chnntn.
Mr. S. S. MctJluro , of Now York , the news
paper syndicate man , called upon TIIK BKI
yesterday.
A. H. Dyer of O'Neills at the Merchants
1" ) , C. Howard of ICcarnoy Is In the citv ut
tha Mordmnts.
Stlh Mucyof the Ileuister , IJcnMolncs , la.
and daughter are In the dty and called a' '
Tun Dili : onieo.
Mr. Louis Holler wns called to Milwaukee
Win. , yewtorduy on account of the seven
llliicis of his ngnd father.
CJra/.od Dy a llulioi.
Mrs. Stcvnr , a woman living atOil ( NortI
Sixteenth street , caino very near being she
yesterday by the aci-luental discharge of a ro
volvcr in an adjoining room. Mrs , Stovei
was lying on the bed reading when the bid
let crashed throtmh the wall and barelj
missed her head.
IVciin Nut Cull lire.
Pecan nut ( Trowing IB ono of tbo rls
iii { * Industries of thi ) tfulf Htnlcs , Aft el
HID trcet boj-in to b > ur tln > .y involve IK
labor nr o.xponfcu and yield , It Is nald , ai
Uicomo ofiOO to $1 ,000 per aero , accord
int , ' to thu quality of tbo nut ,
On ( ho ( Ji'lijhbnrj :
Itohort In nilinm of I'lillaclulpliln , i
guest of t'untaiii Pit-hoi tz at tJottys
buri- , found a gold chain on Hint bnttlo
Hold , It was probably droppr-d iltirliu
the battlo.
SCROFULA
Is that Impurlly ( it t ho Mood wlilcli produces
unsightly lumps or duelling. ' in the neck ;
which C.1USC5 running orci ou the arint ,
leg ! , or feet ; which develops ulcers In the
eyes , cars , or nose , often causing blindness or
dcnlncssi which Is the origin of pimples , can *
cerotis etowtlis , or"liiimor ! " whichfasten-
Ing upon the lungs , causes consumption nnd
dentil. U In tlio most ancient ot nil diseases ,
and very low persons aio entirely tree from It.
How Can
it BO
Ily taking Hood's S.trs.ip.irllt.i , wlilch , lijr
the romaikalito cures It hits acoomi'llsliotl ' ,
ImsproKii tt < elC to bo a potent and itccuU.tr
medicine for this dlsenso. It you suffer fiuiu
scrofula , ! ry Hood's Hatsapntllln.
"livery spring my wlto and children have
been tumbled with sciofuln , my llttlo boy ,
three years old , beliit ? a tcrrlblo sufferer.
Last spring lie wns 0110 mms of sores from
licrultofcet. We all took Hood's Sarsaparllb ,
nndall li.ivo teen cured of Ihoscrofrla , Jly
llttlo boy Is entirely free from sorer. , and all
four of my children look bright nnd healthy. "
W. 11. AiiiEUTON , Tassalo City , K , J.
Hood's Sarsaparilla
BolilbjrnltilrMgBljts , fl ; lifor5S. rroimrcitonljr
O.I. 1IUOL ) ACU.AiutliccarloUmull.Miiu. , | .
IOO Doses Ono Dollar
ItUAl IjljUTS I'011111 DDia.N.
ItensotiN for IVohlblllni- These Oriui-
juciitH in n School Cor VOIIIIIL ; ( Mi-Is.
The scholars of thaischool ol pnii'lico ,
on Spring Oiirdon Htroot below Soven-
teontli , upon whom tlio yiiiiiit * wonionof
tlio Normal bchool uro stiptiosed to It-- ,
tholr prentice hands ) before bui'oiniujj
full blown toai'hors , uro just now the iib-
iect ol an educational experiment Hint
lias iiiiido their liltlo touls hot with in-
dlfjuatioii says the L'hlluilclplilii licconl.
Tlio nirls , most of whtiiu t'oino from
the surroiiiulltif * nolghhorhoil , and are
of well-to-do families , hnvo boon ordered
not to wear bracelets , nml those orim-
inoii Is are now no longer scon in tlio
class rooms.
This curious edict was issued a tow
days ago by Ms * Hall , tlio principal of
the school , anil led to a vigorous protest
from the larger firls who were the ob
noxious ornaments on their wrists , Miss
Hull insibted , however , and HO fur curried
her point that all but two of the srhol-
ars took oft their hracolets. Iu tlio t-nio
of tlios ? two tlio parents made sui-h
lively objectiotiH to any Biicb exercise-
authority by the touchers that the mat-
tot' was not pushed , anil the two retain
tlio tabooed ornaments.
It is said that seine ot the others ,
while nominally comilyiiifwith the new
deorco , nmnago to fieerote the precious
but forbidden bracelet under cull and
bloovc , and that this form of adornment
ot the feminine person is now moro
popular in thu School of Pritetieo than
before.
Wliuu Miss Hall was asked the reason
for this prohibition of the bracelet she
replied :
"I think bracelets are unnecessary on
the wrists of bcliool-girls , anil hcneo 1
requested them not to wear auv. They
are noisy and interfere with writing and
other hand work. Then again , the
children who wear them are the envy of
those who have none , and I believe it is
our duty to teach the little ones Unit
such tilings as bracelets tire not neces
sary to happiness. School is not the
place to air liiiory.
" \Vo like our pupils to look attract ! vo ,
but not so attractive that the attention
is directed to dross instead of boolia.
Jewelry is distracting. "
7he Horseman's
The California ot llfty years a jo has
disappeared , hut it is btill the laud of
the horseman as inue-h ns the Upper Al-
leghany regions \vhoroa wheeled vehicle
is seldom seen. Its great mountain wil-
uorncss are crossed , to be sure , by beaten
highways , hut bnek and fortli 'between
them Is woven the network of horseback
trulls from house to house and ridge to
ridge , The wonderful forests of redwood
uitd sugar pine , culled by 1'rof. Sargent
tlio finest coniferous forests on the faiv
of the earth , are imfciiuod for hundroiK
of mites. According to that excellent
descriptive writer , Charles Howard
Sliinn in liis illustrated article in Outing
for November , the country is still un
spoiled for the liorseimui. The people ,
too , are frank , frionelly and hospitable. ,
ready to guide 0110 to tlio host trTiut
stream or to the likeliest ravine for
deer. There is no plaeo in Ainuriiu
bolter than California for the man who
wishes to escape the beaten paths and
who enjoys grand scenery , now char
acter studies , botany , hunting or fishiiij , ' .
Hut railroads and stages only carry om >
into the desired region. No one oxepiit
the horseman is nuieio free of the whole
realm of the California wildornoss.
Tlio Old \Vhicl Problem.
When awheel la in motion does the
top move faster than the bottom ? Nine
pcoplo out of ton would cry nonsenseat
the more question , nays the lllUHlniU'd
American. Both the top and bottom ( if
the wheel must , ot necessity , it would
scorn bo moving forward at ono and I In-
same rule , i. o. , tlio speeel at which tin-
carriage is traveling. Not so , ho\vov T
as a little reduction would con
vlnco you. The top is moving li >
tlio direction of tno wheel's inolidi.
ot translation , while-the bottom is mov
ing in opposition to this motion. In
other words , the top is moving forward
in the same direction in wliicli the car-
riagols progressing , white tlio bottom
is moving backward , or in an oppo-ii'-
direction. That is why an Instiintano
photograph of u carriage in motio
shows the upper part of the who ! a cm
fuseel blur , while thu spoUtu n ti !
ewer pjirtaro dlst nutl y visible.
I Absolutely Puro.
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