Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMATTA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JANUARY 3 , 1802-SIXTEEN PAGES.
, . GRAND ARMY DEPARTMENT ,
Xoaves From the Personal Records of Ne
braska Veterans ,
HEROES OF THE KIT CARSON POST ,
Corronpniidrnro Concrriiliig llm Itvttirn
of Itnlirl 1'lng Itimtcr of tlio
Thomas 1'ont Local and
( Icncrnl Note * . ' ,
Charles Illloy member of Kit Car on Post ,
Grand Army of the Uopubllo , Albion , Nob. ,
Is probably the youngest ex-soldier In Iloono
county , llo H nn aiiorney nt law , with an
oxtouulvo practice , and the only remaining
monibor of the bar In lioono county that were
the blue. Ha says : "X was wounded Juuo
JJ7 , ISO ) , in Sherman's famous charge on the
holgbls of Kunosaw. A minlo bill ontoroa
my Ing , struck Ibo bono , came out again and
lodged la my slocking ; but the bono was not
injured ? Bcl-ig carried to the roar a surgeon
probed the wound with his flngornndsoomod
to find something Interesting about it , for ho
called up his assistant surgeon und requested
him to run his linger into iho ragged holo.
Ho compiled , and u hospital steward came
U p1 and proposed lo do Ibo samo. I bad not
made any remarks up to this tltno , but I drew
the line at stewards and requested the gon-
tloimm nut to soil bis linger. My wound
wan uroiscd and I rode back lo the division
hospital in un ambulance. , Two davs later
an ambulance train carrying : iiX ) slc't and
wounded started from the division hospital
for 13lg Slmnty , Iho nearest railroad station ,
olght miles owny. Our best roads were 'cor
duroy , ' made oy laying round logs crosswise
upon the track. I could flit up nnd take care
, of mvself to u certain extent ; but for tbo
poor fellows wtio could not , tholr experience
was worse than being losscd In a blanket. It
took us twelve hours to make tno olght miles ,
nnd moro than ouo poor comrade got his final
discharge before the station was rouchod.
The palace car which Uncle Sam bad ohur-
tered lor mo , In which I was to ride lo Knox-
Vlllo , Ten n. , was not ready when I cotlo Iho
dooot. It wns a common bo.x car and a load
of cattle bad jusl been taken out of it for tno
boys at the front. A man wllh n shovel soon
inndo my car ready , andl being Iho Ural pas-
scogor In iho car bad my choice of su > iUand
took ono on tbo floor by Ihu door , so llial I
could get ' .ho bonulll of fresh air ana scenery.-
The second passenger in my car was a man
wounded in Ibo Hack and obliged to llo on bis
face. Ho hud lost everything in Iho way of
baggage and clothing except a "hoaplwl"
shirt , and I gave him my ' 'pup" tent lo llo
upon. Eighteen wounded men , iwo very
sick men and two nurses were crowded into
tbo car and nl last wo started for Ivnoxvllle.
The truck was In terrible condition , a trillo
smoother , oorhaps , than the corduroy roads ,
but not very much. The engineer would
start as though ho was trying to test Ihu
strength of the couplings , drive ahead at
frightful speed for ten or liftcun miles , nnd
stopping as suddenly as ho had started , wo
would lie several hours , perhaps , remote
from any station or even a sidetrack , waiting
for nobody scomod to know what. Some
times Iho engineer would start up as sud
denly as possible , run once or twice the
length of the train and then reverse tils en
gine , repeating this performance four or live
limes in rapid succession. Inquiring what
Iho strange unties meant , I.\vas \ told Ihat one
end of a car wns off the trade and ho was
trying lo Jerk or bull It back. After four
days and11 nights of this wo rcachod ICnox-
VIJlo. and here for the llrst tmo ) wo began to
receive nursing , food and medical attend
ance suited to our wan Is ; but gangrocn bad
begun its ravages , nnd with Ibo wounded it
was a light for llfo for miiuy wooitj. Three
montns Inter I was sulllcienily recovered lo
lake u furlough , altnouzh not yet able to
loucb my foot to the ground ; buM succeeded
in galling homo , and In sixty days mv wound
vhnd honied and I reported for'diily-upain.1
1 j Vft Bt Daniels enjoyed thoproutl > distinc
tion of u two and one-half < yar4' . service in
tha Fifteenth. United States infantry , Com
pany C Fi t'butatllou , under General Sher
man , and his entire military career was
closely idcntillcd with that of the gallant
commander , of whom ho lias .several highly
valuable mementoes. A.t the drat charge of
tbo battle of Vlcksburg , In which his rogl-
mont achieved distinction , Mr. Daniels was
severely wounded within ilftcon foot of tbo
rebel parapet ; , and lay under the otiymy's
guns nix hours bcforo being discovered and
removed lo the hospital , where , ho hovered
between life and death for several monlbs.
In this engagement his batalllon lostsovontv-
seven men or tno KMJ ongnKou. Mr. Lmniois
also participated in the nattlus of Chlckasaw
Bnyou , Ai'kunsns i'ost , Champion Hills nnd
Jnuuson. Ho wns ono of the seventy-four
survivors of tbat famous ro imont photo-
prnphod with their old commander ut Iho
national encampment at 'MilwauUoo Iwo
, years ago. Mr. Danlols enjoys a record of
/ vulinnt service throughout Uio wnr , or which
bo Is preparing u detailed record us u gift to
his children.
Kdwnrd T. Farmer onllslod in. 1801 in
Company ENlnoly-llfth Now Yorlc infantry
apd served Ihroo years in the corps composing
"tho iroij brlRiido" and others of equal valor.
Folio wine the fortunes ol Iho ainiy of the
Potomac , ho was engaged in the battles of.
Gninos Mill , Hull Uun.Ituppalmnock Station ,
South Mountain , Anttotain and tlio bnitloof
the Wilderness , nt which hovi3 Inltcu
prisoner and convoyed wllh his entire com
pany , composed of forty-three men , to Andor-
sonvlllo , nnd they underwent the hardships
and privations of that lanthsomo prison for
four months , during which time the ranks
were so rapidly dopletctl by duath that ut its
jloso only six ot the original number lived
to enlor Iho ucllvo service. Mr. Farmer does
not dwell with pleasure up6n the dreadful
scones nnd experiences of bUrnK \ \ conlino-
monl. Ihough tlio lapse of years has served
to dim somewhat its unpleasant memories.
At the time of bU release from prison bis
weight was loss than 101) ) pounds , which
would hnrdlj seam consistent , with tils pres
ent ample proportions.
Moro eloquent than Iho most thrilling tale
of valor nnd heroism is the silent totllinony
of the veteran whoso dismembered or shat
tered fr.uno .still reveals the p.ith of the rebel
ballot , traced too dooplv to bo oolitoratod by
time. Such Is iho ovulonpo of heroism pro-
aonlcd by John Hare , ono qf iho most ro-
apectod members of Kit Carson pool. Mr.
Jluro served as a member of Company U ,
Nlnoty-fourlh Now York Infantry , In Pope's
campaign through northern Virginia , and
wns wounded nt tbo second batilo of Dull
HUn , from Iho effects of which ho U still a
BUrterer.
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ICitturaliiR u Cnnfudurutn I'lug ,
Tlio following correspondence wilt bo road
with special interest by TUB Ben roadori ,
not nlono because it is in part from a well
Known Nobrasknn , but baoauso It Is on a
very interesting subject :
Y Bllt. 'oroN , D. C. , Deo. 18. GGNBIUI ,
D.UINISV H. MAUUV , Uichmond , Va. : Sir
I present you herewith the confederate Hug
which was laken April 13 , IStVi , at Mo.
bile , Ala. , ou tbo surrender of that
city lo Iho federal troops. You
will remember that Spanish fort was
captured April 2ii ; Forl BlaUoloy taken by
charge April I ) , and Mobile occupied by the
union forces April 19 ; and that this old , tat-
lered , tiulloi-plorcod and torn banner Iloated
over your headquarters during nil those days ,
woeus anil months at the close of tha great
rebellion , and. that u really waved ever the
last great battlq Hold of the southern confed
eracy.
I was informed Ihat this Hag was madonnd
presented lo you us tha confoilprato general
in command of the Uoparfnont of Alabama
by the imtrlotlo Indies of Mobile , to taKe the
place of a former larger ouo that had been
totally destroyed by a shell ; certainly , tbo
omillnois of material , as well as Iti homo.
made appearance , would indicate that such
was tbo case , which , I presume , will be verl-
fiod by your recollection.
I was on the ether sltlo and served witb
the union forces at the place mentioned , tak
ing part In lha closing victories and entering
the city at Us surrender. I have kept tbu
llnjr nil those years , and now turn it ever to
you , with feelings of peace aud good will
Vnd with such thronging memories as como
only to these who participated in tha torrlulo
struggles of thosu "day * of darknoas and
I glory. "
-t tbU conquered Hug , nnd with It the
? > cudly hand of ono who wore the blue , and
ut It be a token of that amity whloli should
uoasota tbo hearts of all good cltlionn nnd
bind tbo north and south together in a strong
end lasting union under tbo loved banner of
ono common country. Dollovn mo , Tory
rcipcctfully. your obodlont servant ,
L. W. Cotiir ,
WASIIIKOTOX CITT. Deo. 10. 1801. -
Un.vEitAi. COLIIT : I hnvo received with very
great pleasure mv old ling , the confederate
ling , which , na you nay , flotxtcd ever Iho last
great confederate battle field of war botwceu
Iho stntes.
Your kindly letter which accompanied it
has given mo more plciwuro. If possible , than
your restoration of Iho Hag.
Vour generous not and your manly words
glvo strong evidence of the hl h character of
the tnon who fought for the union , nnd may
bo nn example to these who having no heart
for manly warfare can onlv rovllo and hate
us who fought for our confederate homes.
I shall , with your approval , transfer ihls
old Hag to tun governor of Alabama , who ,
llko yourself , wnt a gallant soluler in tbo
grant war which hat placed on record tbo
fiercest battles ever fought
When xvo light again. General , it will beside
side by sldo.
May you have many happy ro turns of this
season of pcaco and good will you bavo so
uanpily Illustrated.
With high respect nnd warmest wishes for
your happiness and prosperity , lam sincerely
yours , DAIIXKV II. MAUIIT.
Ooorgo II. TlimmiR Pout.
List of members of Ocorgo II , Thomas
poit , No. in , Depart incut of Nebraska , Grand
Army of the Republic :
E. M. Benson , Co , G , Oth O. V. C. , private ,
November 10 , 1801.
Springer Oalloy , Co. B , 10th 111. I. , cor-
poriil , April , 1800.
H. W. Sheri , Co. F , 1st 111. Bat. , private ,
July1803. .
E. U Downing. Co. M , 4th Iowa C. , pri
vate. August ! ? ! , liJUTi.
S. L. Hull , C. Co. K , 3d Mo. C. , private ,
March , 1S05.
T. U. Johnston , Co. G , HOth 111. , second
Itouiennnl , July II. ISM.
C. It. Stoner , Co. E , Mlh Pa. C. , private ,
May M , 181- ! . .
D. W. Burd , Co. II , Tth Pa. C. , private ,
July 20 , 1805.
Ctiarlcs Gross , Co. H , W. Va. C. , private ,
August 1 , IS05.
James Hall , Co. I , 27th Ind. , private , December -
comber 17 , ISlii.
James 1' . Hammond , Co. A , 130th Ohio ,
private , November , 1303.
William Kinney , Co. N , 23d Ind. B. , prl-
vote , July. 1805.
John A. Davis' , Co. F , 2'ilh Iowa , May , 1803.
M. O. Bouncll , Co. A. , C. M. B. , prlviilc ,
July , ! Sil3.
It. M. Alkon , Co. B,33d 111. , prlvatg , Octo
ber 11 , IbOI.
A. Milllck , Co. H. 12th Iowa , private , No
vember 4 , 1BU3.
Kd Kennedy , Co. B. 47th Iowa , private ,
October ! W , 1803.
A. It. Downing , Co. A , 2d Iowa C. , private ,
October , 1805.
T. B. Bcurcent , Co. H. 83rd 111. I. , January ,
1803 private.
J. M. Cook , Co. D. , 30th la. , Juno , 1805 , pri-
vale ,
J. F. Dolhl , Co. D. , lOHh III. , Juno 1803 ,
private.
E. II. Glllott , Co. C.,15lh and 145lb Ohio ,
Juno , 1805 , prlvalo.
James llauihorne , Co.K. , CSthlll. , August ,
18 < a , corporal.
Joseph II. Prills , Co. D. , Ulh U. S. Inft. ,
April , IbOS. .
\Vllllum F. Cantor , Co. K. 10th Ind. inft. ,
September , 1803.
James A. Dovoro , Co. D. , 159th Ohio , April ,
1SG3.
llobort Roberts , Co. E. , 1st N. Y. Inft. ,
June , 1805 , private. .
Abraham Stahl , Co. D. , 1st Wis. art. ,
August , Ib05.
J. S. Moore , Co. E. , Otb 111. vol. , August ,
Ib05 , private.
W. S. Warner , Co. I. , lllh Mo. Inft. . Juno ,
ISM , sergeant.
Daniel BrooKhort , Co. H. , llth la. , May 22 ,
1803 , prlvalo.
Gcorgo Lacy , Co. , K. , 00th O. vol. Inft. ,
November 10 , 180. , private.
0. H. Cobb , Co. K. . , 47th la. infr. , Soptera-
bor 28 , IbOI , corporal.
II. B. Iteod , Co. F. , SlhUl. Inft. , April 2 ,
1803 , private.
James \V. Itay , Co. C.,23rd Ind. , July 2o ,
Ifa05 , corporal.
W. W. ( s'orwood , Co. B. , Otu Kan. cav. ,
November 18 , 1804 , private.
Edgar D. Brown , Co. L. , uth MIoh. cav. ,
Documbor 27. 1j03/sorgcaut. !
'J. W. Crlglor , Co. C. , 112th III. , July , 1S05.
H. H. Wurron , Co. D. , lth : ! Wis. inft. ,
July. ISO' , .
Thomas P. Lundon , Co. H. , 131st O. vol.
inft. , March , 18(53 ( , corporal.
.lames A. Hogers , Co. E. , 2nd Mo. cav. ,
March , IS03.
D. It. Ball , Co. D. , 30th la. Inft.
John C. Smith , Co. H. , Sib 111. cav. , September -
tembor , 1S01.
A. J. Minor , Co. K. , 15th Pa. cav. , June ,
'
1805.
E. H. Kirk , Co. I. , SOib Ind. , Juno , 1805 ,
first lieutenant.
1. F. Foslor , Co. G. , 112th 111. . Juno. 1805.
faorguanl.
H. N. Banks , Co. I. , 2nd la. inft. , May ,
1801 , corporal ,
Jiunos M. Campbell , Co. D. , COth la. . Julv
'
1800.
Jacob Gultoy , Co. A. , 72nd III. , July , 1805 ,
corporal ,
William Baker , Co. B. , 41st 111. , August ,
18(51. (
18(51.U.
U. H. Williamson , Co. A. , SOth la. , February -
ruary , 1803.
( iranil Army Notes.
There are eighty-two national cemeteries ,
in which are buried 328,115 soldiers.
F. S. Simmons , an American urtist with a
studio In Homo , has been selected oy the
memorial eommltteo of iho Grand , Anny of
tlio Republic lo cnialu Ibc slatuo of General
U. S. Grant , which It Is proposed to place in
the national c.ipitol. The statue will Do con
structed of Ibo .finest Italian marble , nnd
will cost § 10,000. It is to be placed in posi
tion before Iho first of January , ISOt. "Tho
stutuo will bo on a marble pudoslalon which
will bo the badge of the Gram' Army , and
tbo inscription , "prosantod by the Grand
Army of the Itopubllc. "
An osquostrlan stnluo of General Model-
Ian In bronze by Henry G. Elllcott ofvush -
incton , will bo eroded In Philadelphia uoxt
year , on the thirtieth anniversary of
Anliotam. It Is being done for the McClol-
Inn memorial association of Philadelphia.
The sculptor's design shows a forceful
group , the spirited horse , tense wiih excite
ment , as ho pauses at the r.rcst of a slight
rise of gfrund. and the quiot. Impassive
general on his back"LUtlo Mao" as his
soldiers saw him on the day , when as all said
at the moment , ho Cad "saved the republic.1'
Dr. John S. Billings says In tlio January
Forum : "While iho health of some mon has
boon Improved by ihoir mllilarv service
during the war. oven to the preservation ot
lives ihat would have boon lost , had the
owners ro'iialuod exclusively In civil llfo , the
health of Ihu average voloran bos boon de
teriorated by his service ; and that ho sutlers
moro from illness , nnd has a somewhat less
expectation of Ufa than other men of his ago.
TbU conclusion , based at it Is upon an ex
amination of tha census data for a small
part of the country , Is a provisional ono
only , aud wo must wait for moro complete
compilations to glvo dotlnlto ana reliable
llguros , "
Captain Froas post at Beaver City elected
the following olllcors : Commander , J. T.
Sumoy : senior vlco. Wllllum Muusoll ;
junior vlco , H. F. Merwln ; surgeon , U. S.
llamsoy ; quartermaster , L. Kinsman ; chap
lain , F. M. Joffora : ofllcor-of-tho-day , J. H.
Hawkins , and oBIcor-of-tho-guard , ' C. H.
Itlohards ,
Stilton ramp , Sons of Veterans , cboso the
following ofllcors : Captain , F. L. Mover ;
ilrst nontenant , F. M. Tossior ; second lieutenant -
tenant , Charles A. Brown : council , C. B.
Gray. A. W , Clark nnd E. Walton ; delegate
to state encampment , T. E , Stownrt. The
captain-elect appointed the following staff :
First soargoul , A. W. Clark ; quartermaster ,
Sam Carney , Jr. ; soargout-of-tho-guard , L.
U. Kendall ,
Tno Woman's Itollof corps of Albion ,
elected the following ofllcers ; Prostdmit ,
Mrs. E. H. Green ; senior vlco president ,
Mrs. W. B. DanleU ; Junior vlco president ,
Mrs. A , II , Blaka ; treasurer , Mrs. O. J.
Gurzce ; secretary. Miss K. A I , Dresser ;
clmplnln.Mw. W. E. Woodworlh'.conductor ,
Mrs. I. M. Farmer ; guard , Airs. C. G.
Barns ; delegate to annual department con
vention , Mrs. O , J. Garzoo : alternate. Mr * .
W. B. Daniels. '
Campbell post of Campbell elected tbo fol
lowing ofllcors ; Commander , W. H , AlcCord ;
senior commander , Joseph Elliott ; junior
commander , B. C. Burt ; oRlcor of day , G. S.
Orcutt ; chaplain , \V. H. Moudenball ; quar
termaster , A. Scott.
Tboy had lotiof wedding presents , but theme
mo t precious was a box of nailer's Aus
tralian salve.
Bbo said thoughtfully , it's so ntco for tbo
llttlo chaps ou my bauds. Ho said , wo
havent got any "llttlo chaps" yet , She
said , Why I John , and John was squelched.
OMAHA'S ' MORAL CONDITION ,
Question as to Whether the City is Progress
ing in Bin or Virtue.
OPINIONS OF PROMINENT CLERGYMEN.
Demi Gnrclnrr , ll v.V , J. Hiirslm , Dr.
Durycii anil 1'alhcr McCarthy Tell tlio
ItfiutU ofThclr Olisomitlnn * The
Week's Doings In the C'lnircho * .
There are people who profess to bcllovn
tbat the people of Omaha as n whole nro
growing moro wicked nnd godless ns tbo
years roll by. There are others who bollovo
that there has been substantial improvement
In the line of morals in this city during the
last decade.
decade.A
A ( looil Wont Tor Oniiilin.
Dean C. II. Gordnor , rector of Trinity
Episcopal Cathedral , has been In Omaha
something over five years. Speaking of tbo
morals of the city ho saldi
"Omaha Is one of tbo best regulated cities
I have over seen. In the five years that I
have resided hero I have not seen moro than
half a dozen drunken men upon tbo streets of
the city. Friends of mlno who bavo visited
mo from ( imo to time have frequently spoken
to mo about the good order and sobriety tbat
prevailed among the people boro. Vlco U re
strained hero more thoroughly than in any
other large city with which I am acquainted.
Lewd wotifcn are not permitted lo flaunt
their Iniquity upon the streets , and If ihcro
is drunkenness it is concealed from public
gaze at luast.
"I found Omaha a great deal hotter when 1 >
came hero than I had hoped , because I wixs "
told ihat it was tvery tough place. 1
thought that It would bo unsafe to go out
nluno after dark hi Omaha. On Iho other
hand wo have a city that I consider qulto ro"
markablo for Us excellent order nnd thorough
police regulations. If n man starts out In
Omaha to look for sin nnd vice I presume ho
can find an abundance of it by visiting tbo
dens ana dives In the vicious suctions of the
city , but I do not consider that a proper way
to Judge Iho morals of any city. Wo all know
that those ihlnes aru common to all largo
cities. It is unfair to condemn a city because
It bns its slums. All cities have tholr vllo re
sorts. In Omaha I am glad to say sin is not
permitted lo curry its head very blph. I
wish lo repudiate , most emphatically , any
statement going to show that Omaha Is a
laxvlrss and godless city. Such statements
are utterly without foundation.
'
"When' It comes to discussing Iho morals
of Iho city 1 think ihat ono of our menacing
sins at present is the facility with which
married people obtain divorces. I consider
tbat ono of the greatest dangers to our com
munity. The lllppant and trivial manner in
which the marriage relation and tbo custom
of getting divorces nro spoken of by society
people and by the newspapers Is to mo n
mailer of vnry serious concern. A young
lady remarked lo mo only a few evenings
since in reference lo a young man that ho
was 'tho latest divorcee , ' and n few moments
later I saw her conversing with him very
freely , as though ho were D perfectly lit per
son for respectable society ; "
"What do you think of Iho Sundav Ihea-
lor ! "
"I have not given the matter much thought ,
I am not In favor of the Sunday theater , but
just bow the question should bo handled J
am not fully prepared to say Junt now , for I
believe in Sui.day amusements for those who
cannot take time for recreation and amuse
ment during the week. I ueliovo that the
World's fair should be kept open on Sunday
for the benefit of the taousands of working
peopled I believe In Sunday base ball for4.hu
benefit of those who cannot see it during the
week , if it could bo played in a locality
where tbo qulot of the day would not bo dis
turbed for people who do not need tbat Kind
of recreation. "
Thu MiiHftes lU-lllliiRr Aw ; y.
Father McCarthy of St. Piiflomona's-cfl-
Ihedral , who has been a faithful priest In
Omaha for moro than twelve years , said : "I
can't see that the pcopln of Omaha have
grown moro proficient in sinning as tbo years
have gone by. 1 tblnk they know pretty
near as much iibout the various modes of sin
nnd vice ten years ago ns they do now. I
haven't noticed much change ono way or another
"
other , excepting that the Sunday "ihoalor
scorns lo bo drawing moro people than the
churches. The churches , I fear , nave lost
their grip upon the masses. Tboy bavo gone ,
and tboy have KOIIO to tbc Sunday theater.
I think , though , Ihat there Is not so much
crime bore as when the saloons woiu running
onon all dnv Sunduv und all nicht.
"From nn exterior point of view Omaha is
a romnricably well regulated city. There are
fewer drunken men in this city on
the streets than almost any place of
Its size I ever saw. I was told when I
left Baltimore to como to Omaha that I
was coming to a pluco where my llfo would
bo worth but very little. They told mo thai
the cowboys usually rode rltrht Into the
saloons hero in Omaha and drank their
liquor a * , the bar while seated on their
ponies. They said It was a common occur
rence to see men shot down in the streets
and there were no such things as courts of
justice for Iho punishment of crime out here.
Ol course 1 found all of this to bo gross mis
representation. "
"What do you consider the most objection
able features , from a moral standpoint , in
Omaha llfo at tbo present tlmel"
"Among the things that could bo done
away with und wbicb are extremely dam
aging to the morals of the youth of the city I
will mention the Sunday theater and the
Indecent pictures tbat the thoalor companies
place upon Iho bill boards of the city. It has
been a matter of much surprise aud regret tome
mo that Iho people of Omahu have suffered
such vllo stuff lo be placed before tno eyes
of the youth of this city so long without a
protest. I would also mention the circula
tion of such papers as the Kansas City Sun
as a thing that should bo suppressed lor the
good of the morals of our peoplo. Such
things as uro printed in papers of Unit char
acter are bad enough tor even the most
vicious to know. Wo should not permit the
scandal scavengers to throw tlio slimy stuff
In the faces of everybody , young nnd old ,
male and female , us Ihoy pass along Iho
street. Our youth especially should bo pro
tected against foul literature. "
"To what do you attribute the apathy of
the masses upon the subject of church
going ! "
"Much of the unconcern that has grown up
of late among the masses upon the question
of religion I think Is duo to the reading of
Ingorsoll's books and publications of that
character , The masses have Apparently become -
como imbued with the Idea that there is no
fuluro punishment , no hell , und they have ,
therefore , forsaken the churches. When
you wlpo out tbut Idea of hell from tbo mind
of the average man what hus ho to fear then
but the apprehension of human authority I
He says to himself : 'Well , I can do as 1
please now if I am simply smart onpugu to
ovudo human punishment. I will simply sail
in nnd nolp myself to every kind of pleasur
able thing. It don't muko much difference
bow I got these things , I will got them. '
Inlldol literature has done a great deal of
harm In this country , Tbo masses uro rap
idly drifting away from God. "
A l'oltl\o Improvement.
Dr. J. T. Duryoa , pastor of the First Con
gregational church , saldi ' 1 have noticed a
positive Improvement In the morals of Omaha
during tbo past three years so far as tbo out
ward appearance of public decency is con
cerned. There Is loss public drunkenness , I
am qulto sure , than thuro was n fOiV yours
ago. and taking the year through there Is loss
of that sort of sin to bo seen In public in
Omaha than In any large city In the east that
I know of. There are other forms of vlco and
evil that I have soon and boon disgusted with
upon the streets of eastern cltlei that ono
does not see at all in Omaha. The police
regulations are such tbat many of the
nuisances that curse otbor clt'os ' with their
public uppearauco are banished hew la
Omaha to those quarters of the cltv where
they will not pollute the healthy aiinosphoro
of the city , I bavo never seen the streets
of any other largo city to perfectly free
from the display of certain kinds of vlco.
"Thuro bus boon n steady elevation in tha
moral sentiment of the city. There is moro
of a tondenuy to frown upon that which U
Immoral than there was a few years ago. and
tha whole tone of the city , I think , U rUlua
to a plane of better morals and batter citizen
ship.
"Omaha has bad to pass through Iti stages
of development. It was n frontier villa go ,
than a railroad center and distributing point j
U U just beginning lo bo n city of homos. It
Is different from Minneapolis , That is aNew
Now KnRland city , you' might sny , and the
people nro church goers > They brought tholr
hnblts with them froirt.tho , east , Denver Is
moro of nn EngllslViplty. and they hnvo
church going hnblts. Oirmhn has no fixed
habits. It has simply -struggled up from n
town to n city , with oyory man looking out
pretty much for himselfaind his business. Amore
moro general dcslro to attend church and
regular religious ham.s ( will como In dun
time , I bopo. " ,
' Speaking of the Sunday theater Dr. Dur
yea said : "If I bad my'way I should llko to
sco everybody rest on/Sunday , I don't mean
to sny that I would compel every man to attend
'
tend church , for that is'tho private businom
of each Individual , bufe I would hnvo every
body rest. It Is absolutely necessary for
good health. Every additional Innovation
that comes along to furnish attraction for
Sunday means work for somebody mid it Is
not right. The thcairio.il people themselves
need rest , I think ouo of the saddest things
that I know of in this city Is the foot that
tbesc poor street car men hnvo to \ > ork all
day Sunday , Some provision should bo made
whereby they could spend Sunday at homo
with tholr families. You newspaper maa nro
another class of mon who are grinding your
lives awny by this pernicious seven days in
the week system of work. "
Returning lo the matter of the churches
nnd the morals ot the city. Dr. Duryca said :
"Tho churches nro becoming moro vigorous
nnd active. Those who have not money
to glvo uro wllllncr to glvo their time , and tlio
work Is moving , I think , very satisfactorily.
I have boon moro encouraged during the last
voniwllh the nlmisof roltulmixtirnirriM * ttintt
uvor buforo slneo I came to Omaha. "
Ittiv. W. J. llurxlia Titll < H.
Rov. W. J. Harshn , pastor ot Iho First
Prosbylorlnn church , knows Omaha ihor-
ougbly , nnd has oonn an onorgotlo worker
here for many years. When asked for Ills
opinion of Iho moral condition of Iho city ho
said :
"Omaha is not so wicked u city as some people
plo represent it to bo. It is not fair or right.
to nay that men arc , wicked because tbcy do
mot attend church very regularly. Thcronro
hundreds of people , nnd very respectable
people , too , in this city who do not nttond
church. They nro simply not Interested in
church matters.
"Tho cburch people of Omaha have boon
improving of late In their zeal and activity
nnd the good effects ot this change nro
already visible. The city is rapidly becom
ing metropolitan in character and , of cour.so ,
the forces of ovll will try to get control , but
T look for tbo churches to moro than hold
their own. Omaha has a splendid corps of
ministers , but It is n singular fact that all
these western towns located along the river
nro very hard lo bring under Iho Influence of
Iho gospel. I think the outlook Is very bright
for great progress In Iho near fuluro along
Christian lines. The young people bavo
never been so Ihoroughly organized before
nnd Ihoy are n power for good. There are
more ihat 1,200 members of Iho Young
People's Society of' Christian Endeavor In
Omaha. The Baptist young people and the
Kpworth leagues number several hundred.
Then Ihero is Iho Youne Men's Christian as
sociation. Never in the history of Omaha
has the Young Men's Christian association
been so prosperous. I see nothing to dls-
courage Christian people in Omaha ; on the
ether band I think the moral tone of the oily
Is growing steadily betlor. "
iix Work und Workers.
Rov. C. B. Allen , w.ho reconlly changed
from Iho Methodist to ! the Baptist church ,
has accepted a call to take a Baptist pulpit In
Edgar , Nob. lKtt *
The "Now Years reception given by the
Young Men's Christlan/qssoclatlon of Omaha
was probably the uiosf'Succossful ' event of
kind ever given by thD-Omaha association.
The organization Is stilly and surely gainIng -
Ing ground and galnnlng in popularity with
the substantial and cultured people Omaha.
At Iho Methodist minister's mooting a few
days ago ono of tbo briiUorn arose and be
gan to say harsh jidngs about Omaha
In general. Ho bad-gotten so far as fo
call Omaha a , "Rum 'Staked City. , of Sin
nnd Iniquity" , when Bishop Newman who
happened to bo presoiitt'.4topped the brother.
' 'My brother , , " said Urn bishop kiudly bqt
' '
llrmly , "you should not-ta'lk'that way about
Omaha. This city is not worse than ether
cities and damning Omaha will not help your
church. Try lo seo" Ibo good there Is In
Omaha. Talk nbout the good people nnd the
bright side of life in Omaha and you will ac
complish much bettor results. Don't get Into
a habit of scolding at the community. You
can't convert n city by that method of pro
cedure and vou only throw yourself nnd ether
people into 111 humor by that kind of talk. "
Rev. C. W. Miller , formerly of St. Joseph ,
Mo. , has taken the pastorate of the Castollar
street Methodist church. Special commission
services will be held at that churcn this
morning ,
The annual receipts of the Methodist Board
of Church Extension have averaged $ -02 ,
010. 55 during the last four ' years.
St. Paul's Cathedral 'will hold 20,000 people
nnd St. Peter's in Rome has accommodations
for 54,000.
America , through the American board , ex
pended in fifty years $1,250,000 to ovaugolizo
Hawaii , and has , during that time , received
aboul $4,000,000 a year In Irado'
There are SuO residents of Kansas who bo-
llovcd that the end of the world would como
on Christmas day. They waited until Fri
day aud saw the end of Iho year.
Tbo lota aiumbor of clergy of the cburch
of England is about , L'3,000. If wo Include the
clergy in Iho colonies and those engaged In
missionary Holds the total Is swelled to 27,000.
Tbo six Now England and Methodist
Episcopal conferences have a total member
ship of 105,103 , shpwing an increase during
the past year of less than 1 per cent. Two of
these conferences show u decrease.
A county parson In England has written
125,000 bogging letters. His wlfo has sent as
many us 11,000 aud bis children a few thou
sand moro. About ono parson in llfty re
sponded , ono to the amount of ? - ) . > ,000.
Cardinal Gibbons on December 10 ordained
twenty-six young mon In the catbodral at
Baltimor'i olght priests , six deacons and
twelve subdoacons. Ono ot the newly or
dained priests is Charles Randolph Uncles , a
colored man about SO year * of ago.
Rov. A. II. Hall , pastor of the CentcrCon-
grogalional church of Mcridon , Conn. , and
ono ot Iho most popular clergymen In the
stale , died December 27 from pneumonia
following an attack of grip. Mr. Hull was -10
years old and a graduate of Harvard uni
versity.
A revival preacher calling himself the
"tornado evangelist" has recently pone from
California to New York and Is sounding his
trumpet there loudly. A religious paper refers
to bis tempestuous t > tyla and suggests tills to
him as an appropriate' ' text : "A great and
stormy wlna rent tho'JWotintalns nnd broke
in pieces the rocks ; butjTbo Lord was not In
the wind. " ' 'r
The American Sunday .School union makes
tbo following report of. , its work during tbo
three years ending last March. It has In this
time established 5,2U1 hew Sunday schools In
needy or institute coniinunitles , into which
were cat bo rod 23,8S7K'Jdach6rs and 180.017
scholars , The results conversions and Iho
development of cburcljos , from those schooU
Is 1 4.1)81 ) conversions uudi the organizing of
: t)5 : ) churches. The worlr costs nbout $00,000
a year and roaches tbrtW : who nro not pro
vided for by nny other ( { onoy.
Tlio nest T/iliiKid / for a Stubborn
From the h.lmlialLf ) . D. ) Graphic.
While the columns ofctho Graphic are open
to any and all unobjoctionalo advertisements ,
yet it is quite lnipb fblo for us to sp > ) ak
knowingly of the nioYJls of the various
articles of morohandiso/iulvortlsad. Particu
larly Is this iruo of patent medicines. But
there are exceptions occasionally , nnd n note
worthy exception is the celobrntod Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. This now universally
known medicine has boon advertised In tbo
Graphic for four or flvo years , but not until
recently had wo nny personal knowledge of
its wondc-rful oftlcacy , which has como about
through tbo prevailing Influenza and the
stubborn couith that has so oflon attended It.
In the writer's family this medlclno has on
sovnral occasions this winter nurod a cough
that bafllcd any and all other remedies , and
tbo number of families in ICImbull nnd vicin
ity In which this remedy has been used with
llko effects attests to It * value as n specific
for coughs and colds ot every nature.
Dr. Birnoy euros catarrh. Boo
Richard Stahl. who composed tbo "Soa
King" whllo In Omaha , has provided Aron-
BOH' * "Undo Colestln" witb now ruuilo to
take the place of Audran'j.
A CHANCE IN THE LAND LAWS ,
Judge GrofF Thinks Each State Should Ad
minister Its Land Systoui ,
NO GENERAL LAW IS BROAD ENOUGH ,
A I'lipar of Kxtruordlimry Inlrrcnt by
the KKCominlmlonorVliuMiike4
Souio Very Startling State-
iiiciiU ,
The January California ! The best duposl-
tton of the romnlndar of the public domain Is
n problem which merits the attention It Is ro-
caivlng froni the tlilnluiiK people of the wou.
Tbo Interests of the Konor.il government , of
the states and territorial within which the
lands llo , and of the prospective solder , must
all bo cousldorod In the solution of this prob
lem.
lem.It
It would linvo boon Impossible to fulfill the
duties of the ofllco of land commissioner
without forming some opinions upon this
subject ; ana the exceptional opportunities
for studying thu inner workings of our pres
ent system of land laws under which those
opinions grew Into convictions must irlvo
thorn whatever claim they may have upon
the reader's ' attention.
Although nearly 10,000,000 acios
a body of lard rivaling In area the
combined states of Now Hampshire ,
Khodo Island , Massachusetts , Conuoctlout
and Now Jersey wora patented to entry-
men unaor the settlement laws of the gov
ernment far llio llsatl year ending Juno 30 ,
1890 , * there remained at that time , according
to the best cstlmato the gonpral landoftlco
could make , 530,210,8(51 ( acres of unsettled
pubho lands within what are known as
the land states and territories. This esti
mate excluded tlio CbcroUco strip , containing
8,001,041 acres , as well as other lands owned
or claimed by Indians in Indian Territory
west of the OUth degree of longitude. It also
excluded Alaska , with lib urea of MVr > M,000
acres , of which not to exceed 1.000 had boon
entered under the mineral laws In pursuance
of act of congress , March 17 , 18S4. The
general land laws have not boon
extended to Alaska. Enough is
not yet known about the climate ,
soil or productions of that wonderful coun-
try.to Justify either putting Its Immense area
into the same category with other public
lauds , or formulating a now system In regard
to tt. It Is therefore only with that portion
of the publlo domain which lies within the
land states and territories that I will attempt
to deal.
The nbovo total of 580,110,801 acres lies
west of the 100th meridian , with the excep
tion of about 20,000,000 acres. Of these at
least 10UQOuOO nro swamp and unflt for set
tlement until reclaimed. About , 7,000,000
more uro honvily timbered , wet , and unsuita
ble for farming. The balance Is largely prul-
rio , situated In Minnesota , and those portions
of the Dakotas , Nebraska , jCntisas and Okla
homa lying cast of the 100th meridian. Tlioro
arc also small tracts distributed throughout
the other land states.
The SOV-'lO.SOl nnros lying west of
the K'Oth ' meridian , except In those portions
situated In northern California west of the
falorra Nevada range , and In Oregon and
VVashlngton west of the Cascades , are within
what li known ns iho arid country. Favo a
few valleys whcro rain falls and others with
natural sub-irrlcution , this vast area is unflt
for agriculture unless reclaimed. In many
places reclamation is Impossible because
'water cannot bo obtained. Some districts
are ao hopelessly sterile that irrigation. If It
were practicable , would bo useless. Large
tracts are mountainous and of no value save
for their timber or as minerals are discovered
in them.
In California , Nevada , Oregon and Wash
ington largo districts of the lineal timber lands
on tbo continent are at present being dls-
poied of under the timber and stone act'or
June y , 1873 , which act applies only to lands
situated in.tnoiabovo uomed states. This law
limits the quantity of land which may DO no-
quired under it by ono person or association
of persons to 100 acres at S3.50 an acre ; re
quires the ontryman to make affidavit that
ho has made no prior application under tbo
act ; that ho is a cltizon-of tno United States ,
or has declared bis intention of becoming a
citizen ; that ho designate , by legal subdi
vision , the tract bo desires to purchase , setting
ting forth that it is ohioily valuable for tim
ber or stone , and unflt for cultivation If the
timber were removoo ; that it is uninhabited
and contains no mining or other improve
ments ; tbat ho boliaves it to contain no valu
able mineral deposits ; that ho does not apply
to purchase the same on speculation , but for
his own exclusive use and bonollt ; and
that ho has not made any agreement or con
tract bv which the titla ho may acquire from
the United States shall inure to any person
except himself.
It is further provided that any person
swearing falsely > o such ufildavit
shall bo guilty of perjury : that ho
shall forfeit the money paid for the
and ; and all conveyances of the land
shall become null anci void as against the
United States. It is made the duty of res
istors and receivers to read this ullldavit to
the applicant , or to cause it to be road to him
in their presence , before tlio applicant
swears to tno same or attaches his signature
thereto. Other safeguards nro proscribed by
the general land oflico to prevent fraudulent
or procured entries under this law.
It is evident that congress intended this
act to answer a wlsoand bonoilulont purpose
It was undoubtedly thought tbat It might defer
for the frontier lumberman what tbo home
stead law had done for the frontier agricul
turist. It has not only failed of accomplish
ing this object , but hus corrupted whole com
munities , where associations have been
formed for the purpose of making fraudu
lent entries there undor. Desplto every effort
of the land oillco and of the depart
ment of justice to prevent It , and to
punish offenders , those organisations continue
to practice their uofurious methods. The re
sult is that Immense areas of those valuable
timber lauds which it was Intended should
bo distributed in sinull bodies to Individual
Owners through the exorcise of wholesale
perjury and fraudhiwo passed into tlio bauds
of rich and powerful corporations. Tbli law
ought to bo repealed ; and until the president
has made the forest reserves contemplated
by. act of congress , March ,1 ,
1891 , no further disposition of tim
ber lauds should bo undertaken.
These reserves completed , congress might
pass a law providing for the appraisement
and sale of nil lands chiefly vnluablo for tim
ber. It may bo urged that our lumber sup
ply will soon bo exhausted If those lands are
sold without reservation. But private own
ers can , and will , manage the timber more
economically than does the government , and
save to the county much that under a contin
uance of the present system would bo de
stroyed. No ono takes enroot public forests.
Every ono not withhold by conscientious
scruples poaches upon thorn. Timber depre
daters take only the host trees , leaving lin-
monso quantities awaiting the touch of the
hunter's mutch. Fire consumes annually
moro than the market. It is im
passible for the land oillco to prevent -
vent either those depredations or this
destruction. Private owners , In guarding
their own Interests , would at the same time
secure those of the public. The law author
izing the sale of timber lands should also
provide thai neither timber or lumuor shall
be exported , thereby preserving and cheap
ening lumber for homo customer * .
The timber lands disposed of , there will re
main only" Ibo arid and mineral lands , u tow
bodies of swamp laud , and the small ugrluul
tural tracts lying east of the 100th meridian-
All swamp lunds belonging to the state ,
under existing grant * might bo speedily
patented , unit any remaining granted
to the states wherein situated ,
on condition that they bo reclaimed within a
reasonable time bv the statoi or their
grantees. The small bodies of agricultural
land lying east of the 100th meridian might
also , If not entered under the homestead law
within a given tlino , bo granted to the states
In which they llo. A similar disposition
might bo tnauu of the arid and mineral lauds
under proper restrictions as to tholr disposal
and development , and , In the cuco of arid
lunds , tholr reclamation. When tbo remain
ing territories have boon admitted to state
hood , the lands within their border * could
bo granted to them on the saino conditions.
Of course , many objections may be urged
against those supcesllons , but the precedents
for the course of action outlined are already
established. Swamp laud * have been llbdr-
* When thin paper wan written , tbo report
of the Land oillco far the fiscal year ended
JuuooO , 1891 , hud not boon imblUhod.
ally granted by conuroM to several of the
Rtati'i. Ulro.itly and Indirectly , Immense
grants hnvo nUo been nm.lo them for cannls ,
railroads and other Internal Improvements.
The seventeen statoi formed the territory
of the original thirteen colonial lutmlnUtorod
their own lalul system and received tlio rev
enue derived thorofron ) . Texas does the
same today.
Furthermore , since the enactment of tbo
homestead law , It has boon the policy of con *
cross to dhpoio of public lands with n vlow
to the settlement and upbuilding of states ,
and the uiaulng of taxable property , rather
than for direct ruvonuo ; and , If this object
could bo moro cfHclontly promoted by the
states themselves , the relinquishmunt of the
small Income received bv the nation under
the present system ouaht not to bo an ob
stacle to the change. Or U judged advisable
It might bo provided that the states , ns fast
ai they dispose of lands , shall p.iy Into tbo
national treasury n sum per aero equal to the
not unco the govortimmtt now receives.
I repeat tuo statement made In the
beginning of this paper , that , In the
solution of this public-lands problem ,
the Interests of tbo general government , of
the states and territories within which the
lauus llo , and of the prospective settler , must
nil bo considered. Take llr.it Uio cuso of the
statos. This is n vast country. No general
law Is broad enough to cover such diverse
cases as may arise , sny In Florida. Wyoming
and California. Thu legislatures of the
various status can best determine by what
methods their arid mid swamp lands can bo
reclaimed , their mineral lands developed ,
their agricultural lunds made to support n
teeming and happy population : aud how , In
accordance with those cuds , to condition
their disposal. Congress is too far oft its
knowledge lee abstract. It Is overburdened
besides. The Land ofllco sits like an Incubus
upon Its breast. No ono who hai not fre
quented the sessions of our national assem
bly or examined tlio Congrussluual
Record can have any idea how
much time land legislation con
sumes or how unsatisfactorily It
Is performed. Precisely hero appears the
great boncllt of the suggested change to the
general government. Relieved of this load ,
congress could duvoto the time now spent on
laud matters to weightier .juo tlons whoso
consideration cannot bo relegated to the
states , and Us ofili'acy would bo incalculably
increased. To .settler. ' ; It Is plain that tlio now
order of things would bo a boon , They
could transact their business through an
officer within thoconllnos of tholr own state
Instead of ono hundred or ono thousand miles
nwnyono burdened boildos with the busluosi
of many other stales. The ' -law's delay"
under the present system works much hard
ship and injustice. No doubt italso bears its
share in the encouragement cf malpractices ,
With prompter decisions would probably
como n reduction in frauds , claim jumping
and the like , thus promoting public morals as
well as the security of tionost settlors. Again ,
the money for linds would bo kept at homo
and nttiistrlbutod there not n small
advantage to n now and struegllng common
wealth. It Is feared that the supurscduro of
the present order of things would cause d la-
organization and distress ! No violent change
will bo necessary. Several years would be
rcquirou to bring up tbo arrears of
work In the General Land ofllco. The older
employes would probably find occupation for
the balance of tnolr lives. The younger
ones with their experience , could command
positions in the state oftlccs that must be es
tablished.
KI.KCTHtO
The Brooklyn Hoard of Aldormou b as au
thorized tbo use of the trolley system on the
surface lines of that city.
Electric lights have been introduced into
every house in Hatumorfost , Norway , the
northernmost village in Europe.
Tbo telephone line which has just boon
completed between Pike's Peak and Manitou
is the highest line in the world.
A considerable quantity of electrical ap
paratus of American manufacture has been
shipped aurlng the past month to torolgu
countries.
During the exhibition In Edinburgh , Scot
land , there were over 100 000 persons carried
in electric launches along the canal fiom the
city to the exhibition.
Electric lights are being introduced In
English breweries owing to tn'b 'fact that
they have been found \v t to pollute the at-
mosphcro a.s gas docs.
One of the longest electric railroads In the
world is to bo built on the Inland of Marina's
Vinoyard. The route will cover a distance
of twenty-five miles.
The growing employment of small incandescent -
descent electric lights' for Christmas trees
made , business in tbat branch of industry
very active just noforo the holidays.
For the privilege of erecting poles and
transacting business , the telephone com
pany of Toronto pays the city 5 per cent of
Its receipts. For throe .non"if , ending De
cember 1 , tbo city collected $ , ! . .
Observations made to determine the longl-
luao of Montreal showed that the time neces
sary to transmit an electric current acres. ?
the ocean aud back again was a ttlllo ovof
ono second , the distance covered being 8,000
miles ?
A Scran ton man has invented an electric
sewer gas indicator. A flexible or elastic
diaphragm Is placed In a sewer jjips in com'-
binatlou wita a suspended contact point
which , when It comes In contact with a
screw , sounds an alarm.
A now system of charges has boon Intro
duced by the telephone company of Stock
holm. An annual charge of { 3.75 Is made for
each instrument and u subsequent charge of
3 cents for each mossugo , the conversations
being registered by an automatic appliance.
Tlio Host Treatment lor Tm tJrlppc.
Remain quietly at homo until all symptoms
of the disease disappear , and than wbeu you
go out have the body well clothed and the
feet wall protected so that tnoy will remain
dry and warm.
Take Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as di
rected for n severe cold. If fruuly taken as
soon as the first symptoms of the disease ap
pear , it will greatly lesson the severity of the
attack , and Its continued use will prevent
dangerous consequences , provided , of course ,
that reasonably good cure bo taken of the
general svstoin and to avoid exposure.
For pain in the chest , which is very apt to
appear , saturate n llannol cloth with Cham
berlain's Pain Halm anil bind It over the seat
of pain. It will relieve the pain and perhaps
prevent pneumonia.
This treatment was followed by many
thousanas of person's and families during the
winters of 18bi ) and 180J and was uniformly
sucuossiul. It greatly lessoned the severity
of the attack and pro von ted pneumonia or
other dangerous consequences.
Dr. Birnoy cure * oattirrli. Boo bldg.
The minister preaches aud preaches to the
effect that no one Hhould ever loll a Ho , and
ihon when ono of bis rich parishioners dies ho
preaches an obituary sermon.
ICato Field gives this hint to tier less
sophisticated sisters : "Keen a man wound
up : look as If you rtorohancfng on his lips
and he'll think you charming. " Oh , thcso
women I Are they all such designing charm *
ors , ICato I
"To what denomination do you belong ) "
nsued Mrs , lijonklnson of the newest comer
In the town , "To what denomination I" was
the newest comer's hesitating roplv , "Well ,
lot tno soo. Which is the most fushlouablo
church In town ! "
Clorlcus Uo you know of any essential
difference between a fashionable and an un
fashionable church ) Cynlcus Vest It lies
chiefly in the pastor. Clorlcus How sol
C.vnlcus Why , the fashionable churches In-
slut on having pastors lllto tholr clothes-
made to order.
A Yorkshire vicar once received the fol
lowing notice regarding a marriage from u
parish house ; "This Is to give you noils that 1
and Miss Jemima Arabella Ilrcurly Is coicin'
to your church on Saturday afternoon nox , to
undergo the operation of matrimony at your
hands. Please bo pro nip , us the cab Is hired
by the hour. " The "operation" was por-
lurrnod In duo course ,
A recently consecrated bishop of the Kpls-
copal church has a .Mouthful son , who not
long ago asltod his Sunday school teacher
who was tbo stingiest man mentioned In the
bible. The teacher biw that the lad wunto 1
the opportunity to answer the question himself -
self , so tie said. "I don't Know , da you I"
"Yes , Cicjur , " wu the reply. "Why
Ctusarl " asUed the puzzled teacher. ' 'Why
don't you seel" said tbo boy , "The Phorf-
sooi gave our Lord u penny , and when Ho
asked them , 'Whoso subscription U this ) '
tboy said , 'Caisar's , ' ana I tnlnlt bo .must
have been a pretty munn man to glvo so
Httlol"
It Is Intorostjnir to no tQ tbo qualifications
of on English curate 1W ! years ugo , as de
scribed in "Tho Heading Mercury'1 of 1733.
A clergyman advertised ( or a curate , who
would have "oniy duty and n nnlnry of about
50 nor annum , besides valuable poruuii-
Ites , " The advertisement continues ! "Ho
mint bo zealously afTcctod 16 the present gov
ofntnont and never forsaKe his principles ;
singular In his morals , sober iiiul nt > tomlntn ,
nrnvo In bis dross and deportment , choice In
his company mid oxomplnrv In his eonvi'wa-
lion. He must ho ot .superior abilities , stu.ll-
ous nnd careful In the omplovmcnt cf Unto ; a
lover of fiddling , but no dancer. "
How to Itrt'iilc Up it Mnvorn ( old.
/ > mUic t'fruriifcttMi/Ofont. / ) Jfitilb nfctii.
When wo Mini n modiclno wo Know to nesS -
S MS conulnu murlt , wo consider It n duty
nnd wo take pleasure In telling the pilblle
what It is. Such a moJIrluo wo found
' ( 'nnmborliiln's ' Coush Uomody. Wo have rn-
llovcd In n few hoiiw .severe colds , and In the
course of two or Ihrco day entirely broken
thorn up by Its use , us have several of our
frlonds to whom wo navu recommended It.
It U nil it Is represented to bo by the man-
lacturers. If you have a cough and want to
stop It , Chamberlain's Cough Uomodylll
do thn work.
Tin : ir.ttn : i.iu\iits.
Co-operation sentiment is growing.
Sacramento reporters have a union.
Soulhorn Pacltlo tolographcr.s won.
Now York has 20,000 waiters and bartend-
or.s.
or.s.A
A Chicago linn has taken several old em
ployes Into partnership.
The cigarmakor.s have spent $ . ' . " > ,000 in mt-
veritsing tbo union label ,
'Frisco unions want municipal and stata
contract woik abolished.
About ono hundred union men are now
Imprisoned In Australia for Mlogod violence
during thn shoop-shniircrs' strike.
All worklnir girls using the cars of a
Dayton , O. . railway ride at half price and
workwomen carrying their baskoln travel
tree.
tree.Tho
The toeil unions of the International Fnr-
nlluro Workers union have contributed
? : > ,0'ts.K : > to the strike tuna of their follow
workmen In Chicago.
Slnco the holding of tbo Hnmols labor
congress hundreds of union * have boon or
ganized In Europe. In Parts nlono 12,000
now members have bcoii gained by trndoi
unions , while the growth In Oormn'ny , Aus
tria , Italy and England has been marvelous.
They wanted to fet ; marrlo I , but had on
money to pay Uio preacher , The girl was
equal lo tbo occasion. She took the proacbor
aside and staled tlio caso. She had no
money , but she did have u bottle of Ilallor's
Sure Cure Couch Svrup. Would ho marry
"
ihom for that I"
The preacher would nnd two hearts boat as
ono.
Dr. Birnoy euros oitarrh. Boo bld r
The girls of Cornwall , according to a recent -
cent traveler , glvo nobody any trouble In
early life. They ore little automatons in
youth , silent ns pagan stone circles in girl
hood , voiceless and blushing tlu-roaflor until
wedded , when they nt once develop such
strength of character , temper und tongua
that half the men of Cornwall nro known In
dividually as "Jinny's Jack , " and In rallory
nro greeted with "tho Inquiry , "How's the
woman us owns 'col"
Prize Rebus.
T SSf ifrly&V To the first person wii
" -G
BCv"JB3aSi wiiili ilifturrtit nu-wor to tli *
nlro\o tuur wnul iiMtutt licCoio Monday , Icbiuury l'9tli ,
" " '
"oTie'Hundred Dollars Cash.
To Iho upwrnl 73 DOLLARS IN CAGH. To the
third.25 DOLLARS CASH , lo raUt of tlio ext
10 , A SO LID COLD WATCH.not plnteil hutSolltl
GoldN * llll iffimlm * AtMfiK-aii iiiuvrnictit. TiM-rtih nf
Hit- next nvr. A ? SO SINGER IMPROVED
MICH ARM SEWING MACHINE. Totmhof
the next ten , A HANDSOME SILK DRESS
PATTERN Of 14 to 18 YARDS. Wu rnnilioima
between liluck. mv , blue , ( neon hiouii ori lno cOtor ,
and wo wit I fpml the color of > onrcholre. Tuthent'Xt
t cnt ' * flvowo will Rho to pflrhotma lunttwinie Cen-
ulne'SOLID NICKEL SILVER Cancel WATCH
tftem wiml nntl net , with peniiino AiiU'iicnn movrmuit.
Wo BCIMJ these priMiiluins ( tiOHJitno ilnyoiti fnifMtin i *
cclvedall uxpiu-tdchjirtfo jiropald , toiltii lliultof tills
oircr.
oircr.With your nn wor to th rotifl , worenulreyoiito cnd
thirty centsand wo will mall joit otn lipaKe.Mcolunm
i iperTho Anierlein Jlouwhohl Joiirnil" iveiilniljr
rot sii inuutlH. Tliu March Iwienof alloiirpuhllcatloiifi
wtil ntitiouiicu thp result of tliNotfer. nnd the name and
full atliliTttn of cirr > pil/o winner will brtiniiitotl ,
This oiler U nuulpsolclj' to nitieitUo ou > pubHrntlons
and Jntroiltieo tliem Into now hnmrn. Woitiiuell nhto
aud shall ni-unijitty tflvo nil the | > rlzt > olfi'icd hvic
Hiiuiro ilealln u our motto I'otinLfo utiinim taUrn
WD uo them ( ilvo your full name wui 1 * . 0. wldrcis.
. w njorJcnn HouaotiolcJ Journal ,
„ "Vwhln ton St. . Jcn-oy Cl y , N.J.
Baby's ohoek is like a peach , >
Is It Madame Ruppyrt's bleach ?
No ! but ' '
baby's mama's ohoek
Volumes to its praise doth speak !
Cull for Mum. Itupport's book , "How to bo Dcnutl-
fjil" of .Mrs. J lloiison. 210 ? . 15th St. , Ciniha , Neb
Wo dcnd tlin mnrvnloim Fri > ncli
Itomoily CALTHOS fi-i'i' , utul n
U'Kiil ttunnintuotlmt C'ALTI'orll )
HTO ! > IMielmreM.V Kmlwloni *
CUIIK Nncrmntitrrltvfi.Varleueclo
and KKSTOIti : 7x t Vlgiir.
Use it anil fay ifiallsfird.
A < IJrMt. VON MOHL CO. .
Roll tuxirUui A | < aU , llntlnittl , Uhl .
N , M , RUDDY ,
THE ONLY PRACTICAL .OPTICIAN
21(1 ( South ifitn St. , I'm naiii Ht. Tlioator.
EYES TESTED FJE&EE
Oliifisei Pitted lo remedy all defects of ovu-
Rlght. Steel HpiM'taoIes of ( cimr.iuteud quuilty
fl and up.
Solid ( < olil Sjfctud ) ! < ' 4 nuil MyotflusstM , ' I
nml upward. Occtillsl's proscriptions for
glasses IIlied correctly stunt ! dny IIN received
ARTIPIOIAL HUMAN EYE3 INSERTED
LoDuo'a Porlodloa.1 Pilla.
The French remedy acts dlroctly upon the
ECnoratlvo organs nnd cures stipprumlon of the
mouses. 'or thruo for 13 , and oan bn mailed.
fliould nollm nsoildnrlniTpnuiifuioy. .Fobbed ,
druggists and thopubllo supplied by Goodmuu
UruicUa. . Umah u.
Arthur's Plllof o. 5.
Hafn and certain to tlio day
nnd warranted to raltuvn scan
ty , pnlo , painful , Irregular and Hiipproauxl infliiH.
tnmtion , ( from whutovorcuimo ) . Ihrao plllivnro
putup In u noctliluck und ( jilt metallic caBotiikt ; >
mi othor. Hcmirely waled und mnllml to any nil-
dross , All corrchixiiiili'iico strictly cimlidcntial.
1'rlco per box f U < ir U hoxon for fib. Addronn All-
1HUH MEDICINE CO. , Omaha , N i < I' . U. Ilex UIH
. I'lenie tncntlo * tlt't naver ,
A ( JI'.NLMNK MICHOIIKKIM.llUll KIDD'fl OKIIM
DllADIOATUH-LiircsnllilmenJui lieciiitu Ilkllli
the microbe orcorm. 1'ut upnnd retailed In . ' , Hunl
I ) lUiu , tliu Inttur IVu uiilluiii. Hunt iiny wlioru lira-
lulu on rocolptof iirliuorU. 0. I ) . Wolnuo a wimr-
nnlva tocurn. Tlio public trmlo nnd Jobbrrj tup-
tilluil by thn Klnilur Unix Company. Onmlmj < < . A ,
.Muleliur , llowiuil Mcyuriinit K. I' , tisykow. Smith
Ouiulm ; A. I ) , KuslurauJ U. J. Klllt , Council lllulfj
CONSUMPTION.
I IUTft | K tirdremady fur tti nbotorllMuwj b/In
uu thouund * of cuw ) of Ilia wont kiml > ad ol long
ttAndiiifc luve teen cnrwt , Indml so itrong In my41th
in III tl'Jouy , tlut I will wind TWO UOTTI Hk laKtwllt |
VAI.UAIir.U TltKATUiK GnilildiMu4t 4ny ml-
furor wliu will teaj unllwr liipmitul I' . U , uldrfu.
V. A. Slocuui , fll. C. , 1U3 1'curl St. , N. V.