18 OMAHA DAILY HEP : vSUNDAY NOVEMIEII 27 , 1802-'PWENTY PAGES.
EMPEROR OF GERMAIN
Kaiser Wilhelm II , OH Ruler , Army Oom-
minder , Father , Friend and Individual ,
MONARCH OF MARTIAL MILLIONS
Pometlrinfj of the Great and Expensive Army
the German People nro Frond to Pay For.
EVER READY FOR EVIRY EMERGENCY
Modeled to M'to at Any Momant with the
Precision of a Machine.
UNDER THE KAISER'S ' CONSTANT CONTROL
Homo l.ifn of ( Irrmiiti'ri Kulor Cure of Ills
Clillilrcn'rt Kilumliiiii A Monti null Da.
rout .Monarch Hit riijBlc.it llo-
frct iitKl I'liii ) Cour.ico.
BCIILIN , Nov. 12. tbpocltUCorrosponuonco
of Tim BBK.J I bavo luul a fjooit cliunco to
lonrn something of tlio young emperor
during my stny In Berlin , I liavosooa him
u nutnbar of times on tUo sttoot. I attended
ono of his rnvlows nud HIXW him march up
mid down the line tn the uniform of a Prus
sian colonel , und you ctui'tvalx along tlio
Directs of Ucrlln witnout nhvnya Using in
ulRbtofbis nuotOKrunti. 'i'licro Is no mon
arch In tlio world who llkos to bo ohoto-
crnpticil so mutili ns llio young Icalsor. TUoro
nro at least a hundred different sittings of
him for sale , ut.d you can pot pliotocraphs of
him at every stage of uU oxUtonco from
babyhood to manhood. Ho has boon photo
graphed upnln and ngnln slncohohas boon
emperor , and bis poses arc so many and so
ostentatious that they are rc.illy l.iiighabli ) .
Ono of tUo most slrlltlnc photographs in
the light of the present situation is ono
which WBS tnUcn at Frlodrlcharulio , Ills-
innrck'a homo , In 1SSS , when tho.voutiB cm-
poror visited uTfn there. JJIstnnrclc stands
with his dog bosldo him , leaning on' n onno
nnd with a military cap cyi his head. Tbo
young emperor ! also tu military undress
uniform , and the two are smiling at ono
another like two lovers , and no ono looking
nt them would suppose that trouble could
ever coma between them. Now Bismarck
lias Uoon humiliated by the young emperor
nnd disliked him heartily. The young
emperor rsclorocati's the faoltng , nnd tlio
photogruDh U the personlflcution of a diplo
matic lie.
Another photograph which is equally In-
torestlnc ii 0110 taken oiTU strain boht where
the kaiser und the czar met last summer.
Tho. kaiser heio loans against ono of the
sniayostncTts of the shin and bis face wears
a todriljlo scowl. He has a cane in his hand
undTho loolis us tiiouch bo would club the
man/nt the right of him , v.-liilo the fucO of
Alexander III. is as placid as the waters of
n mill , pond. The picture Is nfairropro-
Hentati'on of the two men , nnd Alexander Is
ns phlectilatic an tlio kalbcr Is nervous nud
spasmodic in his actlonx. Tho' cvar is on
friendly terms with the kaiser , notwith
standing the newspapers to the contrary ,
but , ho has sl/ud up the young man in bis
own way , and his cstiriato of him was given
when" ho made' the remark , which 1 havu
quoted Dcforo , in which be said , "Tho good
God Knows cvorythintr , but the emperor
thinks lie Unoxvsall things bolter. "
Tim Onc-Arino < l Kmpcror.
The emperor is very fond of hunting and
every winter ho pees lo Kussla lo hunt. Ho
1ms n , com > lo of friends who huvo largo estates -
tatos in Russia , whom ho visits nnd In their
vast forests spends a week or so going out
bear shootintr. Not long ngo bo killed a
big brown bear on thoio ettntos , and at the
moment of the Rhootlnp a photograph was
taken of the ompnror standing beside tha
hoar , and there are photographs of him in
the stores bcro representing him Just ready
to start out-to hunt. Ha bas his pantaloons
in his boots and a fur cap on his head , nnd
curlouo enough there is a long porcelain Oer-
muu pipe In his month.
Ho Is by no means sihamcu of being n
eraokor nnd ho is fond of good tobacco and
uood beer. Ho Is not a heavy drinker ,
though bo likes wlnn with his ineuls. Ho
lias u good appetite , for ho times enough ex
ercise to kcop Ills systum in good order , and
ho walks aim rides a great dual. Uvory ono
knows the liilirnuty of his left , arm. It has
uccn withered sluco hu vyns a bo > and it Is
about four Indies shorter than Ills right arm >
In the taking of his photographs hois nl-
wiys p&roful that tills urm is not promluent
in the picture and he is rather sensitive ) in
renartl to It. Ho often carries it in the breast
of his coat or on thu hilt of his sword ao that
U is not noticed. Ho gets along wonderfully
well wlili one arm nnd his right hand , as one
of his friends said to mo tno other day , Is
lllto u ham and ho has the grip of n pri/e
Jightor. Ho has a patent knife and fork ,
which ulldo into ono another , which ho uses
nt the table , and which to u certain extent
supplies the loss of bis loft hand. Ho Is said
to bo a very good shot aim ho handles the
gun very well.
To see Kaiser Wllbolm on horsebacK you
would never Imagine that ho had only one
hand. At this leviow of his troops ho rode n
niugiiiflcent black stallion nnd ho galloped
ever the lie la at the ton of his IIOMO'A speed.
Ho iiunagod his horse porfcrtlv nnd he
beamed to bo in his clement. This pnradc
took place on the great drilling grounds noni
lldrlin , Thcai ) are uouui thu slzo of a 1,000-
ucra farnumd they nro us smooth as n floor ,
Nearly life whole of this grouna was covoroc
with troops and It tool ; hours for them u
march nlmii. in front of the tuiiooror and hi ;
utiiff. The emperor wore a helmet and t
military uniform nnd the empress wiuchci
the review with him. She was also 01
horseback nnd the two fnrinod a miiKiiHlcon
pair. A photograph was taken of him as h <
came home from the llelil with the troops behind
hind him , and in It It loolci as Uiourh ho was
holding his horse with two hands instead o
ono , and ns usual ho rides at the head of bli
nruiy.
OnriiiUMy'-H AVnr Anicliliie.
ills photographs haroDrcn taken in noarlj
nvory different uniform that tha army has. Hi
\vatubes the drilling of the troops very caio
fully , uid ) if a regiment pleases him ho put :
on the uniform of this regiment and tbi
ioldiors coiihidor tills n reward and are vor ;
mucu comvltmentod by It.
Ho is very rigid In his conduct with tin
" oncy anil ho is doing all ho can to make Germany
many a vast military car a p. Ho encourage
ttio establishment of a military club In over' '
village and a constant drilling goes on ova :
* tno whole empire. Tlio'jolilierls omnlprosou
hora and j ou can't ' iet out of the hearing o
u inllliiirv bund In ( Jonnnny , There ar
nearly COO.UOO soldiers in the unny , und it 1
the most wonderful machine ever gottet
together. Think of 1.000 hones being si
-a-trained that they keep perfect step and s
that they make ao many stops to the mlnut
nud match with perfect harmony with on
another , ' " 'lio soldiers themselves move Hu
clockwork and the artillery and the intautrj
move neron too Held llko ono machine
worked by cogs of oven niagiatudo. I liav
seen the Russian golilior mid the Krone
ottlior. but they are nothing UUo these , am
I doubt whether in all the world there ha
been at any time suohan organization us tut *
Speaking of the Gorman nrniy , wo tiav
hud hero until within a short time niro ono c
the best of our military attaches. You knot
the \Var jjcpvrtraont senus otllccrs u
attaches to our different legations within
etructions to report from time to time upo
thu condition of their army and tn Inform u
whether any noiv military Inventions ai
made. Wo huvo an excellent IUHU of thl
Kind in Bt. 1'etcrsDurt' in the uorson of Cai
tain Allen and for the past few years tl
( Jerman unny ba * been the study ol C'aptal
BlnBUam v uo < was lately removed troi
Berlin to Uoma I talked with him bafoi
ho loft and ho gave me tome Interesting u
tide , matter itgardlngtho ronstltutiou of th
troops here , Bald be ; "Vim can have n
Idea of the wonderful innohlno that thi
German army ) and how well they are pri
pored for war. They Uuve a chart ir.udo 01
which ihowi juit whst they uiuit do ia it
case of wars with the different nation * .
And every ofllcor'i place in the sctiomo Is
laid out beforcbtnd. . There is n schedule
of ti-juis which will siiporsedo nil other
schedules the moment war la declurcd nnd
this U so arrnnpocl that the comlnnudor of
the nrmv hero could go and tologrnph to anv
ofllccr to tnko ouch n train and an to such n
plnco at n moment's notlco.
ltc.nl ) ' for i\rry : Kinprcpiiry.
" \Vhcn the franco I'russlan war was de
clared , It Is snld that von Moltko wn > >
nwakoncd nt midnight and told of tlio fuel.
Ho said rooliy to the oniclal who aroused him ,
'Go to pigeonhole No blank in mv Riifo anil
tnKo H panur frum it and teleqraph ns there
directed lo tlio dlfTcrent troops of the em
pire. Ho then turned over nnd wont to sleep
nnd nwoko at his usual hour in the morning.
Kvcrv ono In Hi-rlln was excited about the
war , bin Von Moltko IOOK his morning walk
ns usual nnd n friend who met IlUn snid-
'Onornl , > ou seem to he inking It very easv.
Aren't you afraid of the situation I I Mioulil
think you would bo b.isy. ' 'All,1 replied Von
Moltki' , 'nil of my work for this time tins
been done long beforehand nnd i very thing
that u.Mi uu done now h.is been done. '
"Tho urm > has storus at. vaiioun points , "
Cnptiilu IJiiiu-hiim wont on , "and 'hov nro
ready for every ( imergsncy , mm rvcry cotn-
tiany nud ovcry ofJli'erls down In the schctno
for every slluiitloh that might comn un. and
the whole -.vorKs like clockwork. CJi-rmany
Is rcadv for wur wltn almoJt an > nation hero
nt nny tlmo. If the emperor piosses the
button the army will do the rest. "
The ttnpiovcmmits In army methods nro
woiidotful , nnd thoGermaimovcrnment hoio
Is I'xpoiimeiiting nil the time on powders ,
balls and gnus. It keeps its chemical ex
perts at work upon the food for the army ,
nnd it has iicen O'cuctimcnting on potatoes
und peanuts nnd corn as iticiil for lireivl. "
Horao food is qulto .is important as human
food , nnd thuy Inivo htto condensed food for
hcirscs. ' 1 hey huvo balls of horse food BO
smiill that n man can carry enough In his
poi'iiet to feed a horse lor n week , nnd they
are studying t ho uoiicontrntQd essence of food
forhoiscs. Upon such food the horson of
course will run tlowii , but they can innrcli n
week nnil live. The constlluoiiU of these
foods nro kept secret , and in 1 ! > 71) the army
was supplied with pea sausage , whicb
formed a first class food , uud of which tbo
rest ol Europe hud not .read prior to tills
tlmo. Gerninny has its own military mills
for tbo grinding of the food and its military
oxncnscs are enormous.
It rosls more than ? 100,000.000 every year
for the army , and tun change In u gun or in
a nlle ball often costs fortunes. .
Ocrinnn 1'ruuil ( if tbn Aruif.
The emperor Is the hoait of tbo nrmv , and
ho has the entire control of It. It is not sub
ject to public opinion and the Gorman ti 00113
have to obny hftn uncjndllionnlly and they
s.\vecr an oath ot fidelity to him.
Tbo emperor Is now not yet thirty-four
years old. Ho lias hardly reached his prime
nna it would bo wonderful If ho did not tool
somewhat inflated by tbo power which ho
has unler him. Think of ill Ho knows ho
1ms tbo boil military muchino ever gctton
together nnd he has 500,000 man nlwn.\s
under arms. Ho Unous that he can cult 'JUOO.-
000 soldiers Into the field bv raising his tin pur ,
nnd ho bas-50OUO horses ready to mount his
cavalry. There nro other troops which can
bo called from the people which make bis
war strength fully ' . ' .OOU.uOO ol trained light
ing men and this vast army Is ! > o orpnnl/od
that it can bo dlroctcd by him silting in his
paluco in Hcilln and pressing Ills fingers on
the telegraph button which calls his otlicinls
to him.
The machlnoliko character of tbo whole is
wonderful nnd a German ofllcor is expected
to be a muchino , nud he is puiilsuod 11 ho acts
on lilb own responsibility. Ono of the most
famous ollluors of the \yur of IStO achieved a
victory by uctmg quietly without orders
ajrainst the enemy. Jn America or m Franco
'ho would h.ivo Lcen mnilo a hoio , bat in Ger
many ho was stripped of hU command ai.d
ordoioJ to go homo. This was General
SteinmoU. And I am told here Ihatofllccrs
are not given places because of their bravery ,
but because of their iibllitv to handle troops.
There 13 no such tliing'ns favoritism In the
irmy nmtpromotions _ are by merit rather
nan by length of service. Jnllucnco counts
'or ' nothing , nud while Bismarck was cnau-
: jllor his two sons wore solving as private' .
I llnd the Germans nroery proudof their
tmy and thov do not object to the military
ervlce. As it U , every jouug man who is
ihyslc.illv auto to serve has to go into the
iimv at ihu ape of SO and ho lias to servo in
ho standing aimy seven veaus. It in true
his taies n good deal out of his lilo , but the
nilltary training strengthens his shoulders ,
iroudens his ctipst nnd maUes n man of him ,
nd ho learns how to obey and gets an educu-
lon which makes him u good citizen. TliOaO
lernun pcoplo are n far healthier people
ban wo are and a larpo part of tholf good
lonstitution comes from their military sorv-
Hoturning to the kalsor and his photo
graphs , n largo number-oE his pictures ropre-
ent him with his fumilv. Ho lias a bonuti-
111 home life and bo is very foncl of bis chil-
Jrnti. Ho has live children , all healthy ,
btlght and good looking , and the little crown
prince , wtio Is now about 10. is an ofltcor in
ha German army , und ho Puts on quito as
many airs ns his father. Ho often rides with
bis flit her , und Ins father makes himohoy
Him and snluio him justs * one.of his soldiers.
Kiliior sin 1 iitlinr.
When ho Is nt home , however , ho is a
uttier among his children , mid they crawl all
over him and pliiy with Him just as though
they u ere American babies in an American
homo. Hu bus good lutes us tolhcir tiatn-
ing. They rise with the sun and co to bed
nbout 7 o'clock. They huvo prayers and
they have their scnoolfng just Illio other
children , ihough the oldest boys are under
no c-jro of a military tutor and are waited
upon by man servants. The two youngest
have an Kngllsh governess and nro taught to
speak English ana French as well ns Gor
man.
man.Tha emperor pays a great deal of attention
to their recitations uud ho devotes a great
deal ot his flmo to the subjects taught in the
common schools of the emplro. Not long
ago ho had quite a discussion as to
what should bo studied in those schools , and
hu made the teachers change ttio historical
studies and devote more tlmo to the study of
German history. Hu called some of thooDl-
cla's before him and said ; "Gontlomon. 1 believe -
liovo wo oueht to Know more about our oivn
country. 1 huvo studied Unman history nud
Grecian history , but i believe that tlio his
tory of Germany is quite as important us the
history of Greece and Homo , nnd 1 docioo
'
that In the common schools n'f my kingdom
the children shall bo taught their own bis-
torv iirst.1 This Oeu-oo was put into nnnr-
atlon , nud the young Gentians lira now study
ing the horoio deeds of ' .he great men of Gar-
ninny and thu facts of Its history.
Tlio Kaiser is u hard-worldng man und his
dnilv life is as full almost as that ol-n news
paper reporter. Ho gets up every morning
at 7 o'clocu mul tnl.os u cold bath , and ut 7 ; 'M
ho nnd the empress broukfust together. Ills
breakfast is a substantial one uud after it hu
to his oftlca nnd looks ever hU mull. Ho
gets n vast number of loiters , which nro
weeded out by his private secretary , and
mutters of any Importance uro referred
directly to him. Ho passes upon things
quickly and decides most attain ) on tin spur
of the moment.
He has a routlna for tha rest of the day
after his mall and his tlmo is laid out foi
in advance. Ho kcops n strict account
of his time and he allows Just so much to
oxort'Uo , ID much to amusement anil RC
much to business. His cxurclso Is * tukon ii ;
connection with business and ho Is us regu
lar us ctockworu about cnwytblrg. He
takes bis luncheon about U o'clock and this
Ib the ordinary German luncheon of soup , i
roast and a dessert \\ith vegetables , and non
and then with n tlsh thrown In , The chil
drea sit down with the emperor and tbo em
press at luncheon , and shortly nfter it U
over ihe emperor again goes to work. He
spends u great deal of tnuo ID the saddle ,
and scarcely a ilav passes that ho doesn't gc
to visit s-omo part of bis army ,
IIo bus his dinner nt 0 o'clock nnd this is i
full dross affair. After it ho drops the care :
of state for atlmo and romoi with Ills cbll
drcn und now nud then takes a llttla oxer
else. At 10 o'clock ha hai his supper urn
after thli ha works about an hour In hi
study and then goci to bed , mid ho manas it I
u rule to get In Rovon hours sleep over
night. Ho sleeps well ana ba loans well
Ho weighs , I Judge , about 1S5 ponuds , uni
bis complexlou.whtcti Is fair and rosy , show '
that hu has u good digestion. His face I
full and his hair is of light brown , Hi
oyoi nro of a brilliant blue , aim thuy cai
imllo as sweetly as those of a brldo or lee
as fierce as those of Lucifer hlmielf. Ho i
very blralght 111 his boarlag uad ho U ,
judge , about five foot ten Inches high.
llt-vaut , lint Nol I'aimtloiil.
The kaiser U a vary religious man , Vo
remember the itory of his hymn book. Wei
theto is a good deal of question whether h
wroltt that book or not. 1 am told that It wa
gotten up at hU direction , Ha foes torhurc
uud bo h.ift Mrviues in the opea air with hi
troops , and n put dowu gauibiluffin hlirog
mont when ho was In the army before ho bo *
can * omperor.
Ho is doing nil ho can to develop the moral
condition of his pcoplo , ana with all his
Idosrncrasios ho has many good points , llo
Is not n fanatic , though ho has been pictured
as such , nnd bis religion seems to bo n broad
one. I understand that ho Is a very genial
mim In prlvnto nnd that ho thrown off bis
dignity when ho Is off duly . Ho ha * no
frills nor furbelows about htm nt such
times And his whole 'nro lights up
when ho talks to his friends. Ho has
n way of winking at people In the pirty
miring his convowutloii , nnd when ho shakes
hands ho shows that ho means It.
Ho Is full of personal magnetism , and
though It Is hard for a king to have u friend
1 bollovo Unit the "hlttlo Kulsor. " as hi > is
( allot ) , has his filcndi hero In Berlin. His
best friends nro men of solidity and nerve ,
and us for the emperor himself there Is no
doubt of his having liU full sluirn ot rourago ,
Ho shown ! this when ho dismissed Bismarck
and 'ook tlio loins of government into his
own hands.
It is gencrallyconceded now that ho could
not have gotten along with Bismarck , nnd
( hough the Germans hero nro sorry to sco
tlio old chancellor out of oftlco nnd though
they respect him they are fust comlne
to ml ml TO ttio Ic.tUor und to think that Bis-
m.irck'n expulsion might not have been sucn
u had thing nftor all. As batweon Bismarck
und the kalsor , the Germans will always go
with the latter. FIIV.NK G.
Phil.ulclnhla Is diictissini ; wnvs nnd moans
for a high school bulldine to cost f"iJO,000.
Cornell univcnltv educates free fill )
students ol Now York state nt an annual
cost of $100.030.
The decision of the Catholic nrrhblshopa
on thtf school question isconsidered n de
cisive victory for liberalism.
Miss Luclla Cool , n leading dentist of San
Francisco , has been placed in chaigo ot
dontristy at tbo Stanford university.
Sovcr.u Indians of Slssoton Ii vo con
tributed ? 50 as n prize fund , the Interest to
bo given \carlv for the best essay written by
n pupil of the Dakota uulvarsl'.y'at Mitchell.
M ho number of public schools lu Franco is
( ! 0J.VJ , nnd of private schools IJ.fiOO , with
K17.UUO classes lu all. At tbo'date ot tbo last
census S'.l perojnt of the tnon nnclSJ , per cent
of the women could sign their own hatnus.
In ISS'MH ' ) l'J(5SO'J7i ( : pupils wore onrollpu
in tbo elementary niut secondary public
.schools of the nation. In 18SO tjiorovoro
but 11,807,535. The nvcrngo dully attendance
lit 1M > 0 WHS 8,111.I3S. For the .support of
cublio schools in IbOO the sum of SHO'J7-.84S (
was appropriated , or nn expenditure of f . ' 'l
per capita. School proparty Is valued at
* 73.atM,72'J.
Among the vntlous now buildings which
are In process of erection at Princeton there
Is probably none which will supply a lung-
felt need more than tbo I'rlnce.lon Inn. The
building is being erected by a stock com
pany composed of the alumni and students
of the college , und is designed to afford suita
ble accommodation to the ulutunl und nuosls
of the students on their visits.
Tlio annual report of the state superin
tendent of public Instruction of Indiana
shows tliat the number of wtiito mala per
sons of school ago in the state at the begin
ning of 1S9J wasb35I ! ) ( ! ; colored males , 8.131 :
white females of school nco , : I02.H7 ! ; colored
females , 8,4i" . Total uumbor of persons of
school ace , 703,207. Of this number 5JI.S4L
bovs nnd girls wore enrolled in the publio
schools , but the daily attcndanca was onlv
iUjy.UIX ) . The nutnbar ot teanhers required to
teach Ihcso cnlldron was 13,411 ; 0,7s9 men
nnd 0iVJ ( women. The number of public
school houses in llio state on January 1 , IblU.
was U.8J1. Of these 'Jt were of stone , 3,993 of
j brlclt , 5,093 of wood , and 10 of logs. The in-
crcaso In the common school funa In 1S'J1
was $71.548.02 , making the total fund $9,92S ,
134.39. The total revenues for the support of
tun common schools during that vour wore
? oi30Hl9 ( 94.
Tliero nro 9.123onraul7od sohool districts In
Kansas and u total school copulation be
tween the aires of 5 and 21 years ot 493SOI , of
which 214,078 ate males and 244,123 fomalcs.
This is an Increase over tbo school population
of last year of 1,070. Thuro are enrolled in
the nubile sunools ; )32,2 ) > pupils , of which
190,043 uro males and ISOIb2 females , The
average daily attendance Tor ttio year was :
Mules , 119,030 ; females , 120,091 ; total , 230-
21)9. ) Tbo number of teachers employed In
the public schools of Kansas is 11,151. The
avoroiro wages of mule toichors Is $42.15 per
montn ; female teachers , $35 4'3 par month.
The average tax levy for school purposes
was 18 1-10 mills. The estimated value of
tlio soliool property of the state , including
land buildings , is $10,703,703. There uro In
Kansas 7,088 scnool buildings , which contain
11.273 rooms. During the year 179 now
Rcbool houses were erected at a cost of $151-
020. 1ho total school bond indebtedness of
the stuto is J5,23.OS : ! .
j.u.it-n witn
Hoslon C5lobo : T.ilulo Daisy bnd a pot cat
to which she was so devoted that her anx
ious mother foaicd her affection was exces
sive , uud uudurtooU to lesson it. -
"My dear , " ho natd. "you lovoyourpussv
tou much. What would you do if she were
to die , for you would never sea her attain i"
"Oh , yea , maininu , " replied tha Ilttlo ono ,
conliduntly. "Iwouldseo icy uussy again
when 1 went to ho.ivun. "
"No , Daisy , " suid the mother , "animals
have nn souls , anil when they mo ttmt is tne
end of them. They cannot go to heaven like
people. "
Tbo attack on her rhildisb. theology was
too much for Daisy. Her oyoa illloa with
tciu-j , but suddenly tbo Ilttlo face bright
ened , and she exclaimed triumphantly :
"Antumls do go to heaven , for the. bible
says the promised land Is flowing with ml lie
and honey , and if there are no animals in
heaven where do thuy get the mlliU"
*
Uoou Now * : Firr 'jJoy ' You ought to
come to tbo concert our inuato teacher ii
goin' to irivo.
Second Hey You coin' to ba in 1
"Y'up. I'm ono of the wimmor donnas.
Wo'ro ( 'oln' to give a cantata. "
" \\OI'B that ) "
"Oh , It's nil about sunshine , nnd storms ,
und picnics , nnd harvesters , and all sort ! of
country things. It's grout. "
"Do you sing nil thuti"
"N- , I'm only in the flwt scene , 'Karly
Mornln' oath' Farm.1
"Wot do you do I"
" 1 crow. "
*
ISoston Tranaoript : Tbo talent" which
small children have for picking up tbo tnosl
characteristic phrase * of uncultured chance
companions IH well known to parents.
, Tlio other dny nt dinner littla Murjorlo ,
aged I , nstonUhcd her parents byoxoluluilug ,
apropos of tnu pudding ,
"Holy amolio ! ain't that coou ! "
Her father and mother looked at her In ns
tOiitsbment.
"My child , where did you get that oxpres
aioni" asked tbo mother.
"I'm after playing with Hrldglo Uooluy1 !
uusuuicd Marjorie complacently ,
* f
Harper's Young People : "Are you
ing arithmetic and geography , Jack ! " askoi
his uncle.
"Vob , " snld Jack ,
"I ilon't holiovoyou know tha ilifferonct
betwoeu tlieni , " suld his uncle.
"Yes , I do , " said Jack , "iho geography's
bigger than the arithmetic. "
Teacher Now , my uov , toll mo what ani
mals are best protected by nature from thi
ravages of wluterl
My Hey These that live on the line of the
equator , air !
*
"My pa's awful timid about flre. " "I
bel" "Kuro : why , ho put Cbolly Dimple
blt'in out last nljjht just bacaiue ha woi
spBrking , "
*
Tbo Deacon Do you know what happen
to boys who tell Heal
Small Youlu Yessir. They cits ofl
1 most tunes , if they lolls good ones.
1I 1a '
"There , mamraa , " s'afd the small boy as Ii
v gazed at the dromedary , "that must ba tb
I. cnmol that hud. the last straw put on it
I.d bautt. "
3
is The "No. 0" Wheeler & Wilion makes
isn isS perfect stitch with all kinds of thread ou a
n classes of material. It is always reaoy. Sot
w by Geo. W. Lancaster & Co. , 514 S. lot
1S | street.
I St. Joseph's church , In Ia Crosie , Wis
has iv novelty In church liehtluir. A ban
wood frame surrounds an Imago of tbo VI
gin Mary and the child Jesus , while bolo
is the name "Maria. " On the frame ui
thirty-two one-candle power lamps , alia
nately red wbttoaad blue , while the uarao
in seventy-two red globes , A star ubovu tl
pictures la made up ol sixteen pure whl
globoi ,
FARM PRICKS IN OLDEN TIMES
A Eccord of Labor's Scant Rew < ucl in Two
Centuries.
VALUES IN REVOLUTIONARY DAYS
Ail Imtrtictlvn ( lliincn llucltnuril tn tlio
Tlnip * 'I hat Trli'il .Mnn' * Miiuls nnd
llroiiRlit l.ltllH llomunoralloM
for MiTicular llncrBj' , "
The stutiHtlcal luroivu of the iloptirt-
mont of iifrrloiilturo publlslios un inter-
ostintf und vulunblV1 inotnoiMnilii , show
ing the prices ot Various ai'llulus in
I'ovolullonary tlnios mul durln < r the
early yours of the present century. Lt
Is u systematic registry of prices und re
sults , which vmifCtliroiitrh tlio farm ox-
pei-lcnco'of two ccViyatlons , in tlio very
honrt of llio orifiijifisottlcinotits of the
Allantlo slope rt $ | Connecticut and
Potfnsylvaniu. IV1 * ! . record coinnripes
throe original bi ofta , includiii } , ' 'ilS
laf'os of accounts bf prdotiuU aold , of
wn os of labor anil the charged for
board.
'llils trnnscrlpt is ftirniahod by Mr.
II. 1' . Plumb of Poniy , Hanovof town
ship , Lif/.orno county , who owns and
occupies tbo larm on which his grand
father , Elishti HiniMtiiuxii , resided from
17U1 till hlsde.ilh in 1815 , near Wlllces-
baric , Pa. , on iho north branch of tlio
iiusquohaiinu. The tocords were nuulo
by Mr-Ulaolvinaii from l&O" ) to 18112 in
clusive , and from 1770 to IbOl by his
father , also named Khylin , llrst in
Lebanon ( N'ow Londnn county ) , Conn. ,
and from 177to 1778 on his farm near
"Willceabarre , m the "Connecticut Siib-
quobantia iiurehaso , ' ' to which the
Ulackmaiis had omiL'ratcd. On the fid
of .Inly , 1778 , occurred that most cruel
Indian butchery , themassaoroof Wyom
ing , in which young BlacUman , then 18
years of ago , fought and slew an Indian
antagonist , and succeeded in escaping
from the valley , with father and mother ,
two younger brothers and two sisters ,
The father returned to Connecticut
and the entries here produced were
afterwards made in that state till 1787 ,
when his occupancy of Iho farm near
Willcesbarro was again resumed , where
ho continued to reside until his death in
1801. The latter data are recorded by
the son during llio thirty-eight follow
ing years. A period of seventy-three
consecutive years is thus covered.
The younger Elish.i did not return to
Connecticut , but retreated to Strotids-
burg , on the Delaware river , only to re
turn in August , and in October follow
ing , as soon in it was practicable to re-
connoilor .six miles from tlio fort at
Wilkesbarro , helped to bury the dead
of the Wyoming battlefield , participated ,
in ski finishing and lighting , and in gath
ering such crops as had not boon wholly
destroyed by the Indians , and aftor-
waids entered llio military service ,
llrst as a volunteer and subsequently nb
an enlisted soldier , serving in Uolonol
Sherman's regiment on the Hudson. In
1781) ) ho returned with his brothers to
the Wyoming valley and built a log
cabin ou the abandoned farm , svhoro ho
was rejoined by his father the following
year. In 1783 ho married Anne Ilurlbut ,
and in 1701 moved to Ilanovor towtishio ,
and built a log cabin and established anew
now farm , on which ho lived lo the time
of his death. Mr. Plumb is tho-son of
the daughter of the younger Blackmail.
So much of History and biography is
necessary to show Iho localises and con
ditions and the personnel of these
records.
An analysis oPthcso statements of
prices shows that"llio retail valuation
of nmi/.c in the cqlpnial period was less
variable than at present and averaged
about 50 cents per bushel , or two-thirds
tbo prevailing rates of recent years.
During Iho period of the war with
Enplnnd , noa'r tho1'beginning of this
century , prices word advanced to Ubout
75 cents per bushpl. Between 1820 and
and 1830 the valuohjid fallen to 50 cents.
In 1830 it was high again.
On the contrary. Wheat shows a very
wide range of llui'tlmtion. The lowest
values were CO to 07 cents per bushel in
the decade before the organisation of
llio nalional government. In the years
following the prico' went to $1.17 , L'ltor
it is charged at 87 cents toSH per bushel.
It wont up to ? 1.50 in 1811 , and in 1S17
was sold ut 62 , in the season following
the almoit universal ciop failures of
1810 , noted for its frosts in every sum
mer month
Other gr.iin was cheap. Buck wheat
was sold at from 20 to10 emits per biiahol ;
oats ut 21 or 25 centi ordinarily , in ex
ceptional yours going at 10 cents. Uyo
was nearly as valuable as wheat , except
in yuarH of marked scarcity of the bettor
grain.
Potatoes were as valuable in price as at
present , with a lower average. In good
years the retail price was generally as
low as 8.1 cents , and iho next year might
bo 00 , according to abundance , [ n llio
beginning of the century the usual rates
wet o about tlio stunc as m the colonial
period.
Peas and beans tardy brought more
than 1.25 to 81.50 , half lo two-thirds
tlio usual retail prices of the nrosont
tlmo , and freqontly bold at $1 pot
bushel.
Bpof was low , from : > lo o cents ordi
narily , or 0 to 7 for the more val-
ublo pieces , with some variation at dif
ferent dales for llio same quiUltlos ,
Mutton Is charged at 5 cents. Pork
appears to have boon higher than bcof ,
fresh perU being charged at.r to 7 coats ,
while halt pork as occasionally bold in
small quantities from the surplus of iho
farm supply , is comparatively uniform
at 10 to HU cents , ccjmv.ilont to u Penn
sylvania shilling , in ono instance a pig
of sixty pounds is charged at Iho ralo of
1 1-0 cents ; in another , ono of iixty-
Ihroo pounds at Ii ! cents ; presumably
tlioso were live weights. A. ' 'gammon
of ham" is noted in 171)1 ) at 0 ! cents. The
price of lard varied fiom 8 to lli cents at
different dates. Veal is r.itod ut from
about to ( ! > coats.
Shad were cheap , usually 4 ponce ; in
ono place a charge of $1.41 is made for
100 shad ; in another the cost of Kll wan
65 28 , tlio BIUIIO rate.
Game uas abundant in these days ,
and therefore cheap. Repeated biilu-i
of venison are noted , at the uni
form rate of 8J cents , or ! ! ponce
nor pound. Hour moat was slightly
higher , usually charged at 4 pcuco ,
Pigeons were in extraordinary a build'
unco , especially about the oloso of the
eighteenth century , judging from fro'
quoncy of mention , as well an from the
price'mined , which was uniform/at n
tihilling per do/.en , 1SJ cents , little more
than a cent apiece. In the early purl o :
tlio probont century tlio m.ixlnuim wii-
25 cents , Elderly readers will roinutn
bor the lllghts of llqvlo-i of pigeons whlcl
darkened llio aklq > during the llrst lliiri
a of the present century , of which ntij
roucnt experience faMs to give any adequate
. ' "
quato conception.
Tnoro nro sovbrnl Items relating t (
tnnncil skins , nco , < } snrily coinoidon
with ii plethoric , fclbupply of game
The value of ( Ivor elinn id nlm-oi
nt $1.17 ouch , a nil tbo charge lu $1 to f.
for n boar ettin , A'dog ' skin la rated a
40 cents ; a tihoup akili ut 00 cents
Milk was charged'nt about 2 cents po
quart , for small fjUaiitlllos ; there wa
evidently u very 'limited and caaun
neighborhood domund such aa In re con
davs commands-1 cents in the country
'
pji'd G , ti , or 10 m the cities for milk d (
Hvorod which farmers nro furnishing nt
II cents , mul even lower , on contract , to
middlemen. The price of chccso la
stated at 7 to 8 cents , In the wrvr poi Ind
going up lo 12 , and of butter at 1 shill
ing , or UU conta , and from that price lo
17 cents in certain seasons , though In
1810 , the year of great agricultural
sc.ircily iho price ran up to 25 cents , I
Apples were ordinarily told , in abimd- '
nnt seasons for 121 cents per bushel , at 25
conta in loss productive years , and 117
cents in seasons of greater scarcity , at
fiO cents in 1H2' ? , and onco. In ISM. Iho
charge is 91 , and in 1811 , 71 cents , t'l.lor
was sold by iho gallon at 15 to 20 coats ,
ind by Iho barrel from 31 to $11 , accord
ing to the supply.
Tlio value of hay is 5011101111101 mnilo
as low as $ j nor Ion , r.mglng , according
to the supply , from 94 to * S.
Wages are registered by single days'
work , as a rulo. In somo"caso' < monthly
wages nro Indicated , In comparison
with present rates , which are near to $1
for transient labor and $1.75
and 82 in harvest , the rates
for Vhi'led Horvico were only about
a third as much. Ordinary unskilled
labor was roiiiunoratod at the rate of
! tt ! cents per day , that requiring a degree
of skill 42 cents , and harvest work f > 0
cent * in a few cases u little more1. The
dllTerentlallon in 1771 was : Work on
highway , ; ! . > cents ; breaking lla\ , , ' ) ; ! ;
mowing , CO , Such dilTcrences were
quito uniform Hill Iho cloio ot the
eighteenth contury. Then mowing or
reaping wns frequently charged at 07
cons , mid in 18H there is u charge at
that rate for mowing , and at the sumo
ti mo 0110 of SI for cr.uUiug. Wages iu
the puilod of llio war with Great
Britain were higher lliati at earlier or
later dates. Threshing , breaking llax ,
killing hogs , mending fence , cutting
woo.l , usu illy demanded only a medium
ralo of w.igos. while mowing , reaping ,
cradling or slonu work called for higher
pay.
Wages by the month are named in
several csisos , generally those in which
ono of llio sons is lured lo a neighbor.
In 1771) ) a charge of SIIO H made for the
wages of Iclnbod , a youth of 17 , for six
mouths ; and in 1781 the services of Kl-
oa/.er , ti son 10 years old. for a like
period , were valued at S25. Prom $1 to
$5 per month represent tlio usual com-
uensalion ol well-grown lads not arrived
at mau's ostato. Tn 1780 the remunera
tion for such "chores" as "cutting wood
at the door one year and foddering" was
the moderate sum of 35.
In connection with wages , the remun
eration of labor as piece work , in spin
ning , weaving , shoemaking and other
forms of nuinufactuio naturally comes
in. Tlio charge ot making shoes w.is
evidently ino kind or quality. More
frequently the sum recorded was GO
emits for making a pair. Woman's shoes
were somelimcs 50 cents , sometimes
GO. Making boots varied from $1.GO to
31.87 , and once in 1817 It was charged
50. Soling boots , 40 cents ; soling
moccasins , KJ conls. Making a pair of
moccasins cost 27 conls , or 2 shillings.
Finding uppers , in addition lo making
shoos , was chareed at S1.2U ; and Uncling
soles , with the making or woman's shoes ,
51. 10. In ISO ! ) occurs an ilcm of $1.50 for
a p lir of woman's shoes , and another of
85 50 for a pair of boots.
Fooling a pair of socks in 1770 was
charged 50 cenls , and again in 1825 it
was only 25 cents ; in 1803 sale of three
pairs was made at S2.
Shirts were not in those days stitched
with sowing machines ; in 1770 the
charge for making a pair of shirts
was G7 cents , and - later a bhirt
ready made cost $1. ( > 7. In 1790
thp weaving of 'J yards of cloth
cobls b pence per yard , or 80 coal ? , and
of 28 yarns , at 10 pence , $ ! ! . 11 ; but in
179 ! ) ; ; for weaving 8 yards of cloth , doubtless -
loss of different texture , the charge was
oj\ly 53 conts. In. 1810 , weaving of 11
yaids of cloth _ wna booked at $1.01.
Spinning three run and live knots is put
at 41 ! coats. S.iles ot cloth are reported
in 1800 : 5 } yards at 82.H3 , about 41 cenls
yor yard ; U * at S1.7 , or 51 ! cents. In
177 ( > 7 yards of chucked linen were
sold al 50 conls par yard , and 5 yards of
tow cloth at the same price.
Several charges of tailoring uro made ,
generally by Iho leading tailor , Askam.
When llio day's works are specified Iho
r.ilo is equivalent lo about 80 cents per
day.Tho
The use of a nair of oxon par any was
usually 25 conts. In ono instince , plow
ing two acres was booked at 50 cents ,
auTl in another two men and two horses
to plow an aero wore furnished lor SI.
Plowing , harrowing and bowing two
acres of lla.in 1775 cost SI ! .
Board wn choan in ihoso early days
ut $1 per week. Children were boarded
at u somewhat lower charge. Susannah
was boarded thirteen weeks for $1 ! . 50.
There is a charge of 0110 meal of victuals
at 11 cents.
Pasturing of cows or other cattle is
generally recorded 11123 cents per week.
In 1820 a charge of 15 cents ii made for
pasturing a cow ono week. Items of
p isluring horses are given at Iho rule of
25 souls per week. In 1784 a charge of
8H.83 ib made for "keeping one. of vour
entile , winter of 1781 "
A few items only indicate the value of
farin animalsIn 1771 an ox was booked
at 317.oO. Jn 1772 a calf is valued nt iW.
A cow and c Ii in 1821 brought $15.
Later , in 1800 , a pair of oxen sold for
'HID. The use of n cow ono year , 17-J1 ,
was rated at 5-3. A sheep in 17.SO , in
Connecticut , was valued at 1.60.
An examination of llioso prices suggests
gosts the great advance in the rate of
wages and latioriind Iho hlill greater ro-
diictfon iii tlio co-it of manufactures of
all kinds. It was the dny of fabrication
by "main strength and awkwardness , "
by crude niiiuial : labor unaided by ma
chinery except of the roughest and him-
'
plest n'tyle. It was Iho day of individual
and l o.ntPd ollort , antedating llio era
of ag rogation in laclories , cUibsldca-
tion and division of labor and invention
of labor saving processes nnd appliances.
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Female
\Ycakii3S3 \ ,
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llliciinutisin
s Chronic ,
) or
Private
Disease Ji.
IF SO , CALL ON
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Consultation Free
1 at theTro.u 111 Jilt of
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PILES , FISTULA , FIBSURK I'urmiueiulj
Gurml without the ss ot kuifo , ligature o
caustic
All mulndics of a prlrnto or delh'ati
niituro , of either sex , positively cured.
C'all uu oruiVlrpbs with btninp for CiiiCL'i.in
FllfcU IOOK ! AMI llUCfll'JH.
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Next door lo i'ojtolllce.
SAVE "YOUR TAGS.
TO THE CHHWERS OF
TOBACCOS , WE OFFER FJEtEE
An Elegant 300
Gold Watch TOK Tags.
This wntch is stem wind nnd stem setter , ISsUe open fnco , a flno
American movement , wuh patent dust proor sifoty pinion , nnd
guaranteed to bo n first clnss timepiece in every respect.
A Handsome 50
Silk Umbrella F0"
Tags.
This Umbrella is gents' si/o : , 28 inches nnd 8 ribbed paragon
frame , with line handles or natural wood und nttrnetivo silver
trimmings.
A Fine 4-Bladed 25
Pocket Knife FOR
Tags.
This knife has beautiful whit" or sing linndlo , o or 4 bin lo , solid
patent back , and is mudo oftho very bjst Bteol , oambinliig highest
quality nnd durability.
These brands are well known nnd give perfect satisfaction
wherever sold , as we only manufacture line plug tobacco. Try
them.
them.Any
Any of the above offers sent promptly on rscolpt of the required
number of tags.
Tills olfer will continue after January 1st , 1800 ,
Write your name and addrees plainly and mail to
PERKINS & ERNST , Covington ; Ky.
NOT1CKVluit some of the dealers of Om.iha [ who are handling PALM hKAb'
TOBACCO ] say : OMAHA , Oct. i-8 , 1SS12.
To wliom it miiv concern Wo tlio undordinnoil dunlorn of Om.ilia , are Handling
PALM LKAB1 TOUACCO , and will say , wo find it in quality equal to any pound
lump wo have ever handled.Mion bold to a customer ho will call for itagaiti.
The deal L-onnoeted with it ia a square one , and the best wo have ever seen , ( fur- ,
tlier , wo cheerfully rouommond it lo any dealer who will take an i merest in show-
In ; ; it.
, T. P. Tarploy , UWO Douglas St. .1. W. Ponnoll. l&OO , S. KUh St.
It OObtollo , C03 N Kith St. Von Krogo& P.ihl. 17th and Clark St.
Viors Hros.,51IS. ! l.'lth St. F. .1. HibiU. IS I ClurlcSt.
M R Tiinms , lil ! N. Kftli St. J. I1 , .lorpc , l'tI ; ! N. I'Jth ' St. -
Johnson I3ros , Park Avo. L. A. Ulaek , lOOUN. Ulllt St.
Fred Armbrurt , 1)07 ! ) Vinton St. Hudolph 13e.il , HKKi N. Ullh St.
W. D. Edwards & Co. , mil & Farnam Chits HinSll N. 'Htli Ht S. Omaha.
II. S. Stilt , lllflS. 10th St. Henry Loisjje , tiSlU Loaveiiworth St.
And manv others.
BILL
OF
\ . Not Soup do Bouillon ,
FARE. "But Children's Suits
To tlio Queen's Table ,
At Too , $1.2-3 , $ I.7o and Up.
2. . NotLottueo Foipet
' Childron'b Overcoats
\Vilh Capes ,
LEA VE S1.23 , SI.75 , S2.50 and Up.
They ure Dainties.
YOUR
3- Not Domestic Duel : with Apple
Satico ,
I5ut Boys' Slylfah Ulelora ,
CHANGE.
Ati.CO. : Worth 40.00 ;
They aio Prince Charles Slylo
With Plaid Lining.
4. Not Pumpkin Pie or Cheeao , 4.
But Boys' Suits ,
WE
Ajjoa 11 to 18 ,
Coats , Pauls and Vests ,
At S2.00 , $3.001.00 und Up ;
SHALL
TIic&o are Actually
Worth Double.
Accommodate
I'olite waiters will serve you
' in finrclnss style. -
YOU
Should your wants not h ive
been exactly suited money will
QUICKLY. be cheerfully refunded.
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Do sura of btiool and number.
1317-1319 Douglas Street.
Mail Orders will huvo prompt attention.
VAN COTT JEWELRY COMPANY ,
entlro Moi'K of niainoiicK and C'brlstnmii
I ui Thirty Dnjs only nu ulll olTiirnur luuiiiifa'-tururri roil Nu truublu tn bhow
Juwt'lry uuJloiwiiiu ut luss thiiii 3t\ \
Knoda Fifteenth and Farnam Streets ,
. hAlTri TOlt H/
Will more Jan , I , to N.V ( 01. Ifith nnd ruinuin.
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