Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY JJEE : SUNDAY MAY 7 , 1893-SIXTEEN PAOESL 13
iNGALLS ON POLITICS
flashing Criticism of Mea Who Glass Politics
with Poker aud Pugilism.
[ HE CLAMOR OF IGNORANT DEMAGOGUES
fen Elevated to Positions of TnwfAre as
Good as Their Oonatitnenoioa ,
liMBITION FOR OFFICE IS A LAUDABLE ONE
Legislative Fabric Hai Depended Upon
the Ability of a Chosen Few.
300D GOVERNMENT THE CONCERN OF ALL
Political Millionaire * Under tin. Ilnu Poor
Men May Itflcoine Ornnt An Epl'tomlo
or Moral TyiUini | Ueirnr < l or
Politics TlieUront I'oriun.
N A representative de
mocracy like ourswhere ,
the people are sov
ereign and the will of
the majority Is su
preme , every cltl/.un
should bu a politician ,
not necessarily in the
Bullish sense of being
an aspirant for oIUcc ,
but In the broader nnd
I moro patriotic TOW ! of taking an nctlvo and
Intelligent interest in public affairs.
t Tlicro Is 110 dynasty , no reigning family *
prerogative nor hereditary governing
class , no Inherited privilege or power. The
only national government Is the president
I and the congress , cliosen periodically by a
majority of the people , and the judiciary ,
I nominated by the executive and continued
' by the senate. These are the agents nnd
| ministers delegated to carry into effect the
ipurpose ? and desires of the inhabitants of
[ the United States iu their relations with
each other and with foreign nations. The
[ czar , the emperor and the queen represent
[ nn authority above and independent of the
i people over whom they rule. But there Is
no such dominion or supremacy hero. Mr.
Cleveland U not a ruler , but a servant.
Koprcsoutativos and senators in congress
nro delegates to act for constituencies , to
whom they arc rosuonslblo. The vague idea
that there Is a ' government , " n independ
ent political entity , to which the people can
appeal for relief from the evils of society , a
"state" that can take control of private bus
iness and Individual fortunes , proceeds from
nn cntlro misapprehension of our system.
The "nationalization of our industries , "
stripped of Its euphemisms , moans merely
the substitution of the tyranny of a mob for
the tyranny of a monarch ; the taking by
force from those who have nnd giving to
those who have not ; the obliteration of the
organic distinctions between men ; the con-
bounding of the moral and intellectual limi
tations of the race ; the attempt bylaws of
congtess to abrogate and repeal the laws of
God.
The I'ooplo Alone to lilnine.
We liear much recent denunciation of bad
government in the United States ; loud
declamation against corruption In congress ,
municipal boodlcism , ring rule , legislation
for corporations , monopolies , plutocrats and
i 'millionaires. Much of this clamor is manu
factured by ignorant and dishonest dema
gogues , and Is both ignorant and Insincere ,
but if It wore true In terms the appropriate
reply is that the people of this country are
| " supreme , and that they have Just as good
government as they deserve to have. If
taxns are excessive , if revenues are wasted ,
if fools and knaves occupy high places , the
uooplo themselves are to blatno. If a legislator
later sells his vote the constituency that
elected him is primarily at fault. Jf a mute
and stupid millionaire sits dumbly In the
senate , speechless except at roll call , and
nlmost Inaudible then , finding in the public
'
service only the occasion for brutal In-
| , diligence or vulgar ostentation , the state
I'-ihat sent him is responsible for the
degradation. Ho represents the deliberate
judgment and preference of a majority of its
citizens or ho would not be thero. No man
is rich enough to break into the senate of
his own motion. Ho goes there ns the vol
untary choice and selection of the state , with
its certificate of eligibility. His credentials
are a waiver of complaint , reproof and reproach
preach at his defects or delinquencies.
In every community thrro are more intel
ligent. Industrious , upright and patriotic
men than rogues nnd scoundrels. If there
I'vrero not society would disintegrate. H
[ -would perish by its own infirmities. When
the honest , thrifty majorities upon any pretext -
* , text neglect their political obligations , omit
i ' > \ ) attend the primaries , the nominating con-
i'ventlous and ( ho ) volls , they abdicate their
( ( sovereignty. They wear the crown and hold
Irtho scepter , and if tlie.v choose to lay them
down it is puerile towhinoubout bad govern-
I inent. Our political system is not automatic.
It will not run itself. Somebody must exert
Its functions , and if good men will not thou
bad men may. The overthrow of Tweed and
Ills brigands in Now York shows what u
community can do when it will. The feeble
lamentations in the metropolis now about
municipal misrule , filthy streets and filched
revenues disparage the capacity of its in
habitants for self-government. If such n
condition Is inevitable , then a clnanly ,
strong , capable and honest monarchy or
despotism would bo bettor. If the people do
.uot value tholr freedom enough to exercise
its prerogatives and discharge Us duties they
ought to be , and sooner or later will be , sub
jects and slaves.
Clovi'lnml , Clironlo OIllcu Hiuiknr.
The corollary of suffrage Is office , executive ,
legislative and judicial. One is the comple
ment of the other. Doth are indispensable
components of the system. As there are
electors , so also must there bo magistrates ,
legislators and judges. It is as much the
duty of the citizen to hold office as to cast
the ballot.
The same class of citizens who neglect
their primary political obligations , and are
fatigued with liberty , sneer and scoff at
"ofllco seekers , " us if the desire to enter the
public service were dishonorable , an offense
involving turpitude and moral degradation.
The pseudo-reformers , who have contempt
for popular Keif-government , and at heart
are monarchists , stigmatize all aspirants fpr
public employment , except themselves , as
spoilsmen nnd phico-huntor * . Mr. Cleveland ,
who has been one of the most persistent and
I inveterate- office seekers of the ago -district
Attorney , sheriff , mayor , governor And three
times nominated for the presidency takes
| frequent occasion to scourge oflk-o seeking ,
; apparently forgetting that the ambition to
be | K > stmastcr is as respectable- as laud-
i able as the ambition to be president , nnd
that to the community ho serves n postmas
ter is qultu as important and fully us neces-
I Borv us a president. The only difference is
in degree , and not in kind.
It Urpiuuls.
That political activity Is honorable ns well
s essential to the perpetuation of democ
racies must be admitted. Whether poli
tics , ns n vocation , Is desirable is quite
1 another question. It depends , Probably It
would bo Just to say that existing conditions
of'public life are not favorable to happiness.
Possibly the obstacles are increasing , rather
than diminishing , Constituencies are more
exacting. Competition U more formidable ,
aud money Is becoming n factor in the
problem of success that cannot bo Ignored.
This docs not necessarily Imply personal
: orruptlon. The legitimate expenses of
political campaigns are largo for advertising ,
triTolIng , literature , room * , tmulc , compon- j
sfttlon for speakers , banners , rjrullny of
poll Hit * , preliminary caava.os of voter *
and time spent In bringing out Inllrru and
Indifferent voters upon election tiny But as
hcao are wholly or In part borne by sub
scriptions and assessment , financial consid
erations need not exclude the poorest candi
date from political preferment.
Grunt Men Are Il re.
One of the favorite calumnies of our polit
ical incendiaries is that which stigmatizes
the public service as Inaccessible except to
the rich , There are too many who occupy
exalted stations merely because they have
money , but a very largo per cent , much moro
than a majority , of those tn public employ *
ment hava no income except their salaries.
The pay of senators and representatives
seems meager compared with the income of
successful Inwyen. railroad presidents and
merchants , but It is ample for decent sup
port and maintenance , and In most. Instances
exceeds any Income previously earned in
private pursuits. The bulk of our legislators
and magistrates nro men of fair , ordinary ,
average , overy-day capacity , who would bo
. content with the revenues of a country law-
j ycr In full practice or the professor of lan
guages or the tradesman In a country town.
Croat inim arc as rare in politics as they nro
elsewhere , nnd they are no moro nojdeJ
there than elsewhere. The main part of gov
ernment Is business , nnd require * the same
faculties nnd methods as a great manufac
turing or commercial enterprise.
Hut the scope is broader and the opportu
nity mure tempting. Government affairs
concern every cltl/.cn , and the legislator with
novel and forcible idea * , which ho expresses
In original and striking language , has an
assured audience of as many millions as
there are voters In the republic. The poet ,
the teacher , the novelist , the clergyman ad
dresses narrow constituencies , oven when
most popular , but a brilliant speech In con
gress , an effective retort , a dramatic inci
dent la read and discussed at the breakfast
table the nyxt day from ocean to ocean. To
the ambitious aud aspiring this is one secret
of the faxcinatious of public life the con
sciousness of participating In great events
which are of transcendent Interest to man
kind. There Is no theater from which the
voice of tlm actor penetrates so far , or
where the response is so instantaneous from
unknown multitudes , us congress or the
"stump.1
A School Tor Stntoinon.
It might perhaps bo of greater advantage
in some directions if our institutions per
mitted the preparation of men for legisla
tion , diplomacy , statesmanship and ad
ministration by the study of history , political
economy , parliamentary , constitutional nnd
International law , as they are instructed nnd
trained for service In the army and navy and
for the professions. Ilut this is not practic
able now , nnd so long as our system of party
goveremont continues politics must bo an
episode rather than a pursuit. Occasionally
u thoughtful , conservative community , rec
ognizing the value of experience , training
and discipline , resists the impulse for ro
tation in ofllco , and retains its senators and
representatives as long as they have
the capacity or the inclination to servo. But
the rule is otherwise , and the practical work
of congress and the departments falls Into
fewer and fewer hands as the mulltudo of
inexperienced and Inollieioni participants In
creases and the interests to bo considered
become more important with our growth iu
wealth and numbers. It would , perhaps , be
within bounds to .say that the speaker nnd
twenty representatives iln each congress
have- been the responsible architects and
builders of our legislative .fabric since the
war. In the senate , for obvious reasons ,
the proportion of potential participants is
greater , but even hero it Is less than a
majority.
Marked and notable success is , therefore ,
no more to bo taken Into account in politics
than In auy other occupation. Those who
greatly succeed in business , at the bar , in the
pulpit , in speculation , are the exceptions.
Many are called but few chosen.
I'olltlci , . I'okur ami Puslllmn.
Public service being n duty or obligation
which the state demands of its citizens ,
since it can bo performed by no one else ,
should bo honorable and desirable. It is like
service on the Jury or In the army or navy in
time of war. Without it the state wo'uld
perish. Its functions could not bo exercised ,
and it is lamentable that , instead of being
serious and defined in their province , politi
cal careers are so random , helter-skelter and
uncertain that they seem in common estima
tion to combine the tinsel bombast of the
stage , the lover of the gaming table and the
desperate hazard Of battle' Grave , calm
and tranquil natures that love method nnd
the orderly sequences of life , preferring the
steady gains of traffic to the glittering
chances of the lottery , place politics In the
same catalogue with poker and pugilism , so
that to describe n man as a politician is dis
paraging to many , and implies taint tlisro-
puto and stain. The implication is both un
fortunate and unjust. Instead of being a
stigma it should bo nn ornament and decora
tion. The degradation of politics is impos
sible without the degradation of the pooplo.
lilts 111 * Neighbor * .
Aaido from the exalted considerations of
prldo and patriotism , there is nothing that
more intimately concerns the selfish per
sonal interests of the American citizen than
good government. Wages , prices , taxes , In
come , profits , education , commerce , manu
factures , agriculture , money , comfort , pros
perity nnd the security of life , property and
liberty arc all affected by politics. They
err who affirm that it is only a question of
who shall have the offices , and that it makes
no difference which succeeds. Some of the
recent revolutions in our politics have de
preciated the value of every acre of land in
great states , impaired the capacity of every
debtor to borrow or to pay , and inflicted a
shock upon the credit of rich and solvent
communities from which for half a genera
tion they canuot recover.
Political Mlllloinilrtis Under thn Ilan.
A most distinguished and eloquent citizen
of New York recently iu a public interview
advised young men to take no active interest
in politics till by business or professional ac
tivity they had secured competence or
fortune , so as to be independent of party
vicissitudes. This was well meant , but no
instruction could bo moro deleterious to dem
ocratic Institutions. To confine political
functions to the rich would develop the most
detestable of all forms of despotism. In
practice It would have deprived our history
of many of Its most luminous and inspiring
examples. Undoubtedly to proud , ambitious
and sensitive spirits there is something of
humiliation In accepting hospitality that can
not be returned. Sumptuous entertainments ,
splendid equipages and apparel , luxurious
palaces and lordly expenditures have n power
and charm that can neither be denied nor ig
nored. Added to high rank and station they
glvo their possessor an Importance nnd influ
ence far greater than that to which ho might
be entitled by las intellectual gifts or attain
ments. There U no modern magic so subtle
as that of wealth. To multitudes there is
no acquisition so alluring as a great bank ac
count , no capacity so dazzling ns that of
drawing n check for a million. But our
greatest political leaders have not bean
favored by birth or fortune. Washing
ton was the richest .nan of his time ,
but the situation has changed and
political millionaires nro under the ban.
They nro suspected. Their attitude is apolo
getic. They are on the defensive. It would
bo far easier for a camel to go through the
eye of a needle than for the richest man in
the country to become president today. Ho
may occasionally buy a legislature or pur
chase a convention , but ho never escapes de
tection , although ho may evade punishment.
The Konuins had a proverb , Obolus non olot
( Money does not stink ) ; but In American
politics money docs stink , and tlio people
hold their noses when the bribe giver or the
bribe taker passes by.
I'our Men Mrtjr llo droll.
Lincoln , Oarfleld , Morton of Indiana ,
Henry Wilson aud many other great popular
tribunes entered at the strata gate. Had
they followed the precepts inculcated by the
writer mentioned , and waited for fortune before -
fore soliciting the suffrages of the people ,
their names would have been written on the
rollof common men. llocent annals offer no
morn striking refutation of this error than
that afforded by the life and services of
Samuel Jackson liandall of Pennsylvania.
This very able and eminent man , whoso ex
traordinary qualities and achievements
should huvo given him moro conspicuous re
nown , has lately been recalled to public
recollection by the final settlement of his es
tate , from which It appeared that ho died
IHtssessod of less than * 1,000 after
thirty years spent In municipal ,
state nud national legislation , His
iiovorty was not specially creditable to
him , for thereIs no good reason why a rop-
rosontntlvo of congress should not practice
law in vacation , buy and sell real estate ,
build houses , deliver lectures , write news
paper articles and rarn money in any legltl-
mate and honorable calling , but it shows
that there is tut lucompatlbllity between iu
narrowest simplicity of life , the most rigid
economy of expenditure ana the highest suc
cess In public affaire.
An Rptdeinlfl of Mornl Typhui.
Unndoll'f career was coincident with the
epoch of profligate profusion nnd extrava
gance Hint followed the war. the carnival of
venality , the golden ago of the parvenu , tha
shoddy aristocrat , the boodlor nnd the thief.
The Credit Moblller , office brokerage , whisky
rings , pension syndicates , the silo of par
dons sprang like toadstools from national
decay. An obscene brood hovered over every
department of the government , infesting
where they flew nnd poisoning whcro they
reposed. Great names were unjustly
blighted. The weak yielded to temptation.
The needy fell into the pit. It was an epi
demic of moral typhus , whose fatal contagion
swept the innocent with tno guilty to the
hospital and the grave. No tainted breath
dimmed the bright mirror of Handall's repu
tation. Twice speaker , acknowledged leader
of the house and chairman nf Its most Im
portant committee , ho had opportunities for
questionable gains beyond the dreams of
avarice. Ilut ho lived modestly withlu his
Balary , and by personal example , not less
than by legislative work , rendered inesti
mable service to his country. Whether such
a career "paid , " in the mercenary sense ,
would bo n miserable Interrogatory. Its
equivalents were ample nnd will endure for
ever.
The Ilrnrnrd * nf Politics.
The compensations of politics nro not n
matter of buokkoeplng. They are not meas
ured by wages or by per centum. Doubtless
there nro vicissitudes and misfits , but calam
ities attend all enterprises. Those who fail
outnumber those who succeed. Public favor
sometimes seems capricious and fickle.
Tlio idol of today Is execrated tomorrow.
The constituency of Arlstldes still survives
and Nemesis yet awaits to resent prosperity.
Princes are not uniformly critoful nnd the
demands upon the time and strength of the
public servant are not always considerate.
The lamentation of Wolsey has uot lost its
pathetic significance , nnd the injunction to
throw away ambition continues to fall upon
wounded and weary souls. Ilut the rewards
of public life nro far In excess of its burdens.
The people are not always slow to anger ,
but in the end they are both Just and geuer-
ous to those who serve them with fidelity.
They honor courage , independence of
thought , manhood nnd truth , and are
quick to forgive mistakes und errors
that proceed from an Intrepid spirit ,
The ingratitude of republics is
only n proverb. There nre some scurvy
companionships nnd occasional familiarities
that are Intolerable. The he. er and the
bummer caunot always bo dlrregarded.
The man who has a pull must be endured.
Like the apostle , a successful politician
must bo all things to nil men. Now nud
then he is compelled to submit smilingly to
relationships that in private life ho would
resent. If there is a doubtful remnant , an
Ignorant , detached , unconvinced , Indifferent ,
floating , debauched contingent , it must be
taken into the account. If one party omits
to secure it , the other will not , aud this
clement may determine uofcat or triumph ,
The Hiiyxecd ICpocli la Cloned.
The statesman , the diplomatist and the
commander who rely exclusively upon the
thlrty-nl no articles for success may retain
the approval of conscience , but their ad
versaries will secure about everything else.
In the nmln , the associations and activities
of politics nro elevating and ennobling. The
traditional idea that the successful politician
must bo a loquacious , greasy , swaggering ,
noisy rowdy , the companion of thugs and
ruffians , a dissembler , hypocrite and dem
agogue , whoso days nro spent in the saloon
and whoso nights are passed in the gam
bling house and the brothel , Is disappear
ing. The hayseed epoch is closed. The
most degraded constituency is no longer
deluded by profanity , slang , filthy anecdotes ,
bad grammar and dirty auparol. General
Butler , who know human nature well , ad
dressed the slums of Boston arrayed In full
evening Costume with a rose In his lapel ,
upon ttio theory that they wanted their
representative not to be outshown by the
aristocrats of Beacon Hill. "Sunset" Cox
never forgot tils manners or his learning ,
though ho had many constituents who cared
little for oithor.
Tlio Senate the Great Forum.
It Is an error to suppose that to become a
politician the citizen must ccaso to bo a
scholar or a gentleman. The presidency Is
the supreme goal of political ambition , butte
to one acquainted with the conditions of
public life It is difllult to conceive why any
man should desire to bo president of the
United States. Time , strength and patience
are wasted In a ceaseless multiplicity of
potty and frivolous details. The study of
historic questions , the formulation of na
tional policies , is interrupted by the dis
tractions of paltry personal ambitions , curi
osity , the demands of society nnd the strug
gle for continuation iu power. Few presi
dents have gained in public estimation by
their incumbency. Many have lost. Grant
would have occupied a higher pedestal had
ho remained at the head of the army , and
Lincoln died at a fortunate time for his fame.
The ideal place for ouo who has aptitude
for public service Is the senate of the United
States. The house offers' wider scope for
leadcrsnip , broader opportunity for power
and fame. In the senate there arena loaders ,
and rivalry and emulation seldom degenerate
Into strife for supremacy. Hoprosenting
states rather than constituencies , its mem
bers are equals , and applause is conceded to
excellence Irrespective of partisanship.
Courtesy is the rule of its conduct
nnd dignity characterizes its do-
bates. Its records have been sel
dom defaced by personal invcctivo or
altercation. Length of term exempts its
notion from the casual aberrations of popu
lar error and passion. The limitation of
numbers affords opportunity for deliberate
discussion of principles of government and
administration. Its Judgment of recruits is
affable but pitiless. Scrutiny is relentless.
The newcomer is gauged , weighed , estima
ted and assigned to his own place. From
tlio verdict there is ne.'ther appeal nor ex
culpation. ,
Huliriirlc nf ( toTcrnmoiit.
Censure of the senate is always popular.
When Icicles hang by the wall and news is
scarce the purveyor of public opinion finds
an inexhaustible fund of entertaining plate
material In denunciation of the American
House of Lords , its millionaires , its methods ,
its expenditures , Its bay rum , bath rooms
and barbers. Tlio demand for its immediate
nnd unconditional abolition is greeted with
enthusiastic approbation by Wat Tyler ,
Perkin Warbeck , Guy Fawkes and Jack
Cado. But ns rocks resist the billows ana
the sky the senate stands the impregnable
bulwark of constitutional liberty , the strong
citadel and tower of defense for the con
stantly menaced institutions of self-govern
ment , a barrier alike against the frenzied
onset of passion and the insidious encroach
ment of prerogative. Born with the nation ,
it has advanced with equal footstep In dig
nity and power , nnd when its gavel falls to
announce the close of its last session the
government of the United States will stand
adjourned without day.
Ella Nash Is the nnnio of a innn who re
cently took for u brldo Miss Mamie itccvcs
of Uuchaiiiin county , Mo. .
Joss Jack proposed to mo suvcr.il times
before I finally accepted him. Bess What
loiiKtlis of time Intervened I Jess Oh , five
minutes or so. ,
No Austrian man can got a passport to
journey beyond the frontier of Ills own
country unless ho can gain the consent of
his wife.
A western seer offers to reveal the name
of u swain's future wife for $1. He does ,
too , Junirs Hoblnson sends hta dollar , and
the seer replies that his wife's name will bo
Mrs. Hoblnson !
Mrs. Julius Daniels of Uockford , III. , has
been married on three different occasions ,
the first nnd third times to her present hus
band , and the second time to another man.
It Is remarkable siuco she 1ms never been
divorced and her other husband is still Hv-
inB.
inB.A
A Louisiana woman is a petitioner for a
divorce uocauso her husband refuses to split
the wood and Is of no earthly account at
house-cleaning time. If the latter half of
her complaint has weight In law what man
can say that hols safe I
A recent Issue of the Joncsboro ( On. ) En
terprise had the following : " \V. S. Archer
requests us to xtnto that ho hrs n son , a very
lively young man , who Is desirous of form
ing a nmtriiiioiil.il alliance. All communica
tions will receive prompt attention. "
IJlshop Key of the Southern Methodist
Episcopal church rodolAly married nt Sher
man , Tex. , to Mrs. U lAllKiiid , prv.Mitent of
the North Texas Fnnmln icoHcse , Is about W
years old. Ho Is said to he the nnest looking
of the Suuthorn MethodMt bishops.
A Kustlnn proverb ' \\tfr \ \ It : "When you
walk , prny once ; whciiij-pn go to sen , pray
twlcoj when going to bo married , pray three
times. " At the same ratio the proverb would
; > robal ly reads "Wheil In the divorce court ,
; > ray all the time. " , i
Kentucky is queer. T.he Shelby News of
that state "has unquestioned authority for
the statement that thord Is a woman In thl.i
county who has four hUtUunJs living with
icr in the same house. . ' of them has
ever been divorced , amf all of them are setting
ting along pleasantly together. "
A license lias been issued for the remar
riage of John Hanson Craig of Danville ,
ind. , the heaviest man in the United States ,
uul Mrs. Jennie Craig , a snake charmer.
Mrs. Craig was divorced at the January
term of the circuit court on proof of ill
treatment. Craig has exhibited himself all
over the country. His weight is placed at
overyoojjiouuds.
A woman without arms has been married
at Christ church , Now X.oaland. The ring
was placed upon the fourth too of her left
foot. A similar marriage to this was per
formed at St. James' church , Bury St. Ed
munds , in 18IW. The ring was placed on one
of the bride's toes , between which stio
grasped the pen and signed the marriage
register.
Dolores Diaz nnd wife of El Monte , Cal. ,
hnvo Just celebrated the sixty-llfth anni
versary of their marriage. The husband Is
B3 and the wife 83. Dancing was the chief
source of amusement at the festivities. The
aged groom and his wife led one or two of
the easy square dances and the old gentle
man danced in great glee n Spanish round
dauco with his little great granddaughter.
A country naper in Pennsylvania prints
the following list of wedding presents at n
rural wedding iu its parish : From father
aud mother of the bride , one Jersey calf ;
from brldo to groom , ono hair wreath made
from hair of the entire family and also six
white shirts ; from Hrother Ellas , one Dock
of poems , ono dream book , ono polite letter
writer and a dog ; from Aunt Harriet , six
hens nnd a rooster , also a Jar of tomato rnt-
sup ; from Cousin Sarah , ono poem made her
self on the bride and bridegroom , fifteen
verses in all.
A Boston Jury has granted a woman whose
husband divorced her that ho might marry
another woman $10,000 damages. The ver
dict is directed , not against the errant hus
band , but the woman who succeeded to the
first wife's place , un'l the cause is given as
alienation of the husband's affections. If
this verdict stands In law. ladles marrying
divorced men will bo obliged to do so subject
to the claims of n sort ot chattel mortgage
held by the first wife. All of wnlch will
complicate matters considerably , but can't
bo expected to deter a woman who is bent on
marriage.
The gossips of the national capital are
telling a pretty story about Secretary of the
Navy Herbert and Mrs. Manning , widow of
Daniel Maiming , secretary of the treasury
under Mr. Cleveland's first administration.
They say that the secretary and Mrs. Man
ning will bo the contracting parties in n wed
ding soon. The presence of Mrs. Manning
on the Dolphin as the guest of Set-rotary
Herbert gives color to the rumor. Secretary
Herbert is a widower , and the honors of his
house arc done by his daughter , Miss Lila
Herbert. *
A man never turns to the church for com
fort so long as there Is a'uything ' else within
reach > "
In some men rellgion'is'liko the circulation
of the blood it doesn't stay long enough atone
ono time in tholr hearts to glvo them any
correct under standing'of Svhat it is like.
The Presbyterian minister of Ecclefochan ,
Carlylo's native place excused hlmsolf re
cently for not sending } n a report on'the rc-
ligiou and morals" or hi # parishioners on the
ground that "thero Is neither religion nor
morals in the distrlot.fi
A New York clergyman preached last Sun
day on the topic. "How Shall AV'o Spend Our
Sundays ! " \Voll , brothdr , says a Chicago
paper , if you como tq the World's fair you
can take a trip down the levee in the fore
noon , attend n base ball gaino in the after
noon and po to the theater in the evening1.
The fair itself is closed.
Distressingly Worldly. The Rov. Dr
Fourthly ( making n pastoral cull ) It has
been a long time , Mrs , Upjotin , since I have
seen Miss Belli nt church. Mrs. Upjohn
( shaking her head sadly ) I fear , doctor ,
Bella is incorrigible. I have had several
now elegant dresses made for her lately , but
she doesn't seem to have any desire to go to
church to to look well In them , you know.
I'm afraid she Is getting hopelessly worldly.
Chicago Tribune.
The late Dr. Ephralm E. Wiley , for many
years president of Emory and Henry college -
logo , was something of a wag. Being intro
duced to a Roman Catholic bishop on ono oc
casion , the bishop said , with dignity and yet
with evident satire : "Dr. Wiley , you are a
member of the Methodist society , I think ? "
"Yes , " said the doctor. " The bishop then
said : "Our church is a little older than
yours. " "Yes , " said Dr. Wiley , "and Satan
is older than either of them. "
Out west that Is to say. in the wild west
it is the custom , says the Harvard Lampoon
peen , to mark a man's grave by a white
cross , surrounded by n little fence. Ono day
I happened to notice that there was but one
cross in the cemetery at Mud Flat. "Look
hero , Dick , " said I , turning to my cowboy
friend , "this must bo a remarkably healthy
place , oh ? " "Wa-al , it's this way , pard , " ho
replied , ' 'timber's ' d d scarce out here , nnd
the last man cots the fence. "
"Wool , Janet , " said ono of the elders of
the Carhally parish church , as ho met old
Mrs. Klttlebody in the village street , "hae
yo had a ca' frao the now minister yet ! "
"On , ny , " returned the old lady , rather
shortly. "An1 boo nro yo pleased wl' him ? "
persisted the elder. "Oh , juist miiUllin' ,
Juist middlm' , " replied the dame , with some
acerbity. "I canmi1 say I think very mucklo
o' him. " "An' what mak's yo hae sic a puir
o' him ? " the
opecnlon inquired church officer ,
in his most insinuating tone.Vcel , " was
answer , "I dinna' think bo's mucklo guid o'
a minister , for every Sabbath since ho came
he's prayed for guid weather , an' it's getting
wetter than over. "
It was at a late quarterly mooting of Sev
enth Day Baptist churches in Wisconsin
that two clergymen were to present papers
on the same day , and the question of preced
ence having arisen , Mr. A. sprang to his feet ,
and said : "I think Brother B. ought to have
the best place on the program ; he is an older
man than I am , nnd , besides , is full of his
subject. " When the audience remembered
that Brother B.'s subject was ' 'The Dovll , "
a cheerful smllo seemed to beam around the
church. The brethren do so enjoy those little -
tlo things 1
I A few Sunday nighty ago Bishop Boyd Vin
cent and Ilev. Hemy 'TV. Badger ftttendoJ
services at Christ cnuro-h. Among the class
whom Hcv. Mr. Taylor , , had Just confirmee
were three little ones , who attended the
night service. When Vnoy went homo some
members of the family l.nskod tbom whom
they had seen. And , remembering the sub
lime face of the good bishop and the not less
good face of Rov. Mr. Badger , they prompt ! }
replied : "Wo saw Owl , -Jesus Christ and
Mr. Taylor. " This is > A fact. Portsmouth
O. , I'rcss. '
There are three thuigs worth saving
Time , Trouble and moii/oy and De Witt's
Little ISarlv Risers win save them for you
These little pills will sliivo you tlmr , as thej
uot promptly. They wyi.savo you trouble as
thoycuiHono pain. They will save you
monev la they oconomwtloctor's bills.
A Bloomlngton , III.vf > mau's conscience so
troubled her that she repaid a sum of mono }
of which she bad defrauded a business man
years ace , with compomid interest , or four
times the original amount.
- .VENTY YCARD
I THE LEADERIII
Conghi. rienrUjr , Ilhenmatliim , Sciatica ,
Lumbairo Ilitk-Ach * . and all Kzternal
Aliments rtmoicd qolckljr by
BENSON'S
aSSSSKSSaffP.yg POSTER
. curative modern
SAFK and
.
Ilciuou'i IMMters I'rerent Pneumonia.
It doe not euro chronlo ailments In a mln-
ute , nor ( los It create an eloctrio Imttery or
current In tliesystem.norwlllltcuroby merely
reading the label , all such claims nro nmdo by
qiark > and humbugi. UESSON'S Is endowed
ty 5.OOO i'tiyclcians and DragcUts.
CAUTION-Dont u d.pl Wy . V
* nip
r.u tn . .d. , cl n uu * ikh ii.r
.
n boux. ( ori
MONDAY. MONDAY.
THIS EXCITES DEALERS AND PLEASES CONSUMERS.
OUR LIMITED TIME
A n.ff&AT * T OGJCJJ r.ojs.s TO voir ri voir AMNH IT.
Jn. VtT.Vii.Cl AX JiM\JaRt\T. \ < JiH TO MS II * VOir l7"I7..VIT. .
Owing to the Croat Loss on Enoh Article , trioy will bo Limited to the Hour Advorllaod.
Our Grand Everybody Voting
From 8 to 9 o. tn.
Voting Contest , 36-inch Cheese Cloth , This Week ,
Rev. T. J. Mackey le D. W. Tillotson , Car
Still in the lead. Worth 5c. rier , Second ,
From IO to | | n. in. KITIH ( O to II n. in.
ALL SILK RIBBONS , Your Choice of Any $1.00 Corset ,
Desirable Width ,
10 ynrds , J [ j Q Regular price 81.
2 1
{ _ / to n cua-
tonior.
From 5 to 6 p m.
From | | to (2 ( n. tn. '
A Line of Silk and Satlne Headrests , Ladles' Jersey WaistSj
J. / (3 Worth 35c each. The price rofrulur is 0c.
From 2 to 3 P' m.
' ' Fiom 9 to JO a. m.
Misses' and Boys' Stockings in all Colors , '
Boys' Cambric Waists
Kcd , Brown , Tun nnd Navy , ,
They Imvo ( / Uogulnr
13e boon soiling 1(7)1 / .
for 6Uc. 2oe.
1.o . Rev. T. .T. Mticltey , minister. 11 ! . J. 1' . U. Lloyd , minister.
o J. W. Tillotson , carrier. From 10 to | | a. tn. 13. Kov. L. M. Franklin , minister.
3. Rose lirady. tonchor. 14. Mla Ada Hopper , toucher.
4. Miss E. A. Alexander , touch or. LINEN TOWELS 16. Rev. W. 1' . Ilelllnp , minibter.
5. Ed Hampshire , firnmiui. 10. Rev. Turkic , minister.
0. R. C. Davis , currier. 17. Mr. Anderson , carrier.
7. Rev. F. Crane , minister. 18. Anim l'\os , teacher.
8. Miss May HORIIII , teacher. 11) ) . Rov. .1. Wlllitima , minister.
0. Miss .lulfii Nowcomb. toucher. 20. Rov. S. W. Uuller , minister.
10 , , Miss Mini Lohtnor. loaolior. Regular 25c goods. 21. J. Woodruff , carrier.
11. A If rod Clark , carrier. i2. ! Rov. 1'nsUo. minister.
From 8:3O : to 9:3O a. m. From 4 to 5 n < m.
Ladies' All Wool Jackets , Extra Quality 36-Inch Brown Sheeting ,
The
price $6 ,
From 2 to 3 p. in. From | | to | 2 " " >
One Lot of Dress Trimmings , A Lot of Boys' Odd Suits ,
Years Some in the
§ Yard. Reyu- from $1.99 lot sold for
.
lar price 6Uc.
4 to 14. 810.00.
From 8 to 9 a. ru. From 9 to , O a. in.
The Famous Reval Clothes Wringer , A Line ol Novels by Good Authors ,
with all lat Rocrular Regular 5o
est imnrovo- price , nnd 60c
inonts. $2.50. books.
23. Thomas froft , carrier. 34. F. Joruenscn , carrier.
21. MisaL. M. Brunnor , teacher. From 2 to 3 ! m. 35. Dean Gardner , minister.
25. Rev. Murray , minister. 36. P. F. Hanson , carrier.
20. Rov. W. E. Kunbiiil , minister. KID GLOVES 87. C. Rose , carrier.
27. Rov. M. ColToy , minister. 38. G. KlolTnor , carrier.
28. Father McCarthy , minister. 39. Charles Nelson , carrier.
29. Rov. T. E. Cramblott , minister. 40. Rov. S. M. Ware , minister.
30. H. E. Gunner , carrier. 89e 41. II. II. Rood , carrier.
31. James Cook , carrier. 42. Rov. Duryca , minister.
82. P. J. Corcoran , c.iri-ier. 43. Ida Street , teacher.
33. Mary Alter , toucher. Regular $1.2-5 goods. 44. Clara Elder , teacher.
From 5 to 6 Pm. . From 11 to 12 m.
LADIES' KINK I'AMIlltll ! I Vests
Q If Fine Jersey-Ribbed White
- ,
and Muslin Wlilto O IV 1
Regular 4 r 7 Regular
$1 1 / C s-rico l8
2oc.
45. Rov. C. N. Dawson , minister. 180. Miss A. Hanson , teacher.
40. Anna _ Witman , lonelier * . 137. Rev. T. Stephenson , minister.
47. J. R. 'Stein , carrier. 188. Rov. Father Fitzpatrlok , minister *
48. J. Stone , carrier. 180. Will Roe , carrier.
49. Kate Ilungcrford , tonchor. 140. S. Stone , carrier.
50. William Owens , carrier. 141. M. A. L-Aiidle , teacher.
61. J. Dailoy , fireman. 142. Rov. J. Fni/.or , minister.
52. Bishon Worthincrtoti , minister. 148. .Too Laux , liroman.
53. Rov.J. T. Ross , minister. 144. D. W. Overall , carrier.
54. Hattie Crane , teacher. 145. Emma McClintock , teacher.
55. Mr. Tracy , carrier. 140. Miss A. Long , toaohor.
56. James Clark , carrier. 147. G. I. Gilbert , police.
57. Charles Bird , fireman. 148. A. Slpwort. police.
58. Ella Thornpnto , toucher. 140. J. H. Shields , minister.
59. F. W. Schollington , carrier. 160. H. Ealor , carrier.
00. Rov. T. MathevvB , minister. 151. Rov. J. Henderson , minister.
01. Nora 152. G. A. Coullor fireman.
Lemon , teacher. From 4 to 5 Pm. . ,
02. C. Romillard , carrier. 153. Arlio Webb , louchor.
03. Alice Fawcett , teacher. 64-inch 164. Rov. Father Hollman , minister.
04. Miss G. Garrett , teacher. 155. J. F. S. Her , mlnlsler.
05. W. J. Maher , carrier. IRISH DAMASK 150. Charles Nichols , ilreman.
CO. Rov. Dotwoiler. minister. 157. Miss C. Mason , teacher.
07. Charles Bloom , policeman. S9c 158. R. C. Miller , police.
08. E. L. Hoa-j , carrier. 160. Andrew Haze , police.
69. Rov. J. Gordon , minister. 100. .T. G. J. Glanbcr , minister.
70. P. F. Hnrvoy , policeman. Regular Ooc quality. 101. Dr. A. Thain , minister.
71. Rov. Robert Wheeler , minister. 102. Allan Romano , police.
72. Ed Kelly , carrier. 103. Hello Humphrey , lonelier.
73. Miss N. Powers , teacher. 104. Sadie Schlisslnpor , teacher.
74. Emma Whitmoro , teacher. 105. Miss M. Sanford , leachor.
75. Rov. J. W. Wilson , minister. 100. Emma Godso , teacher.
70. Rov. II. Sharply , minister. 107. F. Hlonko , carrier.
77. Rov. Tredcn , minister. 108. Mr. Lonard , carrier.
78. L. Godola. police. 109. J. II. Russell , police.
79. Mr. Martin , carrier. 170. Rov. Parks , minister.
80. Father Janott , minister. 171. Rov. Peterson , minister.
81. Afifnos McDonald , teacher. 172. Miss K. M. Ilartman , teacher.
82. Ed Fisher , carrier. 173. Helen Loyd , teacher. '
83. G. Armstrong , carrier. 174. Miss M. Moriarily , leachor.
84. J. M. Stafford , carrier. 175. C. G. Flink , citn-ior.
85. Rev. Savngo. minister. 170. Rev. J. iJ. Powell , minister.
80. E. Bowles , carrier. 177. Jennie Wootiwnnl , lonelier.
87. Rov. Con way , minister. 178. Jennie McKoon , lonelier.
B8. Rov. F. Poster , minister. 170. Mary Slinmorids , teacher.
89. Miss M. Gees , teacher. 160. A. C. Gyortim , police.
90. Miss M. Fried , teacher. 181. Chas. Nicholson , flroman.
91. A. A. Koysor. policeman. 182. P. Noltoti , carrier.
92. Prof. Allen , toucher. 183. Anna Maclc , leachor.
93. Rov. D. K. Tindal , minister. 181. Jennie Herbert , lenuhor.
94. Rov. E. B. Graham , minister From | O to | | a. in. 185. Mrs. A. Drake , teacher.
95. W. WostcrRard , carrier. Flni China 180. Chas. Roynold , Ilienmn.
Tea
90. Mr. Murtiu , policeman. Cups and Saucers 187. V. Buvnn , police.
97. Rov. W. K. Beans , minister. AU shupos nnd colord , 18a H. C , Cook , police.
98. Chief GiiUIgan , fireman. Rocular price 189. D. Sullivan , carrier.
99. J. Michnolsen , carrier. 10c andOUc. 190. Alice Hndlcns , leachor.
100. M. Uollard , police. 101. Chas. Dcnino , liroman.
101. Kato Urchhnm , tnnclier. 102. C. H. Duvnl , leachor.
102. Miss S. Squires , teacher. From 3 to 4 pm. . 103. Mr. W. White , police.
103. Rov. Mann , minister. Men's Domct Outing Flanu\l Shirts , 1)1. ! ) Miss J. Webb , teacher.
101. W. W. Duncan , policeman. ) _ RotfulnV 195. J. Wood , carrier.
lO.j. Prof. M. J. Ryan , teacher. 3C * c 11)0. ) Clius. Monroe , po'.ico. '
100. Rev , J. P. Johnson , minister. Goods. * 197. II. Clemens , fireman.
107. Helen Rogers , teacher. 108. Miss 13. Norton , teacher.
JOS. Captain J. Murphy , flroman. From 3 to 4 pm. . 19 ! ) . Mr , Newman , carrier.
109. John Parker , carrier , I'lno Fancy until 200. Mr. Hurkutl , carrier.
110. Rov. McC'abe , minister , Chungonblu Satin 201. Miss Hnriiott , teacher.
111. Grant Fox , liroman. , 202. Miss D. Vale , toucher.
112. Miss McClioano , tcachor. 203. Kov. IIoduettB. mlnislor.
113. Misa B. Burkott , lonelier. 201. Rev. Hiving , minister.
114. Mr. Garmill , currier. 205. G. Prcscoll , police.
115. Miss T. Quann , teacher. From 3 to 4 p. m. 200. Miss F. HuUorliolit. loacher.
110. A. Peterson , carrier. Fine Ladies' Night Gowns 207. W. F. Gustavlhon , police.
117. Miss M. W. Christluncy , teacher. 208. Chus. Ellington , liroman.
118. Miss O. Tool , teacher , 7 Regular $1.28 209. Win. ( 'iiinmliiffs , pollco.
110. Uiok Marnoll , policeman. 210. Rov. W. C. Copeliinil , mlnlotor.
120. Misa A. Freolaud , tcachor. 211. Rov. J. Crocker , minibler.
121. Miss Arnold , teacher. From | O to | | . . 212. Ted CummltiffB , police.
a. m.
122. Rov. E. W. Allen , minister. ' 218. W. S. Lester , firoman.
123. Charles Newton , carrier. Men's Fine Kid Gloves , 214. Mary Mayor , leachor.
124. N. A. Suodburg , carrier. Regular 215. Miss C. Vincent , teacher.
125. MlssS. P. Pitman , teacher. 7 91.AO 21(1. ( Miss M. Turner , teacher.
120. Gus Wllliiuns , fireman. Goods. 217. Miss H. Van Ctiren , teacher.
127. Miss F. Carney , teacher. 218. T. Dwyer , carrier.
128. Father McDovitt , minister. From 5 to 6 p. in. 219. Wm. Guider , flroman.
120. Mr. Miller , fireman. Extra Fine Crochet Quilts 220. Mary Kdwards , teacher.
130. A. W. McNab , minister. Regular , 221. MtssG. NicholB , loaohor.
131. Miss F. Baker , teacher. 7 222. Chas. Nowcomb , carrier.
132. J. W. Dnsbrow. carrier. : . 223. M. M. FllnU pollco.
133. Rov. Father Smith , minister. quality. 224. Ed O'Noll , Fireman.
181. Thomas Dowling. fireman. 225. T. C. Webster , minister.
135. Miss II. W. Squires , teacher. 220. Rov. UhiiB. K. Taylor , minister.
Remember and vote for your favorite arid put them in the lead next week.
OARPE1TS. DRAPELR.IEXS.
THE MORSE DRY GOODS GO. , IGiii and Farnam Sts ,