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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1894)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE SUNDAY. APRIL 29 , 1801--TWENTY PAGES , 13 ) EVELOPBENT OF THE SOUTH Ecnator Walsh of Georgia Tolls of Ita Un- rlyaled Ecsourccs. IN MARKED PROGRESS OF TWENTY YEARS In Kitcnt of Agriculture nnil llnrtlrulturc In tlio I'riiiliictloii nnil Manufacture of Cotloii , Iron mill Wood , tint South IK the Itlclicnt Country. ( Copyrighted ) Trom the April day In 1SC3 , when Genera llobert 15. Lee surrendered to General U. 8 Grant , the southern people have steadfastly devoted their beit energies to the upbuild Ing of thtlr material Interests. Sectional bit terness nnd partisan hate have retardci the development of the richest nnd greatest natural resources ultli which the god o nature has over blessed a people. There Is not In the temperate ? one n country abound Ing In mien possibilities of undeveloped wealth as the southern states. It Is no exaggeration to assort that the south IH not only the garden spot of the * world , but the richest In undeveloped re nources of nny section of the United States. That portion of our common coun try extending southward from Virginia to Texas , embraced Invliat wns known us the southern confederacy , Is the richest climate nil things considered , In the habitable globe Hut to assert Is not always to prove. The lain General Robert Toombs , who was ono of the Intellectual gladiators of the south , a man of great Inullence In Georgia and an orator whoso tongue wns tipped with elo- qucnce , was noted for his epigrams. He Is credited with sajlng that figures could bo made to He like tombstones Utit the prac tical man must ha\o facts and figures In order to demonstrate the correctness of as sertions. To Htato some things Is to prove them To iissert that the south Is the richest country In agricultural , mining and manu facturing possibilities needs practical demon stration , nnd to prove this statement by facts and olllclal sources Is the duty Imposed upon me. Tun WEALTH or Tiin SOUTH. The late Hon. William D. Kelly of Penn- . sylvnnla , the father of the federal house of representatives , who on account of his de votion to the Iron Interests of Pennsylvania was Irreverently named "Pig Iron" Kelly , Is recorded as Ra } Ing that the south Is the richest nnd most Inviting section of the unloi on ncLount of climatic advantages , dlversl- fied agriculture , wealth of timber , mlnera resources , Inexhaustible water power and raw material for manufactures of Iron , cotton and other Industries In wood , marble am granite. The census of the government for the decade ended 1800 confirms the state ment of Mr. Kelly. Were Horace Greeley In the flesh today ho would answer nflli mntlvely ns to the the Eouth's * resources of the field , forest , mine water power , cllmato and raw material for diversified agriculture and manufactures , nni ho would urge nil the ambitious and Indus trious joung men of the eastern nnd middle stntes to "go south" young men , nnd grow up with the country. The south nnd not the west Is the promised land. Wo should never discredit ourselves , hovv- . ever , as veritable opponents of the south's S wealth of natural resources , but whene\er S wo can find natural testimony from those - " prominent In official station or recognize * experts In political economy who are not ol our section or of our political faith , such witnesses should always bo placed on the stand to prove the pro-eminent attractions ol the southern stntes as the most Inviting field In the United States for capital and labor to develop. UNRIVALED MINERAL RESOURCES. Ono of the strongest witnesses for the south Is Mr. Robert P. Porter , superintendent of the caucus. In n review of the agricul tural and Industrial progress of the south , based upon the oillclal statistics of the last cenaus , Mr. Porter snjs : "Tho mineral development nnd the In crease In manufactures during this period ( ten years ) has been of such magnitude and of such importance as to seriously attract the attention of the world. The south Is today producing as much coal , Iron ere nnd pig Iron as the entire United States pro duced In 1870. " With a fact like this estab lished by olllclal statistics , It Is not to bo wondorcd at that as careful a statistician as Edward Atkinson should say that , standIng - Ing on top of the highest peak of the Great Smoky mountains ho would find In a radius of seventy-five miles the future Iron producing region of the United States. Those who live In the south nnd In the midst of nil this progress know It nnd realise It far better than the people hero In the north. To my mind the progress of the southern states In the manu facture of stool will bo as great during the next ten yenrs ns It has been In the produc- * r tlon of coal and pig Iron during the past decade. The class of labor attracted to these rich mineral regions will bo of nlgher character than of the past , that Is to say , there will bo artisans nnd mechanics who will command n higher rate of wages and honcq increase the consuming power of the south. Mr. Porter sustains his position by official figures. In 1S70 the production of Iron and coal In the United States amounted to 15,000,000 tons of bituminous coal ; 3,103,833 of hon ere , and 1,800,000 tons of pig Iron. In 1S90 the central southern states produced 17,772,945 tons of coal ; 2,017.529 of Iron ere and 1.780,900 of pig Iron. In the ubumlanco of raw material to pro duce pig Iron , the south may bo said to defy competition. The ore , coal and limestone nro found close together. The bountiful hand of nature placed them sldo by side In the hlllsj mountains and alleys of the south when God first said let there bo light nnd brought order out of chaos. There they ha\o rested through the ages until In the mysterious workings of Providence , they are brought forth from their hiding places to lift the gouth and her people from penury to ulHucnce. An Investigation Into the cost of pig Iron . in the northern nnd southern states shows \ the great advantages that the south enjoys. r The cost of making lion In tha northern states , seventy concerns reporting , ranges from $12 to $20 per ton. In the southern states , twenty establishments report the cost from $ S B5 to $12.50 per ton. I am Informed by two prominent and reliable cltUcns Colonel E. W. Cole of Nashville , and Mr. Thomas K. Scott of Augusta , both well known in southern railroad circles that pig iron can bo made as low ny $7 psr ton. COTTON MANUFACTURING. Tito south has made the most wonderful progress In cotton manufacturing. In this In dustry It Is only a question of time when she will lead the world. This Is a daring asser tion , but time will establish Its vindication. She furnishes now over CO per cent of nil the potion that Is used In Its mnntifacturo. In the production of the mntoilal , ns well as In Its manufacture , she should defy suceess- ful competition in the Hold as well as in the factory. She has all the natural conditions In her favor. She has the cllmato and the soil for Its growth , and nil the essential con ditions for the manufacture of cotton at minimum of cost. She has the cllmato , the water power , the raw material and the labor. The Houth needs capital , experience and skill to compete with Now and Old Engtond In the manufacture of the liner stjles of goods , but these will come. The south now leads In the coarser fabrics. It Is Important to note that the south has practically demonstrated her ability to control this denirtmoiit of the market. While New nngland mills were shut down during the last summer , the cot ton mills of the south were running on full time and making money. There may have been a few jnrn mills hero and there In the south that were on half time because of the suspension of mills In the cast that used their product , but all the large mills In the south on cotton goods were on full time dur ing the dullest year In the history of the country. Now England friends deceived themselves. They took counsel of their Interests nnd persuaded themselves that the south could not compete In the manufacture of cotton. v\o lacked certain conditions of cllmato , Milch were absent only In their estimation , ihat were detrimental to successful cloth making. our climate was either too hot for weaving or too enervating for labor , when experience has demonstrated that It Is best adapted to both. Wo have the most reliable labor In the world , and It Is fast becoming the most expert. The cllmato enables the help to live cheaper. It costs less for fuel and clothing , house rent nnd food than in Nnw England. The southern cotton weaver works eleven hours a dny , winter and sum mon. With cotton In the field near the fac tory , with cheap coal nnd cheaper water power and expert nnd reliable labor the south Is determined to command ample cap ital for cotton factories and to become the center of this great Industry. It requires no analysis to demonstrate to the Intelligent reader thai there Is no good reason why the south should not manufacture the cotton grown In her fields. This will come. The south appreciates her advantage , and oho Is pushing for suc cess In the manufacture of cotton as wcl ns Iron. These results were not obtained In n day In Now England or In Europe , but the south will march to still greater Industrie nchlevmcnts to demonstrate the doctrine o ; the mirvlval of the fittest. That the south has made astonishing pro gress It Is only necessary to recite a few statistics which I find In a recent Issue o : the Manufacturers Record. In I860 the south manufactured 10,500 bales ; In 1870 , 94,000 ; In 18SO , 231,000 ; in 1890 , 571,000 , and In 1393 714,000 bales. In 1SSO the south had $22,000,000 In cotton mills ; In 1890 , $01,000.000 , nnd In 1S9I , $97- 000,000 , estimated. The number of mills In 1880 vvero 180 , nnd In 1891 they were given ns 103. The number of looms have Increasei from 11,000 to 62,000 In 18CO the south had 217,000 spindles , In 1893 the south had 517,000 spindles , which Increased their captclty by nearly ns many spindles ns the whole section had thirty-three years ago. The value o ; the product In 1880 was $21,000,000. In 1890 It wns $17,000,000. The value for 1893-i Is not given. Industrial nnd commercial depression re tard but do not stop the growth of cottoi mills In the south. The Increase In spindles last year was over 200,000. The Manufac Hirers Record states that "tho world has about 85,000,000 spindles , representing an In vestment of over $2,000,000,000. Of this num ber the United Stntes has about one-fifth , or over $400,000,000 , nnd less than one-fifth It the number of spindles , or over 15,000,000 While the south produces over CO per cent o the world's cotton , It has only one-thlrtletl of the cotton manufacturing business. " Nortl Carolina. South Carolina and Georgia load In cotton manufacturing and show the grcates Increase In new mills. Water power la prac tically unlimited In the states named. There Is ample In Georgia alone to manufacture Into goods every bale of cotton raised In the south. With cheap nnd abundant water power nnd coal nt first cost , there Is no limit except capital , to the extent to which the south can profitably engage In the manufac ture of cotton. With the natural advantages of the south , capital and skill will come to build the factories vvhcro the raw matcrla Is produced. THR AGRICULTURAL SOUTH. So much of this article has been devoted to the mining and manufacturing Indus tries nnd possibilities of the south that I fear I may not have space left In which to present Its great Interest agriculture. The Idea that the south Is lacking In energy or onterpilso does gross Injustice < o her pee ple. When It Is remembered that the south emerged from the war penniless , her recu peration from ruin and desolation best dem onstrates her capabilities and the courage and energy of her people. In 18GO the wealth of the south was esti mated at less than five billion dollars $1,800,000,000. When the war closed ono- half of this was gone. Four million slaves were set free nnd the agricultural and other Interests of the south In stocks , bonds , railroads and general business were destroyed. With nothing but the land loft , and mourning In every house hold for the bravo men who had fallen , the southern people began anew the battle ol life. How well they have succeeded the ma terial regeneration of the south attests. When It Is remembered that It was not until 1877 that the south saw the last of the re constructed state governments , which were placed and maintained In power by the fed eral government history does not record In nny ago or nny country such wonderful material regeneration. In less than thirty years eleven of which were devoted to de struction rather than reconstruction or rather in seventeen years , the wealth of the southern states Is within $000,000,000 of what It was In 1SCO ; but a fair Estimate of the aggregate wealth of the south at this time would make It equal to what It was at that time. In an address delivered by Governor W. J. Northern , nt the opening of the Augusta exposition , ho stated that the agricultural products of the south , exclusive of cotton , for the past ten years will average more than 1,000,000,000 yearly , or n total of $10- 609,000,000. The products which yield this vast sum are corn , $300,000,000 ; wheat$49- 000,000 ; oats , $35,000,000 ; tobncco$3G,000.000 ; sugar and molasses$30,000,000 ; rice , $9,000- 000 ; hay , $23,000,000 ; potatoes , $19.000,000 , and other crops , $183,000,000 ; making the enormous total of over $10,000,000,000. The figures are authoritative , having been ob tained from official sources in Washington. The cotton crop will glvo an annual average - ago yield of $300,000,000 , and to this should bo added $27,000,000 for oil , cake and hulls. What the south has added to the aggre gate wealth of the world In twenty-seven years Is marvelous. It Is the money crop of the south nnd the gold crop of the United States , because It fnr exceeds In volume nnd value all the other agricultural exports com bined. Estimating the annual yield of cot ton at 0,000,000 bales and the prlco at 10 cents a pound , It will bo found that this ono southern crop in twenty-seven years has added over $9,000,000,000 to the wealth of this country. This does not Include the value of the oil , cake nnd hulls from the beed. This Industry Is a growing ono and adds over $25,000,000 a year to the value of the cotton crop. Owing to the universal stagnation In busi ness the world over , the cotton planters for the last three seasons have suffered se verely. The south has devoted too much attention to the production of cotton nnd too llttlo to grain nnd other crops. When the low prlco of cotton Is considered , the condition of the cotton pro ducers In the south Is far better than that of tholr brethren In the west. No country In the world but the south could stand the selling of Us main product for less than cost for three years. Hut this Is what the south has dono. It has gene very hard with the planter , and ho could not stand the pressure vvero It not for the fact that necessity has compelled him to abandon the nil-cotton plan nnd to engage In diversified agriculture. The south can as easily raise her own food supplies as she can cotton. Not In thirty years has the southern farmer had us much bread nnd meat of his own rais ing ns ho hns this year. This Is the reason why the farmers and planters of the south have withstood the hard times. If this enforced - forced economic policy , growing out of the low prlco of cotton , makes permanent In the south diversified agricultural pursuits , the southern farmers will become the most Independent and prosperous people In the world. WEALTH OF TIMBER. The south abounds In timber. As In cotton. Iron and coal , the south leads the United States or any other civilized country , In Its area of timbered land and the variety of Its woods. The census puts the forest area of tha United States at 417,000,000 acres , of which the south has more than half , or 211,000,000 acres , The south de rives nil annual revenue of $150,000,000 from the sale of timber. In Richmond county , Georgia , in which the city of Augusta Is located , there nro over 100 different varieties of timber. The percentage of southern lands that nro wooded Is over 41 per cent , The timber when utilised will open ft vast Held for wood working establishments In the south. As In the manufacture of cotton and the making of pig Iron , the manufacture of wood Into the various articles In which It s used will open now and profitable enter prises for the south , OTHER GREAT INDUSTRIES. Lord Bacon said that three things made a nation great and prosperous "Fertile soil , busy workshops , and easy means of conveyance for men and goods from place ; o place. " The Immense advantages which the south enjoys on the Atlantic nnd Gulf coasts Is In- < stlinablo. She has practically more than .hreo-fourths of the eastern sea coast of the United States , and In the development of larolgn trade with Mexico and the countries south of us she has superior advantages over nny other section of the union. The south Is blessed with a fertile- soil for the iroJuctlon of tha cereals and all the food crops for man and beast. The southern states are admirably adapted for diversified agricultural pursuits. "Whatever In the way Commencing at 8 A. M. Extra Fine 4-4 Sheeting 2c. Manufacturers' and Importers' ' Stocks of Ladies' and Children's Underwear Ladles' undervcsts , with crochet finish , manufactured to sell for ISc , our prlco 8Kc Ladles' mace cotton vests , manufactured to sell for 22c , our prlco 12c Ladles' Egyptian coton V-shaped vests , manufactured to sell for 33c , with tape neck , our prlco 20c Ladles' Richelieu ribbed , crochet finish , manufactured to sell for 30c , our prlco 17c Ladles' llslo thread vests , In ecru and white , Imported to sell for 40o , our prlco 25c Ladles' llslo thread vests , high neck and long sleeves , Imported to sell for 60c , our price 25c Ladles' flno lisle thread vests , silk finish , high neck , long sleeves , Imported to sell for 50c , our price 3 for $1 Ladles' Egyptian llslo thread vests , silk embroidery , Imported to sell for C5c , our prlco 3 for $1 Ladles llslo thread drawers , knee length , finished scams , manufactured to sell for C3c , our price 48c Ladles' silk vests , Imported to sell for $1.25 , our prlco 57c Ladles' silk vests , hand crochet arms and neck , In ecru , white , black and cream , im ported to sell for $1 50. our prlco 73c Ladles' union suits , silk finished llslo , knee length , manufactured to sell for $1.50 , our price 98c Misses' Jersey ribbed vests and 'knee pants , manufactured to sell for much moro than our price. Size 20 , 18c ; 22 , 20c ; 24 , 22c ; 20 , 25c ; 23 , 25c. Millinery- , nicely trimmed lints In bind : , brown nnd tans at $1.25. All small hats left over from last week's sale of $2.50 and $3.50 hats go for 75c. Dress Goods , Silks. 1 case checks and mixtures , manufac tured to sell for 40c , our price 18c 2,000 yards of changeable novelties , Im ported to sell for 45c , our price 24c 9-4 BLEACHED SHEETING , manufactured to soil at 22c , our price 15 c , Commencing at 8 A. M. of agricultural and horticultural crops that are productive In the United States can be grown to advantage In the south. Mines are being opened and factories nnd work shops are In operation nil over the south , but the southern people have only made a beginning In the race of industrial progress. The phosphate mines In South Carolina nnd Florida must be considered In any Intelli gent presentation of "Tho Development of tlu South. " Therein are untold millions of wealth , nnit the same Is true of the mar ble nnd granite that rest In the mountains and valleys of Georgia and other southern states. In north Georgia , where the blue skies reach down and kiss the hills , where the genial sunshine verdures the loveliest valleys on earth , and goldens the waving grain , there are Inexhaustible supplies of Iron , coal , granite and marble. The cul verts on the Marietta & North Georgia rail road are built of marble. Stone mountain , In middle Georgia , has an abundance of gran ite to pave with Belgian blocks the cities of the United States. The south Is abundantly supplied with transportation facilities by river and rail. The Mississippi and Its tributaries , ' ( the Alabama , the Chnttnhoochee , the Savannah , the James and 'others Insure cheap transportation to the sea , and abundant nnd unfailing water power for all kinds of manufacturing enterprise" ! . The south has been no laggard In the construction of railways. According to re liable authority the railroad mileage In creased from 19,500 miles in 1880 to 43,400 miles In 1SS9. THE PRECIOUS METALS. In the Appalachian range , embracing Maryland , Virginia nnd North and South Carolina , Georgia , Alabama nnd Tennessee , from 1880 to 1892 , the gold nnd silver mined , according to the geological survey and report of the government , amounted to $4,009,298. The pieclous metal product of this belt Is practically all gold. Systematic gold mining Is carried on only In North and South Carolina nnd Georgln. In the production of gold , North Carolina , Georgia nnd South Carolina rank robpcctlvely thir teen , fourteen and fifteen among the gold producing stntes and terrltoiles . In David T. Pay's report of the mineral resources of the United States for 1892 , re cently published , there Is a review by Mr. S. F. Emmons of the precious metal In dustry of the United States since 1880. Mr. Emmons says that "It Is probable vv hen the geology of the belt becomes better known , and mining gradually falls Into the hands of those who possess not only capital but nlso sulllclent practical knowledge of the business of mining to bo satisfied with reasonable profits the gold product of this belt will gradually become nn Important contributor to the nation's wealth. " In twelve years North Carolina produced of gold and silver ( mostly gold ) $1,920,244 ; South Carolina , $7CGC09 ; Georgia , $1,721,760 , AREA AND POPULATION. The southern states , oic'ualvo of Mary'and , West Virginia and Missouri , contain 79J.OOO square mllesT This Is a vast empire , geographically graphically considered. In cllmato nnd products , In natural advantages and unde veloped resources there Is no equal area of territory In the world comparable to It. The twelve btatos of Virginia , North Carolina , South Carolina , Georgia , Florida , Alabama , Tennessee , Kentucky , Mississippi , Arkansas , Louisiana and Texas would not bo crowded If they contained the present population of the entire union. Georgia , with her 60,000 square miles , comes within 6,000 of having as much area as the Now England states combined , while Texas , with 260,000 square miles , has a larger area by 83,000 than the Middle and Now England states to gether , which have only 183,000 square miles In 1SCO the entire population of the United States was 31,000,000. The twelve southern states had 10,000,000 , of which 4,000.000 wore negroes. In 1S70 the population of the south s placed at 11,000,000 , but thcso Igures are not correct , as It Is generally believed that this census was Improperly taken. In 1SSO the population had Increased to 11,400,000 , and In 1890 to 17,659.000. Outside of Texas and Florida there has been no systematic or do- : ermlned effort to Induce Immigration , but lotwtthstanding this lack of effort the popu- atlon of the southern states shows a sub stantial and healthy growth. THR SOUTH'S PUTURE s assured. Her climate and soil and health nsuro the diversity of crops. Her cotton , ron , coal , phosphates , woods , marble , gran t * . clays and other raw material , with cheap and unlimited water power , must Inevitably nake her the manufacturing center of the Jutted States. So great are her natural av- vantagcs that a Chinese wall might bo built around her , and her people could increase and prosper as no other people in the world. Pha south extends a fraternal Invitation to MANUFACTURERS' AND IMPORTERS' J ' SALE H MILLION OF MANUFACTURERS' STOCKS ) DRY ROODS CARPETS H MILLION OF IMPORTERS' STOCKS j CIIIXAWARK Bought for Cash foi' 50 per centof Original Cost This is the grandest chance to supply your wants for positively one-half yes , and less than one-half regular prices. 1 case Illuminated nbvohlca , very pretty , Imported to sell ( or GOc , our prlco 29c 1,000 yards light spring plaids , Imported to soil tor GOc , our prlco 38c 1 case ill bolgc , new shades , and Imported to sell for C3c , our prlco 39c 3,000 yards whipcord and diagonals , nil new shades , Imported to sell for $1.00 , our price 68c 1 case of crepons , nil now spring colorIngs - Ings , also black , Imported to sell for $1.00 , our prlco 58c 1 cnsc 48-lcnh storm serge , Imported to sell for OOc , our price 2.000 yards Scotch sultlncs and homespuns , Imported to sell for S3c , our prlco 49c About CO flno Imported dress patterns , that wore Imported to sell for from $20 00 to $30.00 a pattern , our prices for sumo nro $10 to $2O Cl-liich black storm serge , Imported to sell for $1,35. our price 87ic 40-Inch English serge and hcnrlctta , Im ported to sell for 70c , our prlco 42-Inch eatln figured novelties , black only , Imported to sell for $1.25 , our prlco 75c 40-Inch plain nnd figured bollste. In black Imported to sell for $1.60 , our price 65c Black and white check , Imported to sell for 7Dc , our price price48c Linen Dep't A good unbleached damask , Imported to sell for GOc , our price , 35c. C4-lnch bleached damask , Imported to sell for 76c , our price , 49c. 64-Inch bleached damask , Imported to sell for SGc , our price , 59c. 66-Inch bleached damask , Imported to sell for $1.00 , our price. price.69c. . C-S all linen damask napkins , Imported to sell for $1.00 a dozen.our prlco , 69c. G-S all linen damask napkins , Imported to cell for $1 25 n dozen , our prlco , 97c. 5-8 alt linen damask napkins , Imported to tell for $1.50 a dozen , our price , $1.19 , Hcavj Ilarnesly bleached towels , 20x41 , manufactured to sell for 20c , our price , lOc. An all linen dnmaak towel , Imported to sell for 15c , our price , 9c- A very fine knotted fringe towel In fancy weave , Imported to sell for $1.50 , our price , 75c , A MANUFACTURER'S STOCIC OP MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. Ladles' muslin drawers nnd corset covers manufactured to sell for 45c , our price . 23c Lidles' gowns , corset covers , skirts nnd dravvers manufactured to sell for 75c , our prlco . . . 43c Gowns nnd skirts mnde of duo muslins and cambrics , elaborately trimmed , manu factured to sell for $1 60 , our prlco . 97c Manufacturers line of children's dresses manufactured to sell for 70c , $1 00 and $1.25 , our prices . 48c 73c 98c Manufacturers stock of children's mull and silk hats and bonnets at less than manu facturers prices . , . 15c 25c 50c 75c An Imported stock of corsets , an odd lot of French woven with spoon steel and laced hip , Warren , Corallne and Mussing , and the popular Aurora , regular prlco from $1.00 to $150 , our price . 47c Another lot of flno Imported corsets In sateen and contll , Including the P. D. , In short , medium and long ; nlso the C. P. nnd J. D. , nil well known French makes , regu lar price , as you nil know , Is from $2.00 to $3.00 , our price . $1.23 Ladies' and Misses' Hosiery , Ladles' fnst block full regular made hose , manufactured to sell for 20c , our prlco Ladles' drop stitch fast black hose , man ufactured to sell for 23c , our prlco 17c capital and labor , camp from whence It may , to aid in the development of her unrlvnled and marvelous rcsouices of the field , forest , mine and factory. The lind rnd the fullness thereof shall bo the Inheritance of those who honestly possess It , and who come with minds , hearts and bands to aid in Us up building. PATRICK WALSH. 1'JtAXTZK OF Harpers Bazar : 'Now , Johnny , " said Mrs. Bunting to her llttlo boy , who was going to a party , "jou musn't cot ovciythlng on the table , or jou'll be sick. Now promise me ! " The promise was given nnd the little fel low departed In high glee over the prospect of n good time. When ho returned , his mamma nsked him : "Johnny , did you remember jour promise nbout eating ? " "Yes" 'm ; I didn't eat near everything on the table. I remembered what you said , and I didn't eat a bit of bread and butter , nor meat , nor milk , but Just mince pie and Ice cream and pickles and nuts and cake and candy and " Johbny dldn t finish. His mother bad fallen off her chair In a dead faint. A pretty schoolmistress told a rather amusing story at the boarding house re cently. She asked one of her classes to put the nouns "boys , " "bees" and "bears" Into n sentence. The scholars thought Intensely for n few moments , when ono ragged youngster , with n look of victory on his face , raised his hand. "Well , Johnny , " said the school teacher , "What Is your sen tence ? " Boys bees bare when they go In swlmmln' . " The teacher did not call on any moro of her class. The Congregatlonallst tells n story of a church which Is much given to setting apart Sundays ns special "days. " On Easter day n llttlo girl of the church wont up to the pastor and said : "Mr. S. , aren't we going to have anything In our church next Sun day ? " "Why , yes , the regular service , " snld the pastor. "Well , but I mean some thing extra. " "What for ? " "Why , It's April Pools' day , you know , " said the child. Mamma What did you do to entertain the llttlo girl that caino to play with jou ? Lottie Wo looked nt pictures nnd told stories. Mamma Why didn't jou play at keeping house and visiting ? Lottie Wo did try , but she didn't know anything mean about the neighbors nnd we didn't have anything to tnlk nbout. "Please gtvo me some moro chicken , " snld Teddy , as ho passed his pinto the fourth time. "I'm sorry there Is no more , but wo only- had half n chicken on the table , " answered the hostess , kindly. "Humph , " grumbled Teddy , "I don't see why you don't kill a whole chicken when you're about It. " Mr. Pondparent You are dreadfully de ficient In geography , Thomas , In fact , jou don't know anything about geography. Tommy It's not as bad as that. I know the nnines of lots qf cities and countries , but I don't know exactly where they aro. Cook's Imperial , World's fair , highest nwnrd , excellent cliampngno ; good cffcrvcs- once , agreeable bouquet delicious llavor. Hop f.oiinu l SALEM , Ore. , April ' 28. The hop louse has appeared In this section of the state. While there vvero not any n week ago plenty can now bo found , A hop grower nt Acola , Polk county , reports , MVHn ' that vicinity In great numbers and u little earlier than last season. They are now In the second generutlon , and will' ' develop Into the third In a few days , when they will lly to the hop * ' " ' yards , _ _ Antl-AdiiiliibUnitldii Army. ST. LOUIS , April 28 , Lebanon , St. Clalr countjIII. . , will send , within two weeks , to Washington nbout 200 citizens to protest ngalnst the actions of the present congress John Lupton , the leading photographer of Lebanon , a strong people's parly man , will lead the delegation. A ruvorlto for fuugliH nnil ColiU. "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is the best medicine for coughs and colds wo have ever sold , " says S , Keel & Son of Cold Run , Ky. It Is a favorite because It can always be depended upon. It loosens a cold , relieves the lungs and effects a permanent cure. Whooping cough Is not dangerous when tliU lomedy 1s freely given , as U liquifies the tough mucuii and and makes It easier U ex pectorate. 25 and 50-cent bottles for sale by druggists. THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION An Omaha Man Produces a Novel Full of Startling Eevelations , RIGHTS AND WRONGS OF THE WORKWOMAN The 1'IcturcRiiuo btiirj , ' " 00 , n Itonmnco of Utoplii , " Appeals Stiongly to liralns nnil Con science. As the armies of the unemployed nro con verging at the nation's capital to demand relief the subject of the rights of the unem ployed Is coming to the front and the Issue will have to bo dealt with Intelligently and In accord with a spirit of humanity. In this conjunction the city of Omaha may bo con gratulated on having produced a work , "OC ; a Romance of Utopia , " that sheds moro light upon this vital problem than any other pro duction of the century. The writer , Mr. Prank Rosewater , a brother of the editor of The Bee , has devoted much of his tlmo dur ing the past fifteen year * to the closest study of Its Intricacies and has succeeded In bo mastering his problem ns to present It In the shape of a most thrilling lomance. The novel Is extieinely fantastic In style , revealing n power of Imagination that Is astonbhlng nnd n capacity of grasping problems so as to present their most \ltal element In picturesque style stripped of un necessary ambiguity. The scene of tlio re markable story Is laid In a weird world liter ally of glass hidden In the midst of the vast foiests of Central Africa , rrom the beginning the reader is berne along by n series of surprises and Is constantly treated to queer and grotesque novelties while gradually becoming acquainted nnd Inter ested In the diameters and the Institutions of this peculiar world , which Is divided Into two sections , ono economically an ng- giavated duplicate of our own world , while widely differing In Its outward characteris tics , and the other an Ideal creation , de pleting graphically what might ba or Is possible In a well regulated society. These two sections , whoso affairs nre ndjusted on nlmost diametrically opposite principles , later In tlui story become icunltcd after ono of them has passed through the throes of a revolution , in depicting which Mr. Rosewater - water dlsplajs phenomenal power. The fickleness of the mob , the realistic speeches of Its leader , the destruction of the public buildings In flame the blind confidence of the ruling classes nnd nil the lights nnd shades of cause and effect as they touch the social life are brought out In a masterly manner , carrying the reader along ns un der a spoil The mainspring of the story , however , Is In the relations of capital and labor , and In this Mr. Rosewater shifts the Ibsue tn a contest - test between capital and property , and the former Is vigorously arraigned ns nn Immoral ngrresslon upon tlio latter. The key to Mr Rosowater's position is revealed when ho saj-s "Modern production Is n co-operatlvo process Involving the combination of many kinds of labor through exchange to pioduco the variety of articles necessary to sustain life , nnd being a co-oporutlvo system under which tlio Isolated Individual Is helpless to produce It could not rightfully Ignore the moneyless man , subjecting his property of labor to confiscation In Idleness and holding It thus nlso subject to extortion or partial destruction iw the only alternative by which It may bo aavcd from totnl destruction In Idleness" To fully grnap hla position on this great ques tion the book Itself must bo road nnd the reader will find what his critics ull con- redo decided originality nnd some start ling I emulations Allen ownership of our properties , Mr. Rosewatcr treats as another form of na tional debt a constant draft on our cur rency tn pay Interest or dividends , and ho has stirred up con ldorablo attention to this feature by showing how dependent wo nro upon the reinvestment of these funds , In the nbsenco of which wo are liable to grave financial disorder nnd panics ut nny time. On currency bo presents borne distinctively original Idtas nnd theories that cannot but help to clarify much of the miiddlo In which this branch of eclunce has long been enveloped , Another pronounced feature of this branch , all of which Is condensed In a single chap ter , without doing violence to the story , Is a proposition on which tlio purchase of capital could be effected by the musses with up- parent justice to Its present owners and yet Ladles' tan hose , fast colors , manufactured to sell for 25c , our prlco 18c Ladles' extra fine fast black high spliced heel and toe , imported to sell for i5c ! , our prlco 25c Ladles' flno tan hoao , fnst colors , Im ported to sell for 35e. our price 25c Ladles' lisle thread fnst black hose , Im ported to sell for uOc. our prlco 35c Ladles' flue lisle hose. In tans , with boot pattern , Imported to sell for C5c. our prlco 3 pair for $1 Ladles' opera length hose , In tans , fast colors , nlso boot patterns , Imported to sell for 7Gc , our prlco 35c Ladles' all Mile hose , n fine quality , Im ported to soil for $1 25 , our prlco 75c Children's blcjclc hose , ribbed nnd fnst black , manufactured to sell for 20c , our prlco lie Children's heavy ribbed bicycle hose , double knee , heel nnd toe , fast black , man ufactured to sell for 35c , our price 18c Hoys' extra heavy blc > clo hose , fast blacl : , with double knee , heel and toe , Imported to sell for 45c , our price price25c Misses' extra flno ribbed and plain hose , spliced heel and too , Imported to sell for -lOc , our prlco 25c Children's nnd misses' white footed hose , double heel and toe , Imported to sell for 50c , our price 35c Misses' flno llslo thread hose , fast black , silk finish , all sizes , Imported to sell for 75c , our prlco 50c Chin aware. Cash was King and our buyer among the manufacturers nnd Importers of chlnawaro nt the right tlmo enable us to rflvo astonish ingly low prices. AVe bought five lots nt less than COc on the dollar of their value. Charles Ahrcnfcldt & Sons' , New York , rreneh , German and Vienna china at CO pel- cent less than ever offered before. American Lamp nnd IJrass Co. , Trenton , N. J. , 3 tmmensfl lines of lamps , stand , vnso and banquet lamps , at n heavy loss to the manufacturer. International Pottery Co. , Trenton , N. J. , without hardship to the purchasers. The homo Is nlso considered in bis Ideal society , nnd here Is advocated a degree of privacy , coupled with securltj * nnd Independence , fnr bejond tlmt at present attalnnblo oven by the most fnvorod families. It would seem that the capacity of ono smnll volume vould be more thnn exhausted nfter touching upon so many phnbes of this broad theme , but the felicity of the nuthor In Interweaving much of his matter through picturesque Incidents Is such that his additional touches on philosophy and religion servo to relieve , becoming njrce- ablp contrasts and strengthening the Interest In the stoiy , whoso varied currents center In life Itself In this department the nuthor rev oils the same faculty of penetration and the saino facility In approaching a subject so as to reveal Its elements In true relation and hnimony. To him creation 's n-.l . a tnmg of the past , but n continuous process , nnd God Is the Idenl that in all gods has lived and through whoso worship men have over pirwn neaicr to his Image. The true living God Is n God piogrcsslve , ivlioin we mitt worship seeking him In the highest. Ho Is tlio Ideal In the broadest seno and In tie 1 lKKC ! > t sense , nnd His worship should be I" " ro.gh all foiniE , of nsplritl-m nnd tffcrt. "Wl o wculd not go through the forgo of sacrifice In worship of his GoJ to tnste the being of a god to rise nnd grow nnd ' . o created In the ovoilnstlng maioh that mal.es tlio nnibic of the bpherca ? vVlio would not worship the Idenl and m-iky sicriflco lor being' " Striking views of Immortality and letrl- bution are nlso presented nnd must clml- lenge attention fiom the theologian , what ever creed ho may icpresent. The author regnids harmony nnd Justice as the decalogue In the order of the uni verse , and nil sjbtems , whether boclnl or religious , can only burvlvo as they conform to this supreme test Oidors of society hnvo proven disorders nnd sjstoms of religion have proven Inellglous ns they stnbboinly renounced the authority of unlveisal law nnd the trail of history is full of their wrecks. AVe must seek God In the highest- eternal progress is God's prlco for creation. The book is receiving so tolling a recog nition that nlready n second edition Is In print. Paper cover , CO cents. Published by the Utopia company , Omuhu. A WOMAN'S MONUMENT. _ _ _ s Appeal for riimls to Licit n Mrmorlul In Ilonur < if Miuy Washington. Some jenrs ago a number of Indies of the United Stutes , feeling keenly the national reproach of the Inck of a suitable testimonial menial to the memory of the mother of the very foremost man In our hKtory , organised the Maiy Washington National Memorial association for the purpose of lepalrlng thnt neglect Though they encountered many un expected difficulties and embarrassments , tlioy have continued to laboi devotedly In tlio cause and hnvo made most giatlfjlng prog ress They have secured as a site the plot of ground near her homo nt Fredt-rlcksburg. Va , containing n peculiar shaped ledge of reek , which was her favorite place during the latter years of her llfo for blblo reading nnd meditation. After much consldeiatlon of n number of designs offered , they se lected one , collected a Mifllelent sum of money to go a long distance toward cairylng It out , und have hnd the monument erected Now they nro In urgent need of moro money to complete the payment on the monument , biiltnbly Incloso the grounds , put them In prpper order and milntnln thorn. At lenst $23,000 will bo lequlred for this puiposo The monument Is ono entirely creditable to the dlstlngulshel woman whom It commem orates and to the women of America who thus honor themselves In honoring her. It Is the first Instance In history of a monument to a woman erected by women. UllllK ' aill'lt ilDIIHI OMAHA , April 22 To the Editor of The Ileo Can jou glvo figures from statistics whit It costs to run our government now and what It cost to run It tun yearn ago A sunscRinEii. Trom the Chicago NCWH Almanac we leirn the expenditures for 1833 have been $7CG- 055,031 , for 1883 they were $5 ,810,275. INKIUELS AND THINGS. WACO. Nub , April 25 To the Editor ot The lleo1 To answer a bet would you please answer the following questions through the columns of The llee first. Is an Infidel eligi ble to an elective ofllco under this govern ment ? Second , is an Infidel eligible to Jury service ? Third , IH un Infidel obliged to take an oath In a court of justice ? THOMAS amnnoNs 1. Yes. 2. Ves. 3. No , ho must simply make affirmation subject to the same penalty for falbohood us Is meted for perjury. Commencing nt 0:30 : A. M. LADIES' HOSE 3c. over $1.00000 worth of roy.tl udder-glni * bltip dlniicrwnro , nt Just 3e ! ) on the dolhr. ' Chelsea China Co. Nc vv Cumberland , W. Va. , decorated ware of every description at our price. Wo bought clsewhero very IIMV lly. Plttsbtin : film factories needed money , too. too.We've We've iirrnngM fi big bargnlns. Tables loaded with the cieaiu of those stocks , nnd far > our convenience have these designated ns follows : Table No. 1. Choice on this table. Gc. Table No. 2. Choice on this table , lOc. Table No. 3. Choice on this table. IGc. Table No. 4. Choice on this table , 23c. Table No. 5 Choice on this table , 49c. We'll sell a first class decorated dinner set , mnnufactilted to sell for $9,00 , for $5,75 One nianutactuied to sell for $1000 for $6.49 Ono manuf.U'lured to * ell for $20 00 for $12.98 And many other dinner sots tit pro portionate prices. Extra Specials. Heavy polished table tumblers , 2c. Tin top Jelly tumblers , 2c. Large glass water pitcher , 19c. l-pleco cream set for 19c. Lirgu glass water pitcher , 4'c ' , and C tumblers to innti.li. Lirfre Imitation cut glim berry bowls , ouo to a customer , 15c. Glass bund lamps , IPc. Hunutlful vtisc lumps , sic. $5 00 banquet lamp nnd shade , $2 19. r > 0c china cuspidors , 39u. The latest Parisian decrees are nil cor rectly reflected In Morse's gtent outer gar ment department One special lot of man ufacturer's sample line , a vast and \nrlod collection of exquisite conceits , at leas than the oilglnal cost Samples of what may bo soi > n : Ladles' nnd misses' capes nt less than man- uficturcr's price. CAPKS. CAPES. CAPES. CAPES. $1 IS. $2 IS. $ .1.98. $1.98. CAPES. CAPES. $7 IS $9 98. L lilies' nnd misses' Jackets at less than manufacturers price. JACKETS. JACKETS. JACKETS. $ J'5 $1.9S $198. JACKETS. JACKETS. JACKETS. $3 9S. $7 4S. $9 98 Lulled suits at leis than manufacturers prices. SUITS. SUITS. SUITS. SUITS. $19" . $393 $7.48 $998. Children's leefer Jackets In sl/es from 4 to 12 , at less thin manufacturers prices. REEFERS. KEEPERS. REEFERS. 990 $148 $ J 28. KEEPERS. REEPERS. REEPERS. $ i9S. $448. ? I9S. Ladles silk waists at less than manu facturers prices. WAISTS. WAISTS. WAISTS. $2.2S. $398 $4.18. WAISTS. WAISTS. $4.93. $3 75. Children's ' and Commencing at 2 P. M. GET THERE ON GALLOPERS Why Live Stock Commission lion Oamiot Wait for Morning Street Oar.3. THEY MUST MEET SHIPPERS EARLY Loss "rioiisuii" Coinlilnnii vilth a Trip to boo Mode 'Lh in rmim > rl > It IH Isou cs ! Only ami 1 hen Oo Home. The majority of the commission merchnnti In South Omaha ride gallopers and especi ally In the summer time. It Is about thli season of the j-car that the stock men get their saddle- horses clipped up in the latest style nnd go to tholr olllces In the Exchange building upon horseback. Perhaps CO per cent of these gentlemen llvo In Omaha and the balance In South Omaha. They nro all onrly risers and the clip they strike in get ting to business quarters In the morning la a caution. All of them are export riders. They are happy In the saddle astride a good speedy galloper , nnd nltliough some of them wear hair and moustaches stienked with silvery gray they sit ns ensy In the saddle as though they were ildlng on the hair- stuffed cushion of a $200 phaeton. The tialns bringing stock to the yards get In all the way from 1 to 7 o'clock In the morning. The stockmen nlm to icacli the yaids not later than C , nnd in order to do this they must get up by D , nnd some of them oven reach the yards by that hour. A Htocltmnn who reaches hU ofllco later thnn 7 , as u rule , gets left. The shipper who comes with his stock wants to BOO the man or flim ho consigns them to before ho sees anybody else. Ho bus been ndvlstd the day before how the market stood , and ho la doubly anxious now that ho Is on the ground with his stock to know whether there has been or Is liable to bo any particular change ono wny or the other before ho gets hli cash , which Is now only u question of a few hours Information from any other than tlio man who does his business goes for naught with the owner. Ho confides and bnnlcs on him and If ho | s not on hand when the train arrives the shipper Is llnblo to glvo him a "roist. " If the bhlpper has not nlready gene to bis breakfast his eomnilbslon man pioeeeds to glvo him a hot mual nnd then they go to business A bujor Is found , the stock is can hod , the shipper nnd bis friends resume tlii'ir sociability for nu hour 01 two nnd the shipper returns homo. Up to the tlmo ho gets his driiH. however , ho Is the busiest iiian on the premises. After tlmt ho prac tically lets loose with both hands , and there iavu boon Instances where Milppers havu been placed on the homeward hound trains by friends In n condition that might bo called hilarious or mellow. The men who spend moot of the mnnoy at tlm bar and In the hotel nbout n mock yard , however , are not , ns sumu people Im- nglno , the fellows who owned the cattle Iho spenders uro the coinmlnslon men or thulr assistants , but the old tlmo custonin nro gradually djlng out nnd the average boiler now trnnsncts his business and gous homo. A fovv years ago when n shlppur caino In with a big consignment of atoik It meant a little nproo and u Hussion or two at draw poker befoio the trip vvns complete The man who used to run the poKer yamo that wus patronized by the Htocluiiun vvai tolling u gioup of persons th.it his rnko oft had been as high as $90 a dny. There are still stockmen who can play n pmr of ducca pretty hard , but the old-tlim sp > rt In Its icgular wny hns gene out of fa ) > uii In Oinuha among thlx clnss of men and some of the boyt , nro sorry Unit suili Is 11,11 fact , judging from the talcs of IK. liuinout and experience they i elate of the days gunu by. Criiilpxiid VVIi'iojiui- u .ill. "I have three children who nro subject to croup , nnd have found that Chamberluin a Cough Rumedy will euro them quicker thai anything ct > o 1 cun got. If yuu do not bu llevo that this rcnnuly will ouo the croup , do as I did , try It , and you will soon bo con vinced. " It M. Cliatiimn , Dovvey , III , Whooping cough Is nlso deprived of all dan- gcious consequences when Chamborlaln'i Cough Remedy Is freely given. There la nothing equal to It for cither o ( thtsu all- menu J-'or sale by druggists.
