12 TIO OTMLAJIA DAILY BEE ; WEDNESDAY , 25 , 1894.
THE OAK IN A MIGHTY GALE
Becollcctions of Pennsylvania's ' Great Com
moner in War Times.
THE LEADERSHIP OF TIIADDEUS STEVZ N
Unbending Integrity nnd I'cnrlcunoM Mlu
Clcd itilh lilting Snrcnam Kx-Hcnntor
Unue * sketches llinlllns In
cidents In Ills Life.
( Copyrighted , 1834 , by McClurc. )
These entitled to rank as leaders In the
military serviceof the country have been
exceedingly fortunate In their historians ,
Generals Grant , Sherman , Sheridan and Logar
I have each put upon the permanent pages ol
tholr country's history a record of the greal
events of which they were themselves tlit
central figure with an accuracy and fidelltj
equalled only by the modesty and , Imperson
allty of their narrative of tholr own leader
ship. There has been much written also
none too much ot the personal exploits am ]
sacrifices of other less conspicuous but equallj
brave and devoted military heroes. But ol
the civil leaders during the same crltlca !
period and the crucial ono of reconstruction
which followed , nothing comparatively has
been written. Lincoln , who was at the same
time military and civic head of the govern'
ment , Is almost the only exception. Frag'
mentary and imperfect sketches of the work
hero nnd there , of a few others conspicuous
In the civil service of the. country durlnj
those periods is all that has been , as yet , con
trlbutcd for the perusal of coming genera
tlons , commemorating a service , If 'lesi
dazzling and attractive , still not less essentla
nnd vital thah the achievements ot vlctorlou :
armies and their Immortal commanders. I
is to render an act of Justice , tardy cnougl
and long overdue , to two of these civil leaders
that this article Is written by ono who was
by their side as a witness ot the commandlnt
and leading influence In the direction o
public affairs exerted by these men In shap
Irig events which preceded army movement !
and In establishing those bases of suppl ;
without which there could have been n <
movements of armies as well as In securlnf
.the compensating fruits of success wlthou
which victory Itself would have been disaster
ENTRANCD INTO PUBLIC LIFE.
Thaddeus Stevens entered the prellmlnarj
conflicts which led to the civil war at tin
opening of the Thirty-sixth congress as tin
representative ot the Lancaster district ir
Pennsylvania , the home of Mr. Buchanan
then midway in his most pitiable and dlsas
trous presidential term. Ho had already at
talncd the advanced age of CO. He had pro
vlously served , Jour years as a rcpresentatlvi
and had been In retirement six years. Hi
nnd Mr. Buchanan had been Intense polltlca
opponents all their political lives. They had
however , lived as neighbors In the sami
town , maintaining rigidly and with extrenv
formality all the outward forms of polite In
tcrcourso , concealing from public observatloi
undej the guise of an extreme courtesy of de
meaner that Intense personal hostility whlcl
their followers openly manifested. Mr. Steven
had voluntarily retired from public lite to th
practice of his profession , but the gathorlni
storm was so surcharged with electricity , am
the lamentable weaknesses ot his old oppo
nent were giving such direct aid to his hered
Hary foes that , like the old war horse wh
unutrs the battle from afar , ho sought to re
enter the lists. On the night of his electloi
he telegraphed the unwelcome news to th
president , his long-time most formidable po
llllcal fee , In this apparently innocent mes
keage : "I'm on my way to Washington. " N
one1'else , hardly Mr. Stevens himself , under
Blood Its true meaning , however , as well a
did Mr. Buchanan.
The Thirty-sixth congress , to which Mr
Stevens had been returned after a retire
ment of six years , was the ono next pre
ceding the inauguration of Mr. Lincoln , am
the war of the rebellion. In It the Hruggl
of a halt century for the extension and per
petual domination of slavery In the repub
Ho had come to naught , and It was the on
In which was kenneled the treason that fall
uro had begotten. The repeal ot the MIssout
compromise had brought fatal weakness upoi
the cause It was Intended to strengthen. Th
Kansas-Nebraska act had proved \\orso thai
dry ashes In the grasp of the slave powci
for It had secured the admission of two nov
frco states Into the union Instead of tw
slave states , and had thus turned for th
future the balance between slave and fre
elates on the side of freedom Instead o
slavery for which that repeal had been pro
jected. And before the close of this congres
a new ono and a president had been clccte
upon the distinct iisuo of frca soil. N
congress since the beginning of'tho govern
ment had been so shaken with convulsion
as this one.
AT ONCE BECOMES A LEADER.
Into this congress Mr. Stevens came at th
age of 67 to deal with the men and measure
of a period In our history without paralU
In the depth and reach ot the purposes or t
the grandeur of the results which have mad
Us record Immortal. The place ol leader wa
ut once conceded to him , and was malntatne
till ho died after -continuous service c
nearly ten ot the most eventful years in ou
annals. In alt that time and during all It
Etorms and crises ho never for a momer
relaxed the hold upon that supremacy whlc
Is ever accorded to the biggest brain and th
stlffest will. There was not an hour In th
ten years that ho was not in armor an
scarcely one that ho was not in battle , bu
there t ? no. record ot a bended knee or
Itr broken la'nce.
The whole Ufa ot this man and all thei
:
I was in him wcro aids to that brain pone
and unbending will which made him the ur
rivaled leader lie was. The fleld on which 1
took command was the battlefield ot freciloi
and slavery , and ho had been bred a love
of the ono and a hater of the other. Bar
of the freedom and force from which me
cprlng In the bracing atmosphere ot Vci
niont , and to no other citato but povert
and opportunity , a graduate of that Dar
mouth college which sent forth to a gre :
public career such men as Daniel Wcbstc
and Ilufus Clioatc and Salmon P. Chas
with which ho took rank In public life , 1
cast his lot In the yet new ncd undevelopc
portion of the state of Pennsylvania befoi
lie had reached his majority. With th
people he passed the remainder ot his II
devoted to the progressive and perpctui
struggle of manhood to assert Its superlorll
over the accidents ot birth and wealth ai
prldo and prejudice , with which It Is i
often weighted in the race that all mu
enter. There was to him no discharge !
that warfare , and.tho . armor which 1
buckled on at the outset was laid aside on
when work with him was done. This b
came to him In after l.fo religion ai
theology as well as politics , and he had lltt
else of either. His perseverance in th
creed , like that ot the saints , failed him n
to the end. It was the spirit which tlilr
years before this period , In lighting again
the color line and for free schools In tl
Pennslyvanla constitutional conventlo
prompted him to declare that "If this Is
bo n , struggle between the powers of llg
and the powers of darkness , I go for hi
whoso banner streams In the light. " And
was the same ipirlt which , living throui
nl the subsequent years of conflict and
trial , found utterance again In solemn dire
tlons in his will for this Inscription upi
liis tomb : "I repose In this quiet ai
excluded pot , not from any natural prefe
eneo for solitude , but finding other cemcterl
limited by charter rules to race , I ha
chosen It that I might be enabled to lllustra
in my death the principles which I ha
advocated through a long life equality
man befon his Creator. " In all the Inte
venlns years toll spirit which found su
r striking utterance at the threshold and
the cloie. of his public career directed ai
determined all hli conduct.
STEVENS AS AN ORATOH.
Wlien , therufore , Mr , Stevens was call
x pack to the public service ho did not cnt
upon the excltlnu' scenes with which t
ThIrty-tUth congress opened as , raw recru
but aa a soldier already trained for the ve
leadcrnhlii which was at the outset accord
him. Anil lie came with every faculty
him quickened and drilled ready for t
fcarvtcc. And they wcro no ordinary faci
tic * . Kexv , If any , public men In our lilstoi
ho contemporary , wcro to richly endowed
nature for the very place he was to fill a
lie work which henceforth fell to his 1
Ha had the Instinct ot an orator without
his rhetoric or sraco. He never studied
what to say , or how to say It , but It seemed
to flash upon him on the Instant where to
hit and with what ; end taking deliberate
aim , ho never misted. Jt was no volley or
cannonade , but a slnglo rlflo shot , and nil
was over. Ho could not make a long speech.
Even at the bar , In the most complicated
case , It Is mid he never addressed a jury an
hour , but grasping the point on which the
case turned with unerring Instinct , he con
centrated all pressure there , casting aside
everything else. Htti weapons In debate wcro
sometimes the thunderbolt descending upon
the head without naming , sometimes a
rapier reaching the heart before Its approach
Is even felt. Then ho would take an antag
onist at long range and In fancied , security.
Listeners would hardly discover the direction
of his aim before they saw the victim fall.
He would drop a bombshell Into the midst
of a Eelf-satltfled or self-sufficient group ot
opponents and they were hopelessly scat
tered. It might have been a mere witticism ,
or only n sneer. It might have been n flre
ball revealing in Its glare to the naze of all
something so ridiculous or so hideous that
Its very parents would run away from It.
Ono volley of denunciation ho would some
times discharge , but he never kept a pack
of artillery. His encounter * in debate were
fierce , sharp , terrible and decisive. He never
played with his victim nor kept him long
In misery , but usually dealt him a single
blow nnd ho was done with him. He was
more effective In assault than In defense ,
and owed much to the suddenness of the
attack.
A MEMORABLE SPEECH IN CONGRESS.
Ho rarely made orations. The g'lobe is full
of thcBO , but they ore the fruit which grows
on loner bushes , Ono I do well remember.
No ono could forget the ccene , though all I
can say of It and him seems tame enough
without the Inspiration of the occasion and
his presence. This ono was delivered In that
last session In Mr. Buchanan's Administra
tion after the election1ot Mr. Lincoln , when
the house was more like a powder magazine
than a deliberative assembly. His denuncia
tion of the plotters , ot treason to their very
face was terrible , and his expose of the bar
barism ot the so-called civilization behind
them was awful. The scene was past descrip
tion , like one man holding fiends at bay , when
ho turned toward the , representatives of this
barbarism before him ami said :
"For twenty years past It has been unsafe
for northern men to travel or settle In the
south unless they would avow their belief
that slavery was a good Institution. Every
day brings news of unoffending citizens being
seized , mobbed , tarred and feathered , and
hanged by scores without any trial by legal
tribunal or evidence of guilt. "
Nearly flfty of them rose to their feet and
rushed toward him with Imprecations and
threats of personal violence. As many of his
friends gathered around him , nnd moving
him In a sort of hollow square to the space In
front of the speaker , opened In front of his
assailants and stood guard over him while he
arraigned the slaveocracy In an Indictment
for Its crimes against humanity surpassing
In severity even the great arraignments by
Mr. Sumner. He was an old man , approachIng -
Ing 70 , on whoso frame and figure time was
already making sad work , still standing erect
and firm as a man of 35 , calm and self-pos
sessed as a Judge , he lashed them Into a fury
and bade them compose themselves at their
leisure. The excitement aroused by ills flery
denunciation and defiant scorn beggars all
description , and can live only In the memory
of these who witnessed it.
A DEBATER RATHER THAN AN ORATOR.
Mr. Stevens was a debater , not an orator.
The weapons of the ono he used with con
summate skill , but these of the other were
comparatively feeble In his hands. His wit
nore the keenest edge and drew blood fear
fully. His sarcasm blistered and his Irony
tortured beyond endjrance. Ho excelled In
the power of statement , a faculty very rare
and yet most effective. It was often all ho
had to say , and it was enough.
Great aa he was In debate , ho was not
fond of It and never sought occasion to en
gage In It. He did not ever He In ambush
and take an opponent unawares , nor step out
Into the open fleld nnd lay down his glove.
But when discussion had arisen , an assault
had been made and debate was unavoidable ,
or some gigantic wrong was impending , or
some unholy plot needed to be dragged to
light , ho did not shrink or Ing , but , taking
the lead as of right , ho maintained it as long
as there was focman for his steel. On such
occasions he seemed to have the power to
Impart something of his own flre and courage
to these around him , carrying majorities by
an unseen magnetism and overcoming oppo
sition by storm.
PERSONAL TRAITS AND PECULIARITIES.
Although the place of leader was accorded
to Mr. Stevens by common consent and
never questioned , yet it Is not so easy to
explain how it was attained and by what
means ho was able to maintain such un
disputed ascendancy during ten years of
constant change In the personnel and political
drllt of the house of representatives.
Ho had none of the graces of person or
manner which sometimes captivate , but was
negligent of his appearance and reserved
and retired in his intercourse with his as
sociates , "loving solltudo and understanding
Its use. " Ho was a great Intellectual
gladiator. His weapons were Invective ,
sarcasm and wit , in all of which ho was
without a rival. These are powerful in skill
ful hands , but they do not win friends ;
they are in .their nature repollant. One
could not venture to differ with him in de
bate without the fear of being cut.
Nor dfd ho scrutinize \ery closely means
which seemed to promote that end. ScoutIng -
Ing the Idea that the division of Virginia had
the consent of' the old state , but believing it
to bo a necessity of the situation , he boldly
declared thai necessity was paramount to
constitutional obligation , and the majority fol
lowed him. In like manner did ho lead the
majority to declare by law that treason
worked a forfeiture ot the entire estate and
not merely ono for the life of the person at
tained , and also to enact that speculation in
gold should bo punished In the penitentiary ,
an act so absurd and futile that it was re
pealed in less- than - throe weeks. Other
measures of like questionable authority and
wisdom found their way upon the statute
book under his leadership. These traits ol
character strikingly marked , If they stood
alone would make his leadership a mystery
difficult Indeed ot solution. But with' nil
tills there was -an exceeding tenderness ant ]
kindness of heart , as well as openness ol
purpose and sincerity of conviction which
won the affections of many and the respccl
ot all.
AN OPEN HEART AND HAND.
He was ono of the most generous of men
and his hand was as open to a political op
ponent as to a friend If no personal tnlnl
forbid. Personal and political associations
were not with him identical , but were de
termined by other considerations. There
was no personal malice In him and every
one was conscious of it even when suffering
most under his wit and sarcasm. lie die
not aim at the man , but at the wrong be
hind him , and It the- man was hit It
was only because ho was an Interven
ing obstacle. There was no cruelty In
the blow , and ho not Infrequently won tin
admiration of the victim by the dexterlt'
with which It was Inflicted. He neve
pounded or bruised , but cut a smooth gash
and the very profusion ot blood seemed t <
prevent Inflammation , and cause the wouni
to heal with the first Intention leaving no
scar. Once on an intensely hot afternoon
In July he was conducting an Indian appro
prlatlon bill and had become well nigh ex
hausted by Interruptions of members from
states In which there were Indian tribes. On
member In particular had been worrying him
all day. This member , although a native o
Massachusetts , was In feature and figure am
complexion so aboriginal that lie was gener
Df ally credited with Indian blood. Some on
observing how weary Mr. Stevens was movei
an adjournment that he might have rest , bu
turning toward his swarthy Interrupter , th
old man responded : ' 'I ' can get along , Mr
Speaker , with the Indians themselves ver
well , but these halt-breeds make troubl
enough. "
Incidents like this of frequent occurrcnc
amid more serious and exciting curren
events , although of no consequence In them
selves , yet serve , to give a glimpse of th
man himself and some- Insight Into the powe
he wielded on the floor of the house.
CARRIED DAILY TO THE SENATE.
His Influence In the house continued unlm
paired to the end. Indeed , It was never mor
marked than In his last work the Impeach
ment ot President Johnson , Although In fee
bio health and waning strength , at the com
nund of the house he appeared In person a
the door ot the sonata charged with Its mes
sage of Impeachment ot tbu chief magistral
of the nation for h.gh ! crimes and mlsde
meanors. The ictna was must Impressive
Mr. Sumner eald ot It otter his death : "
doubt If words were ever delivered wit
moro effect , when broken with years an
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rather than later on and thereby give perfect
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successors to Columbia Clothing Co. ,
13th and Farnari Streets , Omaha.
decay he stood before the senate , and In the
name of the house of representatives and of
all the people of the United States Impeached
ho president ot the United States ot high
Times and misdemeanors In office. Who can
'ofget his steady , solemn utterance of this
great arraignment. The words were
'ew , but they will Bound through
ho ages. " The end was draw-
ng near. His conduct of the Impeach
ment with his associates appointed by the
louse was his last work. He was so feeble
hat ho was carried dally for that purpose
'rom the hall of the house to the senate
chamber upon the shoulders of two stalwart
nessengers. Yet it was the body only that
veakened , all else held out to the end. With
grim humor ho/said one day to those stout
and hearty men as they were bearing him on
heir broad shoulders along the corridors :
'Boys , what shall I do when you are dead
and gone ? " His strength failed him In the
delivery of his final argument for the prosecu-
lon , and Its reading was completed by ono of
ils associates. This was the end of his work
and ho was taken to his sick bed , from which
10 never rose. Congress adjourned soon alter
and left him to dlo In Washington In the ab
sence of the body over which he had exerted ,
during a period the most critical In all Its
ilstory , a controlling Influence and direction
unequaled In the career-of any other states
man. The directions of his will were strictly
'ollowed and the grave of the great commoner
s hardly distinguished from the others In a
retired private cemetery near his home , where
s recognized the law of his life the equality
of man before his Creator.
( A second paper by ex-Senator Dawea , deal-
ng with Henry Winter Davis , will be pub-
Ished next Sunday. Ed , ) .
Oregon Kidney Tea cures all kidney 'rou
bles. Trial lze , 25 cents. All drusgliU ,
THE LAW IN THE CASE.
Subitnnco of Decisions by the Courts on
JMnny Questions.
The closing of a public alley to permit Its
use for private purposes Is held in Van Wit
ion against Gutman 24 , L. II. A. 403 , to bean
an unlawful destruction of the casement of
an abutting owner.
The nuisance constituted by fllth from a
creamery Is enjoined In the Wisconsin case
ot Prlco against Oakfleld Highland Creamery
company , 24 , L. n. A. 333 , 'in which case
the court allows a recovery of damages for
past Injuries.
The theory that crime Is a disease resultIng -
Ing from heredity , and thatcriminals , should
bo considered Irresponsible , to bo treated for
disease only , appears again In the Kansas
case of State against O'Nell , 21 , L. II. A.
G55 ; but the court refuses to adopt this doc
trine , which it calls that df psychological en
thusiasts.
The criminal liability of directors ot the
poor for neglect In apprenticing a pauper
boy to a person whom they knqw to be
unfit for the charge , and In refusing to res
cue him from the cruelty ot the piaster. Is
sustained In Commonwealth against Cpylo , 24
L. II. A. 552 , on the ground that the offense
la Indlctatle at common law ,
The statutory power of the Board of Re
gents of normal schools In Wisconsin to re
move teachers at pleasure , is held In Qlllan
against Board ot Regents ot Normal Schools ,
24 L. H. A. 330 , to ba beyond the power of
the board to waive or bargain away , and
every contract for the employment of a
teacher Is held to include this provision aa a
part ot it.
The Mnnesota statute compellhg ralroad
passenger trains to stop at county scats Is
held In State against Qladson , 24 L. R. A.
502 , to bo constitutional and valid , even as
to malt trains which carry passengers. The
court does not regard It as an Interference
with Interstate commerce.
The proprietor ot a theater is held liable ,
In Dlckson against Waldron , 21 L. R. A.
4S3 , for an assault by his janitor and ticket
taker , who was also a special policeman ,
upon a person who had got into a dispute
as to his change with the ticket sailer. The
fact that the employe had been appointed
special policeman was held not to relieve his
employer from responsibility.
The mistake In the Initial of the middle
name of a mortgagor on the records Is held ,
In Flncher against Hanegan , 24 L. R. A. 543 ,
to bo not necessarily fatal to the- effect of the
record as notice , it there Is nothing- show
that there Is more than one person of that
name. The form ot Christian name which
IB required by recording acts Is the subject
ot a note to the case.
The practical monopoly of a street by rail
road U held In the Missouri case of Lockwood
against the Wabaah Railroad company , 21
L. R. A. 51G , to be beyond the power ot city
authorities to permit , and the uo ot a nar
row lilclnvay devoted to wholesale purposes ,
by railroad operations which virtually de
stroy the use of thor street for street pur
poses , for nearly the whole day , Is held un
lawful. T
Street * sprinkling ! su regarded In Chicago
against Blair , 24 L : IU A. 412 , as too' evanes
cent in its benefits < to .constitute a public Im
provement , for whlchr assessments could be
laid on abutting -property. This Is directly
In conflict with a Minnesota decision. A note
to the case presentsi'all the authorities on
the subject of the/.rlght to impose on abut
ting owners the duty or expense of sprink
ling , sweeping orscleanlng streets or side
walks.
Certificates of depos.lt have become so com
mon a form of securities that their negotia
bility Is an Important subject. In case of the
loss of such an Instrument , a bona flde holder
Is held In Klrkwoodagainst First National
bank. 24 L. R. A. 444 , to be entitled to recover -
cover , and his obligation to give indemnity
depends on the fact ; of Its being negotiable
by mere delivery , at the time of its loss.
A statute requirlngunembers ot municipal
councils to be freeholders is. contested in
State , Thompson 'against McAllister , 24 L.
R. A. 343 , on the 'ground ' that it was repug
nant to the constitutional provisions , which
merely provided that no person except a cit
izen entitled to vote should bo chosen. But
this provision Is held by the court to bo en
tirely consistent wlthi the right of the legis
lature to add further qualifications.
Minerals under tha surface of the street ,
which were reserved , by the owner on de
dicating the street , pass to a subsequent
purchaser from him of the abutting lots ,
under a conveyance of the lots by number
and by reference to the plat showing the
street. < Snoddy against Boien ( Mo. ) 24 , L.
R. A. , 507. The case Is a peculiar one , but
the court applies the rule by which the
conveyance of land "bounded by the public
street carries the fee to the center of the
street.
Decidedly refreshing , If not startling , is
the refusal of a person to accept office , nnd
the attempt to compel him to do so by
mandamus. Such a case Is found In People
ple , German Insurance company against Wil
liams , 24 L. R. A. 492. The court sustained
the \\rlt ordering the citizen to accept the
office of town clerk. There Is a note with
the case , on the power to compel a citizen
to accept office. This was In Illinois.
The anti-monopoly act of congress was
brought in question in United States against
C. C. Knight Company , 24 , L. U. A. 428.
An attempt was made to establish the Illegal
ity of a combination for the business of re'
fining and selling sugar In the. United States ,
but the decision was that this did not in
volve a monopoly or restraint of foreign or
Interstate commerce , within the meaning1 of
the act. These provisions , the court says ,
do not Include the regulation ot manufac
tures or productive Industries ot any sort
even If their product is a subject of com
merce.
Among the Important questions about for
eign corporations , that ot the right to main
tain a suit outside ot the stateof Incorpora
tion is now generally taken for granted. It
IB , however , decided In Cone Export & Com
mission company against t Pooel , 24 L. R.
A. 289 , and an extensive note to the case
reviews the authorities on the general sub
ject ot the recognition or exclusion ot for
eign corporations by states.
The right of a foreign Insurance company
to do business In a state Is presented In the
Ohio case of State , Richards against Acker-
man , 24 L. R. A. 298 , In which an unin
corporated guaranty and accident Lloyds as-
soc'atlon ' Is ousted from business In the
state on the eround that it was doing bust-
ness as a corporation. A note to the case
presents the authorities in respect to the
restrictions on business of foreign Insurant *
companies.
The constitutional 1 provision that "Justice
shall bo administered freely and without
purchase , " Is one ithat fortunately has never
needed much attention. In an Indiana case ,
Henderson against 6tat6 ex rel. Stout , 24 L.
R. A. 499 , there -wasmn attempt to show that
this provision was' violated by a statute au
thorizing officers tot-tax or collect fees for
their cervices in rirder to create a fund out
ot which their salaries should be paid. Bui
the court decided that such a statute did
not violate the constitutional provision.
An elaborate discussion of the difference
between a glove contest and a prize fight Is
presented In tha. Louisiana case of State
against Olympic blub , 2L. . R. A , 452 , In
which the court concludes that sports like
the Sulllvan-Corbett contest do not consti
tute prize fighting1 , H Testimony of various
leading citizens , including prominent law
yers , a college proftssor , and other persons
ot like standing , la given at great length
One of the wltnesies considered these con
tests much superior both from a humane
and aesthetic- point ot view , to the game of
foot ball.
A peculiar adaptation of the old plan o !
sending a person to prison ( or failure 10
pay debts survives in the proceedings to
punish a person for contempt If ho fails to
pay Installments of alimony ordered by the
court. The Wisconsin case of Staples against
Staples , 24 , L. It. A. 433. not only sustains
such proceedings In the absence of any right
to issue an execution to enforce payment of
alimony , but holds that Inability to pay will
not prevent a refusal to pay from being
contumacious and punishable , It the Inabll-
ty was brought about by the party himself.
n a note to the case the whole series of
authorities on this question have been ana-
yzed and classified ,
WHEAT RAISING AND FARMING.
Competition with the United States Grow
ing Enormously.
Agriculture in the United States In one
of Us chief branches has another very Im
portant competitor In the fleld , says Harper's
Weekly. The Argentine Republic promises
soon to become the greatest wheat producing
country In the world. The planters there
iavo but recently begun the exportation of
vheat , but the increase has been very rapid
rapid , however , In so steady a way that wo
cannot speak of It as a mere temporary or
spasmodic contribution to the world's
supply. These shipments from Argen-
ine were first noticed In 1892 , when
about 25,000,000 bushels were sent to Europe ;
n 1S93 the shipments amounted to 45,000-
000 ; In the first half of 1894 the shipments
md been about 45,000,000 , and the indica
tions In Buenos Ayrea were that before the
end of the year the shipments would aggre
gate 75,000,000. Another crop will be har
vested there in December , andi this promises
o amount to 125,0.00,000. There are 5,000,000
icoplo In Argentine , and It we allow five
lushels per capita for home consumption , It
will easily be seen that in the South Ameri
can republic there will be a surplus of 100-
100,000 bushels , and this , ot course , will go
: o the European markets and Brazilian mar
cels once supplied by us. The Brazilians
have abrogated the treaty of reciprocity with
us , and naturally our flour and wheat , once
exchanged for sugar , will have to find other
purchasers. The shipments of agricultural
machinery from this country to Argentine
are at present greater than ever before ,
and this shows that the wheat planters
there are preparing to enlarge the acreage ,
as the machines most in demand are reap
ers , mowers nnd threshers. Therei are
other considerations that make this Argen
tine competition formidable. The climate
Is mild there and the food Is plentiful and
cheap. The laborers do not need to be
housed pr clothed so well as those who work
In "our harsher climate. Then , again , the
Argentina wheat-growing regions are quite
near the seaboard , and there Is no need
for a long and costly land haul to the place
ot exportation.
These considerations make it wise for us to
look at ( he future of wheat culture In the
United States with candor and frankness. It
will do no- manner of good to underrate the
Importance of facts because we hold the
Latins ot South America in low esteem , It
would bo wiser for us to come in competition
with them only when we can beat them , or
at least hold our own. We cannot beat them
In any game that requires the American
farmers tt > live as Italian laborers live who
till the fertile soli ot the plains of South
America. Nor should our farmers abandon
the field to any competitors , however formid
able. In other words , we should by no means
consider the possibility of no longer cultivat
ing wheat. But we should cultivate U more
wisely ,
In the Country.
Thev had but recently been married , says
Life , and the young husband was airing his
wit before his bride , An old deaf man , un
known to the bride , was Just pass'lng.
' 'I ' say , " said the husband , addressing the
old man , "you old bald-headed Idiot , did you
know your hat wasn't on straight ? "
"Why , Charlie ! " Interrupted the bride.
"Good evening , " Bald the old man , halting
and unconscious of the insult. "May I asl
you It you saw a big red calf come along
this road a minute or two ago ? I'vo los
sight ot him , but I thought I heerd him
holler. "
Tlio 1'rofemor Wat Interested.
Washington Star : "And you say ho was
defeated by one vote ? " said the professor.
"Yes , " replied his wife , who bad been read
Ing from the paper.
"That's Interesting : very interesting , " ho
mused. "It's a positive paradox. It's wha
tnlght bo called a singular plurality ! "
Bhlloh's Cure Is sold on a guarantee. I
tares Incipient consumption. It is the bc
cough cure. Only one cent a dose ; 25c , COo
C.a 11.00 , Sold by Goodman Drug Co.
orih if twr * * w 7
A Thanksgiving Story ,
"E l E was at a boarding school to spend his finst Thanks *
f * giving1 away from home , and this is what the
lonesome little fellow wrote home a few days before ,
Do you blame him ?
"Whon tbu Turkey's in the even ,
Anil the 'Tutor's in Iho pot :
"VS lion the Cranberry's n. boiling ,
And the Pudding'tt smoking hot ;
When the nnta uro ernokctl iind ready ,
And the raisins hetii the pinto ,
And you fool so awful hungry
That you'd rnthor dlo than wait ,
THEN you'll ' remember mo.
P. S. PA , can't 1 oomu homo ? "
THANKSGIVING WEEK Is always a busy one with us ,
particularly in our Crockery and Stove Departments.
Our Crockery department Is ot snc-
cliil pride to us. Kverythlnt ? concelv-
uble in Chlnn , Crockery , lllusswnro.
Cutlery , 1'latcdVnrc , Lamps nnd
Clocks.
Our Special Thanksgiving Offerings ,
Thanksgtv'ng Clclor Pltohors
In clear , fire polished , crystal sins * ,
held nrarly three quails , llegular
price We.
This Week 29o
Thnnkaglvlm Tumtalors
For tomorrow or as lonp as they
last , a flist clns < s cryctal table tumbler -
ler , one dozen only to a customer
Worth COo per dozen.
This Week 2o Each
Thanksgiving Carving
Knlvoanncl Forks ,
With genuine RtaR handles , Mcrldan
Cutlery goods. Worth J3.
This Week SI.85 Pair
Thanksgiving Salts and Poppora
In blue , rose or white opalescent
tints , with fleur-de-lis cmbctifd dec
oiatlons. Worth 15c.
Th s Week only Go Each
SPECIAL PRICKS on a beautiful
line or celery trays In French and
Vienna China and embossed Bias ? ,
Your friends will call Thanksgiving
cvo. Greet them in a pleasintl iRhtcd
hall. Wo have the Iliu-st line of hall
lamps In the city. They arc very swell
Special for Thlo Week
Hose and Huby Globe Pendant Hall
Lamps. Woith $3.00.
$3.00.Only S2.49 each
Our further Thanksgiving offerings
are :
Pillar Ex'onslon Tables
Solid oak , 42 Inches wide ; heavy
pibatantlul poods ; quality and work
manship guaranteed. Worth 512.
. This Week S5.98
M dozen hard wood antique finish
DININQ CllAlltS , with brace arms ,
hand made cane Routs , double xtretch
rrn nil mound , embossed backs , lleg I
ular price , $1,25.
Thanksgiving Pr'co 74o Each
HO dozen massive solid oak , hand
polished UINlNa CIIAIUS. with wldo
qtinitcr Fawed oak panpli , handsome
ly carved and In match the table men
tloncd above , llegular price I'-.trO.
Thanksgiving Prlco SI.48 Each
SIDEBOARDS
One cf the mnny bargains In slde-
ticaios Is dcfcilbcd as follows : Constructed -
structed of the best selected qnk. It
'
measure41 Inches In length'by 20
Indies In width ; with bevel mirror
measuring 21 Inches by 14 Inches. It
has a commodious shelf overhead ,
supported by tustel'ul binckctu appro *
piiately caived , two draw era with
roomy cupboard below ; the case work
i ! all paneled ; the tiimmlngs are
solid cant bii\5i ; It I * mounted On
good castors. It Is worth every cent
ot I'M , but our
Thanksgiving Prlco Is $11.43
From ourStovo Department
THAT UIUL ) must be cooked , and
cooked right. To enable- you to do It
we make a remaikable offer of just
33 highest grade enMern made Hanp
es , at half price. We thoroughly guar
antee eveiy one , although much , below -
low the lowest wholesale price.
WE ARE
Complete house furnishers nnd noth
ing else. Our Mote Ix teeming- with
Mich bat-gains In household goods aa
wo never saw. It would welt pny you
to look us over , whether Intending to
purchase or not. puttlcUlnrly at this
Thanksgiving time , when all that
cateful preparation means In the way
ofassorlment , prices and seivlces la
at your disposal. This is the time of
the year to help the good wife out.
Use us.
TERMS-CASH OR PART DOWN AND BALANCE WEEKLY
OR MONTHLY.
i
Formerly People's Mammoth Installment House
Open Monday and Saturday Evenings.
YALE
. ,
THE QTJEEN OP BEATJTY ,
To Lecture in OMAHA , . !
At
FRIDAY , DEC. 7.
The Celebrated Beauty nnd Complexion Specialist from th
of Beauty , Chicago ,
Will Lecture 'to the Ladies of Omaha ,
-ON THE SUBJECTS OF-
Health , Beauty , Physical Culture , The Com.
plexion and Hair.
Lecture will tuko place nt2Mp ; m. IndKn are advUad to looiiro tholr so.-Us In a4raqgo
Tickets now oil sale at the box oiiloe of Theater , 60c.
Mine. Vao ! nna awarded , the hlclimt liuuar * from the World' * Tn.tr , ami la ondomd
liy ConereM.
Jlmo. Valo'sromakablo ; beauty hasuroitod asonsatlon nil over the world. Perfect from
tbo crown of her queenly liend to tha soles ot her shapely llttlo feet , she dalles old Fatoljj
Tlnio to lny ouo withering finizoi' mark on hor. tiliu will toll the Indies how ahe cultivated Ior
beauty and Insti uct them to do llkuwlso. .Mine , Vale la 43 year * old , and doe i not look zrfoio
than 18.
In her Physical Oulturo act Mine. Vnlo will wear a coitumo especially deflf nod for l ) r by
Worth to show off to advantage the outline * of h r faultier llsuro , anil nlso to enable he * to
give the necessary exercises for making perfect the female form. Mme , Vale In the Croalojt
of lloHuty Culture as n professional branch of bcletice. Every lady ahoiilJ hear her , as * ho 1
the greatest authority UvlnR on beiuitv.
'Prorn the Detroit FT"ce Pre3ai Oct. 26 , | 892fi
"Mine. Yale , the famous lecturer nnd comploxlonlit , nddrcsiod a largo nttdloncoof Ikdlot
yesterday In the Detroit Opera Homo , Illustrating her lecture vrltli her O'.TII roinilrkabTi
beauty , which itood the test of Iho strong oloutrlcul UahM without rovoalln/ ilngla | ) leinliU
There Is no extra vngMico In iaylrut'iat. ' Mm" . Yuto Ii ono of tie | mott b au'tltul women la tn *
world , nor has there boon anyone to resemble her tilnco the duys of Lala iliutotho fyiautHgl
countess of Laiufeld. WUo hor. Mine , Vale Jus produced her own beauty , ami uo ClaiiS |
what iho has done any other woman can do. Who does not hosltuto to BVO ! hot aito a * 43 , whllo
her lovely arms , neck nnd f < ice would I udlaato a bnlanco botwn < m childhood nnd youth , uap
curling locks ot golden hair , her brilliant eyoi , with tliolr long lashoj , called forth oxprosiloni
a dmlratlon from the nudlenco. Thoolo-ilnjtpartof the occasion was ilovotod Wa pbytlcal
culture drill , In which the craco nnd flexibility of Mmo. Vnle'v dainty figure formoJ n ttriei ot
beautiful pictures. The falrlacturur luld liar nudteuea looll-bound Uurlnj thrao u6urj by
her racy conversational address.