I 8 THE OMAHA DAILY BE fit MONDAY , AtTCUST 'J , 180 G.
THE MONEY QUESTION.
A Practical Exposition for Practical Peopta
Y HON. JOHN L. WEIISTKK.
1'AHT V.
PRESENT FINANCIAL DISTRESS NOT
TUB IUJSULT OP SCAIICITY OP UNITED
STATES MONEY.
It may truthfully fee said Hint the times
ot greatest depression In this country have
not taken place at a period when the exis
tence of money was scarce , but more fre
quently the reverse of the statement 1ms
been true.
The years 18S5 to 18S3 were perhaps tile
most prosperous that the city of Omaha has
ever klioun , jet the amount of circulating
money In the United Stales v-as as great
( lurlnc the panic of 1S93 as It was In the
prosperous year of 188S.
IIolli In 1SSS and In 1893 the amount of
money In circulation In the United States
was n great deal larger than It was at the
time of the demonetization of silver In 1873 ,
Generally stated , the truth Is that the
amount of money In circulation Increased
Irom year to year , not only In the ratio that
the population of the country Increased , hut
tt Increased In n much larger ratio than
the population of the country Increased.
This la made perfectly clear hy n refer
ence to the per capita circulation , from
which It appears that the per capita circula
tion In the year 1873 was $18 , while In 1893
It was $23.85.
INABILITY TO DDT MONEY NO TROOP
OP THE SCARCITY OP MONEY.
It Is n common remark by men on the
streets that money Is bcarco and that money
cannot ho obtained. This of Itself 1st not
proof that money does not. exist In abun
dance.
A1I of the banl < s arc carrying an unusual
quantity ot money , and have been for a
long time past.
The man who wants to borrow money must
bo able to give the security , or , If he wants
to get money In any other legitimate way ,
ho must have property to give for It.
It may bo true that capitalists nre slow to
cither Invest or loan their money. I admit
the pioposlllou. Perhaps there Is not a
man In this audience who would bo willing
to Invest $100,000 In a new enterprise at
this time , even though ho had a million of
money lying Idle In n bank. Why would
ho not Invest It ? The reason Is that he
has no feeling of certainty about the finan
cial future of this country. Ho sees that
hero Is n great political contest going on In
which two great organizations have united
for the purpose of overturning the stability
ot the American currency and the American
money system ; united to change the unit
ot value ; united In a schema which would
< lrlvo gold out of circulation ; united In a
scheme which would put this country on
a sliver basis ; united In a scheme , which , if
carried into completion , would compel the
money leaner and money Investor to accept
In exchange therefor depreciated sliver coin.
MONRY IS NOT SCARCE , HUT THERE
MAY Dl3 DIFFICULTY TO OIJTAIN IT.
That difficulty Is cue which the very pco <
pie who complain ot the scarcity of money
liavo themselves ciuatcd , and the continu
ance of which will bo forced by this agita
tion.
tion.Adam Smith In his Wealth of Nations
wrote a paragraph years ago which almost
fits the present situation.
"No complaint , however , Is more commou
thun that of scarcity of money. Money ,
like wine , must always he scarce with those
who have neither wherewithal to buy It
or credit to borrow it. Those who have
cither -will seldom be In want cither for the
noncy or the wine vvhlch they have occasion
for. This complaint , however , ot the
scarcity ot money Is not always confined
to Improvident spendthrifts , It Is sometimes
genciiil throughout a wholu mercantile- town
and the country In Its neighborhood. Over
trading' Is the common cause of It. Sober
men , whose project ! , have been dispropor
tionate to their capital arc as likely to have
neither whciewlthal to buy money nor credit
to borrow It as prodigals whose expenses
have been disproportionate to- their revenues.
Heforo their projects can be bra-tight - to
bear , their stoclc is gone and their credit
with It. They run about everywhereto -
borrow money , and everybody tells them
they have none to lend. Even such general
complaints ot the scarcity of money don't
always prove that the usual number of
gold and silver pieces aic not circulated
In the country , but that many people want
those pieces who have nothing to give for
them.
"When the profits of trade happen to
ho greater than ordinary overtrading be
comes more rare between great and small
dealers.
"They do not always send more money
abroad than usual , but'they buy upon credit ,
both at homo and abroad , an unusual
quantity of goods which they send to some
distant market , In hopes that the returns
will como In befoio the demand for payment.
The demand comes before the returns , and
they have nothing at hand with which they
can either purchase money or give bollil
security for borrowing It.
-"It Is not any scarcity of gold and sliver ,
but the dllllculty which such pcoplo find In
borrowing and which their creditors find In
Getting 'payment that refers to the general
complaint of the scarcity of money. "
MONEY OP 1073 COMPARED TO 1S3C.
The people who corapiain of the scarcity
of money are the people who want to return
to the Jeffcrsolnnii bimetallism of 1873.
Their gcneial tone of speech would Indi
cate that the year 1S73 was an era of Ameri
ca's greatest prosperity Instead of being the
year of a great panic.
The tone of their speech would Indicate
that in the year 1873 the people had abundant
money and that from 1S90 to 1S9G money
bad disappeared from the country.
Let us look at this question from the
standpoint of facts.
The entlro amount of coin in the United
States In 1873 , Including both gold and sil
ver , was limited to $25.000,000.
The coin in the United States , Including
bullion In the treasury lu 1S05 , was $1,200-
887,000.
I have taken the above figures from the
comptroller's report for 1S95 , page 3C7. It
will thus bo seen Unit the amount of coin In
tbi ) Unllril Stntc-H In 1R95 was fifty times
greater than It was In 1S73.
Prom the same rr-pnrt I find further that
the total circulation ot money In the United
States In 1S73 was $75),881,800. )
Prom the satno rcpoit , the total money
In circulation In the United States In 1895
was $1,001,908,473. and the circulation In the
prvceiit year , on the first day of Mny last ,
was $1,610,007,0$2.
Why , a glance at thcso figures will show
thai the amount of circulating medium In
1895 and In 1S9G was more than double the
clroulutlng medium In 1873 ,
Yet all men will admit that the popula
tion of this country has not doubled In that
period ot time.
In the face of these hard , stubborn facts ,
what Justification la there for the common
complaint of our free silver men , that there
is a scarcity of money In the county. Why
Euch a pica of scarcity of money as an
argument to Induce the pcoplo to return to
the financial system which existed prior
to 1873 ?
. What man would curtail the circulating
money of the country to the degree to which
It was curtailed prior to 18737
A return to the frcp silver policy , Instead
of Incicasing money , Instead of bringing
Immediate prosperity , would bring Immediate
further contraction and further distress.
THE COINAGE OP SILVER SINGH 1873.
Our free silver friends substantially base
their whole iirgumcnt upon the proposition
that \vo want more money and to gut moro
money they want free and unlimited coinage
or silver ,
At another time I have adverted to the
fact that during moro than eighty years un
der thu JefTersonlan bimetallism there wa
coined a little less than 8,0)0,000 standard
Ellvcr dollars. I have further adverted to
the fact that since the repeal of the Jeftcr-
Bonlan law and under the act of 1S7S and the
act of 1890 thu United States has coined
taadard silver dollars 413,000,000.
I have cltcwhero Elated that the total
coinage of sliver In the United Stairs prior
to 1873. Including the bubsldlary coins , was
143,000,000 of dollurs.
I have In front of me a table ihowlag the
coinage of silver from 1S73 to 1S9 < J and I find
from tbat table that beginning In 1878 ( here
were nearly 30,000,000 of standard silver
dollars coined nearly every year down to
1SD1.
I find further from that table that the total
amount of silver coined slnco 1873 amounts
to $351,693,400.
If In truth my sliver friends simply want
silver as money I paint to the fact that the
republican party has furnished th'cln silver
In a much greater ratio to the quantity of
gold In the country than the Jcffeisonlan
bimetallism ever furnished.
Why , prior to 1873 the silver coined was
as eight million Is to 971 million , or eight
million silver to 971 million gold.
Hut how Is It today ? Today the silver cir
culation of the country Is about equal to
two-thirds of the gold circulation ; In other
words , Instead of having ono hundred times
more of gold than wo had of silver under
the JcfTersonlan bimetallism , we have a dollar
lar In silver to about every dollar and a half
In gold.
And the republican party with warmth
and cnthustasm proclaimed In Its last na
tional convention , In the words of Its plat
form , that the value of sliver money shall
bo maintained nt the gold standard.
I'AHT VI.
FREE AND UNLIMITED COINAGE OP
SILVER WOULD NOT PRODUCE AN IM
MEDIATE INCREASE IN VALUES.
The Chicago platform declares that the
demonetization of silver has decreased val
ues and prices.
The principal adherents to this doctrine-
further say that the free and unlimited
coinage of silver would enhance prices and
enhance values. This Is the principal tempt
ing halt which was held out to the laboring
men and farmers of the country.
It Is my firm conviction that frco and
unlimited coinage of silver would not pio-
duce any immediate Increase In the values
of commodities , neither would it Increase
wages. It may be conceded for the pur
poses of the argument that after a consider
able period of time had gone by , and the.
Industrial Interests of the country had re
organized themselves on a silver basis , that
nominal values might increase , but this Is
a. hope long deferred.
It Is the purchasing power of money that
affects prices , and when wo speak of money
wo must Include all kinds of moneys In use
In the commercial world , and that Includes
gold , silver , greenbacks and national bank
notes. To this should also be taken Into ac
count credits.
The power ot the merchant to buy goods
la not limited to the amount of gold he
may have , or by the amount of silver ho
may have , nor by the amount of paper
currency he may have. The only practical
limit to his power to purchase merchandise
Is his credit.
Every man engaged In business not only
Invests his entire capital ot money , but he
buys goods to the extent of his sound credit
and hopes that his goods may bo sold upon
the market and that the returns received
may discharge his obligations.
The first effect of free and unlimited
coinage of silver would be to contract the
currency of the country by driving out of
practical use the ? C20,000,000 of gold In
the United States. The effect would not
slop there. Dy putting this $020,000,000 of
gold nt a premium , so that It would take
its departure from the commercial dealings
of the country , the banks would curtail
their discounts and call In their loans to a
corresponding amount. Ry this { - . . . . . . the
credits ot every mercantile house would
become contracted in a much larger ratio
than the money would become contracted.
With such a contraction of money and
credits the purchasing power of the money
of the country would become limlteij to a
marked degree , and with such a contraction
of monqy and credits , values would not rise ,
Under this process hov/ long would the
farmer have to wait before he could reason
ably hope by the free and unlimited coin
age of silver to receive an enhanced price
for his farm products ? He would have to
wait until the free and unlimited coinage
of silver should have been In operation suf-
flcently long to give back to the country a
sum of money equal to the gold driven out
of circulation , and equal to the amount of
credits destroyed.
Speaking of the gold problem alone , the
coinage capacity of the present American
mints is limited to 40,000,000 silver dollars a
year. If all the American mints were
operated to their full capacity In the coining
of standard silver dollars , it would require
fifteen years to coin bufllclcnt silver to take
the place of the gold.
I know that the free silver men answer
"Why , if we had the control of the gov
ernment , wo would build more mints. " Ad
mit the proposition. Mints do not glow In
a single summer like pumpkins , but mints
have to bo built , and to build mints requires
money and requires time.
Whllo this process Is going on capatallsts
who have money to loan or money to Invest
would hesitate whether to loan or to Invest
until the financial system of the country
hud become settled. Until there were some
assurance that thcro would bo an adequate
return for the money Invested or a sure
return of the money loaned.
In the meantime the country would be
kept under a stringent money market , which
would continue depression and hard times.
It Is the belief of the republican party that
the bhort road to prosperity Is to let the
money question alone , To maintain our
present gold standard and keep all of our
silver and paper at a parity with gold and
to encourage development of American In
dustries by a republican tariff.
J2 for tlic IllKKfHt FlHli
caught by anyone attending the Printers'
picnic , to bo held at Ashland , Sunday ,
August 9.
There's a chance to make expenses and
to have a day's sport besides. Tickets ? 1.
Train leaves union depot at 9:30 : a. m.
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S < Mrir CniiuulNNliiiicr Ioft Out.
Sewrr Commissioner Wlnspear was
snubbed ngnln Saturday. During the nfter-
noon Mayor ISrontch feigned the warrants
for the salark'H of all the officials who wore
to lenvo on tlio councllmanlc Junket , with
the exception of Wlnsprnr's. This Is the
second tlmo tlmt the mayor has refused to
fllijn Winspcar'H warrant , but on the pre-
vloun occasion ho relented. As the sewer
commissioner la bomcwlmt of n capitalist
on his own account , It Is not expected that
his Inability to draw hla salary will pre
vent him from accompanying the party ,
Tito IliirlliiKfon'M Itcxt
III the rruv of reduced rates ;
Hot Springs , S. D. Half rates July 31 ,
Augubt 14. August 28.
Fait Lake City Half rates , plus $2
August 7 and 8.
Colorado , Utah , Texas , etc. Half rates ,
plus ' August 4 , August 18 , September 1.
Denver Pare and a third for the round
trip August B and 6 , August 11 to 15.
Call at Ticket Olllce , 1502 Farnam street ,
and get full Intormatlon , J. B. Reynolds
City Passeng'.r Agent.a
, Iitnv Ualir i\curxlniin ,
Aug. 4 and 18 ,
Tuesdays , Sept. 1-15 and 29 ,
Oct. 0 and 20 ,
The Missouri Pacific will sell round trip
tickets to points south and west on above
dates. Stopovers allowed on the going
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folders , pamphlets , address ,
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1S02 FARNAM STREET.
EDUCATION FOR THE POOR
Success of Vacation Schools Established in
Now York.
PROMOTERS OF HEALTH AND MORALS
for AiIniHInticc Kvcocil
tUe I'liellllloK of HIP Si'liool *
* Trvo TluniMiiiil Clillilt-L-u
Turin-it Ami ) ' .
Thn New York association for Improving
the condition of the poor has Issued R cir
cular showing the success attained by the
vacation schools established by the asso
ciation. Three schools were opened In Now
York City In 1894 with an attendance of
933 , The expense per capita was llVt cents.
Six schools \\ero opened In 1895 ; the dally
attendance Increased to 3,296 , and the ex-
ncnso per capita was reduced ono half.
This year the doors ot the six schools
opened had to be closed to over 2,000 ap
plicants for wont of accommodations.
The vacation schools promote the health
as well as the education of the poor of the
crowded tenements. Hy removing them
temporarily from unwholesome surroundings
to the pure atmosphere of largo school
rooms , and by giving close attention to
personal cleanliness a great Improvement
is effected and a sanitary Influence Is em
bedded in the lines of the little ones.
Exercises consist In carpentering , carv
ing , sewing , modeling In cloy , designing ,
drawing and singing.
As the work Is n public charity the as
sociation appeals to the generous for con
tributions to assist In opening two more
schools. Howard Townsend Is chairman of
the association and Warner Van Norden
treasurer , 23 Nassau street , New York City.
TUAIXI.\O K Hl IlHUSIj SU11VANTS.
School of IJoiiu'isUe SHeitpo in Hi ?
IlNtnlillNlicil lu CIileiiKO.
There la soon to bo Incorporated under
state law and established in Chicago n
training school of domestic science. It is
to be placed In the big house , surrounded
by ample grounds , which stands where
Thirtieth street crosses Grovclaud avenue ,
says the Chicago Tribune. When a girl
gets through the two years' course she will
be a trained servant. And should It chance
that the day she arrives at the house where
she has secured her first employment the
housewife Is giving a dinner party , and
should tell the newly arrived help that
she will go Into the kitchen and show her
how to make tomato blbque , the Hollandalse
sauce for the fish , vegetables Jardiniere ,
larded tenderloin , and the pistachio cream
In cases , she will probably be nearly thrown
off her housewifely feet by the calm state
ment from the newly arrived "help : "
"I can make all those things unaided. I
know how to serve them properly , and If
you wish I will arrange the dinner table If
you will tell me the number of expected
guests. "
This training school for servants Is to be
conducted after the manner of a training
school for nurses. The/ object Is to make it
self-supporting and to cover all things
which In any way pertain to domestic
bclcncc In Its bioadest sense. There has
been felt for a long time the need of just
such a work. Two or three clubs started
such a labor at one time , but It went under
for lack of funds. There ore , as everyone
knows , cooking schools and places where
other household work Is taught , but they
are widely separated one from the other ,
and the Idea now Is to put everything under
one roof and to teach , from chapter I to
"finis , " everything that a servant should
know.
Among other things they will be .taught
marketing , so that when they go to the
butcher's for a porterhouse steak they will
not bring back a bit of salt pork. So far
from that they will bo taught not only tb tell
differences In meat , but to tell grades of
meat. No aged bantams will on account of
their diminutive size be palmed off on these
trained girls for spring chickens. They
will be taught to tell by the back of a prairie
hen whether It Is a patriarch of the Hock
or a fledgling. They will know what con
diments of sweets should go with different
dishes , and no one will have his fresh pork
served with currrant jelly or his venison
with apple sauce.
It is the intention of this Domestic Science
school to pay a full share of Its attention
to the art of cooking , for cooking is the
finest of all fine arts , let the sculptor and
painter scoff if he will. The girls will be
taught to prepare everything for the table
from boiled eggs and corned beef hash
to Scotch woodcock and lobster Newburg.
To say that these things will be cooked pal
atably and hyglenlcally Is to say In a word
what one of the chief objects of the school
Is to be. Alll sorts of plain and fancy dishes
are to be learned by the girls , so that their
cooking may bo in accordance with the
tastes and the purses of the households
into which they may go. Economy Is to be
the watchword. How to make use of the
odds and ends which may be left over will
bo drilled into the students.
The arrangement of the breakfast , dinner ,
luncheon and supper tables will be a part
of the curriculum. The care of glass and of
silverware and of fine linens will bea part
of the prescribed course , as will cleaning ,
sweeping , bedmaklng , the care of the re
frigerator and brass polishing.
Arrangements will be made at first to
provide for fifteen girls who can secure
such recommendations as will warrant
their proving faithful to the work in hand.
A house near the school Is to bo secured
and turned Into sleeping quarters for the
students. They will be given dresses like
those worn by the trained nurses , save
that the dark stripe will bo a darker blue.
They will wear snowy caps and aprons.
For the first six '
months the girls 'will re
ceive no pay , excepting In the way of board ,
sleeping apartments , their training , their
washing , their Incidentals and the results
which como from being In a homo In the
best sense of the word. For the second
six months they will receive $3 a week.
The ' course Is two years in lepgth. They
will 'receive the second year a slight In
crease In pay over the second six months ,
and at graduation will bo given in addi
tion to their diplomas JlOO each.
There will bo carried on In connection
with the Domestic Science School a class
In reading , writing and arithmetic for those
girls who have been unable to receive early
advantages. There wll ) bo also university
extension lectures on hygiene and general
food subjects. There will be a course of
lectures In the building for housewives ,
so that they may learn In a general way
what the girls are doing and may them
selves ho taught Eomo needful things.
A social club will bo formed , and the
girls will bo allowed to give little enter
tainments for their friends.
The school will open probably the Bccund
week lu September !
HKMKVES IX CQ-KUUCA'FIOX.
IJr. Aliliotl HullcvcN MlnrrlliiK of the
Sevi-M Selllt'N ( lie Xetr Woman.
Dr. Lyman Abbott of Brooklyn believes
In co-education. At least ho says that the
main argument against the mingling , of
the sexes at college Is that "they are apt
to fall In love and get married , and tbat , "
he asserted In a recent after-dinner speech
to the Oberllu college alumni , "la a thing
of which I heartily approve. I fell In love
and got married myself , and I think It was
the best thing I ever did. Indeed , it I
were addressing undergraduates , I am not
sure but I would advise them to elect the
study of humau nature with one tutor
eac. " quotes the Now York Press.
The new woman does not trouble Dr.
Abbott , either. "While I do not care to
see women rushing Into the professions , "
ho said , "and becoming stenographers , lawr
yers , doctors , reporters and what not , yet
I would by no means debar them from
that privilege If they BO desire. I would
have them free to choose for themselves ,
The Idea of forcing- them Into the home Is
absurd. If. men must corral women In
order to marry them , then they'd better
be old bachelors. But I believe that social
problems will be so worked out before many
years tbat men will be the cole bread
winners , and wcmen will take that place
for which they we 10 well suited , and lu
which they arc happy that of homcmakcrs
and homckcepcrs. i For inyclf I want to
say that whatever ) f me has como to me
or whatever I have-accompllshcd 's ' duo to
the wisdom , courmel nd Inspiration ot that
angel tlmt has wnlHwl by my side. I feel
sure , too , that elie * rejoices moro In any
honors that have tome to mo than If they
had been bestowed mpon herself , "
XATIONAIi MASONIC fNlVKIlSITV.
Sonic Piiut * Alintit llio 1'ropcifteil 13il-
lICIltlllMlll.tllMlltllillHI.
A scheme Is on 'foot for the establishment
of n Nnllonal Masonic university and Is
already quite well matured. At a mccllng
hold In IJoston recently the past grand
mnsler of Pennsylvania , Joseph Klchbaum ,
was elcclcd president. Senator Quay of
fered to give n largo farm at lleaver , Pa. ,
for a site , but negotiations arc about com
pleted for the purchase ot COO acres of
land In the town of Olrnrd , Pn. ( about three
miles from Lake Krlo. According to the
accounts printed , It Is proposed to inaUo
this one of the greatest Institutions ot learn
ing In America. It Is Intended to ex
pend $1,500,000 for material equipment
alone and to provide accommodations for
several thousand students. The university
will bo non-sectarian , but only children
\\hosc falhers are or were master Masons
will bo eligible for matriculation. Those
sludcnts whose families are without means
will be clothed , fed and educated free of
charge. To urovcnt any notions ot custc
arising among ibo students , the young
men will wear a military uniform and the
girls will wear n college dress. The curri
culum , as planned , will embrace the BCV-
era I professional courses and manual
training as well.
I'll neat loiiiil NutCN.
Prof. Walter Williams , who has been In
the faculty of the Montana College of Agri
culture , lias been Invltctl to go to Cornell
university.
Prof. Olln A. Curtis , formerly of the Ilos-
ton university School of Theology , has
been chosen to succeed the late Prof. John
Mlley as professor of systematic theology
In Drew Theological seminary.
Among the members of the class which
was graduated recently from the Boston
Institute of Technology weio n son ot Presi
dent Garllcld , a son of United States Sen
ator Cannon of Utah , n son of President
Von Hoist , the historian ; a grandson of
General B. F. Butler , and a grandson of
Bishop and Lieutenant General Lconldas
Polk , the "Fighting Bishop , " who was
killed whllo commanding a contcderatc
corps at the battle of Kencsaw mountain. '
The public school children have adopted
the following stnte ( lowers for their re
spective commonwealths : Alabama , Ne
braska and Oregon , the golden rod ; Colorado
rado , the columbine ; Delaware , the peach
blossom ; Idaho , the syrlnga ; Iowa and Now
York , the rose ; Maine , the pine cone and
tassel ; Minnesota , the cyrlpcdlum or moc
casin flower ; Montana , the bitter root : North
Dakota , the wild rose ; Utah , the lego lily ,
and Vermont , the red clover. In addition ,
Hhode Island and Wisconsin have adopted
a state tree , the maple having been selected
by both.
"Tho report comes from India , " says the
Boston Transcript , "that Churles Hoclcwcll
Lanman , professor of Sanscrit In Harvard
university , has had conform ! upon him the
distinction of being elected an honorary
member of the Asiatic Society of Bengal , lu
Calcutta , In recognition of his distinguished
services as n sanserif , scholar. This mark
of recognition is'the more to bo valued in
asmuch as the Asiatic society is the oldest
and most famous of all existing oriental
societies , having been founded by Sir Wil
liam Jones in 1184 , The list of honorary
membership numbers but thirty names. "
Tlmt Tcrrliili * SuotirKV.
Malarial disease is invariably supple
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bowels , the stomach and the nerves. To the
removal of both the cause and its effects
Hosteller's Stomach Bitters is fully ade
quate. It "fills the bill" as no other remedy
does , performing Its work thoroughly. Its
Ingredients are pure.and wholesome , and it
admirably scivosito Lulld up a system broken
by 111 ihcalth and 'shorn ' of strength , . C6n-
stlpatlpn , llvcthurHlriltldno ? complaint' and
nervousness are , conquered by It ,
A 1'nlr oT Opcnt Glnsscx
For best lady waltzer Printers' picnic ,
Ashland , Sunday , August. 9.
Special train for Ashland leaves union
depot at 9:30 : n. m. Tickets $1. At Bur
lington ticket ofllce , 1C02 Farnam street and
Labor Tcmnle.
I'AITII ttOItU I'OTEXT THAV IUC1IKK
IH UN EHMi'titlul 111 TeiniMiriil us1 in
S | > Ii-ltti l MuUiM-N.
Rev. Luther M. Killing preached yester
day morning at Grace Lutheran church
from the text , "AH things arc possible to
him that belicveth. " Mr. Kuhns said in
part :
"Tho possibilities of faith are marvelous.
This Is the practical meaning of the words
which are at once both my text and Iheme.
In effect they change the usual estimate
of the motive of the activity of life. Let
me llluslrate this. 'Money makes the mare
go' Is an old proverbial saying whose Iruth
is seldom , or never questioned. But these
plain and simple words of the Savior chal
lenge the soundness of Its philosophy. Con
sider this n moment. When the rich young
ruler came to Jesus with the weightiest
question of personal salvation , he announced
the Insecurity of riches as an endorsement
to eternal life. The disciples , who had
measured life by Its earthly possessions ,
asked with wonder : 'Who , then , can be
saved ? ' Omnipolenco cannot be measured
by human standards. Neither the strength ,
nor the riches of men can limit or gauge
the possibilities of Infinite power. Dives ,
clothed in purple and line linen , and faring
sumptuously every day , Is the veriest pau
per compared with the beggar , Lazarus ,
with nothing on earth except his sores
and his faith. How well Nicodemus and
Joseph show the possibilities of faith with
Impediments of earth ! As In science , dy
namics expresses the energy of force , faith
expresses the absolute power of life. EarthIness -
Iness is a bagatelle lu the standard of
heaven.
"Apply this to the needs of life ! AVe
need faith in ouisclves , In our work , and
In each other. Take faith out of business
and there Is a panic. Deprive government
of popular confidence and a revolution fol
lows , Anarchy Is vrcst of faith In society ,
and socialism Is the want of faith In the In
dividual , As the religious side is to some de
gree affected by the secular , passing events , I
think , are leaching us the wide reach of
this subject. The need of faith in dally
llfo reveals the poison of doubt In matters
spiritual ,
"Fttlth brings out the possibilities of the
power of God. Jesus requires a clean faith
without doubt. Iti IB not lhe size , but the
quality ot our fallh that counts. It gives
us power to do , 'and somehow , I regard It
as the measure of.value. ; whether the things
are earthly or gplrlUial. "
Many a day's workite lost by sick headache ,
caused by Indigestion and stomach troubles.
DoWItt's Llttlo Early Risers are Iho most
effectual pill for overcoming such dlfllculllcs.
Ill I'icreM of Muxlc
At the Printers' iHleulc , Ashland , Sunday ,
August 9.
Train leaves uhlan depot , 9:30 : a , in.
Tickets , | 1. At 33. ' & M. ticket ofllce , 1502
Farnam street , nn'd , Labor Temple , corner
Seventeenth and Uauglas streets.
COXOKHT AT HUIVUllA'lEW PAHK.
Large Crowd -AtUrneteil to iluit DC-
The Initial Sunday afternoon concert at
Rlvervlew park waa given yesterday under
most favorable auspices. The delightful
weather atttracted a largo concourse of
people to this Ideal spot for an afternoon's
recreation. The music was furnished by the
Ancient Order of United Workmen -band.
Frequent applause evidenced the apprecia
tion of the several selections.
Many of the auditors came In carriages ,
more used their bicycles , but the great
majority were thoio who can afford no
such luxuries and to whom these open air
concerts are real treats. The popularity of
yesterday's concert speaks for the succcess
of the series that has been arrranged by
the South Side Improvement club. Concerts
will be given on the remaining Sunday after
noons of the summer.
The I'rlutcm 'IMciiIc.
Make a , memorandum of the rate Jl
and date Sunday , August 9.
TURN HDDIIOLES TO PROFIT
Toothsome Delicacies Cnptnrotl in Their
Murky Depths.
NOVEL METHOD OF MAKING A LIVELIHOOD
.Many People Kuril Tln-lr llrrnil nml
Itnltcr lu CntrliliiK CravflNli
anil KronH IillUc Criiitrlcann
( > ro\vliiK lit 1'avor ,
That one-half of the world docs not know
how the other half lives Is well known
and It Is equally trUe that one halt of the
world docs not know how the other half
makes Us living. Outside of the commonly
known trades and professions thcro are
thousands ot ways to which the general
public never give a thought which afford
a livelihood for many people. The small ,
muddy lakes In the vicinity of Omaha are
gencraly looked upon as Waste spots which
possess no value except such as ultimately
accrues from filling them up and making
dry land where there Is now an expanse
of muddy water. They are not entirely
waste places , however , for thcro are a con
siderable number of pcoplo who make the
whole or a largo part ot their living out
of them during a portion ot the year.
Ono ot the ways In which this Is done
would never be thought ot by the avciage
man. It Is no less an Industry than catchIng -
Ing crawfish , As a delicacy his mete ails-
tocratlc brothers of the ocean thu lobster
and the crab arc well known , but the
edible qualities of the despised crawfish
nro known only to comparatively a few ,
but his circle of acquaintances is rapidly
Increasing. In conversation with one of
the best known Omaha testutlrantcurs the
other day he stated that the crawfish was
a much sweeter morsel than his ocean rela
tives , when properly prepared. "It has
been astonishing , " said the caterer , "how
rapidly they have gtown In public favor
this season. One reason for that Is proba
bly the fact.that they have been unusually
plentiful and \\c have been able to sup
ply the demand at all times. They will
soon be gone for this year , however , as
they Bore Into the ground about this sea
son of the year and not enough can be
secured to make It profitable to fish for
them until late spring brings out a new
rrop again. I have purchased large quan
tities of them this season and other res
taurant proprietors have done the same.
Wo have paid all the way from 10 cents
to DO cents a hundred for them and the
men and boys who make a business of
catching them have made good wages at
that price. From that you can form a fair
idea ot how plentiful they have been and
how many of them hove been consumed. "
"How and where do they catch so many
of them ? " queried the reporter.
MHTHODS OF THR FISHERMAN.
"Florence lake. Mud lake , Kelly's lake and
many other similar bodies of water have
yielded up largo quantities. The method
of catching them Is very simple. The 'most '
simple Is to take a piece of meat and tie
It to a string and allow the meat to sink to
the bottom. The crawfish grab hold ot the
meat with their claws and hold on until
they are pulled out and dropped Into a pall
or other receptacle. This method Is too
slow for use for commercial purposes , but
is adopted by people who only wish a'few
for private consumption and do not care
to go to the trouble of preparing to catch
them moro rapidly. Another method is to
take a largo sieve , such as is used by plas
terers for sifting the gravel out of sand.
The fisherman wades out Into the shallow
water and scoops the solve around close to
the muddy bottom. A large number can bo
captured In this way in the course ot n
day."Most
"Most of those who make a business
of catching the little .fellows , however , use
a .net. This Is a fairly closely woven iif-
falr about six feet square. To each corner
of the net arc attached hews which lead
to a central block , which Is attached to a
long pole. The polo is used to lower the
net to the bottom and raise It up again. A
large piece of liver , of which the crawfish
are very fond , is put in the center of the
net and It Is then lowered to the bottom.
The crawfish are attracted by the liver and
soon accumulate in largo numbers on the
net , which Is then suddenly raised and the
catch scooped Into n pall and the perfor
mance repeated. In this way enough of the
crustacians aie secured In a day to make
good wages for the fisherman , even at the
small price paid for them.
STILL ANOTHER DELICACY.
"This is not the only article of food sup
plied by these muddy ponds , " said the
caterer. "Now that the crawfish season
Is about over the men who have found em
ployment In catching them will turn their
attention toward procuring another deli
cacy which is far better known to the gen
eral public the frog. These , of course , can
not be captured in such Immense quantities
as the other , but they bring a much better
price. For several years they have been
very scarce , owing to the dry weather , but
this season there promises to be a largo
crop , which is just now getting of edible
size. The catching of them requires a
great deal moro skill than docs the cap
ture of the crawfish. In fact , a person un
familiar with the habits of the bactraclan
would not make very much , hunting for
them were they ever so plentiful. Thf >
sportsman goes after them with' small
caliber rifle and If he Is a good shot , keeps
his eyes open and does not make too much
noise , a nice basket full reward his efforts
and in addition he will have enjoyed a fine
day's sport.
"Shooting them Is not only too expensive
a method for the man who hunts them for
the market , but It is too slow. The market
hunters use two methods , principally , One
is a small net on the end ot a long , light
pole. The net Is dropped over Mr. Frog
and then ho can be easily secured. The ob
jection to this method Is that too often the
toothsome green morsels are In the grass
and moss where they can slip out from under
the net , The favorite way of the market
hunter is to pttach a large hook to the end
of a long fish pole. Ho slips along the mar
gin of the pond as quietly as. possible , and
when a fiog Is located the polo Is carefully
extended until the hook Is In close proximity
to his frogshlp. With a sudden , deft motion
the hook Is jabbed Into his back and there
Is no cscapo for him. This method Is by far
the most certain and the most fruitful of re
sults when used by the expert , but In the
hands of the novice failures to catch the frog
are more numerous than BUCCCCSECS. To make
the catching of them piofltahlo the hunter
must not only be proficient In the use of
the polo and hook , but must understand thor
oughly where and how to look for the frog.
To onp who understands how and whcro to
look for them and Is rklllful In catching them
the hunting of frogs Is a profitable buslncea
lu seasons when they aio at all plentiful ,
but the novice will not find It very rc-1
rnuneratlve.
"Thero is always a market for frogs and
the supply Is never equal to the demand ,
for should ono place bo overstocked there
are plenty of others ready to absorb the sur
plus.
"There are none of the genuine bullfrogs
In this vicinity , " said the icstaurant man.
"Tho proper name for this crcntuto la rana
catcsblana , and ho In found further north ,
In Minnesota , Wisconsin , Michigan and other
northern states and In Canada , Ho has a
voice like a fog horn and ran ho heard for
a long distance and acquires hU common
name of bullfrog from the fuel that his
voice closely resembles that of ( ho lord of
the pasture. Ho Is several times larger than
the frog found here , but booud this In no
more desirable. The frog foiin.1 In this sec
tion Is commonly known an the green leaper
or spotted frog , known to naturalists us rana
haleclna , "
TEETH
WHAT OF IT ?
Tennislcrs smiling. Porters swearing. Floors groaning ,
discs accumnlntinp nnil your turn to conic.
During the last 15 days we have taken in 470 cases
of new goods , paid out a whole lot of money for
freight charges , started a dozen teamsters whistling
"Casey at the Bat" and "Hard Times Come Again
No More" , and we gave our head porter so much
extra work that for more than a weak back he's been
under the doctor's care , That isn't all. We piled
our top floors so full of goods that we didn't
dare to put another pound of weight on them o
and after that we completely filled one floor of the * A
building next door and arc now putting goods ,
on the second floor o ! the same. What of it ?
you say. Nothing much today. But when
all these goods are ready to go into your hands
you'll ' see what of it and you'll know that when "The
Nebraska" buys more goods than ever before its be
cause the prices are less than ever before and that
less to us means less to you. You can make up your
mind right now that "The Nebraska'1 values will as
tonish the natives this Fall. Keep your eye on ' 'The
Nebraska" ads. We open the Fall Campaign soon.
Send your name for our Fall Catalogue. Ready about Aug.
SUNDAY
A NEW AFRICAN STORY.
It Began August 2d and Will Run 12 Weeks.
TN this story Mr. Haggard relates the terrible expcri-
* cnccs of the Reverend Thomas Owen , who , persuaded
that Faith , if strong- enough , could accomplish all things
even to.the performance of miracles , gave up a comfort
able living in the Church of England to practice his
preaching among the Children" of Fire.
lie went knowing that this savage African ' tribe ,
under the spsll of the Wizard Hokosa , had pur'to death
the last "White Messenger" because he could not prove
his religion by raising from the dead his companion
whom they had slain before his very eyes. This lie
learned through a third missionary whom they sent
b ack to hispeople with this message :
"Tell them that having prove ! you to be liars they
dealt with you as all honest men seek that all liars
should be dealt with. Tell them that they desire to
hear more of this matter , and if one can be sent to them
who has no false tongue , who in all things fulfills the
promises of his lips , that they will harken to him ani
treat him well ; but that for such as you they keep a
spear. "
t It was this challenge that the Reverend Thomas
Owen accepted ; and in this serial is told the wonderful
story of his single-handed conflict with the Children ot
Fire and his almost miraculous success in baffling their
prophets and confounling their Wizardry converting
first the king and then the great body of his people ;
among others his son and rightful heir to the throne.
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