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20 \ TIIE OMA1IA DAILY BBEi 8TTNDA.Y , APHTL 10 , 1808.
OnRARHJONAlVARMIOTISC
Outline of Plans Necessary to Make it
Effective.
DUTIES OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS
Mnctilnrry 1i > - Wlilch Oar Snlillpm.lit
the Field Would He Knl ,
Clalhcil , Arnirit , Doctnrcil
nn it 1'nlil.
Tt Is related of Von Molko that when
awakened In tlio ( lend of night-with ttic
announcement that Franco bad declared
war agnlnat Germany , ho only remarked.
"Look ! n my cabinet , file A , drawer 23 ;
send oil the telegrams you find. " Then ho
turned over and went to sleep again. Gen
eral Miles would not find everything so
ready If war came suddenly upon this
country.
An army te like a make ; It has great
length of body and a small head. The head
la the fighting part , and on ? of Its incst
Important duties Is to protect the body ,
which consists of wagon trains and liner ) of
supplies ; for If the body bo Injured the
licad becomes powerless. It Is well to boar
thin simile let mind In considering the plan
of army organization and the steps which
arc being taken to make It effective. Kor-
tunately for the success of these stejw there
Is no olhcr country In the world whose co-
sources can respond as promptly and as
generously to nn Imperative call as these
of the United States.
In completing Its military equipment the
government depend partly upon Its own
nrmorlea and aivcnal.s and partly upon pri
vate fuctorlcs. All leather materials used
in the service arc manufactured l i the
nrspnal nt Hock Island , 111. The armory at
Sprlngfli-ld , .Mats. , turns out the small
arms , the Krag-Jorgensen and Springfield
rifles , nnl the ammunition for these rifles
,1s made In the Fraukford arsenal at I'hlla-
dclphlA. The arsenal at Watervllet , N. Y. ,
turns out hlnh-vower guni , howitzers , mor
tars and field pieces , while the disappear
ing carriages for the new high-power seacoast -
coast defense guns and the carriages for
high-power mortars are manufactured In the
nrsen.il at NVatcrtown , Mass. Ilure also are
made the cctilcal shot which nro used for
practice firing and for determining ranges
In battle before the more costly steel pro-
Jectllcij are Lroiif.lit Into play.
Forgings for the great guns nro supplied
by contract by the Bethlehem Steel com
pany at Methlehcm , Pa. , and the Mldvalo
Steel company at Philadelphia. The Bcth-
lelioiu company also nukes ordnance com
plete and Is now engaged In the manufacture
of 100 high-power ctecl seacoast defense
guns , \\hlch will cost $3,500,000. There Is
also under construction by the company a
Hlxtcen-1-ach ibrccch-loadlng rifle , the largest
high-power gun ever built In the United
States , the projectile of which will weigh
2,100 pounds and the propelling force of
which will 'bo a powder charge weighing
1,000 poim's. On the completion of the
guns , cither by the government or private
contractors , they are semt to Ss-idy Hook
for testing and then they are shipped by
rail or sea for the point along the coast
for which they are Intended.
TUB COMMISSARY GENERAL'S TASF
Tn supply an army with weapons ! s only a
small part of the work of equipment. The
army must be fed and clothed and pro
vision must he made for countless contin
gencies. Wagons , light battery carriages ,
ambulances and forgca nro now built by
contract and they can be turned out quickly.
'Clothing ' , shoes , hats and llko furnishings
for the army come under the supervision of
the quartermaster gp.icral and his assistants
' and arc supplied by contract and stored al
the different quartermasters' dcpartmenl
storehouses throughout the country. Food
supplies are under the supervision of the
commlrsary general of subsistence and are
likewise secured by coutrict.
In time of war , or In preparing an army to
take the field , a vast amouot of supplies
forage nnd equipment must bo constantly
on hand , or In easy reach. While the pro
visioning of a company , battalion or regi
ment of 1,000 men Is perhaps not a dlfllcull
task , the supplying of a meal for 100,000
men Is a far different matter ; and It Is
absolutely essential that transportation from
the base of supplies should at all times be.
uninterrupted and subject to no delays. For
this reason the government would assume
' control of such railroads and vessels as
might te necessary and they would be rua
temporarily as an adjunct of the army , prl-
vate business 'being permitted only so far
as It did not conflict with military neces-
sltlcs.
< If war should be suddenly declared , and f
'became necessary to put an army In condl-
tlon to take the field , the general In com
mand , upon an order from tho' secretary ol
-war , would at once recruit the regular mili
tary establishment up to Its full limit of
efficiency. Theuo men , together with the
. volunteers who hod been requisitioned from
i the governors of the various states or hat !
been raised by direct enlistment , would be
assembled at some convenient point where
they would bo formed Into regimen.U' . brig
ades and divisions under officers of sufllclcnl
rank In the regular urmy. West of the vol
unteers , when they reached the rendezvous
would bo found to bo Imperfectly clothed am :
ehod , and also , In many cases , entirely Ig
norant of the simplest fcaturco of the life
of a uoldler In the Held. These men must
bo taught to know what Is expected of them
on the march and In camp and what they
. must def to preserve their health.
, ONE DAY'S FIGHTING IN THIRTY.
With an army In the field hardly one day In
thirty Is given to fighting. The other twenty-
nlno daya of waiting mustbo lived througl
In order that everything may bo In readiness
for the one day of work. It U not the one
day of fighting which turns the hair of an
officer gray , but the twenty-nine days o
. anxiety for his men , the supply of their foot
nnd clothing nnd the maintenance of hcaltl
and good pplrltti among them. Men do no
( fight well In battle on empty stomachs , ant
. yet the onllnury soldier rarely takes care o
the piovii'lons ' which arc Issued to him far
forced marches. Ho cats thorn all nt once
or throws them away on account of their
weight , and at the end of a long day's march
ho is hungry , with nothing to appease his
hunger. Then conies the trouble. He docs
(
i not reason ; ho grumblcu and expects to b
supplied with more.
In outfitting on army other things must
be looked to besides the men. Horses am
mulrs for carting , artillery and transporl
ncrvleo have to bo supplied and trained. A
v cavalry horse differs In weight and genera
character from one which Is to servo with
' the artillery , and as much knowledge Is re
quired In choosing animals for military
service ns In selecting men.
. _ Mod leal officers also have to be commls
toned and Instructed In the peculiar duties
t which will devolve upon them , and supplies
of drugs , medicines , hospital equipment am
tents must bo arranged for. Where many
1 new and unseasoned men arc gathered there
Is sure to bo more or less call for the Hcrvlces
of a , ( lector. All that pertains to the med
ical department of the army Is under the
DYSPEPSIA
"For lx year * 1 wa a victim of dy
pepala In Its wont form. 1 could eat uotmnp
But milk toast , and at times my stomach would
not retain and digest oven that. Last March I
began taking CASCAHKTS and ultico then I
have steadily Improved , until I am as well as I
ver was lu my wo. "
DAVID II. Muitrur , Newark , o.
Plo nnt. Palatable. Potent. Taste Good. Do
Good , Mover SIcLun. W ken , or Grlpo , tOc , Sic , SOo.
. . . CURE CONSTIPATION. . . .
lltrllif | [ > < lj Ci r 7. rUMf * . Vulmt , Tort. 311
Bolt ] aiul Kiinranlc d bj nil drug-
tfUU W CIJJlKU'gbacw lUblu
barge of the flurgcon general. The drugs
nro dll BUppllod by contract ,
Soldiers expect to be paid , no matter how
much they arc flrcii by patrlotlum , so thr
mymnnter grmral and the officers of hltt
irpArtmcnt mutt , through requisition on tlio
rrasury of the United Stoics , eee > that the
irlvatc soldier receives his $13 every month ,
n short , every department and every officer
ulfllls certain dutlrs , nnd It It on the prompt
anil accurate adjustment of all the \\liools
of the complicated machine that It goes and
lerforms the duties far which it was created.
M\vsr.\PKii
Nome \ dtnliliPrrnkx III' ' ( In * I'lltillftli-
The Pckln Gtzctte has the distinction of
jelng the oldest newspaper In the world and
the smallest possible circulation. It has been
published dally for over 800 years and the
emperor of China , the son of heaven him-
eclf , Is the editor. It Is the olTlclal organ of
the court oC China and each day the single
copy is tacked up on a big board outsl le
the Purple City the emperor's i.atacc. The
Pckln Gazette consists of sixteen pages , each
about the size ot a sheet of note paper , and
the reader begins at the bottom right-hand
corner and reads up In a vertical line , for
such Is the Chinese way of writing. Most
of the articles are dictated by the emperor
ind consist of official reports usd decieea.
There is nothing but cttlctly exclusive news
ami no gossip about the court or the private
llfo of the emperor. All news unfavorably
relating to the condition of the empire la
rigidly excluded , and the paper Is privileged
from all comment. No Chinese paper , at thi >
risk of the editor's life , dare crltlclr : the
contents of the Pekln Gazette. It pofses.ics .
nn advertisements , and therein holds another
record. After the paper la printed the em
peror sometimes makes corrections with his
own hand on the margin with a red pencil ,
111 : ) t'Ubeclltor Is no less a peiisonage than
the empress dowager , hla motbei.
Another paper which boasts of a royal odl-
tor is the Court Circular of Great Hrl'jiln.
Tills paper , recording the dally movements
Df the court , Is submitted to the queen before
It is forwarded to the newspapers for pub
lication , and her majesty often makes cor
rections or additions to the proof in hci' own
handwriting.
The Imperial German Gazette boasts of a
very select and limited number of readers.
It is printed dally In Berlin , but only two
Impressions artctruck off , as it Is Intended
for the perusal of the emperor aloiie.
There arc several papers which are pub
lished wily once a > car. Several of these
annuals arc- published ki the arcttc circle.
Capo Prince of Wales , a tiny settlement of
Eskimos off Alaska , In the Bering straits , ,
which has been civilized by devoted mls-
slonnrlc.3. das a paper which la published
once a year. There Is only ono mall to a d
from this settlement during the year , auj
so one Issue of this paper is sufficient for
chronlcllnR the news. The E-'klmo Gazette ,
It I.S . called , consists of a slnglo sheet of
nlfi' white paper , 12x8 laches ; It Is printed
on one side only , but easily contains all the
news of that lonely colony. The paper Is
in luted by means of a hcktograph , and con
tains \arlcty of news under different
headings , snd boasts , like other Journal. . . ) ,
of the"largest circulation In the arctic , "
and of being the "only yearly paper In the
wovld. " Like o'.der Journals , neither of these
statements is correct. Godthaag , la Green
land , possesses a paper which Is published
only once a year. A prlnltlng olllco was es
tablished thereby missionaries In 1802 , and
"Inco then every year has seen the Issue of
Alnagagdllmtlt , ciallnglnarmlk , luisarumlnaa-
acsumlk. the Greenland name of the Journal ,
. .which Interpreted rcadrf , "Something for
rcadln ? , accounts of all sorts of entertaining
subjects. "
Rostand also possesses an annual news
paper. At Castle Cary , In Somerset , tha
Thunderer Is loaned once a year ; thcro 1.1
no fixed date for Its publication , but It h
issued on the occurrence of what Is deemed
the most Important local event of the year.
Tde smallest dally paper in the world is
that l ucd by a cycling club In Philadel
phia. This Journal consists of a postcard ,
end all the news of the. club is printed on
pno sldo In very small tjpe , while the other !
is used for the address of , the members , to
Whom It Is posted regularly every day.
Every trade and profesilcn has Its Jour
nal nowndajs , and Uio , .beggars of Paris- ;
there arc over 8,000 professional mendUanU
In the gay city have two trade papers. One
Is entitled the Bon Guide ; It U published
dally , and gives Its subscribers a complete
list of ths baptisms , weddings .and funeral.i
to fake place on that day , wCikti may be
assumed to afford a good pitch. For beg
ging-letter writers there is a list of the ad
dresses , arrivals and departures of persons
of known charitable disposition. The Beg
gars' Journal Is not so high-class , but prides
Itself upon the excluslveness or lt informa
tion. It Is written , not printed , on coarse ,
browny-whlte paper , such as is used by
grocero for wrapping sugar In. It given "a
manual of great , wealthy families , " and
points out from day to day the best places
for reaping In money. Besides the news ,
which consists of notices of birth ? , deaths
and marriages in high life , lucre Is also an
advertisement column containing such as the
following : "Wanted , a blind man to play
the flute. Apply the Editor. " "Wanted , for
a fashionable watering place , a one-armed
man ; good references , security requl-red. "
Thecdltcc , who Is also sole proprietor ,
writes out the single copy of the paper , and
takes it round every morning to each of his
subscribers to look over fora few minutes.
The meat curious news communicator
newspaper It cannot be called Is that pos
sessed by Buda-Pesth , the capital of Hun
gary. The Hlrmonilo supplies its 6,000 sub
scribers with all the news of the day by
telephone. A special wire 108 miles long
runs along the windows of the houses ot the
subscriber * , which are connected with the
main line with separate wires ; special ap
paratus prevontB the blocking of the system
by an accident at one of the stations. Inside
the houses long flexible wires allow the re
ceiver to be carried anywhere , BO that the
news may bo listened to In bed. The news
is eafhered In the ordinary way , by report
ers , post , telegraph and cable. It is care
fully edited In the office , written out , and
after bring approved by the editor Is passed
on to the "speakers , " who read the items
Into the telephone. Thcro are ten speakers ,
chosen for their loud , clear voices , who work
in shlftH of two. The- first news Is sent out
at 8:30 : a. in. and twenty-eight editions of
this curloim "paper" are Issued every day.
There are stated times for each kind of news ,
co that the subscribers know exactly when
to go to the Instrument to hear what they
want. Toward evenlns. as news grows
scarce , the subscribers are entertained with
instrumental and vocal music , quartets and
solos , by the most celebrated musicians of
the dayt
A llttlo boy asked for a bottle of "get up
In the morning ns fast as you can , " the
drusglst recognized a household name for
"DeWltt's Little Early Rl rs. " and gave
him a bottle of these famous little pills for
constipation , kick headache , liver and stomach
ach troubles.
\ < > t Kiitlri > ly Sure- .
Chicago Tribune : The traveler down In
"Olo Vlrglnny" called at the cabin of the
Oldest Man In ( be County , and the following
dUtucbtnce tcok place :
"Well , Uncle George , ( low old are you ? "
" 'Bout a hunncr an' twenty , chile. "
"What's your full name , uncle ? "
"Jawge Wash'n'ton , sub. Jes' Jawgo
' ' "
Wzsh'n'ton.
"You were named , then , In honor of Gen
eral George Washington , the Father of JIls
Country ? "
"Yes , null , ur Cln'rol Jawge Wash'n'ton
wuz named after me. Hit's 33 long ago ,
honey , I done fo'got which. "
And Uncle George placidly resumed his
pipe and blinked absent-mindedly at his
youngeiU greit-great-gceat-grandsju , a pick
aninny of a rich chocolate tint.
A JoiirnallHlIc llonnrrr.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : Macaglng Editor-
Yes , I bavo determined to adopt the French
style and appoint a 'responsible * editor.
City Editor Have you fixed ca the man ? *
"Yes ; I have picked out Yousouf. the ter
rible Turk. "
"Da you think he will provean adept at
kicking out unpleasant callers ? "
"Of cpurse ho will. "
"You are wi-ong. "
"How so ? " .
"Mufiiiulmcn never wear boots. Allah for
bids It. "
"Well , he can throw 'era out. Allah saraee ! "
Arnold's Dromo Celery cures headaches.
lOc. 2Sc and OOc. All drucgUU. j
GOING "INTO COMMISSION"
Excot. Wean ing of A Thraso Current in Naval
Circle * .
GETTING READY FOR ACTIVE SEF.VICE
lltiorimitiH Amount nf Work ltriiilrril |
to I'rriinri- Wnr Hlil | > for I | N-
iti'M Knot * Alton ) Kiiili-
nirnt null I'ruvlnlnn * .
There lias been much talk of late about
putting vessels of the navy "Into commit-
slon. " The full meaning of the term Is
something of which few have any adequate
conception. To put a moJern war ship Into
commission Involves an enormous amount cf
work which can bo fully appreciated only
by one who has observed the process from
beginning to end.
When a vessel of the navy h laid up In
resprve , or "in ordinary , ' as it Is called , It
Is far from an attractive object and could
hardly bo recognized as the sinio ship when
In thorough trim with cc-ew aboard. The ship
Is anchored at a convenient navy yard ; tin-
stores arc sent ashore , her cnglncj and guns
covered with oil nnd an niitl-rusttag paint ,
her decks arc allotted to become dirty , her
sides dull and stained , from rusty chillis.
Thus she lies perhaps for months , 'and then
an order comes from the .secretary of the
navy through the chief of the bureau of nav
igation , directing the commanding officer of
the yard' ' to get her ready for rea.
When there Is a crisis on , as there has
been of late , this calls > for an activity and
a display of executive ability which puts
the most experienced officer to the test. Aa
soon as the ordci comes the commandant
transmits It to the clllcon In charge of the
different departments , and the complicated
machinery of the yardls tct In motion. The
first thing to bo done la to bring as many
men aT possible from the receiving ship
which lies hard by. and these , with the force
ot the jard under the direction of whatever
officers are available , begin at once to put
things to rights and remove the accuinu-
Jntcd dust and dirt from the different parto
of the equipment. The engineer's force
go s at once to the engine and boiler rooms ;
the antl-msttng paint Is removed from the
engines ; nc\v packing Is put In the valves
nnd points ; the pumps are tested ; the rust
and dirt knocked from Interiors of fireboxes
and boiler tubes and grate ibara renewed.
Outwardly everything is now In fair con
dition , but this Is only the beginning. It
remains to get up Btcam hi some of the
boilers , turn over the engines to see If they
are In proper trim , start" the dynamos , test
the electric lights and the pilot house sig
nals ; turn on the searchlights , start the
fan ? , work the steering gear and nteerlng
engines , set the hoisting machinery In mo
tion and put'the boat cranes In operation.
Every i-nglne , boiler , pipe , wire , tube , rivet ,
bolt , nut nnd plate is carefully Inspected
and If found unserviceable from any r.iuse
repaired. The tool outfit Is examined and if
anything 13 lost or broken requisition Is
nvido on the naval storekeeper for a dupli
cate ; the fire room shovels , slice bars , rakes
and hoes are hunted up and put in their
proper places ; In the paymaster's depart
ment the stores which arp taken from the
vessel when she was placed In ordinary are
carefully examined and whatever Is founcl
to be darr.'iged Is condemned and requisition
is made for new.
Next the equipment store house Is visited
anil a full allowance of beef , pork , beans ,
potatoes , coffee , sugar , salt , flour , meal ,
cJlothhis ; , Phoes , hammocks , blankpts , paint ,
tobacco In short , the whole miscellaneous
a&aortmont Is placed on board. The ray-
master of the shin Is responsible for every
article.received and a.strict account Is kept
of each. Then the galley or cooking store
baa to bo- examined to ECO whether It is.
complete in all Its findings. The outfit of a
callpy usually consistsof two copper ket
tle's "of thirty gallons each , a fifty gallon
kettle with' cast Iron 'jacket and copper-
htagcJ covers , two .steamers for vegetables ,
each with .1 Sacablty of thirty-two g > ) llois : ,
two ECts of saucepans , a fine set of tools for
lifting and firing and the ordinary cooking
implements.
PERFECTING THE EQUIPMENT.
The line- officers look after the condition
of the guns , "the rigging , the beats , the
cables , the anhors , the flags and signals ,
the charts , the nautical Instruments and
other parts of the ship's equipment. What
this means can only be appreciated by ono
who has actually undertaken the task. A
volume intent be written In regard to thci
signals alone.
When all this work hae been done tbo
ship ! s ready to go Into commission , nnd up
to thlo time everything has been under coni-
trol of the commandant of the yard , so that
when the captain of the ship arrives end re
ports himself to the yard commander little
remains for him to attend to. In the mean
time men have been brought togetbcr to
constitute the crew. Sometimes they are
enlisted particularly for the ship which Is
about to go Into service , at other times
they are withdrawn from other ships which
havp Just been put out of commission. The
crew and > the marines report aboard witlt
bags and hammocks ; the captain orders Hie
crow to ba drawn up on the spar deck
promptly at noon upon the day on which
the ship is to be put formally 'n commis
sion , reads to them his ovdcra from the sec
retary of the navy detailing him to the
command , hoists the commloalon pennant
to the main truck and the stars tad stripes
to the gaff or staff at the stern , ccid all la
ready.
ready.WHAT
WHAT "IN "
COMMISSION" MEANS.
The ship Is now In commission. From thlii
time regular watches are kept day and
night at fa and in port , an officer of the
line Is constantly on duty on the deck , and
an officer of the- engineer corps Is era duty
In the engine room. The cfBcer of marines
In command of the guard sees to it that
there is an orderly stationed at the door of
the captain's cabta , at the scuttlebut to
prevent a waste of water , and usually on
the forecastle and at the gangway while
In port
A raau-of-war's crow , or , aa it Istermed
In the service , the ship's company , " Is di
vided into two watcher , the starboard ana
port , and sometimes , again divided into the
first andsccond parts of each. These full ,
or half watches , are on duty four hours at a
time , from eight bells to eight bells , the
bell being sounded on the half-hours ; com
mencing at 12:30 : o'clock ( eight bells ) . From
4 o'clock In the afternoon till C , and from
C to 8 , the watches are of only two hours'
duration , and are called dog watches. This
U done to break the regular routine and pre
vent ono watch standing the greater part of
the night duty. In port from six to twelve
men nre kept on deck nt night. These are
called the anchor watch.
Everything having been put in running
order , cnal taken on board from lighter ? ,
alongside , or from the dock , und the ship
ready to go to PCS , sheeasts off from the
navy yard wharf and proieeds to the powder
magazine , which Is alwavs situated some
distance from the yard. There- she takcfl on
her ammunition , which is tlio last act In the
outfitting of a war vessel , A r hlp Is not
permitted by the navy regulations to come tea
a yard or station with her ammunition In
her magazines.
Stio la now fully equipped with her com
plement of officers and crew , and Is ready
to go at a moment'p notice wherever she umay
lie ordered by the authorities in Washington.
Cfilcogo neconl.
I never cared the lea t for Lou ,
Of'course ; and yet I lls'ened to
Her girlish chatter
With plensuro that suggested quite
A chnrmlntr qurst for one who might
Take up the matter.
I wll' . admit I saw the child
And kissed her hand whereat he emlled
Well , almost dally ;
II tit Lou wna passing swrat nnd young.
And then , you know , she laughed nnd tiling ,
Ah me , so gayly !
I kls' < -d her hand , nnd more , perhaps ;
Hut lust to pique the younger chnps <
Who -were to plenty.
Well I nm one-and-forty now.
While Lou < lar me , I must nllowi
She'a won , and t ) enty !
That gawky ton of Banker Tllch
Has trained the. dlmplfd prize for -nhlch
Th town was sighing.
And I I have the cards h sent.
A woman's modcx of punishment
Are very trying.
II IV
Our mo.it 'I'j-'flYft ' utock of pianos , com-
Mfllng tlio ! < )4 ) < ljly : liiMtnmipntM , such us
tlii' new scnlr-lvtiiibitll , the Ktnilii ? , the
Kr.uilch & uAcli.'llu'tlnllL-t iV : DnVls. the
Whitney nmiill&zc. Those ei-lclimti'il
and ii'lliihlc 'lUrtiYoa. ' most of which \\v
1m vo tfold for Mi years , can now be hail
on oxtriMiU'ly1o.iv iKiyiiiL'iits , for ? U.i
ensh nnil ? nV'j'ijl' ' ' month , at in-lcos that
aio iistoiii lilii 'Ly low. Then njraln you
can procure n line nu'illuin grade piano
with a nialliin.vnit , iit of $13 cash and
fil per month. , , Uoml.s that you know are.
I'lirhr. for thlfi house hat * a reputation nt
slake. We haVe the iinallty , and with
this BOOS the pifee.ami * rtur HKIII-C.M have
not been touched by the competitors.
A. HOSPE ,
Music end Art. 1513 Douglas
This Raster morning we'ro solng to
( Unite you a few prlces-startllu ly low
prices on a few of the many little and
blfT things that the season demands. In
lawn mowers probably no one lioii e.
shows as many SWH | and Htyles.Ve
commence at va.T'i lor a (5OOI ( ) lawn
mower from Unit up. Oardc-n rakes at
It'c same on lihes'-lmt hose-that's till-
fereiit yet at lOc we furnish a hose that
we will Hiiarantce we have .some
cheaper some hi flier but every one U
Bontl value. A [ nil line of poultry wire-
all sixes of mcj.li-In all wldtln-at the
right kind of a price. A complete line
of builders' hardware.
A. C. RAYMER ,
WH DKLIVKU YOUU PUUCIIASE.
1514 Farnam St ,
Easter pleasures for childhood and
parents Is the multi-color hues In which
your Master eggs are dyed hut even
then the children can't be happy If not
In perfect health at this season of. the
year many Impurities are In the blood
we have proper medicines that we can
recommend for properly cleansing the
system , icscrlptlons entrusted to our
care are sure to be properly compounded
none but competent registered phar
macists rmployed by us none but pure
drugs used.
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Um Farnnm Street.
Opposite Paxton Hotel.
PLAN FOR INDIAN CONGRESS
Captain Mercer Very Enthusiastic Over the
Frpspects ,
TO BE A GREAT GATHERING OF RED MEN
W . . ! ' ,
Ilciirc-xcutnllvcM from tAllitoC _ Ilic
TrllifH In ihv UiiltiMl States
, Arc to He I'rcKcnt and
Take I'art.
Captain W. A. Mercer , the United Statca
army officer who will bo In charge of the
lodlans who will participate In the proposed
Indian congress to be held In Omaha In con
nection with the exposition , has returned to
ha ! post at the 'Wlnnebago ' Indian agency , of
which he has charge , and will remain there
until t'lie ' passage of the Indian appropria-
tloa bill , which carries an amendment pro
viding aa appropriation of $45,000 for the
Indian congress. The Indian bill has been
sidetracked In order to allow more Important
matters to engage the attention of congress ,
but lia passage with the Indian congress ap
propriation ameadmeot Is practically assured
and the Indian bureau Is proceeding with
the preliminary arrangements for the con
gress on that theory. Captain Mercer has
been directed to take full charge of the In
diana encamped at the exposition and ns
soon as the appropriation Is made be will
devote fols entire time to this work , but ho
will retain his position as agent at the
Wlnnebago reservation.
The principal business which engaged Captain - ,
tain Mercer's attention while In Omaha was
the selection of a suitable alto for the en
campment of the Indians who will form the
permanent nucleus for the Indian congress.
In company with Manager Ilosewater of the
Department of Publicity and Promotion , who
has been mainly Instrumental In bringing
the Indian congress Idea to the front , Cap
tain Mercer visited the exposition grounds.
The north tract was the objective point on
this trip. 'Manager ' Hosowatcr suggesting
that the large area of vacant land In the ex
treme northern part of the grounds would
form a suitable place for the encampment
Inside the exposition fonce. There Is a tract
of about twenty acres lying between the
tracks of the Delt Ltae railway through the
grounds and tno exposition fence along Ames
avenue. In the opinion of Captain Mercer
this tract is well suited for the purpose sug
gested and It will be so used. It will be
provided with sanitary appliances , water ,
etc. , In the same manner as a military "camp.
MERCER GROWS ENTHUSIASTIC.
In addition to selectlnR a camp ground.
Captain Mercer consulted with Manager Hose-
water regarding the arrangements to bs
made for the transportation ot the Indians to
nnd from the cxiwsltlon and various other
detal's In connection with the matter.
He fore leaving the city for the agency Cap
tain Mercer talked most enthusiastically re
garding the congress which Is to mark an
epoch In the history of the North American
Indian. - r
"This Indian congress Is to bo one of the
meat important aflalrs In the line of eth
nological study evpr attempted In the world , "
said the captain.Jilt will to the first at
tempt ever made to gather together In ono
place the repreactptotlvcs of all the tribes of
a once powerful.LnatJon and will prove a most
Important matter/ not only to the white people
ple In all partfaMhls ) country and of Eu
rope , but to the. Indiana themcelves. I am
fully satisfied , jrqmj my knowledge of the
Indian nature , that.every Indian In the coun
try who can walkxif ride to thU exposition
will bo hero fopjthp , purpose of seeing the
Isst great councjl ot his people. This means
that there will , H thousands of Indians here
In addition ta ttuv eongress , and they will
afford a show in themselves. I called Mr.
Rosewater's attention to this feature of the
matter , and we have selected a tract of land
which will be secured for these Indiana I
am prepared to say that Omaha will bo the
center this summer of the greatest gathering
ot Indians that was ever seen in a civilized
district.
"There will be no trouble , " continued Cap
tain Mercer In reply to a suggestion that
such a gathering might result In friction be
tween the various tribes. "Every Ind'an whs
comes hcfe will do to ae a sacred pilgrimage ,
and care will be taken by the agents to we
that those who are inclined to be troublesome
are kept ut .home on the reservation.
"In the camp InnlJo the exposition grounds
there will bo a .family of every tribe now lu
existence. There are about forty or fifty of
these tribes , and the permanent encampment
will consist of about 1,000 .Indians. Instruc
tions have been sent to the agent on each
reservation la the United States instructing
him to prepare a certain number of repre
sentative , full-blood members of each trlbo
on lila reservation. These Indians will con
stitute the permanent encampment , but wo
expect to bring 'to Om&ha at different times
large bands of the different tribes.
HAUITS OF THEIR FOREFATHERS.
"For Instance , wo will ibrl.ig In a number
of the Klowas , ono of the southwest tribes.
They will give a series of dance * , consisting
of their numerous religious ceremonies. This
will occupy some time , as there are a number
o ! different < Jnnccs and they give but one each
day. When they have fin toned they will bo
sent homo and another tribe brought here.
This feature of the work will be In the direct
charge of Jamen Mooney , an ofllcer of the
ethnological 'bureau ' who has given a great
deal of time to the Investigation of such mat
ters and who Is a member In lull standing
of the Klowa trite. We will have , the Moqul
Indians with their far-famed snake dance ,
and many of the other ceremonials which
could not be produced except under the direct
auspices and control of the government.
"All of the Indians will wear the aboriginal
garments of their forefathers aud will live
In the tepees characteristic of their tribe.
Everything possible will be done to reproduce
the various tribes as they were when the
first white men set foot on this continent.
The aboriginal Implements of warfare and
domestic use will bo reproduced us far as
possible and curios and relics of every de
scription -which have been In the possession
of the Indleus for generations will be In
evidence. The Indians are great people to
preserve relics of all kinds which have a re
lation to the days when their forefathers
roamed undisturbed over this great country ,
and they rarely sell these things. They will
allow the white man to look at them > and
will sell about everything else they own , 'but '
these things are regarded as sacred and not
to lie parted , with. It will be seen , there
fore , that th'o exhibit of curlew of all kinds
li connection with this congress will be
such a collection aa no whlto man ever saw
before.
"This congress is attracting the most wide
spread attention. My. namn has born men
tioned In connection with .this matter but a
very few tlmea , yet I have Deceived letters
frcm all parts of the country In great num
bers , and I have even received letters from
officials cc/Jncctcd with the Paris exposition
of 1900. These latter have asked mo If It
would bo possible to produce such a congress
of American Indians in connection with their
exposition. They seem to be very much In
earnest about the matter and evidently think
such a gathering would be a very strong
card. If this Is the case , It stands to reason
that wo may expect a arge number of people
to come to the Transmlraisslppi Exposition
from .Europe in order to see this great
gathering of American Indians. "
The exhibitions of tribal ceremonies and
dances spoken of by Captain Mercer has
formed the subject of numerous discussions
on the part of the executive committee of
the exposition. Such exhibitions call for the
construction of a large ampltheater and the
erection of encli a building has been con
sidered at length by the committee. The
subject has been thoroughly discussed , but
no definite action has yet been taken.
OUT OK TUB OIUM.VAKV.
In Europe 70,000,000 people wear wooden
shoes.
Celluloid collars , matches and same pow
der caused an explosion Und fire In a trav
eler's trunk at a railway station In Annls-
ton , Tenn ,
It has been'figured nut that ono man ot
Berlin , Dot. , Mr. II. IMnke , lus 272 relatives
In the town.
For the last three years both companies
at Port Huron , Mich. , have sold fuel g.is ut
45 cents and Illuminating K B for 90 cents.
Germany 'boasts a 1,000-ycar-old rose tree.
The Cymric , the largest freight steamer
afloat , can wiry about 20,000 tons of dead
weight that Is , about what C25 freight cars
can carry.
Tasmania has cno of the most wonderful
tin mines in the world , oilled the Mount
nischoft mine. The tin ore produced from
this mine up to date is 31,800 tons. The
whole of the machinery Is driven by water.
Themlstoclcs' grave has been discovered
bv a Greek named Dragatsls on Capo Kri-
karl. Its authenticity , however. Is not be
yond doubt , though the place where it was
found fits In with the description of Plu
tarch and Dlodorus Slculus.
A rope seven miles long and four and
one-half Inches In circumference , weighing
nearly sixty tons , has Just been made for
use in a district subway In Glasgow , Scot-
Und. It Is said to bo the biggest rope % over
made for haulingpurposes. .
Judge Martin of Chicago was recently
given an old Scotch coin by a tramp whom
ho befriended. Ho now finds that there li
cralv one other such coin In existence that
In the Ilrltlsh mureum and ho has been
offered J250 for his by a collector.
There was a man In Galveston , Tex. , a few
daja ago who was carrying property to the.
You've uo need Betting scared nt Hie
little thtiiKS-extrnctliiK teeth by our no-
gas-no-paln method Is Just ns oitsy tor
yon ns the mine of the brush yourself.
We have no Hpeclal Knsler prices to
* Jk
offer yet wo do extract nt M ) cents ft
tooth-anil furnish the best llllliiK work
In Onmlin. For years we've umde a
special study of tilling nnd reached the
point IOIIK OKO wlun-o wo could fjunr-
initue nil the worlc we do. Our 'small
jold linings lire ? U.OO-silver nnd Kold
nlloy Illllncs $1.00 brokcn teeth built up
to tlielr natural shape by beautiful con
tour Kolil llllliiK. l.sidy attendant.
BAILEY ,
in Trnr * 3d Floor 1'nxton Oik.
Ulllt nutl Faruam.
Oood mornliiK do you wear Dio.xol
shot's ? It" you don't yon have tulssuil
lialf tin ? pleasures or tlds Kind
morning for $ 'A you ml ht Imvc
slioo-dressod right up to da to wo show
the pi'i'ttlost tan slum over made for that
nionoy and It's tlu > biggest valiiu uvcr
given they're In turns , welts and heavy
iluxlblo olcs In plain brown I'loth and
the now fancy vesting lops also kid top *
the new and popular toes all widths
K-all . ' S-these will
AA to - sly.es-12'Xj to -
look just as well the day after Master as
today so It Isn't yet too late for yon to
be well shoe-dressed the equal of these
Indies was never sold here or anywhere
else for ? I1.00.
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store a call and Inspect the many , many
new and attractive pieces In draperies
that wo are showing this week.
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hai stampa to sell to stamp collectors. Id Is
ttlp took In the cities of the northwest , and
tlio turning point was San KrancUco , where
lie sold about $10,000 worth , $1,500 worth go
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lolned goods , Then , having got their victim ,
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