Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, October 11, 1898, Page 5, Image 5
TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE : TVESDAT , OCTOBER 11 , 1S08. BRINGING UP THE CHILDREN Congrefs of Mothers Discusses Advantages of Association for Study , REARING THE LITTLE ONES A SCIENCE Frnctlcnl Illnittriitlcm IlrotiRlit Out by the Treatment of Iinnnlim- tlre Chllil Mcvcrnl Ititercst- Ins A < ldren c , , Yesterday was a busy and eventful day in the annals of the Omaha Mothers' con gress. Three sessions of the congress were held and many Important questions were discussed , Mrs. Blrney opened the exercises by re questing the members to rise and repeat the Lord's prayer. Then she Introduced Mrs. Weeks , the auditor ot the National Mothers' congress. Mrs. Weeks said that uho supposed she was chosen to speak on the practical organization of mothers' unions because she had experienced such difficulty In forming the society In Kansas City , There need bo no hesitation on the part ol kindergarten teachers about helping the mothers organize , for their assistance li very necessary and helpful , * Sad to say , In some cases women havt taken advantage ot the fascinations of thcli Hex to advance their < > nds. but as It wai for the welfare ot rising generation it ma ] bo forgiven. The one great objection to these unions I : that they nro for a largo part theoretical But no end was ever attained without man ; theories and Ideals and it IB the discussion ! of these theories that advances the science o child nurture. The objection that the Mothers' clubs take too much time Is Idiotic , for mothers spcm only a short hour at the meetings for Intellectual loctual development , but for material benefl nd instruction. 'In ' answer to a question about keeping u ; the membership. Mrs. Weeks said that n attempt was made to have the same mother attend every week. That few mothers coul do this regularly. So the subjects and meet ing places arc announced lu the papers , an mothers can choose their topics. A fee of 50 cents Is charged for the kinder gartcn's support , but If the mother canno pay the CO cents , she Is not turned awnj The kindergartener Is employed to care fo the children during the hour of meeting Doctors , dentists , ministers nnd experience women talk upon subjects that will be o use and Instruction. r Kecfm Clenr of Sectarianism. In organizing the clubs Mrs. Weeks urge that they bo not organized under the aus plocs ot any church or sect , nor to have th meetings in any church , but that they b strictly nonpartlsan nnd , held in schoi houses as far as possible. .As few offlcei as possible are elected and formal constltti tlons or by-laws are cast to the winds. There should be one woman who can dc vote her time to the union to look out fc the machinery of the club. Mrs. Weeks has found that the best wa to got diffident mothers to talk is to as thorn to give resumes of certain magazlr articles relative to children. Then oth ( rcothcrs are asked to read the same article and thus bo able to discuss the questions ii telllgcntly. In largo cities where there are many clut it helps the mothers to have occasion ! united meetings. Mrs. Blrnoy suggested that women wl : are in charge of certain wards meet as general committee and that the fathers' al i DO welcomed. Mrs. Weeks said that the chief good i the curfew law was to show unscrupuloi mothers and fathWs "Vi ba their quty to the children is. Mrs. McMullcn of Evanston made o ardenti pica for the co-operation of the motl ers. Then she went on to speak of tl new Interest the teachers had been led to tnl in their children and the benefit it showi both to the children and teachers. Evidence was offered that showed th where mothers' clubs existed In the low and bottom districts the deal'h rate had d creased since their existence. All sorts of questions Interesting to motl rs were asked and answered. Topics we suggested for papers for mothers' meetln ; nnd the welfare of the clubs was consider from all sides. Model Mother * ' CInti. Mrs. Blrney told about two modcr clubs Chevy Chase , near Washington , which ke ecrapbooks for Interesting articles upon chl work , both scientific' and amateur. Tl clubs are formed of busy young mothers , \vl bring their work and spend a most prolltat hour chatting and studying tbo method child nurture. An animated discussion was preclpttat by Mrs. Weeks telling the story of a chl who told his mother he bad killed a rob when ho had not even seen one , and askii ( he mothers what they would have done wl tbo child. Obviousty , the child should ha been educated as a reporter , but the mothe talked long and earnestly about it , cltii similar cases and their cures. And the re ot the morning was spent in discussing t proper treatment for the Imaginative cull Some mothers believed In punishing t child % at every evidence ot this Imaglnatlc others in explaining to the children wh they were doing and still others in Ignorli It. This led to the question ot managli the child with tbe unruly temper. Mrs. Bl noy advocated the method ot using dlscrc diversion and then teaching them selt-co trol. trol.So So the morning wore along , each moth telling her child's faults and her method eradicating them. Then Mrs. Blrney used the mornlnj meeting as an Illustration of the great be eflt these meetings wcro to all mothers a urged that weekly meetings bo held here Omaha , and over all the world for the co slderatlon ot these all-Important questloi A poll of the states represented show that mothers were present from tbe stal of Nebraska , Colorado , Iowa , Missouri , U nols , Now York , New Jersey , Call torn North Carolina , Washington , O. C. M : Colton , the recording secretary , read lottc which Mrs. Btrney has received from Tok Japan ; Burmah , India , and Rio Janeii Brazil , asking for reports of the congrc and telling ot the homo lite and work the native mothers. Ir. Moteii'n I'nper. The afternoon session of the congress devoted to the reading of two papers , one Dr. Moten , principal ot the Colored Norn school at Washington , and the other Tilrs. Caasldy ot Baltimore. The large a dlcmce In the church was gratifying proof the Intense interest taken In the congress ( he mothers and women of Omaha. Tl this interest is shared by all alike was e Oenced by the presence of several coloi women. Dr. Moten , after speaking of the ever- ! creasing Interest which colored mothers w < taking in the education ot their chlldn went back to the age ot primitive man. said : From tbo tools of the first men wo i able to tell what they did and thoug The tendencies Inherited from hundreds years ago have not altered much. I progress la no longer reckoned in term * FOR Horsfard's Acid Phosphate Pleasant to the Taste. TAKE nORSFORDS-OHLY IN BOTTLES. expansion , wealth. Inventions ot new mn- chlnery or ot discoveries of new resjurc o of tbe earth , but Is happily coming to mem more than these the disappearance of the artificial state which makes life hideous nnd hopeless to the many ntvl the c'eat on of u public sentiment which recognizes the Fatherhood ot God nnd tbe Brotherhood of Man ; which holds the worker In honor and only the willfully Idle as the disgraced. None nro moro o.irnert and persistent In their efforts to reach th'.s high degree of progress than the women of our glorlouu , Tree America. That the kindergarten work should be succpetful demands n normal training de partment. Such a school WPS cstublUbcl by Mrs. Pollock nnd her daughter of Wash ington. This department was a great ne cessity on account of the dearth o' colored young women properly fitted for the work. From the moment we commenced our work we began to plead with our municipal au thorities for Its Introduction ns n part of our public school syslcm. After tno ap peals wo have nt last secured on appropria tion from congrats nnd fifteen such schools ( white and colored ) are now In active op eration. The success of the work accomplished yy the Washington league , spread abroad by the colored press , has aroused a genuine Interest in the hearts ot our women nnd teachers throughout the south. Thus I he kindergarten offers a solution of the ninpt vexing question the American people have had and still have to deal with tha full and free ralvatlon ot the Afro-American , If followed to Its full aim It will determine the God-given capacity of the. race , bul mo'ro than all. It will determine man's re lation to mnn nnd supply to our home tm wise and spiritual mother , which by reasoi of our Inheritance nnd environment no on ( can reasonably expect us to have. Mother nml the Teacher. Dr. Motcn's address was cnthuslastlcall } received. When the audience had quletcc down Mrs. Blrney Introduced Mrs. Cassldj of Baltimore , who spoke on the relation th < mother should bear to the teacher. She said The mother and teacher are simply llvlni on opposite sides of n hedge nnd it is neccs sary for some one to push aside the branchei and reveal them to each other , and they wll clasp hands nnd llvo happy ever after. Eacl has taken her material from nature and ha rendered accoiint to It. but not to the other The magnitude ot the work of each has sunl the worker. The dlflcrcntlatlon between the mother am the teacher began way back In the glrlhooi days , when she \vns compelled or pcrmlttci to stop all Intellectual training nt 10 , o possibly 17 , because she didn't have to teach but was going to marry and become th mother of children. The teacher , on th other hand , pursued her way .through . fou or five years more of mental unfoldme t o broadening culture ! full , free expansive lit and In the exercise of her profession ha continued to develop by reflex Influence fron the world ot letters uud of life In which sh lives. Each , then , so differently trained hn magnified the means of her own training an minimized that of the other. The mother has not asked or expected o admitted the material aid of the teacher i : > dictating the training or flnal destiny of he ) children. So. many a conscientious , earnea I teacher , who has interpreted he 5 profession to mean man-making o woman-making , who has sluved fo her brain children , has lived for their has all but died for them In the cause c their perfect eaulpment for successful llv ing when the supreme moment came , who the crucial decision was to bo made as t the final destiny of the boy or girl ha found herself excluded from the famll council , her suggestions r.esentcd or Ignorci her pleadings ot no avail. She has to stan helpless while the mother has asserted he right to guide her children , to ruin he children If she pleases , and ns she please ; Thus It conies to pass that the teacher 1 school has been busy teaching laws whlc the mother nt homo has been busy vlolatlni If we are to have co-operation between tl mother and the teacher the mother mil ! accompany her child not only to but throug the school room door. She must undcrstnn the alms of the teacher , the principles < mental and moral unfoldment. She mui know the reasons for pursuing certal methods , for certain purposes , for certal prohibition's1. Such knowledge comes nflt t Instinct , but by Intelligent and educated It sight. And so there can bo no co-operatlo between teacher nnd mother until the ger oral conflict with Ignorance Is nbandone and the encounter becomes hand to hani until the teacher becomes as Individualist In her methods ns the mother is indlvldua Istlc In her Interests. There will bo no c < operation between mother and teacher tl there Is unity of aim. till the teacher ccasi to scorn the utilitarian phase ot cultui and the mother ceases to demand It alone i the end ot culture. Then Mrs. Blrnoy announced that thei would bo a twenty-minute open conferem for any questions that the papers mlgl have raised lu tho. minds of any ot fl listeners. Several women spoke ot their ej perlences with Incompetent teachers ar discussed the best ways of getting goc teachers for poor districts. Concentrate * ) on Mother * . The evening meeting , from point of nun bcrs , was the most satisfactory one of al The church was crowded and there were mar men In the audience. Mrs. Cotton of Norl Carolina spoke on "The National Trnlnlr School for Women. " She said : * The crown of womanhood Is motherho < and the glory and pride and hope of a m tlon all concentrate In Its mothers. Woman pre-eminence nnd value as an Indlvldu must bo estimated from a personal stam point and must result In a variety of coi elusions. It is especially true of Americans th they demand the best of everything , ni shall they not themselves become the hlgl est types of men and women ? How mi American men nnd women be prepared t the high destinies ot the future ? The nece sary effort on this line should be the cult vatton by women of a scientific motherhoo Woman should know her wonderful self ni Jt realize the measure of her responsibility the future. Scientific motherhood means moro than casual thought can grasp. It is plain th education and culture will ncompllsh mui of this. But wo wait In vain for the rea Izatlon ot this claim. We hopefully turn woman as the key to nil social problen Woman must first bo enabled to conqu the agencies ot the material present , so to have time to study the higher jnysterl of womanhood and to contemplate herself tbe responsible medium of the transmlssli of good and ot evil. Yet scientific mothe hood will gain no marked Impetus while r strtctcd to n fortunate fcyf. It rmlst ' 1- made a national possibility lu order to b 1a. como a national benefit. Jt can bo do : a. through the establishing by. the governme a.ra of a national training ucfcool for wome ra where the women of the j nation shall o , trained in the science of domesticity ai o , peace. 33 AVIint AVomiui ShuuM I.cnrii. 3f In tljls school woman should be taught t ! highest domestic science In all its dive sltles. She should be taught applied cliei istry because the nutrition ot the nation her charge. She should be taught sanltatlc disinfection and the prevention and care , all diseases , because it is to her arms i v , the nation returns In sickness and deal " She should bo taucht the care of Infar ot and their foods , the application of sclen to all departments ot household labor a at the mysteries and possibilities ot tiered ! atd Woman has not been exempt from t ? d duties exacted of other citizens , yet EDO h been overlooked in the distribution of ed catlonal benefits. The necessity for pror. training in order to secure the best resu Is recognized in every line of endeavor , a tbe making ot homes and the training children aie not exceptions. The elevatl ot domestic science to Its proper place aino ro the other sciences will do much to dlsj it.of poverty , drudgery and disease. Would It ibo of bo well to regard woman as the real guai ut Ian of the public health and teach her whi ot ever is necessary to the proper and safe pi formauco ot these duties ? A governme which rtcognlzes the majesty of a free pi pie should seriously consider all the men which tend to benefit tholr people In bo < mind or morals. Hence this national tra ! Ing school , which shall lead our women c ward toward a scientific motherhood , 1 cornea the duty of the government. What grander offering can wo add ( a I grandeurs ot the twentieth century than effort to improve our race ? Every tl ' woman will feel her heart beat with joy ho thought of assisting In perfection her nco nnd lu conferring the permanent blcss- ng on the earth which n national training Bthool for women is cure to bring. Mrs. Weeks of Kansas City then gave ft morq detailed account of the practical work- , ngs nnd organization of mothers' clubs than in the morning. AfCcr the general discussion , In. which several gentlemen participated , Mrs. Dtrncy thanked the people of Omaha for their Interest In the mothers' congress and wished them success In their local union. In appreciation" the honor con ferred upon them by the officers of tbo Na tional Mofhcrs' congress the audience arose and wished them godspeed. Pcilcrntloii McctM Toilnr * The Nebraska Federation of Women's Clubs will meet nt the First Congregational church nt 0 o'clock this morning. The pro gram for the day Is as follows : 0 a. m. Prayer , Hoy. Mary 0. Andrews , Omaha , Neb. ; address of welcome , Mrs. A. N. Ferguson , vice president Omaha Woman's club ; response , Mrs. Sarah Urlndlcy. presi dent Columbus Woman's club ; music , ( a ) "Mlgnon , " Hnrdelot ; ( b ) "Tho Little Dust man , " Brahms , Mrs. J. H. Andrews ; report of committee on credentials and roll call of delegates ; reports of officers ; two minute repot ts ot clubs. 2:30 : p. m. Recommended work ; "Town nnd Village Improvement , " Mrs. Nellie Richardson. Lincoln. Neb. ; "Art , " Mrs. Ida L. Snyder , I'lattsmouth , Neb. ; "Uest Rooms , " Mrs. Helen Harrison , York , Neb. ; music , "Angclus , " Chamluadc , Mrs. I ) . A. Campbell and Miss Maude Oakley ; short ad dresses ; "University Extension , " Mrs. H. II. Wilson , Lincoln , Neb. ; "District Federa tion , " Mrs. Apperson , Tecumseh , Neb. ; un finished business : music , "An Hcndl Me , " 1CS6 , Hassc , Mrs. D. A. Campoell ; rcportu oi committees ; election of officers ; new busi ness. 8 p. m. Music , ( a ) "In Woodland Path" ( In MSB ) . Roy L. Smith ; ( b ) "Mine Own Little - tlo Sweetheart" ( In MSB ) , Mr. Dan II. Wheeler , jr. ; address , Mrs. Rebecca D. Lowe , Atlanta , Ga. , president General Federation Vomtii's Clubs ; Introduction ot officers ol 10 General Federation of Women's Club ? ; lusle , nrla , "My Heart nt Thy Sweet Voice , " rom Samson and Delilah. Saint Sacns , Miss llllan Deland Terry ; annual address , Mrs ) ello Stoulenborough , Plattsmouth , Nub. resident Nebraska Federation Women' * tubs. LIVE STOCK SANITARY BOARD licit Infcrcntci ! in FlKlittnR Con- tiiKioiin DlNeiiHCH ( o liolil n Coii- xcutloii nt South Oiiinhii , The second annual meeting of the Inter- tate Live Stock Sanitary Boards will be icld at Exchange hall at.the , Union Stock Yards , South Omaha , today. C. P. Johnson , ho president of the organization , of Spring- leld , 111. , arrived yesterday and spent the fternoon In making arrangements for the convention. The purpose of the meeting is o discuss the best methods ot preventing -anil fighting contagious diseases In stock n speaking about the work of the sanltarj board yesterday afternoon President John son said that experiments/ been made al Fort Worth , Tex. , and at Rockford , III. since the last meeting of the board In an at- empt to discover some remedy to cure 01 prevent .tbe Texas fever In cattle. Thh 'ever Is supposed to be caused by n tlcl which bores through the hldo of an anlma and atempts have been made to cure tnl : jy dipping. Experiments were carried or at the Fort Worth stock yards last wlntei and spring and quite a number of anlmali wore dipped. The solution used was com posed principally ot oils with an acid ant the experiments wcro quite successful. I 1 was found at the Fort Worth stock yardi that the dipping appeared to Injure the eye of the cattle nnd It was deemed expedient ti change the solution on this account. Fur thcr experiments were continued at Rock Tord , 111. , and according to all reports wcr successful In a great measure. These ex pcrtments are of great Interest to cattlcmci ill over the west and complete resports o .he work done will be rendered to the dele gates assembled In convention today. The meeting will bo opened by the presl dent and after the reading ot the minute of the last session papers on different topic will bo read and discussed. First on th program will como a paper by Dr. Charle Cresswell , state veterinarian of Coloradc who will speak on "Practical Suggestion as to the Practical Suppression of Tubercu s losls. " The discussion of this paper will b led by Dr. C. P. Lovejoy , state veterinarla of Illinois. Glanders and Its Suppression , Includtn Experience with the Malleln Test , " will b the topic of a paper offered by Dr. J. S ! 'Wright , assistant etate veterinarian c Illinois. A general discussion will folio- the reading of this paper. John Brydcn , chairman of the Kansa Live Stock Sanitary commission , will spea on "Tho Best Treatment for Cattle Affilcte with Southern Fever. " The reading of thl paper will also bo followed by a dlscussio In which all members are expected to paij tlclpate. "Tho Best Treatment for the Proventlo of Blackleg" is the subject of a paper to b submitted by Dr. Paul Fisher , state vet erlnarlan of Kansas. It Is expected that considerable time wl be taken up In the discussion of the dlffei ent papers , ns they will all treat on subject In which stockmen are deeply Interested. On Wednesday the National Llvo Stoc Exchange will hold its annual convention c the stock yards. Fully 100 delegates are cj pccted and the local exchange 'will entei tain the visitors In a suitable manner. O Friday afternoon the South Omaha Llv Stock Exchange will give an Informal dlnne to" the delegates of the National Live Stoc o Exchange at the dining room In the ne' Exchange building. OF INTERESTJTO STOCKMEI Executive Committee of the Natloni Live Stock AxMOclatloii to Meet Here oil AVednendny. , s The oxecutlvo committee of the Nation Llvo Stock association will meet at tl exchange building , South Omaha , tome : row morning at 10 o'clock. Among othi matters which -will bo brought before tl committee for conslderationwlll _ be the pn Rram for the national convention , whlc meets In Denver during the last week i January. The committee has been asked by tl stockmen of the west to take up the propi sltlon to secure feed-ln-translt rates we of the Missouri river , and It Is probab that the board will take measures to li duce the western states to pass a unlfor bounty law In regard to the killing i coyotes and wolves. It baa been cstlmatt 5 ; that In Colorado alone $750.000 worth i sheep and calves are killed annually I , _ these animals , and In Utah $800,000 wor t of sheep alone are destroyed during tl same period. A number of the westei states have placed a bounty on the beai of coyotes and wolves. Dut In others the Is no such provision. The result Is th they are killed In one state and cold In at other. The stockmen believe that by tl passing of a uniform bounty law a gre deal ot the present loss of stock will 1 obviated and they Intend to bend all the cflorts toward such an end. Those of the committee who are alreai In the city are : John W. Springer , preside ] of the association , who owns a large rant at Esteltne , Tex. ; Peter Jensen of Jansc Neb. ; f. M. Stewart of South Dakota , R. Judeon of Portland , Ore. ; T. W. Melvil ot Topeka. IJiiGktcim Arulcu Salve , THfi BEST SAL.VB In the world for Cut Drulseg , Sores , Ulcers. Salt Ilheum , Kev Sores , Tetter , Chapped Hands , Chilblain Corns and all Skin Eruptions , and posltUe cures Piles , or no pay required. It is gua anteed to give perfect satisfaction or moil- r fi > rdcd. Price 5 cents per box. For sa ot by Kubn & Co. BUSINESS IS SIMPLY GOOD How the Bankers Account for the Marked Increase in Clearings. PROSPERITY HAS RETURNED TO OMAHA AilinlnUtrnllnii mui riooil Moro Thnii the IlxpOHltlnu the llimlnofin la the Gate City. Yesterday , on the scale where Omaha's commercial growth Is recorded , the bank clearings touched the highest point they have reached slnco 1892. They amounted to 1,411,079.14. Back In the boom days , six or more years ago , clearings climbed to figures orderng on the million nnd a half mark o\cral times. On one occasion they even cached n point slightly higher than that t yesterday , but In all probabilities there nn never been a week In the city's com mercial history that sho.wcd such a rnatcrla icreasu In clearings as the week ending ) ctober 8 and the present half fortnlgh as started out ; even moro auspiciously thai ts predecessor. For the first eight business days of Go ober the total clearings amounted to $10- 89,591.64 ; for the corresponding period one car ago they wcro $8,267,973.73 , showing , gain of $2,021,617.91. These figures Indl ate the high water mark of commcrcla rospcrlty and with the tide steadily rising ho opinions of several prominent banker : egardlug the causes contributing to bring ng about the prosperous conditions will be ntcrestlng. When questioned about the Increase o hearings President J. H. Mlllard of the Omaha National bank said : "The gain In clearings Is , of course , duo to a larger olumo of business nnd this commercla' ' growth Is brought about mainly by gooc munlty's prosperity. " Replying to the ques- Ittlo to do with It , possibly more than wo rdlnarlly give It credit for , but good crops play the most Important part In the com munity's prosperity. " Replying to the question , how much f the present prosperity Is duo o Mr. McKinley's administration , Mr Mlllard said : "Oh , well , I am a rank re publican and anything I would say abou 'hat would bo partisan views , but frankly think a great deal Is duo to the McKlnle. administration. Still the one great cause Is he good condition of things throughout th itate. I suppose that there has never been BO much ready money In the state of Nebraska braska as there Is at present. i mean among the people. This Is duo to good crops principally. Now , right In this con nectlon there Is something I wish to saj with regard to the price of state warrants It has been asserted that good manage ment on the part of the state treasurer 1 responsible for bringing the state warrants up to par. We tried to buy n largo quan tity of Iowa warrants the other day , thlnk- ng they would sell at par , but they went at prices considerably above. This goes to show that there are need conditions In the state. This Is the cause of warrants sell- ng at par or above and not the good man agement of officials. " Ben B. Wood , vice president of the Mer chants' National bank , said : "Clearings have Increased because business has ! The exposition has Increased business some , but argo crops and harvests have done moro to make business pick up. McKlnley's admln- stratlon has had a little to do with It. I am a democrat , but a McKinley man , and we must give him credit for a little of the prevailing good times , " , C. T. Kountze , assistant cashier of the First National bank , salt ] ; "There aro/napy people here to attend ihe exposition njnd doubtless they help to swell the volume at Business some , but times are becoming bet- : cr ; we are picking up after the recent de gression , commerce Is expanding and It Is : he growth of trade , duo to good times throughout the state , that makes tbe In crease In clearings. " It you want a fine extra dry sparkling wine , drink Cook's Imperial , flavor unsur passed , bouquet Unrivaled. SECOND REGIMENT RETURNS Hoyn Ilnck from Tlielr Furlough nml , nently for the Urenn Pnrmlc Thin Afternoon. One thousand sunburned young men in blue shirts and feggtns took possession ot the barrack houses of Camp George D. Melklejohu yesterday afternoon. The verbal furloughs Issued thirty days ago expiredat midnight and at reveille this morning each man of the Second Nebraska must answer to his namo. All the afternoon the Ames avenue street car line was ladcned with re turning soldiers and the road to the camp was populous with groups of volunteers , the representatives of each town traveling for the most part in company. The arrivals were vnot all at , the post until rate , many coming on midnight trains , six hours before their appearance was necessary. As each man appeared at the door of his company quarters he me't with an ovation of an un conventional but hearty nature. Many ot them had parted with their comrades under circumstances that made their reappear ance on the Bceno extremely unlikely. Former fever patients came across the parade with bright eyes and a springing step who had been lifted Into the hospital train at Lytle , Ga. , in the utter weakness of typhoid , and their reception was corre spondingly cordial. A considerable number of men are still unable 'to report for duty and will be oarr&d on the roll's as sick In hospital. The rolls of the sergeant major show an incomplete record of the number of men at the post , as few of them reported until this morning in order to draw the full ration allowance due them. It was evident from the appearance of the company quarters and the road leading to the camp , however , that the full regimental number would be on hand today. This morning the regular routine of ramp life win be entered into from reveille to taps. Tbo men will be assigned to police and fatlguo duty in the regular manner and the usual discipline will bo taken up until tbo discharges are Issued. At130 ; o'clock this afternoon a dress parade will be given and the public will be given an opportunity U > observe what thirty days of Nebraska air and sunshine have done for the en feebled men who came back from the south. There is a great deal of enthusiasm In the camp regarding the formation of a fourth battalion for further service and no dlfllcutty whatever will be found In obtaining the ro- aulrcd number of men in case arrangements can be made with the War deportment. When the discharges are Issued It is ex pected also that a number will enlist In the regular army , though the Idea of a fourth battalion Is much moro popular. Lieutenant Moore of the Twenty-second Infantry hat a recruiting office stationed at headquarter ; and will make an effort to fill the depleted ranks of his regiment when the soldiers are once more private citizens. Sergeant Major Turcot of 1he Second will at once enlist In the regular army and will probably bo ap pointed a recruiting sergeant under Lieu tenant Moore. Though no orders have been issued frore headquarters it is expected that the regi mental surgeons will begin the physical ex amination of the men as eoon as their par ttclpatlon In Jubilee week la over , Followlnf this process the discharges will bo read ) for Issuance. These papers hive been \t \ preparation for several weeks and rcpresen a labor of considerable magnitude. The rec ord ol each man U kept from the time of hit r # ft # * * t 5 * ft I Have Hit i , ! the rr rrft Bull's-Eye of Public ft Favor f ft . . ftft The Best f < & ftft Exposition ftft Pictures Out ft ftf I Forty-eight ftft VieWS (5x7 ( Inches ) Very low rates enlarge large quantities & $ At the Business Office of The Omaha Bee. $ N. B-BY MAIL 3 CENTS EXTRA FOR POSTAGE. . ttr enlistment , specifying possible promotions , delinquencies , etc. These accounts must bo made out In five separate copies for submis sion to different authorities. The regiment Is looking forward with considerable pleasure to the part It wlir take In President's day. It will form Wednesday morning nnd march to the grounus. The details of the regiment's par ticipation are being arranged by Coloner Bills and the exposition management. RALLY IN THE EIGHTH WARD IlcpuliIlcniiN Turn Out In Force lo Ilenr Mercer nml Some Others Who Arc on the Ticket. The Eighth Ward Tlcpubllcan club turned out In good force last night In Sander's hall at Twenty-fourth and Cumins to listen to Congressman Dave Mercer , William I. Klor- stcad and other candidates on the republican ticket. As the speakers had been especially Invited to address the club the usual business the meeting given ness was cut short and over almost entirely to them. Mr. Klerstead began by urging th'o Impor tance of electing a United States senator and the duty of the republicans of this dis trict owed to themselves nnd to Omaha to send Mr. Mercer back to congress. The ap propriations Mr. Mercer had already secured for this city In the matter of exposition and other Important things furnished a good reason why he should bo returned. Mr. Mercer Is In harmony with Mr. McKlnley's administration nnd in his three terms had acquired an acquaintance with prominent men which made him a valuable representa tive to his constituents. Mr. Mercer's op ponent would not he able to get anything for this city because ho would be in oppo sition to the republican majority. Referring to sorao remarks made by Cahuncey Depew while hero he observed that If Nebraska would be redeemed from populism eastern capital would find here a field for Invest ment. His attention was called to some at tacks which had been made upon himself by a popocratlc newspaper , but he dismissed them off-handedly by saying that so far hs the poor farm debt charges were concerned , he , having been a claimant In the natural course ot business investment , bad been ex cused from voting on the county board's re port and also from signing the appropriation sheet. The paper mentioned had an animus In attacking him In that it wanted a demo cratic majority on the board. He read a letter ot endorsement signed by the heads of the county departments. Mr. Mercer spoke in a very happy vein. Ho rather feared , though , that there Is a little too much overconfldence on the part of the republicans in the present campaign. The prosperous condition of the country and the successful carrying on of the war and Its glorious outcome under Mr. McKinley In spired "Our Dave" with great enthusiasm. There are no curbstone orators now , he re marked , shouting for free silver ; the bank clearances for Omaha for last week had been $7,500,000 ; the bank deposits $5,000,000 moro than two years ago and the merchants are doing 50 per cent more business. Hundreds of thousands of republicans who had been allured after false gods In 1896 would vote to sustain Mr. McKinley this year and not say much about it. The son ot the late Henry George , had oven repudiated free silver and refused the free sil ver democratic nomination in New York. The democracy of only one state In the cast , Massachusetts , stood by it , and Massachu setts democracy Is Insignificant. He quoted from young George's letter ot declination to show that Henry George himself had simply tolerated the free silver theory. If Ne braska should go republican 50 per cent moro capital would bo invested here. Most of Mr. Mercer's speech was devoted to eulo gizing President McKinley , so soon to bo the city's guest , nnd a review of the achieve ments ot the war. The yellow Journals cntno In for a severe denouncement for their un called-for criticisms of the administration. He believed Mr. McKlnloy's name would go down In history alongside those pt Washing ton and Lincoln. This week the city would bo chock full of patriotism as the people looked'upon the face of this noble roan. Other speeches were made by Candidates Miles D. Houck , Frank Burman , Joseph Koutsky and Victor Walker. E. A. Blake ot South Omaha also said a word for re publicanism. Captain John S. Wood asked who would vote for Mr. Hitchcock after he had called the old sa'diers "government paupers. " Itcpuhllpiiii Ileiiiliiinrter . The republican county committee has secured - cured as headquarters the first floor of the Patterson block on Seventeenth and Far- nam streets. It has a largo floor space , suit able for meetings ot the committee , or foi a ward rally. Chairman Burbank ot the committee ha : gone to Missouri , where he will remain pos sibly until Thursday. Seventh Wnnt Cniicm. Tbo rooms of the Seventh Ward Repub < llcan club were cronded last evening b ] voters ot the ward who met to select dele gates to the convention that will nominal * a candidate next Saturday for mcmbershli on the school board. The proceedings ol thi caucus wcro characterized throughout by harmony and energetic action. The delegates selected wcro : ! M. J. Ken- nard , C. W. illaller. Daniel Coy , C. L. Chat- fee , August Stonedahl , John Russell , John Coatswortb , Edmund Onrtlett and John Steel. POLICE COMMISSION MEETS Severn ! CnNcn Come Un llefore the Ilenly for ltd direful Con- nldcrntloii. The Board of Fire nnd Police Commis sioners , was engaged last night with the case against Patrolman J. J. Donavan , wherein he Is alleged to have torn up and converted to his own use various sidewalk planks and guards of washouts Jn the neighborhood of his residence , Forty-sixth nnd Nicholas streets. W. R. Izard , a neighbor , and others testified that Donavan had such material In his yard and had been seen conveying It along the street on his way homo from I work. Donavan testified that the only \ Planking of such description on his prem ises was .that which had been given him by Foreman Sweeney of the city grading de partment , who also testified. Judgment was deferred one week. W. W. Cox offered a petition for $152 which was said to be rightfully his in the Judgment of the directors of the Police Benefit association. Cox's claim was en dorsed by the directors after carcfur Investi gation , but was not allowed by the former board. The matter will bo further Investi gated. The sum of $500 granted to the family of Patrolman M. Drummy , who recently died , made It necessary for the directors of the Police Benefit association to request that the amount of $1,000 recently put In the hands of the city treasurer for time deposit ha left In a more accessible form. Further sums of $7 for incidental ex penses of the patrolman's burial and of $3.55 for draping the city Jail were allowed. J. H. Savage was also granted $43 sick i benefit. j A number of firemen guilty of small de linquencies appeared befbro the board for discipline and with one exception pleaded ' guilty. Driver Norton nnd Assistant Driver I Cuslck had gotten their breakfast hours mlvd and both left the quarters for the morning meal simultaneously , leaving the truck at No. 3's house without a driver for j forty minutes. Norton , who was considered I mostly to blame , was fined five days of his furlough and offs for thirty days , while Cullck was fined simply five days of his furlough. Mathew E. Gilbert , hose 10 , failed to wake up on the tap ot the gong and was fined thirty days offs. W. H. GalMgan , same company , not only failed to woke up but was Intoxicated as well and was given a fine of bis offs for ninety days. James Slble , hook and ladder 2 , drove the wrong way on several occasions on emerging from the house at Twenty-fourth and Cumtng streets and will lose five days of his annual fur lough. The following leaves were granted : Cap tain M. J. Cuff. Lieutenant James Sullivan , Truckman Joseph Hoffman , Engineer James Henderson , Driver John Tayror , flvo days ; Patrolman A. H. Marshall , ten days. Camel Driver IN Thrifty. Manager Akoun of the Streets of All Nations placed a roll of bills amounting to $350 In a small drawer In his desk in his private office last Friday. A short time later some one stole the money. Akoun ouspected a certain camel driver , but did not have him arrested , but placed him under surveillance. Sunday night this As syrian , whose name is Abraham Shouee , and several others became Involved In a fight nnd all were arrested. At the central station , when ho "was1 searched , n roll of bills amounting to $500 was found concealed about his person. As the camel driver draws but $15 a month from the Streets ot All Nations company , Manger Akoun be lieves the roll ot money Includes his $350. Ho swore out a warrant charging Shouee with robbery yesterday afternoon. i Not Made Alone \ for Woolens nine- tenths of its value. You need a pure soap in your bath room and b e d t o o m. Your face is more impor tant than Wool. Wool Soap is a pure soap. _ U'ttheonljioip HV MAM * i VIISH MINK contalnlngnolnju. USED HAD rlout Ingredients. BLOOD A SPECIALTY Primary , Secondary or Tertiary BLOOD POISON permanently Cured in 15 to 35 Days. You ran b * treated at homo for snmo price under same guaranty. If you prefer to come here we will contract to pay railroad fare and hotel bllli , and no dunce if we fall to cure. IP HAVE taken mercury , Iodide potiish nnd still have acbes and rnlnj , Mucous Patches1 in mouth , Sore Throat , Pimples , Cop per Coloicd Spots , Ulcers on any part of the body. Hair or Kyebrows falling out , It ts this secondary V i We ti Cure We solicit the moit obstinate cat.es and challenge the world for a case wo cannot cure. This disease has always battled the skill of the most mlnent physicians. $500,000 capital behind our uncondi tional guaranty. Absolute proofs sent sealed on application. 100 , pngo book sent freo. Aililrcan COOK ItlCMEDY CO. , 14D1 Mn4onle Temple , Clilcairo , III. rir t U'ctlc. AccoBtl Week. EN | n "it.rtfltef. Cure In 15.torn. Never rctnrnt ! " " nllf rer In n plain rrtlci ' , < 'V V" ' ' ° ' "i1'-1 , Prwcrlptlon wild full dlrec- ' ! " " for a quick , private ruroforloit Manhood , jjlciiv Lofwa , Ncrtoua nrMlltvy Pmall Weak ! * _ _ . 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