POINTERS ON WEST POINT
TILE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1JJOO.
ntereiting Itemi Abou t Uncle
Fimous Military School.
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FACTS 70 PROVt ITS DEMOCRACY
-Selection of Cnilrlx hy Com pet 1 1 1 c
Kxninlnntloii mnl the Record
Thpy Himc .11 ii .Ir All In
structive Stuilj.
Tho West Tolnt military academy will
celebrate Its centennial anniversary next
fear. Im early history and Inter achieve
ments form a glorloua page In tho annals
of tho nation and recall tho names of lead
rs hose deeds shed luster on American
rms. A correspondent of the Chicago Rec
ord relates that tho academy was proposed
In tho continental congress an early as Octo
ber, 1776, and a committee was appointed to
prepare a plan, but never reported. Shortly
after Urlgadlcr Oeneral Huntington proposed
to congress that a school be established for
"tho Instruction of a competent number of
young gentlemen In what Is usually called
military discipline, tactics and tho theory
and practice of fortllcatlon and gunnery,"
but It wan not until 1801 that only In a
small way under tho direction of George
Barron, a private citizen, who obtained per
mission from tho government to occupy tho
buildings at West Point for educational pur
poses, but ho did not make a success of It,
and a fow years later his school was abol
ished because "the studcntH ran Into dis
order and tho teachers Into contempt."
In 1812 tho Institution was reorganized on
a scientific basis under tho direction of the
corps of engineers and by order of congress,
and, curiously enough, .Mr. Jefferson enter
tained doubts ns to tho constitutional power
of tho government to establish a military
academy or even educate tho young men of
tho country with tho expenditure of public
funds. It was not until 1817, when Major
nyivunus inayer ot the corps of engineers
became superintendent, that tho academy
was nrougnt up to a level of foreign schools
of war and began to attract popular atten
tion and favor.
lliilrH Objections,
One of the habitual objections that have
been raised to this school by tho narrow
minded Is that it is "a nursery of arlito
crats," and 1 havo heard demagogues In con
gress declaim about tho "dudes" that are
hero being pampered and paraded at tho ex
pense of tho taxpayers; but If thero was
ever a placo whero tho doctrine of oiuallty
was vigorously enforced It is among tho
cadets at this academy. If thero was ever
a placo whero vanity and conceit wcro ex
tinguished In tho heart of n boy and whero
manlluptu and truth and devotion aro taught
by precept and example, both among tbo
faculty and among tho cadets, It Is here.
The military academy Is no placo for dudoa,
nor for any boy who thinks himself better
than his companions, because tho slightest
evidence of consciousness of such superior
ity, tho slightest disclosure of self-appreciation,
Is almost certain to call for dis
cipline from his fellow cadets that will Im
press tho virtue ot humility upon his mind
forever.
Gencrnl King, in ono of his charming
stories, tells of a lad who camo to tho ncal
my from a northwestern town, where ha
had been the captain of tho high school
cadets, and whero, upon his departure, tho
citizens gavo him an ovation and dellvored
eulogies which wcro published In tho local
papers. 'With the best of Intentions marked
copies of that paper woro sent to West
Tolnt with tho mistaken idea of securing
a warmer welcomo and greater respect for
the young cadet, but it was n calamity, for
the other cadets clipped tho article from life
paper, pasted It carefully upon a board fo
that It could not bo dostroyed or Injured
and then, when tho hero of tho northwest
ern high school showed consciousness ot his
superiority they would compel him to read
tho account of his farewell ovation aloud,
backward and forward, until ho had com
mitted it to memory and several times they
compelled him to sing It to some familiar
tune until tho poor fellow realized what a
miserable worm ho was and had overy atom
of conceit taken out of him.
Competitive K&iiniliintluiiM. 1
Tho selection ot cadets by corapctitlvo ex
amination, us Is tho custom In many dis
tricts, gives boys of humble parentage an op
portunity to get Into tho army, aud the
cadets como from every class of society, to
meet hero on a common level, where wealth
and aristocratic connections aro apt to bo to
the disadvantage of a lad, particularly If he
Is Inclined to prrsumo upon them. Boys of
practical common sense and modest man
ners, who havo tho tact to avoid maklns
themselves conspicuous and assume no ulrs.
Invariably get along without trouble but
any cadet who attempts, consciously or un
consciously, to conform to the description
given of tho inmates of this ncademy by the
congressional demagoguo Is often nude to
wish that ho had never been born beforo he
Is reduced to the ordinary clay that hlo
comrades are made of. it Is only tho up
starts, tho "smartles," as they nrn called,
that have trouble. No boy is acceptod at lili
own valuation. It takes only a few weeks
for his comrades to find him out, and If he
has estimated himself too highly they do
not hesttato to teach him where a discount
shuuld bo uppllrd.
There. I an almost unanimous prejudice at
West Point against tho competitive system
it appointment, on the ground that no cas
ual examination by a commltteo can deter
mine tho qualifications of a bny, and It U
claimed that some of the cadets who havo
passed such examinations with the highest
marks have soon developed weaknesses,
mental or moral, which mndn It Inadvisable
for them to continue their studies. Tho pro
fessors say that tho best' material that
conies hero In the form of cadets is of tbo
sons of soldiers wheto chlldhoo.l and boy
hood havo been spent at military posts nnd
whoso minds and morals have been shaped
by army discipline. It Is easy for them to
conform to tho regulations and acquire the
habits of a soldier compared with the dim
cullies experienced by bov who has been
brought up in a home cf luxury and under
the earo of Indulgent rTcntB.
At the same time cadets appointed by com
petitive examination havo the best records
In tho academy. In twenty-two year, out
of a total of 2.2SJ cadets 1.020 wero ap
pointed by competitive examination and 1,202
by selection. Of tho former 6f. per cent
graduated, of the latier only t" per cent.
Tho remainder resigned, worn d'omlssed or
iere droyped because of deficiency In their
studies.
Of thc-io appointed by comrietltl n only
14 per cent failed to pais the entrance ex
amination. Of the others 19 per cent fulled
tf these appointed by ccmpotltlon 242 were
llscharged fcr deficiency Ih scholarship and
sine were dlsmlrsed In d'lgrace. Of those
ppolnted by selection 668 were dhcharged
'or deficiency and ten were dismissed. Hence
he records are In fcivor of the competitive
ijstem, but tho prefcasors still Insist that
he boys appointed by selection make the
ctt soldiers.
I'lirrntime nf Cn.lrts,
The records of the parentage of cadeto
urnlsh a suggestive study and Illustrate
ho representative democratic character ot
he corps. You cannot find among the pupils
f any public school a wider social range
than that from which the cudets at West
Point were chosen. They came from all
clcusos and ranks of people and the largrot
number from the farm. During the last ten
years, for example, tbo sons of farmers
havo been admitted to tho academy. The
merchant class has contributed 115, the next
largest number, nn even 100, were the ona
of lawyers, sixty. five wcro hajo orousht upj
in
tho army, tho sons of officers, most of I Tin inn tititiin iimm nnn
them graduates of this institution; the' I'M. Ild AMUlMi MJUIJ MAlVhKb
fathers of thirty-seven wero manufacturers
and of thirty-two mechanics, twenty were
Insurance nnd nineteen were real estate I e.i. .... c i ii j t in
agents, fourteen wcro clergymen, thirteen I fcoaPl8 Inittnce of tc- Jailed Lnxurlej Sno
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editors an unlucky number thirteen bank
ers, thirteen bookkeepers, ten druggists, nlno
commercial travelers, eight school teachers,
nix dentists, five snlcBmen, five laborers, five
hotel keepers, four printers, three police
men, threo photographers, three locsmotlve
engineers, seven civil onglneeiu, four me
chanical engineers.
Only three were sons of members of con
grots, which speaks well for the absence
of nepotism In tho military branch of the
public service; two were sons of livery
stable keepers, eno wes the ton of tho man
ager of n lottery company, an unlawful
business, and each of the following occupa
tions wero represented by one cadet:
n. II. baggage master, Undertaker.
Hrewer. n.i.n..
Haker. Teamster.
locksmith. Teacher of garment out-
.Mulc tcarhT. tin?
It. It, conductor. Dock master.
Oraughtsmaii. Klectroptattr
l.nraer. Inrpiclor of water
Later currier. meters.
Sea captain. Uthourapber
Itpntnurant keper. Tailor
t',l,h.ln nter. Dairyman.
Marble dealer. Librarian.
J "0' Hand leader
Ilnrlier. Archllct
Manager wire mill. President of university.
llutcher. Hatter.
"I havo selected theae out of 120 occupa
tions that appear upon the records of the
parcntago of the cadets nt tho academy,"
says the correspondent, "as they Illustrate
the- point I have made about tho democratic
character of the Institution, and It possible
It would bo Interesting to trace the future
career of these boys and learn whether
tho theory of heredity Is confirmed in tho
army."
ctsjinllj Adulterated.
WHAT BOARDS OF HIALTH FIND OUT
Home nml Korrlitn Goods Doped
Vnrlotin Wn s Lrjiiil Restric
tions (irudtiiill)' Check-.
Iiik the IIunIiicnn.
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MICHOIinS IX A FROST.
to
A Waj -Don n 'I'rni porn tn re Kit I In
(ilc III nil n liilnl (hilt.
The researches of Prof Oewnr on liquid
air are familiar to all who take nn Interest
In the progrcjs of scientific research a.
largo. At a recent Roy.il society meeting,
reports the London Express, an Interesting
communication was made on behalf ot Dr.
A. Macfadycn and .Mr. S Rowland on the
effect cf the terrifically low temperature cf
liquid air on microbes. The aim of the in
vestigators was that of ascertaining whe.hcr
the germs cculd ciirvlvo cold cf a degree
ranging from 1S3 to 102 degrees Centi
grade. It Is of course known that many species
' nt mIamI.,., ....... I, ..,!.. , . 1. .. I ... I .
Boih the national and state g.vtrmneats . and e.ven hlcher organisms nourish in the
Arctic circle. Indeed, the extremes of tem
perature for low forms of life are widely
havo iong been doing u quality und quantity
ot work, admirable to the highest decree.
In tho examination of every kind of f.od ! separated, nnd so it becomes a matter of
Vote early and often.
I'MIWSS I.V TUB CIHCTM,
Tciielilnir In Dm- It Iiik nml II.mt It r -M-lnin
Some Heroes.
The down who now approaches with the
circus Is a hero In the clrcts as well r nut
of It to tho circus boy nt uny rate. When
tho circus was nt Madison Square garden
last year, says tho Now York Post, there
was a circus rider of tender yearev-not
more than 8 with it. Ills father nnd
mother wcro riders and in certain states
whero tho law permitted It tho child had
a part In tho net. Urcsacd In spangled
white floshllngs, ho rodo a white horse bare
back. Ho leaped through hoops and ho was
hoisted to the shoulders of his father and
'3 carried nt a mad pacts nround the ring.
This was all a pleasuro to him, but It was
ins munition to be a clown.
Ho was not permitted to appear In Madi
Bon Square garden. The Gerry society agents
wcro too formidable nnd thl3 dltiMroi
him very much, as appeared ono night In
tho dressing room, when his father nnd
mother wero In the ring nnd be could hear
tho applause rUng muffled to where ho wt.
Ho turned "lllpflaps" nnd "handsprings"
for awhile, but one of the acrobats put a
slop to this distraction, with a "here, John
nie, quit that! You'll sprain your ankle
doing that on this hard floor." Tho child
stopped without another word nnd sat down
on a trunk, whero ho sighed and fell Into
deep thought.
"Penny for your thoughts," was said to
him.
Ho wanted the penny, so he spoke up
quickly. "I wan thinking I wished I was
a clown. I'm going to bo a clown when I
grow up."
"What do you want to bo a clown for?
Isn't riding; good enough for you?"
"Tho clowns get moro hands (applause)."
tho child answered, knowingly. "There's
moro fun in it, too. I'm not going to hs
a rider. I'm going to bo a clown." He had.
indeed, been practicing tho "fllpflars" with
that ambition and now the circus people
say that ho continued to do so all season
long nnd to spend odd moments on tht
parallel bars between the afternoon and
evening performances. A clown, as every
body knows, nnirit. be moro skillful at
everything than anybody else.
Thero aro half a dozen or more children
with every largo circus nnd they havo no
opportunity to get un education sac In t"ic
winter time sonic of them havo no chance
then. The circus rchool Is something nf a
problem every season. Soma kind-hen-led
man, however, usually gives hii time n
teaching the children nnd s-hel I kept oi
tho benches in the big tent after the attor
noon performance. More often than other
wise tho teacher i a c'own. The c'ons
seem nil to bo good-hearted follows as
might be expected.
With a largo circus two seasons ago thero
was a well-bred and educated clown, who
taught gratuitously all summer. Tho chil
dren wero appreciative and attended regu
larly. At any rntc. the clown was In con
trol nnd would compel both attendance
nnd attention. When the performers wera
about to disperse, tho children uurprlB'd
him one afternoon In tho big tont and mad;
him a small present, a.c rapanlcd by a
great wreath of flowers. U was nil tho
compensation ho got, but the peoplo siy
that ho counted It nnfllclcnt.
Reports show that over fittcsn hundred
lives hnvo been saved through the use ot
Ono Mtnuto Cough Cure. Most ot these
wero casen of grippe, croup, asthma, whoop
ing cough, bronchitis and pneumonia. Its
early use prevents consumpt.an.
('KJ.VIt-SIIAIMID Til A I.V,
Alt III trrcnt Iiik Kiirrtmrn t on (lie
llitlllmorr A Oliln Itnllrnnil.
A most Interesting and Important railway
experiment, reports the New York Tribune.
Is now being conducted by the Daltlmore t
Ohl3 Railroad company with n passenger
train of peculiar construction, designed ny
Frederick U. Adums. formerly of Chicago,
b t now of New York. The train 1m vari
ously designated an the "wind-splitter."
the "clriir-shaped train" nnd other terms
descriptive of Its design, .Mr. Adams Is at
a In for nn n.":ronrlate name, and de
scribes his Invention us n railway train
calculated to offer the least pos-dble re
elstnnco to the atmosphere, lie huw cm-
siructeu n tram wltn tlie Idea of tientln,
una drink imported, as well as of ma.iy
kinds produced at home; tne suppieM.o..,
confiscation or destruction of unwtio.com ;
and Injurious gocd and tho punlthmeut .f
oiicnders. The United Statw gov.rnmceu,
reports the Philadelphia 't linen, tmulova a
Jcore of skillful chemists, .vho aro attuhel
to the custom houses of leading norts o.'
mtry. Sevond In Importance Is the .atl nal
board of Health. Ibo thltd ma.hln con
sists of tho state boards of health. Dis
honest merchants aud manufacturers ur
men or braltio and rely upon science to in
crease their profits. Under various nrct.Kt
they retain great savants to eolve eh.mUai
and technical questions, whoso so.ut.on
means a new way of deceiving the nublic.
In tho tea trade, for Instauc. black toj
has been found to bo adulterated with alto
and other leaves, and green tea to lo
weighted with Impurities and colored with
corper salts. When the government de.lared
war on both frauds, they dwindled aw-y
Immediately. Ao cheap tca.1 remained as
universal, another Investlgutltn was made
ireuiung in ine cllscoveTy that over twenty
domestic concerns were buying spent and
damage I tea leaves, recurllng uni co orlng
them, then selling them ns a first-class
article. Within a few years pure peipper
was mo rule and impuro tho exception
foreign dealers began to adulterate their
goods until tho condition of affairs was re
vo std. Tho government finally took a la d
and tho bogus pepper business forthwith
btsan to decline.
Why lpiiir Took n .lump.
An analysis by tho Matsichus:tts Hoard o
HealLh showed that several leading dealers
In cojcanuts were Increasing their oroflti
by pulverizing broken cocoauut shells ntd
mixing with ground pepper. When tho nt
tcntlon of the authorities was called to this
awlndlo the general quality uf ground pepper
all over tho country took a sudden rise.
Trado price lists had hardly then re sj'icd
Kuropo when some enterprising French and
Italian manufacturers began to send huge
bags of "polvrettc," a compound made by
grinding up almond shells, olive tton s,
cherry twlga and other ligneous flb.ei,
flavored with a few drops of popper extract.
When tho wholesale grocers and splco dea.-
ers found out about "polvrettV the lau 1
cut denunciations of tho new adulterant
came from tho lips ot the worthy cocoanul
shell grinders.
At ono time, when the sugar duty de
pended upon the color of thn article, being
lowest upon the raw, dark brown and high
est upon pure white, tho officials noticed a
sudden falling off In thu Imports of the
latter, und an Immense Increase ot tho
former. To the eye nnd Judged by ordinary
standards, the stuff seemed the poorest and
Imp u rest raw sugar Imported. Tbo chemists
in a short tlmo demonstrated that the raw
sugar had been refined In the West Indies,
and then, to make tho tariff light, had been
mixed wllh fine clay until It, looked Ilko
mud. It only needed to bo dissolved In
wator, niteren, uoiieu clown anil Inca It was
ns pure and white a sugar as can be pro
duced. Hok" t'lnnnnion.
In examining what was sold all through
New Kngland ns powdered chinamen,
Massachusetts chemists were amazed to find
that it did not contain a particle of that
bark, nnd they could not discover a trace of
tho substance with which powdered Cinna
mon Is usually adulterated. Finally In the
red powder they found something green,
which turned out to bo a fragment of nn
internal revenue stamp, such as Is used for
tobacco. This gavo the clue and enabled
them to show that the mysterious EtufT was
old cigar boxes, dried and ground up and
flavored with n few drops of essential oil.
The authorities not only published the dis
ci very forthwith, but attacked the brand so
vigorously that In the next month all that
there was In the market had been confiscated
or destroyed.
In Roston n man has a machine which
takes the favorite food of that city, splits
each bean In two grains, channels and
finishes these eo much Ilko coffee that whon
roasted they decclvo tho average grocer.
In Chicago another commercial crook has a
machine which makes a ro;st coffee b'an
out of coarse and damaged wheat Hour. The
dleH which cut out tho grains are so well
contrived that out of 200 no two aro alike.
.Sophisticated wines and liquors were
formerly very commcn. One house In Ham
burg and one In Bremen, not very long ago,
did a largo business with the United States.
They were quite honest In their dishonesty,
nnd spared tho government by announcing
In their bills of lading that their cbumpjgm
was "carbonated goosebetry," their old Cog
nac flavored with "potato spirit," or "Indus
trial alcohol," and their IlcncJIctlne," midlel-
nal cordial." They left the lylnj to ths
American customers, knowing probably that
tho new world Is far supeilor in this regard
to the old world.
Ingredient of "Winn,"
In spite of tho cheapnoss and wholesomo-
ncsti of American wines, the olllclals ec-
cuslonolly run down people who make n
scant livelihood by comp undlcg poor Imlln-
uor.. 'i no Now York Ucard of Health, for
example, found a "vineyard" in the co'ltir
of nn ell warehouse In tho heart of tl
business cer.tsr. It consisted of a lot of
practical public Interest, as I shall show.
to determine where tho limits of vitality
In thlo rrspect aro to bo found. The low
temperature of liquid air offered a supreme
chance to seo how microbes compoett-d
themselves under the exposure thereto nnd
so our Investigators seized on the opportu
nity presented them.
Exposed for twenty hours to tho liquid
nlr temperature no Injury wrs apparently
sustained by tho microbes Rut In the re
cent experiments such germs as these of
typhoid fever, diphtheria, anthrax, cholera
nnd other nllment3, nlcng with nondlscasc
producing species, were submitted to the
liquid nlr test for seven days. In nddltlon
to the cxcctalvely low temperature 1 must
add the microbes In this experiment were
subjected to a tremendous mechanical
strain.
Then came the question of the effects of
both conditions on the vitality of the germs.
These results may be summed up In the
wcrd nil. Under tho mlcrcscopes they
showed no signs of mechanical Injury or
distortion, and they wero as lively If that
term may bo applied to denote a condition
cf vitality as they were previous to their
chilling and cooling experiences.
I have referred to the public Interest
which attaches to these Investigations. To
know tho limits of germ life Is an essential
Item In the knowledgo of the sanltnrlau
when he undertakes to show how Infectious
diseases enured by mlcroblc action can be
destroyed nnd prevented from attacking lis
It has been long known that we cannot
trust to cold as a disinfecting and germ
kllllng agency. Cold will check germ
growth certainly, n fact uc hee Illustrated
by every cargo of Australian mutton that Ib
landed at the docks, but It rannot destroy
the microscopic living thlnps that arc re
sponsible for Inducing disease nnd for caus
ing decomposition, putrefnrtlcn and a goodly
number of other conditions beneficial aud
the reverse.
Tho Investigations I have described con.
firm fully tho sanitary teachings about
cold. They also emphasize another little
bit of useful Information namely, the dif
ference between a hubst.ince that really
Kills germs and one that merely "scotches"
them.
Wero this distinction more clearly appre
hended by the public we should probably
hear less frequently of mysterious out
breaks of epidemics, which probablv owe
their origin as muchlto Inefficient dlslnfec
tlon ns to any other piece of human negligence.
All who suffer from nllK will be clad to
learn that DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve will
give them Instant and permanent relief. It
will cure eczema and all skin diseases. Do-
waro of cout.terfelts.
HKiivicH or .snwrnits.
rvenl-l''onr with n Itrroril nT More
Tlmn Twenty ti-ui-M Kneh.
There are ninety United Ktntes senators.
nnd of the present senate rwenty-four mem
bers Iiavn served more than twenty years,
reports tlie New ork Pun. The reeont biic-
cess at thn democratic prfcnnrles In Ala
bama of John T. Morgan Insures him an
other term. He took his seat In the sonate
on March fi. 1877. and at the conclusion of
his next term will have been thirty-two
years consecutively In office as senator from
Alabama.
Senator Jones of Arkansao will have elgh-
con yeant In the senate to his credit on the
completion of his term In lf'OX Senator Tel-
er of Colorado first entered the upper house
n 1S76, and his present term doe3 not ex
pire until 1903, but he resigned in 1882 to
become cecrotary of the Interior, an office
which he held for three years, at the close
of which he was returned to congress. Mr
rlatt of Connecticut has been more than
wenty-ono years n senator: his colleairue.
Senator Hawley, has been In tho scuato
nineteen years. Senator Cullom, whese term
expires In March next and whose successor
the next Illinois legislature will choose-, has
had seventeen years of service, whllo Sena
tor Allison of Iown became a senator In 1S73
and has been continuously In that otllcc fcr
twenty-seven years and 1:1 teien has situ
Tjya
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snow-capped peHks on every side, num
berless little streams and tho creen Val
ley aro surroundings which are truly In
spiring. On Willow Creek, near the en
trance nnd commanding a fine view of tha
r"'1' la l-'stpn Park hotel. li'o tnht. i.
rlwny.- r.dequate toVsatlsfy the appetite.
uy tuo mountuln atmosphere.
.jiliuK t.j Li.. l... ..I. i' cmnfnrlflhlA
comomdlous. The return trln will
ver, with three days nt tho
tnn hntal 1 1 .... . i . .
makes It ns tool on the warmest Bummer ' always Interesting to the slrhtseer and
nights as at the Kea.ihore. With Central i n I,ron' Palace nffords u most excellent
I'ark tor a background und a lew of the
From O mail u to Chlcaco '
und return over the Mil
waukee road, the only elec
tric lighted train between
the two cities, through tho
fertile farming districts of
Iowa and Illinois. At Chi
cago there will be a two days' stay at the
Oriind Pnclllc hotel, with un opportunity
to see something of Chicago, wdth head
quarters at this most conveniently located
hostelry. From Chicago tho Lake Shore
& New York Cen'ral run the swiftest
trains to New York. Ten days ,nent In
New York nt the Hotel Mnjeillc will glvo
in opportunity to ho New York City
mil everything of interest. The Ifotd
.Majestic itself Is n summer resort, II .
nnnngcmoiit liavmcr lncrened Its nitra
tions. Not only docn It face Central
Park, but tho ntmnrphero of the rustle i
cumulated
uiid
palm garden on the roof at nil elevation 1 Jl! vlaTem
of three hundred fret above sea level 1 Hrown Pnl'i
iiimscm and the surrounding city, it Is
an Ideal location for a summer oasis In
the great city (Class A.)
ment and reliable
This trip v;tl. be
over the Grent Hock
Itock Island Route to
U e n v e r, Colorado
Springs nnd Manitou,
There Is only one
Rock Island Route
and everybody praUes
It's splendid enuln-
Journey and then one Is in Denver, with
three days nt the Hrown Palace hotel. A
day s excursion on the "Colorado Road"
through the Cl-ar Creek Canon, up to
Oeadgetnwn, urnund the famous Loop and
then back ngaln to Denver beforo evening
three years to run. Senator Frye cf Maine & P.. wit i " hreT' . VEI ,,10i" "J;.
ii '
IViT. ...V . " wy wiinout a
trip up to Georgetown and Silver Plumo
llirniif"!, f i ....... I . . . . ... ..
I . , " " ' ."i:ft tituwn no villi 10
Colorado would bo complete. tt will nc-
1 OTLV V, ',r,nr rp, ,"n to Omaha
by V-o E.rl'n-to-. r.outc. (Class A.)
ine nir ns ii it were a nuin wiin ine uinn . -1,1 i ... . . . .. . .
finalities of pressure and resistance n I1 , "B"ue " "men tno proprietor was
water ami argues that if high speeds nre to leriuriiung oui jgei ra!o;ns and decayed
I o obtained, with economy as much ntleti- curranto. The rewultliiE wine, ofter ho n
tlon should be paid to the lines of passenger
ennehes an to those of n steamship or
yr.h
I'nder the Adams plan of construction
thero s a continuity of llne from the en
.Ine cab to the rear car All possible nb
mictions are avoided. The paies betwen
ho care ar closed by llevlble connections,
which, wM!o iiFr-nlttlng tho uYxure of the
'rain on curves and much tracks, yet pre
sent no opening for tho air. All nlr for ven
tilation Ih admitted from the front end of
the tender below the smoke from the loco
motive nml above the dust from the trifles.
It misses thmugh duett nlomr the cor roofs
and Is distributed In the rain, escapln;
through registers In the llcas An ordinary
loeimotlvo Is used
Sl old passenger cars have hei re
modelled on these plans, aed a serlpi of
est U now being made. It U hn-ied that a
"iiPH will be found to secure hWher sp?e.!s
with economy and to provide somo mens
of ventilation other lhan that of ooenlns
ar windows. I he Peld is a new one nnd
Important results nre expected. The test'
thiM far show a decided eronomv In power
nd nn Ineree-ed speed rnnslii? from seven
to twelve miles nn hour. Mr. Adams Is
contldrni thnt i ctrefi'l study of the con
struction and of tho nlr currents will lead
to far better results.
, With light engine the rix cars have been
hauled at exceedingly high speeds. The
"iesi runs thus far have been elKhteen miles
In sixteen minutes, ten miles In eight mln-
ites. i.i miles In three minutes and eighteen
iccnnds and two miles in seventy-one sec
inds. Railway olllcluls are Intently watch
"ng theso tests. Pratvlrcnt New York unci
lltlmore capitalists nr Interested In Mr
Vdams' Inventions und his train will have
i tro:oiv trial on various roads In the
mrt
filtered and fortlllrd. waa then nltoge hee
vile. The oftlccrs throw several ga'l m
Into tho sewer and arrcstol the vintner.
His defense was novel. I' not I'tdkro s lit
"H.l: "I rm n gent enan i nd a 'h Mil in.
That wine ma;- no' icem : cd Hit i
splendid. An I I wlili u dlttln."!v n lc -slcol
tbnt It l.i ier;c talle b-cause I ...
It to n ihiusond ihi r.'hrn fo- te conmm
Pn wine."
In h? mnnufac'tire of Jellies, ecn'ec Inn
ity and bonbora, the soul cf the a. Ml terator
runs tlat. A cheap crab aprle Jslly. raude
In New York, but sold by tht trtde. ge.i-
errny c'n i" or wale- ! e s tu-nol
wn.s chosen nineteen yearn ago and his col-
rague, Senator Hale, was chosen nt tho
ame lime. Senator Hoar of Massachusetts
was elected In 187" and has held his teat
continuously since then. Senator Davis of
Minnesota wim elected In 1S77 nnd tho two
Missouri senators, Coekrell and Vest, aro
both veterans In acrvlri, any project to re
place either with a new man being regarded
n .Missouri as little short of revolutionary.
Mr. Coekrell, who succeeded -Carl Schurz,
hns been a senator since 1S75. and Mr. Vest,
who Huccc'eded General Shields, hai been a
senator slnco 187ft, twenty. tlvo years nnd
woniy-one years respectively. Senator
Vat's term has thtce years to run and that
f henator Coskrell live.
A small Mate which has been vory
tonacious In the suprort of Its senatorial
representatives is Nevada. Senator Jones
nvlng born first elected In 1S7.1 atout coln-
Idcnt wdth "tho crime of 1873," of which
much hna tesn heard In Nevada and Sena
tor Stewart having been (list olo.-tcd In 1801,
thirty-six year sago. Ho was ro-elro:iO n
liifil1, but letlred ufter alxtsrn years of serv-
'to to ie-crite- th? senate in IS87. since
which h:i hte 6ei ved comocutlvcly and hai
been re-elected frr another to m. nt thu
conclusion of which he will have ha 1
I eighteen yeats of conaectitlvo 2rvl:o and
1 twcoty-nlno years of actual se.vlci with
enly one break. Senator Chandler of Now
I Ilcmrnhlro haB been In olhro slnci 187.
S-nstor Sewell of New Jcricy was flrit
d Jied In 1?81, but has uot Iron cvh;ci
t Wv In the aenatc. Scnnt-r AM I h of
Rhode Irland has teen a sen,tto- rl-.ce ISSI.
. H ' succeeded General llurna do Sonato.
Pat of Tennessee was circled In 1S87; S-timer
Daniel of Virginia In 1SS7, B;icc:ed'ni
General 'Mahcne.
i It U usually to bo observed P-nt. wllh Ihe
ccr-ptcUGiis rxceptlin of Mlirnurl. It Ii ths
ylta vista the best hotel at Colorado
hprliigs, with another view of the grandeur
of the Rockies and within easy reach of the
wonders of the Garden of the Gods and nil
that Is famous In Colorado. A day will
be spent In cllniblns Plke'n Peak on that
wonderful railroad, the Pike's Peak rail
way, "Tho Cogwheel Route." From
Maultou over the D. & R. G. thro' tho fa
mous Royul Gnrgo. wdth its three thou
sand feet of towering rock, Into tho Grand
Cmon, nnd nt last reaching Glenwood
Spring and Hotel Colorado, fur ten days'
plensuro there, Inchulln;; bath privilege
at thn finest baths In America. No ninro
beautiful situation foi a hotel will bo
found than In this romantic spot, with Its
pure mountain air and magnltlccnt scenery.
lCin?s U.)
No traeler between
Omnlia and Chicago
really appreciates the
trip unless they take a
daylight train over tho
Kurllugton Route, which
affords fast service over
n smooth road, ns well
as tho opportunity to see this splendid
western country. Two days nt the Grand
Pnclllc at Chicago, which has been entirely
rebuilt during tho last yenr or ho, making
It second to no hostelry In Chicago. From
Chicago to Lago Genevn, with 2 weeks at
tho Kayo's Park hotel Is a prospect not
only for a cool and beautiful vacation trip,
but the pleasure ot staying at bo well an
equipped hotel makes tho trip doubly de
slrable. Tho lake Is a most beautiful sheet
of water, twenty-four miles In clrcum-
rerence, and an almost 'nllnttc vurloty of
charming scenes. Its shores aro lined for
miles with summer re-ldcnces, club houses
nnd hotels, which leave no doubt of Its
popularity. Fishing, boating, driving und
tho kindled summer pleasuies aro nt any
one's command within reach of tho hotel.
Tho return trip will bo via Chicago and
again over tho Burlington Route, wdth a
chance to compare tlir n.cht service with
tho daylight trip. (CIiish U.)
From Omaha to flt. Loulo
over tho Omaha, St. l,ou!
It. R. and Wabash, with
three days nt tho Southern
hotel, with Us broad corri
dors nnd Its Ideal service.
tho Southern hVt i i . f,on'ethinc about
anyuiinff in ,h0tei W llt,'i makes It unllko
fact tlmt is Vi!,,1""''' w'lsther It Is the
'Zlen, hotel wd1.,nfL,1? ,UX,V,ry of th
nhere , In, i ,u tne home-Ilko ntmos-
r.os7e0rymr,hwVe?herrT l? , ,,,e '" ,ol,l?'ern
Is left- untiirm!ri . 11 " '"t'ause no stone,
for ?,iLUI 1 lTA..ma tli? guests com-
wig of 'iVkoTrTe rd To0rCrp,,!i:
pieieiy combine safetv, comfort ami ,,..h
ami which afford comfort and "uxury to
a fakerln hnS" ,h" Wtuldty to J.nj
t1pSt .r,?havT1,wes''t '.'! Victor?
t fiivri ft. ii nmtif n
jnyment of the pure lake nlr .1
lakes0' W?.bn ly. JhC. '.11"' ."'"'I on tUm
noio reputation, which has
earned. (Class A.)
been
envl-
well
This trip will be on the newest
rond from Omaha to Chicago,
which also combines tho newest
equipment. A day's stop In Chi
cago at ihe famous Grand Pacific
hotel, and then to the northward
over the Pere-Marquotte railroad
toward the prettiest spot In all
the Ktate of Michigan -well nuuml
"Chnrlevolx. the Beautiful. The
Holvlderu hotel has been chosen
for a two weeks' breath of hike
It Is not only beautifully sltunted on n nolnt nf
lami oeiween ununu and I'ino lakes, nut m such a home
like hotel thnt thn pleasure Is doubled. There Is every
thing every one can wish for In the way of amusement
sailing, rowing, bicycling, tennis, bathing, bowling, golf
ing and Ilshing. together with numerous excursions on
the many llttlo Inuneliei und steamers on Pine and
Round lakes or out on Like Michigan, with nil tho
chances In the world to delight tho eye nnd enjoy the
pure ulr, which acts as a tonic to shattered nervos
The return trip will bo by wnter on the steanibliln Mai
tou to Chicago, nnd homo ngaln over tho llllnuU Cen
tral. (Class A.)
nlr.
I'rom Omaha to Chicago over tho
Northwestern Is but a night's ride, and
tho most Pleasant one In thexo days of
railroad luxury. A double truck span
between Omaha and Chicago makes It
a Fafo as well as a pleasant Journey.
A clay's stop nt tho Grand Paelllo
Hotel, centrally located, will glvo an opportunity for a
hasty glimpse of Chicago, and then a nne.hnn.!rH.n,,H.
beventy-flve-mlle ride will bring one to Green Lake Wis
consln. which Is ten miles long and from two to four
miles wide. With Its richly wooded shores, added to Its
commodious summer hotels and cottages, It would b n
pleasure to think of what "ninety In the shade" would he
in tbo Hiore. otllre or factory. Two weeks at thn On!)
wood whl. h Is the best hotel at Green Lke Is ceru"L:
ly a delightful prospect. No plensantor place coiild bo
fourd to s-nd the. summer. Hoats. und all klnrtl
sluidv drives unrl i v,iV J!" . MriClH nt
u"u "i"uu'4, "sriing, mnko it one of tho
most attra. tlvo spotn In Wlscons n. The weekly yacht
asY." ) P t0 th B"le,y whlch enn e expected.
Thence to the
sucriir. cllcn Invar, ell cf i r o' : nd vrro- ! sraa"or '",rs wnlcn aintro 'l lV y
tiib'e gelatine. It Is iold m c-joip a. ' ?f wc"si' re-elections for tho r sctutors.
cents a fl n. and ( raid to cost less ilun ' 1 1-1 l0U"'' U8uaII' ll,nt a r' a"r ct Ions
3. p-e tun'b'c- Incl-dfd. Of the Turk sh ' t'xfcrlc"('t' fan 1)0 of moro "crvlc! pollilcally
fig prate, Arabian delight and Jujube Pas:e. f ...? ,ne.wr:) li
much of which w. once. on1 nil of which M". ",lh lK con'll"on1 of Washington
Is still believed to re. 1-, -n-iei n. , "f". and In small states the Importance of
Fatal mlstrkeo are made b:' those who
do not heed the earlier symptom of kid
nev or bladder trouble that often end In
llrlRht's dlAta? or diabetes. When Foley's
Kidney Cure m ks tho kidney well, how
foolish It Is to delay.
neirly I
every ounce is made in the grent manufac
turlng cities of the countr'.
o: 100 brands o! ihoioato pliln or jo.i
fejtlotiery, examined officially, n t twenty
an pure. Susar. s a- h glucoie. to-ia
nlba, barytcq brown o-bre, clay, Venstlni
hrown and other adultera'lons aro nJdod
to It, until In some casco there 'a not moro
than 1.1 por cent of tho genulno artlch n
what is offered undec Its name, Sono
years ago, In the factory cf ono of tho la-g.
oit mahers In this rountrr. the Hcn'd of
Health found n ton of Venethn brown In
the work rocm, with the wo.-l.meii binj
mixing It In the machine.! with ths
choro'ate.
Of (Uth th.ngs are cur luxuries m de.
federal patronage Is not to be underated.
OASTOII.IA.
inrs ths si 1"J Yea Han Always Bcu
Ijmtnro
of
OAS
isn ths
Ujaataro
a
yff III IU.IU IUJ Hd 0 MTIili UCUgfV
'Hits trlji Is over the Fremont. lOlkliorn.
& Missouri Valley Rnllroail to tho Black
Hills .md Hot Springs and return. The
Hlkhorn carries you through one nf
the mosi beautiful fnimlng countries in
the world tho Klkhorn Vullev, with Its
fertile llelds and well-built bergs.
Dlack Hills, both nlctiiresnun nml lnt,.r.
est:ng, wltn its com mines and typical western towns.
Tho chief attraction thero will bo a two weeks' stay at
tho lintel Kvans. the llneht appointed hotel In the west,
at Hot Springs, which boasts of the largest and (Inest
plunge bath In America. This will Im ludo all of tho
privileges of the paths, without "xpeiiso nnd this is a
treit to be envied. Pleasant paths und drives, wonder
ful caves, cascades, canons, Mowers und waterfalls co to
make up tho beauties which nature has abundantly fur
nished. (Class A.)
From Omaha to Kansas cltv over tho
Missouri Pacific, with three doyi at th!
biggest and best hotel In thu west-ti
Coates House. 'Ihe Coates House Is em
nently tho leading hotel of Kansas CUy.
und the traveler naturally says "Tho
Cojtea HouBo" in tho snino breath with
"Kansas Cltv." .'mm if...,.,. n,.. :.'
Vnrrensbtirg. Mlsspurl, Is but a comparatively short
and the Hotel Mlnnewuwa, whero everything Is ha tfei
Ilghtful.y refreshing us the name. It Is c e WiHy rest"
fit there, but Htlll there Is nlentv l .! i. ' ."'Z.'l':
Incllnatlon-boutlng, ilshing. drlvlnc and other season,
ablo pleasures never a low tlmo to hang heavy Twp
weeks there will ronv nco tho fortunate young lady that
the tlmo Is altogether too short. (Class U,)
RULES OF THE CONTEST
CLASS A Tho young lady lecelvlng tho highest number of votes will have first choice of Clas. A trlns the neit hi.hui . . a
choice, and o on. No vo e, will b9 counted for any joung Udy who do a not earn her own II ng No vo I ft bo counts!
5uly SuflDOo! y3- V0,0, W'" lC PUb"!hei1 "aCh The malla 13 W' 'fh9 cutest will close ,tro'cosr,?m!
CLASS Il-The threo trips designated as Class fl, alll bo awarded to the most popular young Udy without rrstrl-tinn ..
One to the most lopular young lady living In Nebraska south of tho Platte liver. Ono to the most DOnZ, ? V.7'"!
In Nebraska north of the IMa to river. o,(slde of Omaha and I'outh Omaha. One to tbo mo a'r young lady util"?
western Iowa not Ivludlng Council n.ufTs. Tho young lady of tho thre9 winners who receives ho mZ vote. Im'J
first choice cf throe trlr. and the ouo ocelvlng tho next greatest number, second choice All vo l m,,V ' b"V
pons cut from The lice. Pre-payment for subscription, may bo made either drec t. Th t PuhH.hinr p 00 CU
VOTES will be ceutited whn mad' n
drnscd "V't
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