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Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-27
DARLING.

Only q little baby,
With eyes of heavenly blue,
A pretty head of golden curls
That he would shake at you.
Only a pink and white angel face
And little, dainty hands,
While those pretty, chubby feet
Were just learning to stand.
Only n little cradle
Wherein the baby lay.
For now the little form was STILL
1t was too i'll to play.
Only the hands so restless,
The little face so hot,
Whlle on each pretty, rounded cheek
Was a bright and burning spot.
Only a little coffin,
With Innings of dainty white.
And in it that sweet, little darling.
soon to be hidden from sight.
only a bunch of lilies
Were clasped in the tiny hands,
While flowers covered the coffin
In wide and narrow bands.
Only a heartbroken mother,
Whose anguish knew no bounds:
A father, his spirit equally crushed.
AS he .gazed on the newly made mound
Only a little angel ~
SCARED up to heavens gate,
And soon its voice was singing
For those obliged to wait.
Omaha, Neb. VIVIAN ST. CLAIR.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-27

ANY Gentleman
WHO HAS BEEN SPENDING MONEY ON
MERCHANT TAILoRs UNDER THE I'M
PRESTON THAT HE COULDN'T BE WELL
DRESSED OTHERWIsE-oUGHT TO Make
UP HIS MIND NOW TO DISCOVER HIS
MISTAKE. WE THINK THE CLOTHING
WE OFFER IS JUST ABOUT AS WELL
MADE AND AS STYLISH AS ANY TAILOR
CAN OFFER, AND OUR PRICES ARE
ABOUT ONE HALF LESS, AND WE
GUARANTEE FIT AS WELL AS QUALITY.
JUST AT PRESENT WE WANT TO IN
WIFE ATTENTION TIC OUR EXTRA PANTS
DEPARTMENT. THERE WE FAVE MANY
PAIRS THAT ARE LEFT FRoM WINTER
~sUITs-oNE OR TWO OF A KIND-BE-
SIDES MANY CHOICE PATTERNS OF
CHECK AND STRIPED woRsTEDs AND
CASsIMEREs THAT GO WELL WITH ANY
STYLE COAT AND WILL HELP TO PATCH
OUT HI WINTER SUIT UNTIL SPRING.
THEY DON'T CosT MUCH, E~ITHER.-s2.OO,
$3.50. SO. 1915, $500, 5000, $7e, ALL Ex-
CEPTIONAL VALUES AS EVERY PAIR
HAS BEEN REDUCED IN PRICE.
OUR OBJECT IN DOING THIS is TO
MAKE DOM FoR THE IMMENSE SPRING
ASSORTMENT THAT WILL soon AR
RIVE.
sPECIAL-A SWEEPING SALE OF STAB
SHIRT WAISTS MONDAY, FEBRUARY
lsT. WATCH THIS SPACE FOR PARTIc.
ULARS.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-27

New York World. "Young man. said the
minister. solemnly,. why do you postpone
your rcformation?'
On, its never too late to mend" replied
the youth,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-27

,somerville Journal: The, moustaohe OF
the l7-year-old boy can seldom be regarded
as in the nature of a disguise.
New York World: young man" said the
munster, solemnlyS,, why do you postpone
"Oh, It's never too late to mend" replied
the youth.
Philadelphia North American. What
prevention had You for shooting the mann"
asked the attorney.
81 can't tell you to save my neck" re-
piled the man charged with murder.
Baltimore News: Missionary had n
very dear friend who came to your island
long ago to labor among you,.Rey. Mr..
%iiciousi '"
ming of LUXURY said the lecturer, comes
the beginning of. the decline of a nation
1T goes back Curdcr than that,' said the
~shockheaded man in the rear scat. "A ma
ton never amounts to nothing as soon as
soap comes into gineral use.'
Cleveland Leader: Heidi you know that
In some parts of China pigs are harnessed
to wagons?
SheSThat's nothing. Here, in this coun-
try, pigs often ride in the street cars, oc-
cupying seats and paying fares just the
same as men. Do YOU chew tobacco?
But he had swallowed il and had to get
off at the next crossing.
THE PEACE OFFERING.
Detroit News.
I gave her roses fair to mark
Our silly quarrel's close,
Alack and shame that you should be
SO treacherous, . rose!
For later on I've found that she
Will quarrel for the sake
OF getting roses that / bring
My peace with her to make.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-27
STATEMENT

State OF Nebraska.
Douglas County.
George II. Tzschucl
fishing company, bel
actual number Of full.
Daily Morning. Even
during the month OF
Iowa.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-27

Philadelphia North American. What
provocation had you for shooting the man?'
asked the attorney.
~ can't tell you to save my neck re-
piled the man charged with murder.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-27

Medical Lake CWash) Ledger: This is an
age OF eNpositions, and just now the Trans
mississippi and international Exposition, to
be held at Omaha in 1898, is attracting a good
share of public attention. 1t is a laudable
undertaking, worthy the generous support
OF the states west of the Mississippi, as it's
object is to specially set forth to the world
the limitless resources and advantages of
those states, and to bring to them the home
seeker and investor. Being strictly a west
ern affair, people of the sunset slope will
take particular interest in demonstrating
their attractions and industries, and in
proving to the thousands that will attend this
exposition that western hospitality is bound
less, Washington should take a front seat
in this enterprise.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-27

New Market Qa) Herald: The Trans
mississippi Exposition at Omaha for 1898 is
taking tangible form rapidly and the project
ors are TO be congratulated on the success OF
their efforts. The different state legislatures
are making liberal appropriations for state
exhibits; congress has appropriated $500, 900
Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-27

Casey Ua) indicator: Omaha II making
strenuous efforts to make the Transmissls-
sippi and international Exposition a success.
The object of the exposition is to present
to the world the resources OF the great west.
While the exposition 10 held In a neighboring
state, yet Iowa should take an active in
terest in the fair. An exposition of prod
ucts OF this state would do much to advertise
the great resources and marvellous fertility
Of Iowa soil.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-16
Silver in 1900.

The decision of the English cabinet
not to comply with any of the requests
of the bimetalic commission makes the
United States the battle-ground for Sill
ver
Academic discussion of the money
question has it's value, but no reform
can result until political action is taken,
The issue is now made for the cam
paign of 1900, and the contest is to be-
a struggle between gold and silver. The
hypocrisy of the Republican party In
its pretended advocacy of international
bimetallism has at last been fully ex,
posed. No longer can the friends Of
free silver be diverted from their OBJ
ject by false promises and futile hopes.
The Secretary Of the Treasury even
goes so far as to suggest selling the sill
yer bullion now in the treasury vaults.
The price of bullion has been hammer-
ed down by the gold men, aided by the
superintendent of the mint, and mill
ions of the peoples money are 10 be-
sacrificed, if the gold clique Is allowed
to have its way.
Fortunately, the Senate is so consti-
tuted that such an outrage upon the
people cannot be perpetrated, but. her
culean efforts will be made by the Re-
publicans to change the complexion OF
the upper house so as to forge the fet-
ters of gold on the hands Of Industry
The great political battle will be con-
tinued next year, and the final struggle
will come in 1900. Silver men should
be On the alert. The army of gold is
determined. desperate and dangerous.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-16

According to the annual report OF
the commissioner of the general land
office at Washington, the United States
government still owns nearly 600,000,-
600 acres of land, in addition to the
369, 100000 acres embraced in Alaska
This land is in twenty-five States and
Territories. Montana stands at the
head Of the list with 71,500,00O acres
There are still 100000 acres of public
land in Kansas, 100000 acres in Mis-
souri, and 10,5OO,000 acres in Nebras-
ka. The greater part of the govern
ment's possessions consists of arid
lands and mountainous districts. which
are unfit for agricultural uses. Though
without much value at the present
time, many million acres of this great
public domain is destined at some fll-
ture time to support large population,
by means of cultivation with the aid
of irrigation, and the present growing
sentiment in favor of experiments in
government operation of industries
will probably result, before many
years, in the construction of vast irri-
Il
the United States government. There
is an excellent opportunity there to
test some of the popular Socialistic
theories without a disturbance of the
existing industrial and social condi-
tions, and without any chance Of Sc
rious loss to the government. There
are many people in the United States
who are inclined to approve 4 good
many features of the single tax idea,
for example, but who are too conser
vative to advocate an application of
the theory to lands already controlled
by individuals. Such persons would
welcome some experiments with the
theory in the regions now owned by
the government, which can be made
arabic by irrigation, and it is not at all
unlikely that we'll considered plan for
developing these lands and putting
them into use, with the government as
q great landed proprietor and the peo-
pie as lessees, or renters, may be adopt
ed by Congress before many years. In
times these lands will be a source of
great wealth to someone, and as they
are now owned by the government and
there is a strong sentiment in favor os
launching the nation into an expert
ment of that sort, there seems to be no
good reason why the government
should not undertake, by irrigation, to
put large bodies of arid lands in condi-
ton to yield the treasury a substantial
revenue, and at the same time make a
test Of the effects of such an enter
prise on the social conditions, the in
dustry and the enterprise of people
who are anxious to take part in such
an experiment.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-16
Tapestry of an Empress.

A Paris correspondent writes: Tine
Gobelins are engaged on tapestry for
the Empress Alexandra which they ex-
pect to finish by May 1, 1900. 1t rep
resents the original painting Of Marie
Antoinette and her children that hangs
at the Elysee. The painter was Nine.
Vigee Lebrun. The young empress was
greatly struck by it's beauty, and
thought it deeply interesting.
NJ. Faure made a note Of this, and
asked the fine arts minister to consult
with the director of the GobeHns as to
the best means to secure a good copy.
Three of the best artist weavers were
set to work last February. They work
alternately, so as to be busy only two
days in the week, and thus keep their
eyes fresh. They are now at the Ag-
ures. The dyeing and sorting of the
woods was a tedious and troublesome
work
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-16

The '-unspeakable Turk" it appears,
has taken his medicine" in the case
of the Asia Minor officials whose dis.
missal was demanded by the Austrian
Government for outrages perpetrated
against Austrian subjects. The result
shows that the Sultan knows how 10
cone down gracefully when circum-
stances over which he has no control
reqrare-and in this instance he seems
to have had no control over the Aus
trian Government. The latter is en-
titled to great credit for solving a prob
lem which has puzzled European cab
inets and diplomatists alike in the
past. Why cannot 1.-The powers use
the hint contained in this little incident
to advantage when their requests are
insolently disregarded by the Sultan
in future: Action on this line a year
or two ago might have saved Great
Britain, France, and Russia from the
charge of virtual completely in the
Armenian masSacres.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-16
Shaker Relic Discovered.

In the old shaker settlement at Son.
yea, n. Y, a peculiar relic has been
discovered. 1t consists of stone about
211ax411a feet and four inches thick which
is covered with inscriptions, though
most of them ere so badly defaced that
they cannot be deciphered. But the
words The Lords Stone" and the
date, '1S47," are sufficient to identify
the stone as connected with the wor-
ship of the Shakers. 1t was found by
workmen in excavating for a building
that is to stand directly on the site Of
the Shaker Westinghouse. The stone
is supposed to be a sort of kissing
stone" 1t has been turned over to the
Historical Society Of Mount Morris
and will be preserved in glass case.
No doubt some process can be devised
by which its inscriptions can be de-
ciphered more fully. The character
istic reticence of the Shakers has made
information in regard to them difficult
to obtain, and anything OF the nature
of a historical relic will be highly
priced
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-16

about the padrone quarter for nearly
three hours, looking into all sorts Of
miserable holes, few Of them fit to
shelter a self-respecting dog, and yet
all inhabited by human beings. Cellars
and garrets alike were crowded with
men, women and children Of varying
ages, from the wee mite of boy just
large enough to scrape few notes out
Of wheezy violin, to girls just merg-
ing into womanhood. In every place
some one man was in supreme con-
troll, and none disputed his authority
as boss" If there was any talking
done with the officers 1t was the boss"
who acted as spokesman, and the 9TH
ers maintained an inquisitive silence,
alert to what was going on, but never
speaking word.
Suddenly emerging from dark al
ley into Halsted street the glare OF the
gaslights blinded for moment even
the veteran officers, and they nearly
stumbled over a poor wretch OF girl
sitting on the curbstone and shivering
with cold Unlike the other unfOrtu-
mates, she was rebellious In her deter
mination, and willing to talk. a willing
ness which was increased by the gift
of a quarter and the promise Of police
protection.
"'Fraid to go home" said the girl in
broken English. "Got no money and
padrone beat me- Must have so cents.
No money, no supper, no bed, get lick
ing tonight. Then tomorrow no
breakfast-must bring in dollar to-mor.
row to make up for to-day"
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-16
"TOO Mnch Money!

The gold clique has discovered what
is the matter with the currency system
of the United States. There is too.
much money in circulation"
The wage earners in the coal pits who
average $3.50 a month will at once see
the wisdom of this announcement. and
will join heart and soul in giving their
support to plan for reducing this per-
niciOus plethora. There can be no
doubt in the minds of these men that
there is altogether too much money
floating around loose
Labor Commissioner Carroll d.
Wright is an Optimist ON the question
of wages, and yet, when his statistics
are sifted down to correct figures, it ap-
pears that the average annual wage
per man in the United States is S247.
Those who earn this magnificent SUM
and support large family will at once
joyfully accept the theory that money is
altogether too plentiful
The Secretary of the Treasury Is
deeply impressed by the menace to the
public credit occasiOned by the con-
tinued use Of large volume of demand
liabilities" and he proposes to strength
en- the credit of the nation by an unim-
portant reduction in the Objectionable
form of liabilities
By all means let there be a contrac-
ton of the currency. AS the National
Bimetallist truly remarks: I'VE knew
all the time something was wrong, but
we never dreamed that the great none
tary stringency of present years was
caused by superabundance of money"
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-16

frowns upon the padrone system, but
thinks it merely matter OF good
health to keep his mouth shut This
matter of sullen retention of knowl-
edge is one Of the hardest things the
police have to cope with. Murderous
affrays are common among the Ita[
ials. but 1t Is exceedingly difficult to
because even the victims refuse to give
information. The stiletto is ever ready
for the informer.
On Forquer street, not far from JEFF
ferson, lives padrone who is waxing
fat off the pickings Of twelve little chill
dren in various stages Of productive
ness. Some travel about with wheeZy
concertinas, others peddle newspapers,
others sell chewing gum. and others
get money in questionable ways. But
they all bring grist to his financial mill
every night or they go supperless to
led and feel the weight of a stick as
well.
From this den the party made it's
way through dark alley, cluttered
with refuse, to the rear of black, for
bidding looking building on Desplaines
street. A sudden yanking open of the
door by the combined efforts Of the
four officers revealed crowd Of des-
per:te men huddled in a small room.
On the faces of all was plainly written
the fear of arrest, and the assurance
that nobody was wanted seemed to
give relief to all of them. This build
ing is the one from which Capt. Wheel
ers officers in December last took a
padrone named Mosielli and his wife,
Lucy, on the charge Of having delib-
erately burned out the eyes Of three
children for begging purposes. When
the children were first found they re-
fused to say word against the pa
drone, and it was not until they were
given to the care of n reputable Italian
woman and tenGerly treated that the
terrible story was coaxed out of them.
Capt. Wheeler, who made a personal
investigation of the case, was satisfied
that Mosielli would be sent to the peni-
Tertiary, but at the trial the same old
difficulty of securing testimony was
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-16
Postage Stamps.

The design of the stamp is engraved
on steel, and, in printing, plates are
used on which 200 stamps have been
engraved. Two men are kept busy at
work covering these with colored inks,
and passing them to man and girl
who are equally busy printing them
with large rolling hand presses. Three
Of these little squads are employed all
the time. After the small sheets Of
paper containing 200 printed stamps
have dried enough they are sent into
another room and gummed. The gum
made for this purpose Is peculiar
composition, made of the powder of
dried potatoes and other vegetables,
mixed with water. After having been
again dried-this time on little racks
famed by steam power-fOr about an
hour, they are very carefully put be-
tween sheets of pasteboard and press
ed in hydraulic presses capable of ap
plying a weight Of 1000 tons. The
next thing is to cut the sheets in two,
each sheet, Of course, when cut, coz.
tanning 100 stamps. This is done by 4
girl With idfSe pan VI SuedLs, Cut
ting by hand being preferred to that
by machinery, which would destroy
too many stamps. They are then pass
ed to another squad Of workers. who
perforate the paper between the
stamps. Next they are pressed once
more and then packed and labeled and
slowed away, to be sent out to the
various offices when ordered. If SIN
gle stamp is torn or in any way mutt
lated, the whole sheet Of 100 stamps is
burned. Not less than $4,000 are said
to be burned every week from this
cause. The greatest care is taken in
counting the sheets of stamps, to guard
against pilfering by the employees
Ashton Recorder.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-16

The Chilians, the yankees of South
railways, and the Ch.lian government
is considering An offer from q German
syndicate of $35,0O0,0OO at 41A per cent
to be expended in building lines. The
offer is stroke Of enterprise not mere
ly as an investment, but because of
the foothold it will give Germany in
South American Industries. In a
mountainous country like Chill $35, ,000,-
600 will not build many miles of road
especially since the first effort will
probably be to scale the Andes and eS-
tablish communication with the Allan
tic States, but it will build so much
that more must be had in order to make
the first available. In the end, it is
most probable the sum will amount to
$1G0,O00,O00, or more, besides which
many other millions will have to be in
vested in equipment, and Germany
will be in favorable position to fur
nish all that is required. If properly
conducted the movement will be profit
able to both Germany and Chill, and
though the United States may regret
to see such an alliance between a
South American State and a foreign
nation the United States will have
nothing to say in contravention of it.
The Monroe doctrine does not cover
such a case.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-16
encountered, and the man escaped with

encountered, and the man escaped with
year in the bridewell. AS subsequent
events proved, the case was not an un-
usual one among the padrones. Other
instances were found in which children
had been deliberately mutilated in var
ious ways so as to excite the sympathy
of charitable people and make sure the
giving Of aims, but in no case has it
been possible to get the evidence neces-
sary for conviction.
Back from Mosiellfs old den the
party traced it's way through a maze
Of blind alleys and ill-smelling garbage
boxes to Mather street, where the Off
GERS arrived at house just in time to
prevent man from beating a boy with
a club. Even then the youngster was
sullen in his misery and refused to give
the policemen any information, and
the old rascal of a padrone actually
laughed at the officers in contempt.
Outside this place the party fingered
some time in the hope that a renewal
Of the attack would give them excuse
for making an arrest, but the padrone
was too sly to be thus captured. Late
as was the hour, many Of the little
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-16
TUE gE.eg@glLeS
Gel@NIzY|Ia ! q
English BimetaIlists,

English gold advocating newspapers
are not any more honest than those
of the United States. They congratu.
late the people ON the fact that o
death blow has been struck to the
bimetallic craze IN the face of facts
which prove the contrary. The cleo
tion of bimetallist to Parliament from
Lancashire has already been noted
here, but a brief resume of the plat
form on which he was elected will
throw some light on the situation.
The man who was chosen answered
in the affirmative the following ques-
tions:
1. Are you in favor of n return to
the monetary system under which the
trade of the world was practically con-
Quoted until the year 1873, the ratio.
between gold and silver money to be.
fixed by international agreement?
2. Are you, if not prepared to sup
port the adoption of the bimetallic
standard for the United Kingdom, pre-
pared to recommend, as our contri-
button to an international agreement
with France and the United States,
(a) the opening of the Indian mints
to the free coinage of silver; (bl the
holding of one-fifth of the reserve Of
the Bank of England in silver, as is
allowed by the bank charter; (c) tho
abolition of the half sovereign; Id the
increase of the amount for which sill
YER is legal tender in the United King
dom?
3. Are you prepared to insist on the.
government keeping their pledges to.
do all in their power to secure a stable
monetary par of exchange?
f. If elected, will you vote IN favor Of
the United Kingdom joining in an in
ternational conference for the purpose
of restoring the joint use of gold and
silver as full legal tender money?
The efforts of the subsidized En-
glish press to show that death blow
has been struck to bimetallsm" are
quite as ludicrous, in view of the facts
presented, as like efforts on the part
of the gold advocating press in the
United States.
The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-12-16

dorses the opinion. There are already
signs Of the coming trouble. Germany
is watching British progress in Africa
with jealous eye and only wants
pretext to interfere in order to stop
that progress. The French are contin-
ually encroaching on the sphere Of Brit
ish influence, and though the French
Government disowns the acts Of over
jealous French officers, still the Gov
ernment holds whatever they acquire.
Africa is rich prize, and English, Ger
mans and French, to say nothing of
Italians, will all seek to gain as large
slice Of the continent as possible. 1t re-
quires no prophetic powers to predict
that England will outstrip all her rivals
in the race. She has a firm foothold
now both in Egypt and South Africa
and every year is acquiring additional
territory. England is the great col
Onizer of the age, and her great naval
power will give her an immense ad.
vantage in the coming struggle.