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The herald., 1897-02-26
Mrs. Beecher,. Condition

STAMFORD, Conn, Feb. 25-Mrs Henry
Ward Beecher is apparently not suffering
but her friends state that her condition has
become hopeless. Rev. Samuel Scoyille.
Mrs. Beechers son-in-law, said today that
death might be looked for within two or
three days.
The herald., 1897-02-26
The Diamant Safe

HALIFAX, n. S.. Feb. 25-The German
port for New York. fifteen days overdue.
has been picked up by the steamer British
Empire, Both vessels are Off this port
slowly making way for Halifax harbor.
The herald., 1897-02-26

Gpects very re gte le woman. She
has the appearan Ji q woman IF great
power and abilit. and ghe history of
her life bears out he Impression that
she is one Of those mare teri Who are
bound to accomplil q great work in
the world for the neat of ar ma nity.
Those who have kno n her n child
hood say that she m, infested he most
marvellous knowledge of people and
events from very cal ~ age, ana, nav
ing loving heart for nunaa ty, lid
much to aid every one sitn WI o sh.
was associated even Will bur child In
years. AS she grew old sha became
prominent In charitable WI rS af all KINDS
and for many years has been known as
q devoted friend of the poor auo help.
less in New York city, her home, where
she has accomplished much 30 q qui.t,
unassuming way. So when 81 was aes-
ignated by Nine. Blavatsky al ! Wiillsm
Q. Judge to be the leader OF the me
osophical movement, 1T was simply
stepping into q larger and more system
attic work along the same line which
she had 50 faithfully followed FOL years.
The herald., 1897-02-26

jackson county was originally q part
OF St. Louis county. Long after II was
detached from 1t this county included
ine territory now occupied BY cass and
The herald., 1897-02-26
Work for War Ships

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 25.--The Maine
arrived this evening and the Texas Will
arrive tomorrow. The French school ship
Iphigine also arrived today and Joined thA
DobordiAu, q French cruiSer. All Will re-
main until after the carnival.
The herald., 1897-02-26
An African Uprising

BRISBANE, Queensland, Feb. 25-Re-
ports have been received here from New
Gninea saying that the natives of Man
bare have murdered the governor resident
and number Of gold miners.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-24

closure of which causes wonder that
such a measure should have passed the
senate.
The Torrcy bill is in position to re-
ccivc early consideration when congress
assemblies and it appears to be the un-
derstanding that it will he substituted
for the Nelson bill by the house.
Whether or not the senate can be in
duced to accept it is question. Judge
Torrey, the author of the measure, Is
confident this can he done and ii is said
that some senators who voted for the
Nelson bill are now disposed to vote for
the other if it shall pass the house.
Much may depend upon the expressions
and efforts of the business interests of
the country and these should arouse
themselves to action. The matter is one
of far greater importance to the CONNER
cial community than is generally real
lied.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-24
SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PULPIT.

indianapolis Journal: When the Episco-
palians OF the United states generally fully
comprehend the fact that several American
bishops have fallen in with the proposition
to put the Epscopalhn church Of this coun-
try under the hierarchy Of the Church OF
England they will be Indignantly denounced.
Minneapolis Journals \ Methodist convcn-
ton In northern Illinois recently listened to
the report OF ministerial brother who had
been investigating the condition Of tho
churches In the country districts. II was to
the effect that religion was on the wauc He
attributed this loss OF religious zeal largely
to the growth of the creamery business.
Iowa City Republican: In all the huck-
stcring and trucking to English methods and
Institutions now rampant In some sections Of
this country, IL is relief to read the bold
words OF Bishop McLaren, in which he re-
pudiates the suggestion that the American
Episcopal church should become subject to
the English archbishop of Canterbury. May
there be more such men before there are
less.
Minneapolis Tribune The suggestion that
the Protestant Episcopal church OF this Couu-
try be brought under control OF the English
church already meets with vigorous opposi-
tion from the leading American churchmCn.
Bishop MCBarcn Critciscs the scheme In no
uncertain terms in a recent interview and
rebukcs what he calls the sycophancy of GER
tain American bishops who fell in with the
imperinl British idea
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-24
LOOK no THE KirCHEN.
Sobricty and Happiness Dispensed by
Good Coax.


We are sincerely glad that a Washington
minister has discovered that good cooking
is a valuable aid to temperance, and that bad
cooking Will drive man to drink. There
is no doubt, however that he is speaking
the truth. If we are not now given over
entirely to debricty it is not because some
cooks OF our acquaintance have failed to
supply all the necessary reasons.
The argument of the clergyman alluded to
is practical Food urattractlvely presented
fails to stimulate the appetite and II also
badly cooked does not afford the requisite
amount OF nutrition. The sOmalh H. craving
sustenanCe of nature most easily assmi-
lated, seeks to surQly by liquor the lack OF
support for which the improperly cooked
food is responsible This is sound reason
ing. and is much more to the point than
blaming the drink habit upon the theory of
original sin. Hygiene is closely assJCa ed
with morals. 1t is just as important that
good cooking be taught in the schools as
that the bible be read in daily exercise
Now that the pulpit is beginning to realize
this fact and is disposed to lend its power
full aid to a subject unfortunately considered
merely gross and sensual, there is a QOssi-
bility that the day of general appreciation is
not long to be POSTPONED.
woman who can cook who is not in
different to the appearance of her table. and
who does not trust anything and everything
to the woman who happens to be employed
in the kitchen is indeed. a rare treasure 1t
is said that good chef never let's dish
pass out of his domain until he has ap-
proved it through the senses of taste and
sight. If the same care were only exercised
by the housewife there would be a happier
condition Of affairs. As it is, the slave of the
Kitchen, ignorant generally of hygiene and
sometimes lacking even in common sense, is
sa isied with greasy steak, with half-raw
potatoes, and with the mealy yam burned to
cinder. new sin is now upon her head.
Who can tell how many drunkards she has
forced upon the world
The trouble is that most people believe
synonymous. They accept as a truism the
pence and nine shilllngs with condiments to
serve with it," Nothing as a matter of
fact. could be further from the idea we are
intending to convey 1t costs no more to
prepare a well-coOked meal than one which
is beyond the power of the human stomach
70 digest. Nor is there anything degrading or
trivial in this matter of gastr-nomic study.
When Richelieu could invent tha mayOnna!se
when Talleyrand could spend an hour daily
with his cock and when Lord Bacon did not
consider it beneath his dignity and intellect
to grapple with the intricacies of the kitchen,
we of lesser genius can most certainly not
hesitate. We may be happy too, in the
knowledge that while hitherto we appauded
the tasteful delicacy because II pleased or
palGtes, we are now contributing to the cause
Of temperance The highest motives may
hereafter accompany the stirring of the
spoon, and when we roast our beef or stew
cur cfbbage We may be elevated by the
thought that we are contributing to the
neral progress Of the human race.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-24
personal AND OTHERWISE.

II Luctgcrt is released on bail, he will
go on tha stage It will be the wurs, case
of stage elevation on record.
There are doubtless Others but the Gin
cinnati, theatrical company made the hit OF
the season in bringing down the house.
Thomas f. Pendel, a quiet, unobtruslve
man now visiting Boston is the sole sur
vtvng member of the body guard of Abra-
ham Lincoln.
At this distance it looks as il political riots
were brewing in New York City. Spellbind-
ers to the number of 900 are about to assail
the crowds in street cars.
Another cod-blooded assault has been
made on the liberal profession of plumbing.
Burglars disguised as plumbers made haul
of $500 in a New York house.
Commenting on the marriage of Sir Edwin
Arnold to a Japanese lady, the Philadelphia
Times says that mo ladies are more lovely
and winning as the daughters of Japan
DR. Fridtjof Nansen. the Arctic explorer,
will deliver his first lecture in the Brooklyn
Academy of Music on october 80 and will
arrive in New York about a week previous
Colonel Isaac NJ. Morrow lately appointed
immigration inspector at Detroit, fought
through four wars-the one between Uru-
quay and the Argentine Republic, the war
against the Florida Scminoles the Mexican
and Civil wars.
Times are somewhat out Of joint for Chi.
NdSt dlNtIlliOh bUN vi lutlll ndl MS WdtNn
stolen at the city hall and another is suffer
ing from a bullet wound contracted at his
saloon. sad to say, there isn't a franchise
in sight to allay the pain.
Colonel Daniel Lamont Cleveland's sec
retary of War, is concentrating all his oncr-
gies on his duties as vice president of the
Northern Pacific. He is determined to be-
come a railroad man and successful one
and has invested his surplus cash in North
ern Pacific preferred.
Ex-senator Ingalls, Grafton made a decided
hit at the Oklahoma state fair. He said:
with our improved machinery farming has
become a sedentary occupation. and one who
wishes for real physical exercise must 20
upon the lecture platform or enter the min
istry." And again: "Our populst calamity
friends are a set who are never absolutely
happy unless they are perfectly miserable"
Joseph Jefferson in his talk last Sunday
to the conYicts in CharleStown, Mass, gave
them this encouragement "In this country
when a man falls if he has the strength to
brace up again, he goes to the west. and, rub
bing up against new society, absOrbs fresh
magnetism and TeCuperates at once. But
the Englishman hates to leave his home. His
failings are known and if he remains they
flung in his face. There is no escape
for him, and as his friends shun him he
falls deeper in disgrace"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-24
RURAL MAIL DELIVERY,

First Assistant Postmaster General
Heath commends the policy of free mail
delivery in rural districts and says that
sooner or later the United States will
have to establish delivery service over
all the settled portions of its territory.
Rural free delivery was inaugurated un-
der the Harrison administration, with
generally satisfactory results. but the
succeeding administration was not favor
able to it. 1t appears, however to have
now been tried in twenty-nine states and
so well satisfied is the POstOitiCe de
partment with the results thatAlr. Heath
says it is feasible 10 make rural de
livery permanent feature of postal ad-
miniStation, extending it gradually. lie
thinks that under wise restrictions it
can be extended with great advantage
to the agricultural class and without
serious detriment to the revenues.
There is no doubt as to the benefits
to rural communities of free mail de-
livery and the government can afford
To be liberal in such matter An eX-
ppnditure of Il few million dollars an
nually in this direction Will be more
than repaid by the good it will accom-
plsh. Rural communities have just rea-
son for complaint that the government
has not shown them proper considera-
ton in this particular; that while giving
the amplest mail facilities to urban popu-
lations it has neglected the rural com
munities being in this respect at Il dis
advantage in comparison with some Eu-
ropean governments. This should be
remedied and there is reason to expect
that the republicans in congress will give
heed to the suggestions of the first as
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-24
THE OLD-TINIGRS.

Sir Henry Lushington. the oldest baronet
In England died recently at the age of g5
years. His son, who succeeds him is II
years Of age.
Joseph Jefferson says that he considers
himself rather young because he recently
met Judge Woodbury. Of Boston, who knew
Lis grandfather.
James Surprise who recently celebrated
his lO5th birthday near Crown Point, Ind,
Is said TO be the oldest man in Indiana. He
| does farm work regularly.
Daniel S. Brown of Ann Arbor Mich, is
the Oldest inhabitant of the city and was
one of its founders. He recently told OF his
work in hauling to the primitive sawmill
the logs that went to build the house now
occupied by the president of Ann Arbor col
| lege.
J. |. c, Cook, proprietor of the Milford
Comm journal, who has just celebrated his
SOth birthday, cast his first vote in Troy
| n. Y. for w. II. Seward whig candidate
for governor He has voted at ffty-eight
state elections In 1912 he became con
nected with the State Banner. at Benning-
ton. VI, and edited it for many years, In
J 1859 his son, w. H. became an owner with
| him. In 1870 the Banner plant was sold
and Mr. Cook with his sons, w. II. and G.
G.. and family, went to Milford in 1872, hay-
| ing bought the Milford Journal plant, then
weekly
Having spent fifty out OF the last sixty-hve
years in prison, Joseph He'll OF Jicin, Bo
! hemia saw no reason why, in this age OF
| jubilees he too, should not have his, and
So a few weeks ago, he indicated his nten-
tlon to celebrate it. He is now So years old
! has seven years more to serve, and, there
fore, expects to begin life again at 92, lie
has been in nearly all OF the prisons Of Bo-
! hemia and Austria, and knows more about
them than any other person. He speaks ap'
| proyingy Of modern prison reform, and re-
members with indignation the dark subter-
ranean dungeons that received him after his
! first offenses.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-24

According to reports of our consular
officers in Japan, the average wages Of
artisans and workingmen in that country
are fully 30 per cent higher now than
they We're in 1895. Japanese wages are
still lower than the rate paid American
workingmen, but they are approaching
equilibrium and it may be put down that
Mt no far distant day the complaint about
the American laborer coming into COM
petition with the poorly paid worimen
of Japan will be knocked beyond recoy-
cry or redemption.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-24
4 UNIFORM BANKRuPTCY Law

The advocates of Il national bank
ruptcy lnw-and they embrace very
large majority of the substantial buSi-
ness men Of the country-shOuid make
themselves heard in no uncertain way
before the meeting of congress In
doubtcdly the question of providing Il
uniform bankruptcy law will be brought
forward early in the coming session and
il is desirable that congress shall be i'm
pressed with the necessity of action on
the subject and also that it shall be
given To understand the public prefer
eucp between the measures that haNc
been under consideration. That prefer
ence has. indeed, already been very
strongly shown for the Toncy bill by
| the representative commercial bodies of
| the country, by great numbers of bust
ness men and by the press. but no harm
will be done by another expression of
| this preference. The senate having
passed the Nelson bill, an unsatisfactory
and inadequate measure, creates the ne
cesSity for II renewed declaration, on the
part of those Interested in bankruptcy
! legislation, rs to the kind of law they
desire.
The Nelson bill, for which it is eX-
pected the house will substitute the Tor
rey bill, is Il weak and defective meas
ure 1t provides that creditors must
prove their claims against bankruptcy
estates within thirty days or be deprived
of their interest therein it makes no
provision for the punishment of fraudu-
! lent banklupts, dishonest creditors and
| bankruptcy officers who embeZZle; there
are no provisions in the bill for the set
ting aside of discharges which have been
fraudulently granted; the limitations in
the provision for involuntary bankruptcy
are so great that practically ii is not
comprehensive of the subject The bill
does not place all debtors on the same
footing, because it does not apply TO cor
porations. The result would be that
rights and responsibilities of individuals
and co-partnerships would be determined
under one law and the rights and re-
sponsibiities of corporations under an
other law. 1t Is said that such dis
tinction has never been made in bank
ruptcy law and IL requires no eXtraor-
binary astuteneSs To see that il ought not
to be made There are other no less Seri-
Gus defects in the Nelson bill, the dis
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-24
EoR NIymyIL oTIBINTINE


Interior quarantine is entirely Il matter
of state regulation. though the federal
marine hospt.N service co-opcrateS to Il
limited extent with the state authorities
The methods adopted by the authorities
of some of the states in dealing with
the yellow fever has caused demand
for a national system of quarantine ana
it is stated that Senator Cafe y of Louis
lana will introduce Il bill providing for
such II system a personal experience"
with state regulations has convinced
Ar. Caltery that it is most de-
sirable that the general govern
mpnt shall have full control of
all quarantine arrangemms and he
may be able to convert some of his
states rights colleagues in the senate
to this view. On his way to Washington
the Louisiana senator had TO pass
through Il number of districts where
quarantine regulations prevail ana he
experienced much annoyance and delay
from state and local officials who in
sisted upon inspecting his bill of health
and asking all sorts of troublesome and
VcNatiouS questions There have been
other complaints of annoyance and
delay. which were both irritating and pX-
Ip,nSive Indeed. the quarantine me hOlS
adopted in the Sduth where yellow fever
has appeared have inflicted serious losses
upon the cOmmcrce of the country. In
Il considerable section business has been
at Il stnndstilL some railroads have
taken off three fourths of their trains,
the postal service is diSorganiZed and
other injury has been done, to say moth
ing OF the veXatious restraints to which
individuals have been subjected
Admitting the necessity of quarantine
regulations. there can be no question
that they ought to be uniform and this
is to be had only by placing the entire
control of such regulations i'll the hands
of the general government. Not only
ara the state systems generally trouble
some and inadequate. because employ
ing largely obsolete means. but state
and local authorities. under the terror
inspired by II visitation of disease. Will
always go to extremes, as they generally
have done in fighting the yellow fever.
1t is unuucstionnble that state and local
regulations will never provide the cf-
ficient safeguards which can be gained
from Il national quarantine system. Ell
forts have been made to secure legiSla-
ton establishing Il national system. but
| the opposition of the states has defeated
them and there is not much reason to
expect that Senator Calrery viii sue
! cerd in having his proposed national
quarantine law adopted.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-24

Now it is said that Germany will not
object to the. United States anncXing lIn-
waii providing the United States enters
no obiectiona.to to Germany gobbling up
Samoa None Of the great foreign pow
ers see anything alarming in annexation
because it sets a precedent to which they
can hold this conptry when they want TO
indulge thersown land grabbing propen-
stiles The way for the United States to
avoid cntanglugt foreign alliances is to
give no excuse for foreign nations to
make encroachnientS.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-24
sistant postmaster general and enable
the department.. to continue the eXtcn-
sion of rural. lFe delivery.
lENER1LL MiLES RErnRr


The prominent features Of the report
Of General Miles relate to coast defense
and an increase of the army. What he
has to say in regard to the former will
be very gcncrally approved. Having cN-
pended considerable amount of money
and made good progress in the coustruc-
tion of defensive works ON our SCaCoaSt
1t would obviously be grave mistake
not to continue on until we have an adc-
quatc system of dcfcnScs. This will re
quire the further expenditure of Il large
sum of money, but it will give greater
security than there is to he had in any
other way, even from twice us large Il
navy as we have Coast defcnscs are no
less essential to our protection against
Il foreign foe than are war ships.
Regarding the suggestion of an in
crease of the army. there will be little
approval of it outside of mntaly circles.
General Miles thinks that the maximum
standard of strength of the army should
be one enlisted man from every 1000 of
the population and the minimum one sol
diar to every 1000 of the population.
ON the former basis the standing army
would be about 10000. \ proposal to
increase the army to that number would
undoubtedly meet with general popular
opposition. The fact is that public opin-
ion regards the army aS being already
large enough and Il proposal to increase
it to any extent would certainly be op-
posed by the great majority of the peo-
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-24
DO cu,RCnEs PAY DIVIDENDS.
short. Lay sermon on IA sunday
Topic.

y t"Hs On u SuhHHy
Topic.
Minneapolis Journal.
Nowadays we are very much tempted to
put every enterprise, whether ethical edu-
cational or industrial, on a material basis
and to ask what are it's merits and how much
is to be got out of it. Such a tendency is not
altogether of the highest order, but it has
some advantages which enable us to see the
matter in other lights than the usual one.
There always has been objection to the
application of such a test to churches and
their work But certainly every earnest
church member cares to know whether his
church is doing something or not, even if the
Judgment does come from a worldly stand
point.
In answer to the above query there are
several things to be taken into consideration:
First, running expenses of the organizations
including pastors salary, cost of music, jan
itJr's wages, heating and interest on the
| amount invested in the church property; sec
ond, the time spent by members in attend
ance upon service and finally, what are the
results.
The cost of maintenance is small item
weighed in the balance with what a church
acComplShes. The real test comes when we
attempt to say that the expenditure of time
on the part of a congregation is justified If
| the average attendance of an average city
church is 600, including both morning and
evening services, the time spent by each at
tendant is two hours, making 1900 hours
| for a Sunday. The total number of hours
! spent by the congregation in a year IL equal
| to 81, 400 hours, about the working time
| OF one mans life. CThis is on the assump-
| tion that a man works twenty-six years,
300 days a year, eight hours a day. the
est of years campaign to average
| church is therefore,
/. The work OF an earnest mans life.
2. The pastor and his wo-k.
3. Salaries.
! 4. Expenses including interest on invest
ment.
| 3. Choir.
Just what 1t would amount to in dollars
and cents Is impossible 10 say, but it is
rather doubtful If the average church. as
! it is managed in these days, ever meets
| expenses from the results OF It's operations,
An industrial enterprise in such a condition
would be Immediately oyerhaulod and re-
organized but the churches continue to do
! the same kind Of business year after year.
! There is no reason why church should not
ray in every sense of the word There
! certainly is enough to do Mankind never
needed guidance more than it does today.
The churches whole do not give 1t and
the result is that somebody else gives him
advice, Results-sOcialism, anarchy and all
kinds Of isms, smply because there Is no
guiding hand to help struggling mankind.
A good many churches are satisfied TO pay
! their bills and to worship, but such
method Is like those employed fifty years
ago In comparison with modern business
ways. Something more must be done or the
! great power of the church. now dormant
! will be lost. No one need ask what that
| something Is. II can be seen everywhere
The field is ready. VIII the churches make
| an efoTt TO get on paying basis?