THE OMATTA DAILY BKE : MONDAY' OCTOBER 23. 1893.
PRIiAGIlERS AND POLITICS
Pulpits as a Purifying Power in the Political
.Pool.
REV , PATTERSON'S PRONOUNCED VIEWS
Puiltlnn of tint Clrrpy In ClTll Affalri De-
fliioil Ministerial Kobe * Not nn Ab
dication of Citizenship llellef
,1
, in rulltlciil Itellslon.
Rev. J. M. Patterson delivered ft sermon
P last ovenlnp at the First 1'rcsbyterlan
church , l which ho spoke upon the subject
I of "Tho Parson ana Politics. " Ills remarks
were ns follow * :
There sctms to bo confusion in the minds or
sorao pconlo ns to the relation of parson and
pulpit to politics nnd civil affairs in general.
The position of the minister in thcso mat
ters ought to bo clearly understood. 1' or ono
1 claim the dovino right lo Ilmcddlo In pol
itics" whenever In ray judgment the occa
sion demands it. As n man , I claim and will
exorcise ns I may see lit all the rights nnd
privileges of a clllran.
I nm not nwnro of having abdicated my
manhood In becoming n minister. It would
bo very dlfilcull to convince mo that when I
received 01 dlnation I losiclllzenshlp. lam
not ono of thoic who believe Ihore nro three
BCXJS men , women nnd preachers. 1 still
claim to belong to the manly sex. Any Inti
mation that a well-brcilntelIlBontlaxpayIng ,
preacher Is not nnd must not bo intercslcu
ns deeply nnd practically in the affairs of
government as any olhcr man is Inexcusable
Ignorance or nn Insufferable impertinence.
1 nm a man nnd cvor.vthiog lhal Interests
humanity Interests me.
I'ulplt uiul I'nllllci.
As n minister I proclaim my right to socak
upon every question thnt Is of common pub
lic interest. I know men will cry ' 'political
religion. " But I know , too , there Is a sense
in which political religion Is n very good
thing. It is a thing to bo hated and ban
ished when the pulpit is made the tool of any
political party. It Is a thine to bo hated and
banished when the church interferes with
public affairs merely with a view of
strengthening its own position. But when
a church or n pulpit is independent of
political parties when there nro no strings
upon it , when it can speak Impartially then
pollilonl religion moans only the purifying of
politics by connecting It with duty , honor
and piety. Thcio is n legitimate application
of preaching to politics.
When so applied the pulpit strives to
secure thn recognition of four principles :
First An acknowledpcmcni of God ns
the moral governor of nations.
Second A recognition of the universal
brotherhood nnd equality of man -in civil
affairs.
Third The Inculcation of the moral law
of God as the supreme guldo bf all legisla
tive , Judicial , and executive business of pub
lic oniccrs and In all political action of
private citizens.
Fourth The historic proof of absolute
certainty of retribution for national and
municipal corruntlon.
On thcso subjects the minister ti.is no
alternative. Ho must speak or bo basely
derelict to duty. I know men will cry "union
of church nnd state. " Strange that the men
who see so much danger from Interfcienco
of ministers with politics can't see any
danger from holding political caucuses in
taloousl
Union of Church and State.
For myself , I bollove a union of church
and state unnatural nnd unholy nnd preju
dicial alike to both. But as between a union
of saloon and state , as a union of church and
state , it would not take mo a moment to
choose. What the pulpit wants and what it
will work for Is'a "Union of morals and poli
tics.
tics.I Know the' church nnd the politician are
both liable to object'to any practical partial-
patten in things political. The church be
cause few Christians realize the true mis
sion of Christianity. Preachers who hnvo
dared try to pren.qh n little "applied Chris
tianity" hnvo sometimes heard from their
ofllccrs. Sentiment even in religious circles
Is hardly up to this point as yet. Tlioro is
not a pulpit in this broad land but that will
permit n man to preach about
the awful iniquities of the poor ,
dirty , greasy South sea Islanders ,
give him a collection ) too if times arc not
too hard. All Christians agree that thcso
little ebony urchins must bo saved , and so
they must. I fully accord with them. But
if a man gets up in the pulpit and uses the
tame plain English to desciibo the iniquities
that pervade our national and municipal
life , he takes his professional life m his
hands and endangers his reputation as n
gospel preacher.
When will Christians learn that
the gospel is the most sensational
and at the same time most prac
tical system of truth In the world ?
When will they learn that Christ came not
only to regenerate , individual men , but so
ciety and the state ! Then the politician ob
jects because it interferes with his revenue.
And his firs i charge against the parson Is In-
competenoy. And to this charge wo plead
guilty.
"In the ways that are dark and the tricks
that are vain , " all of which are nt the linger
tips of the politician , the parson is ever a
novice. Ho can't compete with the politi
cian when it comes to wlro pulling or
rounding up" the voters. But let mo tell
you there Is a vast difference between the
polltlcmn's and the parson's citizenship.
\Vlmt tlio Church Should lie.
The old custom was to have the church In
tbo midst of the graveyard as if its only
mission was to prepare mon to die. The
church's true place li in the palpitating
heart of the great city , BO it can teach- men
how to live.
For ono. I believe in a practical pulolt
not n police pulpit , but u pulpit that shall
ipoak aloud and tparu not the workers of
iniquity and thnt shall touch truth , not onlv
nt the center , but also at the circumference.
God forbid thnt the pulpit should bo the promulgator -
mulgator of an inoffensive , sentimental
gospel that touches human life nowhere.
IIUTI.CU AKSWKIIS INGliltSOr , ! , .
ilyili nnil Mlniclo Vlowrcl from a Conere-
gutliiiml 1'uliilt.
At St. Mary's Avcnuo Congregational
church yesterday morning , Dr. S , Wright
Butler took ICoberl Ingcrsoll's lecture on
"Myth and Miracle" as the basis of his ser
mon. In the course of tin Impassioned talk
of forty-five minutes ho ridiculed the colonel
as effectually nfi did Ingorsoll on Wednesday
lust ridicule the so-called "spiritual" people.
For the Bcrlpturo lesson Ur , Butler read
the story of Doubting Thomas , and ho took
us the text for his sermon Christ's words ,
"Thomas , because thou hast seen thou hast
believed ; but blessed are they which have
not seen and yet have believed. "
UhU , ho explained , was meant as no com
pliment to Thomas. It was no credit to him ,
Lilko the dead salmon that lloutcd down the
river wltli thocurrent , it was no oxertion.no
energy to believe what one had seen. They
were the drones of tlio vroild who did no
moro than this. The honoymnkers were
these whoso prophetic hope , whoso logic ,
whoso enterprise , whoso spirit of venture
aud pioneer led thorn to investigate the un-
ecn.
Illiiitrutlou * from MO.
Dr , Butler then gave several historical
Illustrations of this Idea. The Inert could
too the marble , thnt U was Imidjbut it
took a Michael Angulo to see the angel in it ,
The mountain's height was apparent to all.
but it was not ovcrj body \ \ ho could see the
ito for the observatory tower. The light
ning flash anyone could bee , hut U required
a Franklin to catch It , mid then the lazy ,
these \vlQ | believed but what they saw , asked
him tviiulns the good of it.
"Ixt monlono , " sajs Sloth , "I believe In
the uow uml in happiness as the only good , "
This was the first time that the reverend
doctpr had referred In terms nt all direct to
Robert Ingcrsoll and his hcaiers all opened
their ears to catch anything 1m said , sympa.
photic or in crltloum , of the npostlo of
.
All the benefits the world received , ho
t aid , came from rcetlcss , believing , tenta
tive souls , not from these who llv d for hap-
plnrts ulono. And ho wont on to show how
tlio lapk of contentment , the inability to mid
happiness in tilings ns they are had moved
the world forward , The savage had lived
In a cave , J > 'ot satisfied with that ho had
built him u cabin , and ni he developed with
{ * itUjti spirit i him , bis habitation
had become n cottage , chateau nnd castlo.
Iho raft of the primitive man was soon too
unwieldy , too nwkwnrd , nd ho hollowed out
the oanoo. In course of time the caravel
was built , the Cunardcr , the Campania ,
yurcn ilinbelln'ii Fnlth.
Was it not Isabella's relljrlous fMthinn
Vrcstcrn continent thnt made her pledge her
crown jewels to send Columbus on his voy-
ngo of discovery t
What had the "splrltunl" people to show
nt the World's falrt Itabcrt Ingersoll had
asked. Ho asserted thnt thov had it all to
show , ns their trlumpn nnd trophy. The
convent of La Itabldn wna not nn infidel
club. Just ono department , the splrltunl
people did not show. Thnt wn J the Midway"
plnlsnncc. For this the worldly people wore
fully entitled to nil the credit they could got
from It. There were seen the South Sea
Islanders , the inhabitants of Javn nnd
Samoa , native to their waists nnd naked to
their limbs ; the dancing Soudanese , the
Kg > ptlan donkey boy. the torn torn boaters.
The spiritual pcoplo did not wish to claim
anv credit for shun lug this.
Dr. Butler asked his hearers to glvo hope
the benefit 01 the doubt. It could do noharin
to expect desirably. Unbelief never did any
good. The blatant teacher of distrust was n
matricide , a lover of sulcldo , selfish , cruel
And ho told the story of Dr. Henry Wnrd
Ueccher and Koboit Jnjrcisoll. The eminent
divine had listened to higorsoll declaiming
against Christianity on the railroad car and
had said not a word ; but when Ingersoll eon-
eluded Dr. Bcccher told that ho hud thnt
morning crossed Hroadway ne.ir Park Place ,
and ho saw n one-logged mnn attempting to
reach the other sldo of the crowded thor
oughfare with the nld of ono crutch. Ho was
getting along well , when n big , uurly ,
thoughtless man came by and knocked the
crutch from under him. Ingersoll Immedi
ately expressed a wish thnt ho had been
there , and asserted that ho would have
broken the man's head. "Thou art the
man I'1 said Dr. Beecher. "Humanity is
struggling along on life's rough way , nnd
you como by nnd knock from under him the
ono crutch of faith , of hope , of bullet that
something bolter nnd higher is to come , nnd
you leave him with no support. "
i I'rpicrrcil Ice Crcnm to Conl.
What had the spiritual pcoplo to show in
the world of music ? had Uobert Inpersoll
asked ? In reply Dr. Butler pointed to
Haydn , Handel , Mozart , nnd ns nn offset
to Ingcrsoll's rldiculo of creeds , that ho
would rather hear Haydn's Six Symphonies
than the Presbyterian creed , ho retorted
that ho would prefer to oat Ice cream than
to shovel coal. There was no connection be
tween tbo two , no parallel , no comparison.
Ho considered that a man ought to charge
$1 a seat to stand up and contradict the evi
dence of the centuries. Emeison stood out
cs witness of what the world owed to these
for whom Ingersoll had notbtnir but ridicule ,
and in answer to Ingcrsoll's slur on the
spiritual pcoplo , that they had produced no
poetry , the rovorenod speaker recited tbo
opening passage of Tennyson's "In Mc-
moriam , " commencing :
Strong Son of God , Immortal Leva ,
Whom , we that have not seen Thy face ,
lly faith , and faith alone , embrace ,
IJollovlnK where we cannot prove.
And added that in 1SU2 , forty-four years
later , the same poet had written :
Sunset and cvenlmrstnr ,
And ono clem-call forme.
And may thuio bo no moaning of the bar
When I put out to sea.
For though from out our bourne of time nnd
ulace
The flood may boar mo far ,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crossed the bar.
Tills he considered a suflicient answer to
Ingersoll's question , and hq left his hearers
with an Impassioned peroration to araw
their own conclusions of the remainder of
the lecture of the "blatant , burly , boyish
Bob , " as ho denominated him.
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HOP GATHERING IN ENGLAND
Manner In Which it is Carried On in the
County of Kent ,
MUCH FIELD LABOR PERFORMED BY WOMEN
Untverint Fenr Annunlly Pelt Ilejnrdine
the Welfare of the Vincn Curlne the
I'luiny rrultncc A Vntt nml
Vlcloin Army of 1'lckert ,
ft > 3 , btf
MAIDSTONE , KiiRlnml , Sept. 80.--C6rro [
spoinlenco of 'J'nn BEE. ] A traveler Journey
ing through the magnificent garden shtro of
Kent cannot fall to bo Imptcsscd with the
amplitude and snugness of most of its coun
try homesteads. They are very ancient ,
stone-built and exceedingly large ; low , but
wide , with outspreading < wlngs and "lean-
tos. " Centuries-old nslu Hmo or oak trees
cluster about them. Firm old walla enclose
shaded Innos leading two and from them.
The outbuildings arc largo and substantial.
Qroat orchards nro set about them. The
groupings nro pictures of rustic opulence ,
thrift and good husbandry. They almost
cause the wanderer to long to know them
ana tarry within them. But a stranger no
understanding one of the sources of tlio
great wealth of Kent will curiously regard
certain strange looking structures standing
near every farm house In many districts.
They arc round nnd tall and white. Some
have red painted cones and these nro In turn
surmounted by'whtte cowls , shaped like an
arched fan , their mouths always opening in
the direction opposite thnt from which the
wind blows. Against gray and wintry
horizons these odd structures form weird
silhouettes. But wherever you RCO them
you may know , at any time of the year , that
you are In the long-famous hop country of
Kent. It is to thcso quaint and always
picturesque old kilns , or "oast houses , " as
they are hero Called , that the hops are
brought for drying , or curing , after they are
picked by the molloy throngs in the odorous
gardens and Holds.
In all of England perhaps 80,000 acres nro
plantca in hops. Nearly one-half of the
entire area Is within the shire of Kent , Tlio
system of hop raising , picking and drying Is
simiilo and Interesting. Tlio plants , which
are pcrrcnnlul , are set In hills or.o foot high ,
six feet apart and'In rows , as wo plant
Indian corn in America. Thcso hills from
being rounded are called "crowns. " There
nro about 1,200 to the aero and each ono re
quires from two to four poles from ten to
sixteen feet In length , according to the
variety of the hops planted. Thcso poles
are of larch , alder , ash , chestnut and
occasionally of oak , and owing to the
scarcity of woods in England , in themselves
represent a very largo outlay.
I'nrt That \Voiiim Piny.
Early In April the "crowns" are opened
and trimmed of the last year's shoots wnlch
have been cut close to the ground , and these
"sets" arc usnd for propagation in nursery
bods. The new bine or stem jiow springs
irom ino oouom 01 ino permanent ; soiling.
In the open winter months the hop-garden
has been dug to a depth of eight inches with
flat-lined forks. Shortly after the opening
of the "crowns" and trimming of the old
bines ' 'polling" is begun. This is done by
the aero , or by the hundred poles. The
laborer's wife and children lay out the poles
while ho makes the holes with an iron "ho'p'v ,
pitcher. " Women are solely employed in
the next process , called hop-tying. The
puny shoots must bo trimmed away , and two
or thrc'o of the hardy opes't'ed to the poles"
This is done by the acre , and whatever portion
tion of the hop-garden is thus attended to by
ono woman is called a "talcing. " For secur
ing tlic-shoots to the poles without injury ,
rushes are exclusively used , and thcso are
harvested from marshes , haughs beside
streams or uet meadows , and dried in a
manner to render them tough , by children.
The women must go over their ' 'likings"
ninny times , cutting out sickly or broken
bines ana tying in nawcr and healthier ones
until the work is beyond their reach.
Then the men resume the work. They go
over the "takings" as the women have done ,
stnnain ? upon short rough stfip-laddersuntil
they reach the top of the poles. Then "ulg-
geting" season begins and unl.v ends when
the hop gardens are in full bloom. The mg-
pot is an implement with iron tines , some
thing lllco a huge hoe slit into several nnnow
divisions. With this the "alleys" between
the rows are kept As clean of weeds as a
new plowed Held , and the soil is constantly
broken and pulverized about the "crowns' "
that the roots may derive all possible nutri
tion , air and free moisture. These comprise
all the necessities of cultivation ; but the
alarms , vexations and anxieties of the hop-
grower are only fairly begun as his heaviest
labors ure ending. '
Vmrt that Are Annually Pelt.
No one over know of an American poach
crop , good or bad , that was not a half dozen
times menaced by this or that , or ruined by
something else altogether. So It Is with the
hop vines and bops in Kent. For nearly two
months before they nro secure from danger
every true Briton who quaffs his "four ale"
or''hittor" is subjected to qualms and starts
and pangs through announcements of suc
cessive impending calamities to the braw
bantling of Kent , and every hop district of
that shire Is in perturbation and turmoil in
describable. The "mildew" has rotted the
hop , the wet weather has drowned it , the
drouth has scorched it. the blight has taken
the very life out of It , the smut has smoth
ered It , the flies , from which it can only bo
rescued by millions of mysteriously arriving
"ladybirds , " ure eating its head off ; innu-
mcrablo Insects are preying upon Its tendrils
and body , and oven the pestiferous llcas have
mada deadly assault upon Us very stout and
roots 1 Bulletins nro posted at ovcry ale
house in Kent. Nothing clso is talked about
in every parish of the shlro. The London
market is "feverish" while the hop is in Us
throes. Jn fact , all southern England Is
solemn and serious until the hop has passed
from bino to bud nnd bloom and Is roadv for
the tons of thousands of hands that are ting
ling to wring ltn neck for gain.
Picking and curing are the llnal processes.
Perhaps from bO.OOO to 100,000 souls could atone
ono time bo found in the hop gardens of
Kent. Half of thcso are from London and
comprise the most indiscriminate lot of
"human warious" over drawn together by a
common interest in all the world. If a Hold
of twenty acres Is to te picked there will bo
from six to ten "sots" of pickers , with from
half a dozen to a score of pickers in each set.
These , ranging along the entire length of the
field , ure each supplied with a "bin. " The
bin is a rudo. low framework of old poles ,
built after the fashion of nn American set
tlor's log cabin , about three feet wldo and
six feet long , with elevated cross stakes at
each nnd supporting a stout polo above the
pickers' heads , lllco the "rider" rail of on
old-fnbhloned "atake-and-rider" American
rail fcnco , against which the hop poles anO
their feathery , odorous burdens are restcc
while the hops are being picked and Hung
into the sack depending from the bin' *
corners below.
How Hop richer * Work.
The pickers are supplied with poles of
hops by "polo-pullers , " employed by the
bop-raiser. There will bo ono to a set , if
the sot comprises a largo number of pickers
and often ono man will supply two or three.
He is provided with an implement called a
"hop-dog. " MTU * this ho not only cuts the
bines or Tlne > Mfiso above the ground but also
pries ( "nrizcMIhe will call it ) the polo out of
the ground , trfdi.carries . It and its downy
frultaga to tWo busy picHcrs near. Womin
follow the pifllork nnd stack the discarded
vines for usatbyithc compost-makers or the
mills where , Uio cheaper grades of paper nro
made , nnd stuolo the poles Into tidy piles
against the mm season1 ! uso. In this way a
hop garden is-i cleaned up as closely as If
swept by an army of grasshoppers or an all-
consuming fl ra
in the meantime huga four-wheeled carts
nnd wagons nro gnthoiTng up the hops for
the "oasts" of.kilns. The "master" usually
measures thcnhoptt from the bins. Pickers
are paid on the basis of n cci lain agreed
upon number bf bushels to the shilling
four , five , six or oven eight , according to the
leanness or fatness of the crops. Precedent
old ns hops In Kent demands Hint ho shall
not have a "heavy hand. " that is , that ho
shall not press together the hops taken from
the bin ; nn equally unlmpeichablo custom
will not permit him to pack or heap the al
most weightless stuff in the measures.
Scores of keen nnd almost snvago eyes nro
upon his every movement. "Th1 ops must
'hover1" In the bushel-or bo dropped In It
as lightly ns can bo ; and were the bushels
heaped nn iota above their rims the mnstor
knows that Instead of hops a series of
strikes and riots would Instantly bo on his
hands. Following him is always the tally
man who credits the measurement to each
"sot" In the "tally-books ; " aud the custom
is that the pickers may at any time draw in
cash to the amount of three-fourths of what
Is duo , the remaining one-fourth to bo for-
foiled should the pickers leave the master
before his crop Is gathered ,
.SlBiml * thnt Call to Work.
All sorts of signals are used to bring the
pickers together in the morning nnd after
noon. Some of the old farm houses have
belfries nnd bells. At others Imml-bells arc
rung In nnd about the pickers' quarters and
camps. Tin horns arc common , and the
conch-shell horn is not infrequent. Work
begins shortly after dawn. The midday rest
ns well as-quitting time at night are indi
cated by the master or the tally man enter
ing the Held and shouting "No moropolpsl"
This In turn Is shouted by the pole-pullers ;
and nt once scores , and often hundreds , of
pickers' voices will echo , frequently -derl-
Ivcly , and always In mimicry , the order for
empornry release from toll. In many fields
ho pickers wed their cry lo Improvised doe-
qcrel rhymes llttcd to the air of the latest
lopular London music hall ballads , and inako
nuch melodious clamor ns they are leaving
ho fluids.
Most experienced men nro omplojed in the
onsts or kilns. They pot no rest during the
season of hop-gathering , except from Sunday
morning until Monday morning. From six to
eight small brick stoves nro constantly burn-
115 in each kiln. Charcoal and smokeless
Welslnsoal are solely used , and a dash of
sulphur is occasionally added , which gives
the drying hops a slightly yellow tinge :
About eight feet above the cement chambers
enclosing the stoves is nn open floor con
structed of strips lilto lathe. On this is laid
a loosely woven covering of horsehair ; and ,
upon horsohulr cloth the hops nro piled to
about the depth of twelve Inches. They are
'requently cently turned , and remain in the
tiln for eleven hours , nn hour being allowed
for the change from a dry to n green "shift"
if hops , each of which consists of about 500
nishcls. The dry hops nro then spread on
the floor of the oaet , not only long enough to
cool , but also to regain n certain amount of
atmospheric moisture , without which they
would remain brittle and break into silvers
and dust. They arc now'pai'ked In "pockets"
or long , strontr bags holding a few pounds
above 100 weight , and nro ready for the Lon
don market.
Composition of the Hop I'lclcon.
Of the 80,000 to 100,000 souls who secure
nearly a month's lucrative employment in
the hop gardens of Kent , perhaps one-third
are Kentish cottagers and villagers. The
remainder are from the lowliest , and one
night say the most hopeless classes of Lon
don nnd Us i immediate suburbs , although a
sprinkling of respectability lonvohs the
alter in a few broken-down.folks whd have
acen'bett-jr ' days , and invalids with lung and
throat troubles whahuvo been told that the
country air anda long-"smoll o' the 'ops"
would lelicvo their ailments But this great ,
armv of'pickors whlclircach year takes possession -
session tot Kent divides instantly and
sharply in to three grand divisions.
The first comprises the Kentish rural and
village folk. These nro the favorites with
thfi musters. They include the entire fami
lies of the farm laborers , the hedgebuilders ,
the drainlayers , the hopdryers and all coun
tryside folk ; while from the village comes
the painter , the shoemaker , the saddler , the
carpenter , the bricklayer and stonemason
and all their families , while I Imvo soon the
family of the schoolmaster and the poor
country curate not ashamed to thus add to
their yearly dole. Separate Holds arc nearly
always given to thcso folk. Among thorn
you will llud most interesting groups ,
lusty youths , handsome lassies , fine ana
ruirged old men and women , nnd some of the
pcjchiest and prettiest children in all Eng
land. To these the hop-gathering days Imvo
a bright , genial , almost social aspect. When
the dav's work is over , as thov trail alone
Iho lanes and highways lo Iheir village
homes , they form wonderfully pastoral
groupings , fitting so charactcrfully into the
mellow and reposeful Kentish autumnal
landscape , that It is a pity the near world's
metropolis has no artist heart and hand to
transfer to canvas thelrmurvclous simplicity
and wlosomcncss.
Another class , numbering all told from
3,000 to C,000 souls , whose guest I Imvo al
ways been whenever visltintr the hop gardens -
dons of Kent , are the London nnu suburban
Gypsy van dwellers. I have previously writ
ten ortendedly of ihls class. Its members ,
living in. vans or house wagons of every con-
ccivublo' description , circle around nnd
around the outer edges of the great city ,
hovering liico birds of prey near ruce-lraiins.
ouling resorts and all places whcro crowds
of the lowly may gather. I am glad to say
that while nny dukkering and dickering
among the hop garden throngs is never over
looked by them , that ihoy always come hero
for honest work. They travel in their
creaking vans which contain nil that may be
required for food and cooking ; pitch their
hooded tents or "whummel" their single
carts for additional housing ; are adepts nt
all the little shifts and exigencies of out
door living ; nro really the best conditioned
of all the "foreigners" who sweep in upon
Kent ; and as to morality and common
decency , which are generally utterly aban
doned In the hoppers' camps , they nro In-
flnltoly superior to all others who como.
They are quick , deft , ullont. They are the
fastest , cleanest pickers in Kent , and 1 have
frequently known a single largo family re
turn from their seasonjs work with ns much
as 20 with which to assist thorn in tiding
over the to them blttor winter months.
That Awful Mob from T.umlnn.
But oh , thnt other mob that comes d wn
from the purlieus of lx > ndon ! Somothna I
shall write a etory about the pestilential lot.
To truly tell of Its awful hordes without the
tender lights of romance with which to
search out and rovcal redeeming traits ,
would bo to commit nn unforgivably revolt
ing literary crime. Bestial women , mon
moro brutal tban brutes , with few cxcojlions ,
are tncso. Among ihu cxcoptions I have
como upon the most interesting phases of
character met In all my years of wandering.
In nil the others no wanderer slnco the
world began over found moro hopelessly
sodden or desperately wicked animals is
human frames. No wonder the mas
ters herd them in the deserted sheds of their
cattle , in straw huts behind the hlllc , or in
tented camps that may subsequently bo
burned , by the roadside as far us possible
from the peaceful old Kcnllsh country homes.
Their aid is necessary. Their presence is n
blight and curse. While such are hero , it is
only when you can shut them out of mind
and eight that'you can realize that the nir is
fUllof odorous Jbyino , that the musk of the
ten thousands of hop-gardens bilngs the
CE'S
aK'mg
owder
The only 2 > ure Cretin of TarUr Powder. No AiumouU ; Ho Al jp.
in
sweetest of nil rcpoftc. And thnt in no other
land beneath the star * ilocs labor find night
Invlto the tlrctl 0110 to such womlrously life-
Rlvlng nnd over dreamless sleep n among
the beauteous hop-gardens of ancient Kent.
KllOAH lj. WiKEMAN.
RECISTJI'REGISTERI
LAST YKAll'S IIKOISTIIATION It VOID
RVttflY VOTIIlt MUST IlKUISTKll. '
Following Are Remaining Dates for
Bogistration ,
Thursday , October 20.
Friday , November 3.
Saturday , November 4.
Registrars will sit at the polling booths in
each voting district until 0 p. in , on the days
above named ,
Lost year's Registration is void. If you
want your name on the voters' ' list you must
register.
LOW
Tin tlio MUMiurl Pur I He.
The following reduced rates will bo In
offoot via the Missouri Pnclflo railway :
Omaha to Kansas City. . . . ' . $5.00
Omaha to St. Louis. . . 8.00
Omaha to St Louis and return 0.20
Double dally service between above
points. The above rates will bo In ef
fect until and including October Itlst.
Limit for return passage November 15.
For further information address or call
agent at loth and Webster or company's
olllcc3nortlicastcornor , 13th and Knnmm.
THOMAS R Conniuv ,
Pass , and Tluket Agt.
J. A. PHIM.llM'I ,
Asst. Gen. Freight and Pass. Agt.
q
Chicago uiul Upturn ,
Ten dollars , $10.00. Ten dollars , S10.00.
Ten dollars , $10.00. Ton dollars , S10.00.
Ton dollars , $10.00. Ten dollars , S10.00.
Via the
CHICAGO & NORTHWESTERN
RAILWAY * .
Ten dollars. $10.00. Ten dollars , $10.00.
Ton dollars , S10.00.
OITY'TICKETOFFICK , 1401 FARNAM
STREET.
Ten dollars. $10.00. Ton'dollars , $10.00.
Ten dollars , $10.00.
Oet. 15 to Oct. 31.
Good returning till Nov.15.
Are You I'lnunlni \ ' r.ilr
; uVorl U'n Trip ?
Bear in mind the decided advantages
of the Chicugo < fc Northwestern railway.
Four daily eastern express trains , with
now and special equipment , unexcelled
west of Chicago. Low rates. Baggage
chocked from your homo. Choice of
quick , sufo and comfortable methods of
transfer direct to the World's fail-
grounds. Call , or send yoiir address to
the city ticket olllcc , No. 1401 Furnam st.
R. R. RITCHIE. G. F. WEST.
General Agent. C. P. & T. A.
Chlcuco mill noturn , 910 OO.
October 15 till October 31 the Chicago ,
Rock Island & Pacific railway will soil
round trip tickets to Chicagoand return
at the low rate of $10.00. The tickets
are good on all trains. Passengers tak
ing the Rock Island can change at
Englewood , take electric line to the fair
grounds and save titno and expense of
transfer through the city. Secure your
sleeping car accommodations early and
avoid the rush , at 1002 Farnatn streot.
CHARLIES KENNEDY ,
G. N. W. P. A.
- ; u
uChlougo uiul Ituturn $10.00.
From Oct. 15 to and including Oct.
31 , the Chicago , Milwuukeo , & St. Paul
Ry. will sell round trip tickets to Chicago
cage for $10.00. Those tickets are first
class and'afe good returning any time
before Nov. 15. 1501 Farnam Ht.
o
> S1O.OO , Olilcmeo nnil Itetiirn. SI0.00.
Via the Chicago & Northwestern rail
way. Tickets are full first-class. You
know what "first-class" moans on the
"Northwestern. "
CITY TICKET OFFICE , 1401 FARNAM
STREET. OMAHA.
The Madison ( family hotel ) , 21st and
Chicago. Transients , $2.00 per day.
I.UUkrll Up.
Daniel Mucnch. who tins been employed as
a waiter in the restaurants , was found act
ing in a queer manner yesterday , and ho was
locked up for safekeeping.
CRIME IN HIGH PLACES ! It is
not strangp that some people do
wrong through ignorance , others from
a failure to investigate as to the right or
wrong of a mutter. J3ut it is strange ,
that individuals and firms , who are fully
aware of the rights of others , will per
sist in perpetrating frauds upon thotn.
High-toned , wealthy rmmufrcturing
firms will offer nnd neil to retail mer
chants , articles which they know to bo
infringements on the rights of proprie
tors , and imitations o [ well known goods.
Wo want to sound a note of warning to
the retailers to bow.iro of such Imitations
' 'CAKTisu'S LtT-
tions aud simulations of -
TLE LiVKK PJM.S. " When they are of
fered to you , refuse them ; you do not
want to do wrong , and you don't want to
lay yourself liable to a lawsuit. Bon
Franklin said "Honosty is the best poli
cy" ; it is jubt as true that "Honosty Is
thobost principle. "
DOCTORS
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&
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&
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Disnensarv.
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AND
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WU CUHT flATAHIIll , all DISCASKS Ol < -
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IH.OOn. SKI.V nnil KIDNKY
FKMA1.H WKAKNKSIIM , J.OS'l' MAN
HOOD CIMIHD , uml nil fiirini of
WEAK MEN
HYDnOCKtE ANU VARICOOF.M2
ana bucccBufully ctirod. Mctlio 1 now nuJ luifaUin ;
TKIAT.MINI' : itv MAIL ui | > eomtty.
1'ILES , FISTULA. FISSU11K , permanently curJl
without tlio uuo of knife , H.-atitiu or caiHtlo.
Allmaliullesofa prlvaiu or dulicato n at nro , at
either ox , positively curoJ.
Call on or address , wltli sfimp , for ClrouUri
Fruu lloolc , Huclpea anil Synipto n HUnX I ,
Flrat Btutrway boutli of poatoftloo , room 7 ,
Hn Quarks A Qnarlin lia buuth intiist ,
Un ocailcS a oBdutn , omuu , * ui > .
The Mercer.r
Omaha's Newest Hols ! .
Cor. 12 tli and Howard Street !
40rooui8 12.50 per day ,
lOrooma $ .1.03 per day.
HO too in with batliattl perd r. !
UJroonm with batU atul.53 per Jar-
Modern In i\cryllinpoct.
Newly PuraUUed ThroucUo t
C , i , ERB , Pro0.
A
TRAMP
Says a philosopher will take a peed shoo faster than nn ordinary
provided tlioro nro no do g about the promises wo presume. Tlio major
ity of citizens , wo acknowledge , will take a Imd shoo as fast as a good one ,
'till they hoar of the Nebraska
iron-clad gunruntoo branded on ovcry
slioo equally protecting every woaror.
THAT IF OUR SHOES PROVE DEFECTIVE ,
WEAR OUT TOO QUICK OR
DON'T GIVE REASONABLE SATISFACTION ,
WE'LL GIVE YOU A NEW PAIR FREE OR
YOUR MONEY BACK.
Besides this policy of protection , wo fatten your purse on ovcry pair of
shops you buy. Might as well bepiu at our water-defying gra i shoo with
n standard screw bottom ; sell at $1.00 ; save you at least f > 0c Our work
man's $ lJ2o shoo is\oo well known a bit llnor tills year wo use full stock
leather and oak solos a superior stock than sbino folks can show in a
$2.00 shoo Again , where wo help to fatten your bank account , on our
2-so shoo ; n's sure as wear shoe without *
you ? , every pair , * a
guur.mtco , is worth $4.00. You ought to'see ' an outlay of styles , lace , congress -
gross , button , London , Paris , St. Louis , Saratoga and Box toes ; any width
your foot sufTors. Every pair a Goodyonr welt and first class American
calf if you nro subject to cold feet try a cork solo shoo ; they're only
S2-5. but ns good as any $4.60 slioo In the market ; have ' 0111 in every last
known to the shoemaker , with grain or calf uppers Wo refer to our
Sl.S slioo thnt thousands wear ; it's the same shoo they call a celebrated
$3.00 article , and it's the word celebrated that cost you 81.15 , if you have
it so At last comes the shoo which crowds the shoo department of the
Nebraska quarters , that $3.00 value. Wo use tlio best of American calf and
Goodyear welt finish. Made by competent shoemakers who turn out
shoes for dress. Hero is also the styles worth mentioning Bluchers ,
Bals. Congress ; every last , every too , every shape. When your $5.00 and
86 00 shoo fails to give satisfaction try a piir tucy'a every bit as good
Our word of honor ,
Shoe Catalogue , pages 36-7-8. Posta.
card us for one.
When you write use good stationary , O.ir
gramed and wedding stationery is the bsst. We engrave
to order and guarantee satisfaction.
Your u imo on jravdd on 10J vlalclns o irJs Jt.33.
RAYMOND ,
Corner l.ltli mil DJiula ? Str3ti.
RUPT
PEIIUANUNTLY CORED or NO Pil
NO PAY UNTIL CURED.
Wn rufor you to 3,50) p itlenti.
tlMflUPISl DCCCDCUnU Nat'l IHntf of Ouinmarea. Omnhv
HnANblfilHtrtHtfMi GormanH.iriiiri Utul ,0m hv
No detention from bunlnosi , No operation. Inr i-
tlcnte our method. Wrlltuu euar.itUoe to auiolutalf .
euro nil Idnils of HUtTUKIC of liotli xo $ without tlM
use of knife , no mutter of how long stumlliiz. ,
EXAMINATION FREE. S ,
THE 0 , E. MILLER COMPANY ,
307-308 N. Y. Lift Building , Omaha , Neb ,
BEND run CIIICULAIL
New York Hospital
TREATMENT.
for nil
Chronic , Nervous ,
Surgical ,
Private anl
Special Diseases
at both
MEN AND WOMEH
Stricture , Hydrooalo * Varlo3ool3 ,
And all other trouble * loaded at reasonable
charges. CONSUbl'ATION IMEIi Oiill on
or address.
DOUGLAS BLOCK. 16th AND DODQE
STS , , OMAHA , NEB.
Opposite llaycleii Ilro's.
NEBRASKA
NATIONAL BANK.
U. S , Depository , Omaha , Nab.
CAPITAL , - 8400,001)
SURPLUS , - - 85,000
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Ixiwin B. lU-od , cashier.
THE IRON BANK.
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rrlf a stamped en lh bottom , leek far It when > ou Ijy. ,
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