Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 7, 1888, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE MO I)AY MAY 7, 18Ss, AMONG THE METHODISTS. Bcones and Incidents at the General Conference. MEETING IN AN OPERA HOUSE The World and the Flesh Present, But the Other Party Keeps Behind the Scenes—Reasons For Concern. The General Conference. New Yonrk, May 3.—[Special Correspond- ence of e Bre.]—The opening scenes of the conference now in session were an: ticipated with unusual concern for three rea- sons—first, because it was to meet in an opera house; secondly, because it was to be held in this city; and, thirdly, because it was known everywhero that, for the first time in the history of the Methodist Epis- copal church, women would apply for ad- mission as delegates, As to the building in which the body convenes, no church has been more detormined than this in its op- position to theater-going, and naturally some were surprised to find the leading men of the church, with their wives, cousins, aunts and swoothearts, con- senting to go to such a place en masse. Nor was this surprise lessened by the fact that it was the second, if not a third, offense, for that only showed thatthe course was pursued wilth deliberation, and with a full knowledge of all that it imphed. And what aggravated the situation was that, coincident with the assembling of its general confer- ence in a_place of this kind, there should come & demand from some of the leading pastors of the church to have the rule annulled which interdicts certain popular amusements, To what extent this matter may have weighed upon the minds of the bisiiops, it is impossible to tell. From the fact, however, that they did not deem the body ready for business until two prayers had been offered, and that the opening invocation of one of the mimsters should have been supplemented by a fervent petition from one of their own number, there is at least room for a suspicion that these dignitaries thought it well to be on the safe side. That the delegates weroe a little perplexed by their strange surroundings was shown at once. Dr. Neeley, of Pennsylvania, wanted to know the technical name of the part of the house occupied by the delegate Dr. Buckley referred him to General Fisk, ‘“‘who evidently,” he remarked, ‘‘was the only one present who knew all about theaters.” This, of course, provoked a great titter, but General Fisk is not the man to rest easy under a joke of that kind, and his prompt re- ply was that Dr. Buckley, in his work on the theater, had calied the part in question the parquette. This, in allusion to a book writ- ten by the doctor in opposition to the theater, and while the conference roared with laugh- ter, as religious bodies always do when they gct a good chance, Dr. Buckley closed the in- cident and again hrouxht down the house by thanking the general “for his gratuitous ad- vertisement of a most excellent book.” Really, though, jesting aside, and casuistry ruled out, this magnificent opera house 1s &n admirable place for such a gathering, and the committee who secured it deserve all praise, The special significance arising from_the fact of the conference assembling in New York has been alluded to repeatedly in the speeches. The last meeting here was in 1844, the ever-memorable occasion when the church divided on the question whether a bishop should bo allowed to own slaves. The vote on that point being in the negative, the southern delegates withdrew, the result being the formation of the Methodist Epis- copal church, south, which has now nearly a million members, besides the two million in the Methodist Episcopal church. The con- trast between then and now was stated in a striking manner in the address of welcome by Dr. Hare, of New York. The two churches, he said, which then separated, were now almost ready to come together again, while, in the body before him, ‘were men of dark skin, who had been born in slavery, the position of the church being, in this day, not merely that a bishop may not own slaves, but that no man can own his fel- low man, New York, when the confercnce last as- sembled here, had about 400,000 population against-the present 1,600,000; the nation but £0,000,000; the Methodist Episcopal church, 1,000,00 'whereas now the two branches number over ,000,000,the general conference at that time but 150 delegates, only one of that number being in the present_body, the venerable Dr., J, M, Trimble, of Ohio, who has been a delegate to eve confer- ence since. The point was also made that the general conference of 1844 was clean shaven throughout, and the genial Bishop Bowman observed pleasantly that his memory carried him back to thetime when the brethren before him, who wow prided themselves upon their patriarchal heads, ‘would not have been admitted to any church in the denomination—at which some old vet- eran mnear the platform showed such an attachment for the former over the latter times as to ejaculate with true Methodist unction, *“I'hank the Lord 1" Speaking of beards leads one naturally to think of barbers, which reminds me that the tonsorial profession has at least one repre- sentative in the present conference, & fact which is not at all surprising when it- is remembered that there are colored delegates to the number of thirty-nine, and that some of these are not in the minist; The full list of delegates shows 281 ministers and 1 men, who represent 111 annual confe 129 of the ministers are prosiding elders pastors in active service, 11 editors of org of the church, 19 presidents, de: and azents of cducational ipstitutions, 3 mis slonaries, b persons connected with the pub- lishing interests of the church, and 13 offic: of church socicties, Among the laymen ther are 27 lawyers, 34 merchants, 12 bankers, teachers, 10 } estate, 4 insurance men, 6 farmers, 4 judg 2 presidents of universities, 1 railroac president, 6 phbysicians, 2 capitalists, 1 Rovernor (Governor Lounsbury of Conneécti- cut), 1 national bank examiner, 1 publisher, { “‘author,” 1 county auditor, I congressaan, 1 civil engineer, 1 state dairy and food com- missioner, 1 contractor, 1 “lecturer” (tho Hon. Will Cumback, ex-licutenant governor of Indiana), 1 meat packer, 1 mill superin- tendent, 1 stock broker (John D. Slayback), representing New York, 1 clerk of the signal Bervice, 1 upholsterer, 1’ Keoper of the na- tional cemetery, 1 undertaker, 1 mason, 1 dentist, 1 photographer, 1 retired sea captain, 1 notary public, 1 professor of music, 1 shoemaker and 1 barh Thus, notonly is the church represented in the bml.\', but the world has & fair repre- sentation In it _as well. Certainly, too, the flesh has a good show, for a body of men more generally inclined to embonpoint is seldom seen. Hut haviug said that the world and the flesh ave here, we draw the line, religiowsly refusing to admit the pres- ©ence of the other fellow, uuless perchauce he way lurk bebind the scenes for a tiwe, is over, just to see how the old place looks when put to its new usos, That, however, which gave paramount in- tarest . to the opening of the conference was the certainty that thore would be “a woman in the case,” and that, ecclesiustically speal ing, she would make trouble, Woman dele- xa had been el od to the pumber of ve, and several more had been chosen as resorves. This was done under a resolution of the general conforence of 1572, which de- clared that the term ‘“laymen,” shou be understood as applying to all membe the church not members of the annual con- ferences, a resolution passed for the purpose of determining who could be sent to the eral conference as lay delegates, or, more particularly, whether ordained local preach- ers could be so sent. Now, women being members of the church, and not being mem- bers of the annual conferences, it was held by some that they came properly under the definition above given of what constiwutes a layman, and that, therefore, they were eligi ble to serve as lay delogates in the general conference, Inevitably, however, this con- struction of the law was objected 1o, the con tention of the objectors being that whea the rule in question was made, women were not considered, and that as laymen were allowed representation in the body only when all ‘the members of the entire church had been given a chance to vote on the question, the same form would have to be observed ere lay women could bave seats | in the body. "This was the issue, and these, briefly stated, were the two sides ity pre sented. Of courss, the personality of the women elacted could mot be entirely lost sight of, for no ene could deny that in point of abilily some of them were the peers of any of the men in the body. Naturally, too, several of the speakers brought a large amount of sentimentality to the discussion of the question, evident, moreover, bestowed, that those who admission had the sympathy of & large por. tion of the audience. Still, tho battle has been fought mainly on legal grounds, and on ounds, as nearly as such a question t will finally be_sottled, though at tis time the dobate still proceeds, one of the groatest and most memorable, it will doubt §3as bo considered, in the history of this great church Great interest is always awakened by the assignment,_of the delegates to seats. The body being iarge, the session lasting a wholo zonith, and the brethren genorally, like the good Mothodists _they are, having a decided penchant, for speaking in _the meeting, there is naturally a_desire on the part of all to got ns near as possible to the front, whero the “speaker's ayo” is most likely to cast its fayoring glancos, and _where those not so quick of ear as they used to be can more easily keep track of the business. The scat ing is dono by a sort of lottery. ‘Lhe names of cach of the 111 conferences Are put in n hat, and, “being well shaken before taken,’ are drawn out one by one, the deiogates then choosing and announcing their location 8 as luck or providence may favor them. This time providence must have been on the weaker side, for thé heavy weights de- bate, who for at least two preceding confer- encés have been to the fore, are_relegated to an honorable position to_tho rear, while now and comparatively unknown talont airs it aspirations and raises its feet in the front rows. Fortunately, however, tho gentlemen who have boon trented to back seats are not wanting in either the gift of perseverence or the power to make themselves hieard, and hence they will still take part in the' pro- ceedings, and as some well deserve to do, from their great gifts and long experience, will still have a powerful influence in shaping legislation. An amusing incident of the drawing was that Dr. Leonard, of Ohio, who took out the slips, failed to “catch on” to the name of his own delegation until all the good seats had been taken. This was considered bad luck, but afterward, when it was discovered that the hat_containing the slipswas the head- gear of Bishop Merrill, the doctor remarked that his poor fortune was fully nccounted for, a remark which all who knew the pleas- ant_antagonism existing botween these two worthies in regard to political prohibition will appreciate quite as readily as did the conference and the brethren specially inter- ested. An ‘important part of the opening. of con- forence is_the quadrennial address of the bishops. - It 1s the-only opportunity these dignitaries have of expressing their views openly on ponding legislation. The address, prepared and read by Bishep Merrill, v the ablest document of the kind ever pre- sented. Muny points called out Ioud applause. This masterly production suggested, among other things, that it might be oxpedient to divide the work now being doue by the Freedmen's Aid society, 80 as to_have a white and colored bureau; that the Mission- ary society needed three general secretavies, instead of two, as now; that the proposition to divido the church into parts, making the churches in foreign countries separate parts of a common whole should not be encouraged ; that it is inexpedient to deprive the bishops of thoir occasional visits to the mission fields abroad; that William Taylor's work in Africa is a departure from the usual methods and missionary work, and should, with its chief director, be carefully cxamined that women should not be admitted to the general conference until the church shall have passed ‘upon their eligibility; that la men should be giyen more power in genes conference proceedings, and that the pastor: limit wight be advantageously extended to four or flve years so as to meet special cases. Such, as expressed in their address, are the views of the bishops on matters which have been subjects of disputation in the church for some time, and some of which the present conference will be called to legislate upon. Within a week or 80 the elections will be in full tide. About six bishops will be elected and the chanoes of candidates remain thus far about as they were given a week ago. To that list, however, must bo added, as possi- bilities, if nothing’ more, Chanceilor C. N. Sims, of Syracuse university; Drs. James K. Day and J. O. Peck, of New York, and. Dr. J. M. Fitzgerald, of New Jersey, Of course, if it shall be decided to have resident bishops abroad, new combinations will arise. In that case, Dr. Leroy M. Vernon would have good prospects for Europe, Dr. J. M. Thoburn for India, and Dr. R.S. Maclay for China and Japan. Should a colored bishop be elect~ the names of B. W. S. Peck, of the ushington. conference, and Dr. Daniel of tho Lexington conference, will bo presented. For Africa, no one will be thought of but Wm. Ta It is probable, if not_certain, that he will return to tho Dark Coutinent s fully a bishop as any of the rest of the occupants of the Ipiscopal by the anplause vored woman's This man, by the way, with his long. gaunt form, his patriarchal beard, and the air of apostolic seriousness which marks his ap- pearance, is an object of comstant interest, and his. name never fails to call forth ap- >, Other interesting personages are hiraman, Sia Sek Ong, and the i uished ladies whose cases have awal much mterest, though description must be deferred to my next, which w! treat of the personnel of this great gathering almost exclusively. ———— DIED. DILLON—Catherine, wife of John Dillon at her residence, Ninth and Grace streets, aged thirty-two years. ‘ Funeral at 11 a, m. to-day. I cheerfully recommend Red Clover Tonic to those suffering from troubles of the stomach and liver. Iam now on my second bottle, and it makes me feel lile a new man. C. M. CoNNOR, Nushua, Towa. C. F. Goodman Drug Co. RS A Receipt for Ginger Bread. lda Whipple Benham, Mary Hanner, run this minute, the pail with 'lasses in it; b the shortn'in’ and the flour, /—don't be gone an hour. Bring the salt and sod Bring the pans and put We must never have it said Mary Hanner Perkins wed "Fore she 'larnt her gingerbread. Run and fetch your mother's glasses, There! Now look: A cup o' 'lasses; Next a tablespoon of lard— Stir it in and beat it havd ; A little drop o' wate Get it at the pump my da’tes solve that soda in 1t whipped for half a minute. Pinch o' salt; now sift your flour in. There! Tuke care—yon've got a power in! Stir it, beat it, whip it—see! Lignt and vight us dough can bo, Where's the ginger! That's well thought on, Strange it was so-nigh forgotten | . Without that it can't be said Gingerbread is gingerbread. e When you need a friend, select a true one. Dr.'Jones’ Red Clover Tonic is the best friend mankind bas for all dis of the stomach, liver and kidy best blood purifier and tonic 50c, C. F. Goodman Drug Co. known. Puck: tarred- “One thing, Maria,” said the and-feathered gentleman, as his wife was plucking him after the fes- tivities, “‘the tar ain’t no special use; but there’s most a dollar’s worth of feathers on we.” LIl Tias sold his inter the Pythian Spur Publishing company, ti nowspaper property of the paver with its a counts. The consideration was §2,000. The book account is valued at §500. Coroxgr H. P. Dowons, of Lincoln, and a commitiee of the First regiment of K. of P, of this state, visited the assembly grounds at Crete Tuesday and chose a location where they will cums ae & body during the session of the assembly this summer. They will bring their families with them. This will bring & good many who are interested in the assembly. Every indication is for more thau twice tho number of people this yoar than were in attendanwe last sbimer. Every one s getting to appreciate the nssembly work. Harry MERLGIN I’RETT\ EDENS OF THE WEST., Nebraska City Wrestling With the Permanent Grade Question. HASTINGS WANTS FACTORIES. Beatrice Bedecked With Beauties —The Outlook in the Northeastern Section — Valpa- raiso Items—COrete Events, Nature's Nebraska City Internal Affairs. NEnRASKA Crry, May B5.— [Special to tx Ber]—The groat question with Nebraska City now is that of a permanent grado. Half a dozen different grades h been established, but none that suits - eve body—an object which the council seems to have in view. Whichever way the mattor may be deeided tho city is” threatoned with a suit or two for damagos. The grade muddle is the one thing that is delayig our spring boorn, and great dissatisfaction s oxpressed with the chronic kickers of our now council. As so0n as the permanent grade is estab- lished, Me: Novins & Co., of Omaha, who have the contract for paving district No. 1, will begin work, which they are required to complete in six months, and Miller & Co., of Council Bluffs, will cgmmence curbihg and sewerage. As soon as the paving is well begun, Mr. S. H. H. Clark will put in five miles of street railway. The Stowart system of nomenclature will bo adopted, and the Philadelphia system of house num- bering and a free delivery of mail will be se- cured, as the postoftico receipts during the past yoar show that Nebraska City is en- titled to it. The building boom in Nobraska City this spring has never been equalled in the history of the town. Hundreds of handsome resid- ences are being built and scores of business houses aro under way. And Nobraska City is the one eity in the state whose ‘“solid growth' of 1587 has outlived all the booms in the state. Large numbers of letters from eastern manufacturers are received almost daily by the board of trade and business men, asking for information regarding the west in general and Nebraska City in particular, ‘They aro allanxious to leave the east and locate in the wost, and with little encouragement would establish themselves in Nebraska City. They say their trade all comes from the west, and thiat business in the east is all cut to places. Inquiries come from all parts of the country, even from Europe in several instances—but more particularly from the middle and cast- ern states, and represent capital all the way from $1,000 to §75,000, which the querists ar anxious to invest in some enterprising city. Among the letters for infornmation received is one from A. G. Ludwig, who owns and operates a small woolen mill near Tyrone, Pa. Ho desires to remove ‘his plant to Ne- braska City and increase- facilities and en- large the business, provided he can be con- vinced the ehange would not be a losing one. The inducements offered him are such that he will most likely accept A gentleman in Des Moines, representing a party of capitalists interested in a large dis- tillery in Iowa, whose business was closed by the prohibition law, has written a number of letters to a business man here endeavoring to get the citizens interested in a proposition to remove wnew: plant to this place. A tilo and erockery factory is mong the certainties of the near future. Several east- orn gentlemen, intercsted in the enterprise, were in the city the past week Jooking over the ground and_inspecting _the clay in the bluffs about the city which they pronounce of an unexcelled_quality for the manufactur- ing of tiling and all kinds of earthern ware. The Paine company intends to start a “con- tinuous brick kiln,” and make brick on an extensive scale and of superior quality. A gentleman from Roclford, 111, repre- sentiug an_extensive manufacturing firm, who made the city- a_proposition last year under which his firm would remoye to Ne- braska Gity, was 1 town several days ago malanga renewed effort fo interest the plo- ple in his enterprise, and has been_more suc- cessful than on his former visit. He desires the citizens to subscribe a stated amount of stock to insure the removal of the firm to Nebraska City. The company represents $200,000 and cmploys about three hundred men, Municipal Affairs at Hastings, HASTINGS, May 5.—[Special to Tue Brg.]— At this stage in the gratifying development and growth of the city of Hastings the peo- ple are coufronted with that serious prob- lem which agitates the ambitious cities of the eutire west, viz: What methods to em- nloy to secure the establishment of manu- facturing industries and commercial enter- prises to further stimulate growth and pros- perity and perpetuate the same upon a solid and enduring basis. The board of trade, after wrestling for some months with this puzzlng problem, recently formulated aplan which was submitted 1o a ealled mass meeting of citizens, who gave it their in- dorsement and appointed a committee of lead ing men to carry out the preliminary steps, and they are now engaged in the effort, The plan, stated in brief, is to organize a stock concern, to be known as the Hastings Enterprise company with a capitalof $100,000, subscriptions , to be solicited from citizens generally in amounts not to exceed $2,000 to any one party, and all to b paid up, but three-fourths of the sum may-be in-real estate at its actual cash value. The object of the company will be to supply the necessary capital to put manufacturing establishments into operation here, tuking an interest thercin until the factory man or operator cin pay out and run it himsolf, and to encourag in a substantial w foster and waintain all like institutions that find a location here. It is, in other words, to tically obviate the circumlocutory ways ‘tting assistance, and make the' people -earmed with the means and power ready at hand to reach out and gobble dn euterp in search of a good point, instead of standing around to debate every proposition an io- definite length of times A still greater purpose of the enterprise company, however, is to obtain aid and fran- chise from the city to construet a belt-line of silway in the city, so laid out and. con- structed as to connect with the diffepent lines in the city and grantto all coming in the future full right of way, thereby doing away gn- tirely with the necessity of letting new com- panies coming in 100k out for themselyes in this very ve matter, The belt line is to traverse territory in the eity espocially adapted for the location of all the various large business houses aud factorics to whom rallway facilities are an important copsidera- tion, and give to each one easy access 10 any and all lines oporated in the eity. This is the schewe which is meeting with favor, and ftwwill doubtless he pushed ard without anyrent or material modi fication from the original plans Beantide’of Beatrice. Brarrics, Nel!| May 4.—[Special to Tne Bee.] —The of cked out in nature's most atiractive gAby awns, surround ing the charming {fdmos, are green and vel voty; the trees are well leaved out with vari ous tints of foliagps éarly shrubs and beds of tulips are gay “.(L bloom. The native wil lows that for long Uistances line the banks of the Big Blue, gracdfally wave their slender, liant branches awar the sides of the riv a8 if coquetting witly their mirrored vernal charms reflected i te clear waters beneath 3 the freshly painted skiffs moored at the boat house temptingly; suggest to_ the strong youths and fair maidens the delights of a quiet tete-a-tote row on the river. Appropriate to the season, the amateur musical talent of the city on Friday evening gave a representation of the operetta, “The Flower Queen,” The dew of May is said to whiten linen, but it was not necded on the snowy white dainty articles prepared for the linen sale held Thursday and Friday at, the delightful home of Mrs.'S. C. Smith under the auspices of the Altar (.mm of Christ church. The most fastidious housekeepor could purchase to her entire satisfaction tea and lunchoon cloths with napkins to match, finger bowl doylies, serviettes, daintily wrought covers for sideboards and dressing bureaus, marvels of hemstitching dono on towels, sheets and pillow slips The loyai citizens who subscribed §10,000 to advertise Beatrice now feol that their money was well invested. Large numbers of east- erners are arriving, many coming ‘to _perma- nently locate. Beatrice is fortunate in hav- ing many roads of exit and entfance to the city. B citizon was overheard to say of the Burlington that but two classes ride over that road at present—those having passes (and there are a goodly number of these in spite of the inter-state commerco law) and those whose destination can be reached by no other route. The Union Pacific is a great favorite, also the Rock Island. The first floor joists are being put in place on the Paddock notel #d opera house. Northeast Nebraska. HarTiNGTON, Neb, May 4.—[Special to Tur Bee,] —In many years I have not seen northeastern Nebraska so thoroughly fsoaked by & long rain as this spring. For a woek 1t has been raining gontly but nearly all the time, excapt on Sunday last it snowed. The grass, wheat and oats look well, and somo corn s planted, but while this rain continues the corn operations aro hindered. Coming from northern Illingis where the farmers have boen buying baled hay and corn ail winter, mostly ifrom northwestern Iowa, it 18 quitd a relief to seo the long oribs of corn full at all the stations, and much still in the hands of farmers, and also to see the remain- ing ricks of hay in the Logan and other val- loys. Truly northeastern Nebraska hos boen highly favored, and the outlook is most auspicious, The new railroad bridge at Sioux City under way, the Creighton railroad branch being extended, the prospect of a railroad from Norfolk to Yankton, good and vigorous growth in_ Norfolk, all are omens full of promise. The vast areas in Codar, Knox and the northern parts of Wayne and Piorco counties open for cheap settloment with fino free range for stock are inviting to tho stock- man. Farmer J. M. Strakah, of Malyern, Ta., re- ports 70,000 bushe) of corn raised on his ronted farms near Wayne, Neb., last season, One renter raised 6,000 bushels With his own team and only $64 expended for help. The range of prices of lands is from § to $10, ex- cept very near railvnd towns, and thousands of acres of state lands;to be Bad on twenty year's crodit, In Cedar county glively wolf business is being carried on, thb lcounty offermg § a scalp, Several littérs of seven and eight cach have been dug out, and in a single week over 8171 were paidtothe fortunate hunters. The land excursians from tho older west- orn states in May andJune promise to bring in not a few Land seqkérs and many salos of land may be safely cognted on. Crete's Republican Delegates. CRrETE, May 5.—([Spéoial to Tue Bez.]— The following are thé Hames of the gentlemen selected to- represent 'Crete precinct in the republican county conventionto be held at Wilbur gn the 11th inst, for the purpose of electing delegates to' the state convention : Relegates—G. H. Hustings, M. A, Doughorty, D.J. ¥. Reed, J. L. Tidball, J. R. Johnston, H. M. Wells, John Lankam, J.” H. Kimball, Juwmes Chmelir, T. H, Miller, Frank Nedela, Dr. Root, O. W. Baltzley, B. D. Fay, H McCargar, E. E. Spencer, M. B. Misuer. Alternates—J. S. Bowse, J. W. Craig, E. F. Page, L. H. Denison, George D. Stevens, C. M. Burket, J. P. Clarey, J. H. Gruben, D. S. Lowe, J. Shimonek, Frank Karten, M. £. Haight, Dr. A. S. Hayes, C. M. Bader, James Foster. Doede Smith, W. H. Barstow. Judge W. H. Morris, of the district court, intends building a splendid residence on Col* lege Hill this summer. The judge is thor- oughty convinced that Crete will be a great town in a few years. This is the busiest day Crete has seen in many days, the business streets being lined with all kinds of vehicles and dozens of strangers patronizing the different storcs. uf..umun-h days Crete has seen in the pust two months, to-day seoms to take the ead There will be a new brick here during the coming week b; : The demand for brick the one yard now in oper: supply it. ard started a firm from is 80 great fon caunot At’a meeting of Crete Lodge No. 87, F. and A, M., last night, a committce was ap- pointed to select a site upon which to erect a Masonic temple to cost not over §25,000, Work on the new waterworks for this city will commence on Monday or Tucsday, when it is expected @ large force of men will be put to work. A Voice From Valparaiso. VALPARAISO, Neb., May 5.—[Special to T Bee.|—The drouth growlers have crawled into their shells, while the wet growlers are out in full force in this vicinity. Hovey & Son aro running their mill eighteen hours a day now to make up for lost time. Quite a number of houses aro in course of erection in town and several in the country near by. Strangers are scen every duy on our street looking for locations, 1t is rumored that we aro to have an opera house erected in the near future; a good hall for public meetings is needed yory much as at present we have no suitable room for that purpose. The change in time of the passenger trains bring a good many strangers in to stop off with us, thereby gladdening the hearts of the hotel men. This morning a Bohemi of Barbera Pecinoysky, living cast of town, was brought in to be sent to the asylum for he becawe insane and wandered > for 44vd duys and nights, Not much done in “f way of corn planting in this vicinity. A 1 girl by the name =+ Hood's Sarsaparils laistheinost popus lar and successful Syrm(, Medicine. evury e icine needs a an.le spring medicine like Hood's rsaparilla to expel the impurities which have umulated in the blood garing the winter, to Sprl Nearly W keep up strength as nnfi\*m weather comes Won, create an appetitegan prowote healthy i i cooked to dstreet, Worces Be Sure to Get Hood' Sarsaparilla, my child, Bee that they do not give you anything else. You remember it is the medicine which did mama so much good | a )ur ago—so reliable, beneficial, pluunl take —my favorite spring mediciue, pstion, Try Hood's and you will be convinel superior and peculiar mbrite A Cood Appetite When I began taking Hood's Sarsaparilla T was dizzy in the morning, had a headache, and no appetite ; but now I can Lardly get enough eat.” Eaa SHEPARD, 1 Coral Mass, “Last spriug my whole family took Hood's arsaparilla. The result is that all have been cured of scrofula, my little boy belng entirely free from sores, aud all four of my children 190k bright and healthy as possibly can be. I have found Hood's Sarsaparilla good for cas | tarsh.” War, B. ATuEgTON, PassaicCity, N. J, )\1[ rilla this spring Whiat it does possess Hood’s Sarsaparilla Bold by druggists. §1; six for §5. Propared ouly | Sold by all drugsts HOOD & CO., A pothecaries, Towell, Mass, | by 0 100 Doses One Dollar _ ; sixfor §5. Prepared only by €. 1. HOOD & €O, Awlhuanu Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses Cne Dollar AN SAVINGS. BANK 1301 DOUGLAS STRERT. £150,000 800,000 | I'ive Per Cent l"!l'rfll Paid on De= posits-« Compounded Semi- Annually. Lomns Made on Real Estate, OFFICERS: CHARLES ¥. MANDERSON, Pretdent. L. M. BENNETYT, Vice , Managing Directc JOHN E. WILDBUR, Cashier, STOCKHOLDERS J. W.GANNETT, Guy C. BARTON, UL, BROWS, L, M. BENNE CF. MasbEtson, Tios, L. KIMBALL, HeNny OMANA L, MAx Mg JAMES oW, Capital Stock.......... Llnhlhlv of \(nrkhuldo rosident. L. B, WiLLiAms, 3 BUCK, BAVAGH, ELLS, MeCooK, Nebmka Savingy Bmk Corner 16th and Farnam Rnwls‘ Chamber of Commerce Uundm., Capital Stock.. . ..$400,000 500,000 Linbility of fl(ocklmldor« . Five per cent paid on deposits, Ioans made on real estato and porsonil securily; notes, warrants, stoeks aud bouds purchinsed, JOHN, L MILES, Prosidon OSEWATER, Vige Prosident. % L. THOMAS, Cashior. OARD OF DIRECTORS: John T Miles, Eauiuel Cotner, Androw Rosewater, bhon, Faunders, A. Kuhn, ¥. B. Johnson, Morris Morricon, Geo. 2. Barker, Dexter L. Thorins, James THompson, John Rush, ‘Nathan Merriam. 10 YEAR OLD WHISKEY and Family Use, NO FUSEL OIL! Sure Cure for CONSUMPTION, BLOOD POISONING, SLEEPLESSNESS OR INSOMNIA, NON-ASSIMILATION OF FOOD. PRICE, $1.25 Sold Onty In Bottles. ’;Myzrzd;f'fizflrfo':;. For Sale by p \ and Wine Nerchanta Oruggists Everywhore. 1" v Everywhere, BELLE - BOURBON For Medicinal ABSOLUTELY PURE Is Death to MALARIA, CHILLS AND FEVER, TYPHOID FEVER, BOWEL TROUBLES, LOSS OF APPETITE, INDIGESTION, DYSPEPSIA. THE CREAT ¥ APPETIZER. This 18 to cortify that 1 havo examined tho sample of BELLE OF BOURBON WIISKEY received trom Lawrenoe, Ostrom & Co., and found the same to bo porfectly £ree from Fusel Oil and wil other deleterious substances and striotly pure. L cheerfully recommend the same for family and Medicinal purposes. 3P B M. D.. Analytioal Chomist, Louisville, Ky. GLADSTONE BROS, & CO.,, Agents for Omaha, Nob, FIRST NATIONAL BANK. U. 8. DEPOSITORY. OMAHA, - NEBRASKA. Capital ... Surplus ....... 500,000 HERMAN KOUNTZE, President, JOHN A. CREIGHTON, Vice President, F. H. DAVIS, Cashier. W. H. MEGQUIER, Assistant Cashier. THE BANK OF COMMERCE. 510 North Ififlrflfll, Omaha. PATD IN CAPITAL. teeeeen $100,000 GEO. E; BARKER, President. F. B. JOHNSON, Cashier. DIRECTORS: SAMUEL R, JOHNSON L. B, WILLIAMS, F. B. Jom; & A General Banking Business Transacted. Interest Allowed on Time Deposits. UNION TRUST COMPANY. 808 8. 15TH ST., OMAHA, NEB. CAPITAL, - - -~ $300,000 Loans Made on Real Estate. School,County and Municipal Bonds N egotiated WM. A, PAXTON, President. M. G. MAUL, Vice-President L. GARLICHS, Secretary. ALFRED MILLARD, Treasuror DIRECTOR Vour. A. PAXTON, W.G. Mavr, Ropr. L. GARLCHS, 1GE0. E. BARKER GRATEFUL---COMFORTING Epps’s Cocoa BREAKFAST, “By s thorough knowledge of which govern the_operation of digestion and th 1, and by eareful application of the fine pro of wellsolected Cocon, Mr, Epps hus provid Drewkfust tablos with o' delicatoly flsvored boverae e mny suvo us many hoavy doctor's hills, Tt1s Dy the Judicious use of such nrticlos of diet that s onSULation way b dually built up untl stron gh Lo resist every v 10 diseuse. Hun- uY Subtie maladios are floating around s rendy thero 18 u weak point. Wo may Lshatt by keeping ourselves woll forti ith pure biood and a properly nourished frame."—Civil Service Gazette. i sty wich bol it water or milk. Sold only in half pound tins by Grocers Iabeled thus: JAMES EPPS &CUA. Homwopathic Chemists, DRUNKENNESS Or the Lignor Habit, Positively Cured by Administering Dr. Haines’ Golden Specific, It can be given in a cup of coffee or _tea with- out the knowledge of the person taking it; abso- lutely harmiess, and will ‘effect a’ permant and spoedy cure, wliether the patient is a moderate drinker or an alcolollc wreck. Thousands of drunkards have been mado temperate men who have taken Golden Specific in their coffee with- out thelr knowledgs and today believe they quit drinking of thelr own free will, * It never ‘wils, Thesystem once impregnated with the Bpecific, it becomos an_ utter fmpossibility for the liquor appetite to exist. ‘or sale by Kuhn & Co., 16th anid Douglas st and 18th wind Cum- ing_#ts, Omaha, Neb.; A. D, Foster & Br Cotimell mum Towa wnrah Orchard WATER. e —— Dyspepsia, isk-Beadache, Constipation, BOL'BY ALL BRUGBISTS, PAMPHLET BY MAIL FREE. Crab Orchard Water Co. Louisville, Ky. ROBT. T. CLARKE, BARKER, D MILLAKD, he natural laws escape THE BOHANON SULKY!| BEST MADE. Perfect Riding Buggies. Breaking Carls. ine Repairing, Floo R sonabie Pricos. Bolunon Carriage Co., Seod for Catalogue. VASSAR _COLLEGE l thllllllnnn\ for admission to VAsgAr Col 2 will be held at Omaha in the first week of J o Applicants sbould fnform t President berore May 10th. Address JAS. 5. TAYLOR, . D. Vassar College, A a30m&ebteod SUCCESS IN SPECULATION, A NEW WORK—The most complete ever pub- lluvol\rliulhl purchase and sile of stocks, Decisions of the courts regarding es,‘brokers and bucket nlm})» manipu- lation of the stock , iarket, causes of panle, ete. How, when, and what 10 purchase and ' sell. Bend'postpaid on receipt of sc., by the STANDARD PUBLISHING CO., Albany, N. Y. 1-163 Ogden Ave., I‘CMACMAG Poughk WHY LIVE IN FURNISHED ROOMS When You Can Go to the Ferguson Furniture Go. Where you can furnish a home of your own by paying £5.00 to $10.00 down and from $5.00 to $10.00 a month. ‘We have the largest stock of GENERAL HOUSEHOLD GOODS of any house in Omaha. You will save 25 per cent by buying of us. We are agents for the CELEBRATED ICEBERG CHIEF ERATORS and ICE CHESTS. We are also agents for the OLD RELIABLE GASOLINE STOVES. ‘We have also a large stock of STORAGE GOODS that must be sold to pay charges. All goods marked in plain figures. A child can buy as well as a man. Give us an early call and convince yourselves. FERGUSON FURNITURE CoO. 118, TIT and T2 Korth i6th Street. REFRIG NEBRASKA FURNITURF&»CAR? 1 <6004 608 NORTH 16 _l"'“ St 3, nt— LA FINEASSOR =< CARPETS: DRAPERIE.S ET 10 THOSE. WHODE“!RLWL WILL ST IL(‘,\ Lawn Hosze! BUY THE BEST. Boston Belting Co's. Hose is sure to stand Omaha and Council Bluffs HIGHEST pressure. Sce {hat the I'acrory name and trade mark, “CYCLONLE", is stamped on every picce. Years of experience, and not one foot returned to dat Boston Belting Co's. hose is not finished in red, as red color is injurious to the hose. Torsale by all dealers, or OMAHA RUBBER COMPANY 1008 Farnam-st.,, Omaha HILL & YOUNG, 1241 and 1213 Farnam Strect LRNTURE Carpets, Stoves, Housp Furnishing Goods, WEEKLY AND MONTHLY PAY- MENTS, "DEWEY & STONE, FURNITURE. A magnificentdisnlay of everything useful and ornamental in the furniture maker's art, at reasonable prices. CHIGHESTER'S ENGLISHADIAMOND BRAND E,[!_m Ale U5 CELE o wonie usl TRIONE DA::DMR“GGIH FOR ICfill‘['lfl’S ‘“‘#"fl't AKE NO 01 nnummu SOLD BY ALL I::!(I:G’i‘l:": QN0 BRAND L ohsyERY BOX MOWRM' 'Ilmuu 5 PAETRS IL)"I"!IU“UI.