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10 THE OMAHA DAITI BEE: SUNDINVY NOVEMBER 17, 1889--TWENTY PAGES. SMOKE NOT OF THE CENSER. Ehauld It Ee Hnjoyed by Members of the Church. A VARIETY OF OPINIONS. of Holy Men and Women the Local Religious ortd During the Past Week, Doings in Should Ulergymen Smoke? Ministers are men of common clay like the rest of humanity and it is bardly to be won- dered at they are sometimes given to the weaknessos of their fellow men, Smoking is, probably, the mildest of vices, but many people, and even some religious societies, deny a clorgyman the privilege of pufiing a fragrant weed. Many ministers yield to this prejudice, but others love the aroma of their fine Havanas and insist that no one has a right to deny them that indulgence. Below are given the opinions of a number of repre- gentative Omaha pastors on this subject which will be found interesting as they are varied. Rev, W, Harsha, First Presbyterian Church—A minister has as much right to smoke us anybody, if he wishes to do so, but 1 believe it is better for all men not to smoke. Itis un expeusive and useless habit. Of conrse, & minister should abstain from all things thavare evil or directly’ tend to evil. But in_those things not. directly discounte nanced by the bible, a minister ison a le With other christian gentiemen, Iam sorry to say that many ministors foster the idea that they are charitable institutions avd need all manner of commiserations, This is vrong; they should live 8o as to aemand the respect of the people and be exemplars of manliness and decency. Dr. Duryea, First Congregational Church ~—The subject ot smokiog is not a religious one, but a matter of personal habit. It is 8 question every man must decide for himself. No person who makes a claim to being a christion or a gentleman has a right to dictate to his fellow men what they shall do in regard to personal habits. Tt'i8 the province of & mwister to preach grund prinoiples and leave the littlo petty subject of personal habits alone. If I bad entered the Methodist ministry, and the con- ference should presume to tell me that I sliould not smoke, I would immediately get a cigar, and would smoke it in their presence if it madé me sick, No man should be my mentor in a little trifling hubit like that. T have heard men rail about the tobacco habit when they themselves had not washed their teeth for six months, and their breath smolled ‘worse than any smok- er's. In many cases, the smell of tobacco would lhave improved thewr breath. Such men have no right to rail about the filthy tobacco habit when they themselves are ten times as filthy as tho worst smoker. The same men often drink their tea and coffee so0 stronpr that their nerves are upset worse than if they drank claret, ‘Dr. . S, Merrill, First M. E. Church— Persorally, I have never used auy tobacco at all, 50 [ claim no virtue in the matter of ab- staining. I belicve no clergyman should use the weed in any way, The Methodist Epis- copal church asks every young man who comes up for admission to her ministry to abstain. He usually promises, but, alas, once in a while one breaks that pledge. Yet, 1 would not be uncharitable and condemn ‘the christian character of the tobacco-using minister in all cases. Some noble men, ad- vanced in life, coming to the ministry With the habit, before this sentiment of opposition ‘was developed, should be borne with. Thewr lives and labors prove them to be Godly mea. But there is no such_excuso for young men, and we should pity the old men who have not the will power to bring themselves - abreast with the spiritual progrgss of their ~church and age. Rev. Willard Scott, St. Mary’s avenue Congregational church—I say - most emphat- jeally that a clergyman should not smoke, Some have acquired the habit in early lifo and under such circumstances it 1s, perhaps, ardonable. But no minister should smoke n public. He should either break from the habit or humor 1v1n some quiet way. If he can't swear off, he should smoke in private, No minister can smoke without a disadvan- tage to himself. It is & letting down, a low- ering of himself. We should not only be teachers of truth, but should also commend ourselves. If a minister smokes it is sure to have & bad influenco upon all young men who know him and if the youths are taken to task for using the weed they will cite him as an example. I have seen ministers smoking on the street cars and somehow they became lowered in my estimu- tion, but there 18 not one-fourth as many smoking ministers in the west. as there are iu the east in proportion to their numbers. I haye attended presbyteries in the east where, arter luncheoning, over half of the ministers ‘would repair to the shed and light their cigars. Their actions always plainly indi- cated that they ‘were aware that they were compromising themselves. Rev. H. House, Beth-Eden Buptist church—I nave strong convictions on the subject of smoking. Next to intemper- ance I consider it one of the great ~ physical evils. Every pastor should be an example 1 this respect and re- frain from the use of it. If a man's body is tobe the temple of tne Holy Ghost ho should not make a smoke house out of it. It isn’t very consistent for a minister to con- demn those very things which he indulges in himself. Smoking is a_practice that everybody admits is bad, and there is no doubt but that it blunts the mental and moral sensibilities. I learned to chew to- ‘baceo when I was 4 boy of eleven years, 1 chewed and smokea for eight years, but, while I was in college, I became convinced that they were bad habits and I discontinued them. I had ahard struggle to stop. Many a time I have followed a gentleman smoking a fragrant cigar for blocks, just to smell the aroma of his burning weed. It was twenty years ago that Igaveup the practice, but, even to-day, 8 whift from a fine cigar will bring back the longing for the old habit. I can appreciate the feelings of the drunkard who is trying to reform. 1 have moral scrunles against smoking and there- fore discountenance the habit. . Rev. J. S.- Detweiler, Kountze Memorial church—No, & minister should not smoke, Nobody should smoke, but a minister has as much right to do 8o as & member of his con- gregation. A minister should keop himself clean and pure in every way, and he can not do 80 1f he uses tobacco, It would not be consistent for a ministor having a perniciou or vicious habit to preach against pernicious or vicious habits, sud smoking is in that category. Dr. J. H, Lamar, First Baptist church— No, it isn't best -for a mimister to smoke, But I think swmoking is merely a personal matter, like tea or coftee, Kach person should decide for himself. I was once ad- dicted to the tobacco babit but quit it be- cause [ belloved it a bad example for young people. 1t is better for any man's health and pocketboolk if he does not smoke, Rey. E. B, Graham, editor of the Midland Certainly ministers shouldn't smoke, It is ot ouly injurio nd wrong per se, but w180 because it is coutrary to a rapidly grow- ing sentiment of christian people, u!l.hor . fore impairs their usefulness, The wisdom of a church tenet forbidding a minister to smoke, however, is very doubtful. Dean Gardner, Trinity ~Catnedral—The criticsm of & minister's smoking is not worth noticing. Smoking is a personal mat- ter. 1am nota prohibitionist either on the tobucco or liquor Guestions, The fact that S0Ie wen use theso stimulants to excess is NO argument against them., Because some wen eat too much corn beef and cabbage you Wwould not think of passiug a probibitory law on those articles of diet. 11" a minister or any other gentleman wishes to smoko it is unfi‘\:uuonlmy Lis privilege to do so, v. I, Carroll, St. Philomena's cathedral ~—Many persons think that the clergy should e angels, but as they are not and they have the appetites of other human beings, it is pei natural that some of them should smoke and 1see no objection to it. I have ihe authority of physicians 1n good standing that smoking, ina moderate degree, is health n‘a‘loaud Lalways feel better if 1 can e I smoke aftor a meal. But young o Who have not reached maturity should vot swoke, as it retards their development aud the clergy should impress this fuct upon them. As the om are teachers they should endeavor to bo models iu moderation. i The New President, Rev, David 8. Kerr, A. M,, Ph. D, of late the pastor of the Southwestern Presbyterian church of this city, has boen offered the presidency of Bellevue college, and will prob- ably aceept it. Dr. Kerr in the prime of manhood, being but thirty-nine years old He is fuoll of manly wigor, is pushing and aggrossive and possesses the execative abil ity necossary for such a commanding posi- tion. In addition, he is a man of ripe schol arship and_fine ‘mind, and po the genial qualities that will win the friendship and admivation of young men and women. “The trustoes and friends of Bellevue college | congratulate themselves on having such a | man available for the position, and Dr. Blay ney, the retiring president, is enthusia n his ‘praise of Dr, Kerr's fitness for the post tion. Dr. Korr is, in every respect, a_self-made man, and had to overcome in early life what, 10 mOst young men, are insurinountable dif- flealtics, in securing a born in March, 185, seat of Ha county, Ohio. twventy f his lifo were spenton the farm at hard wanual toil. He learned al that could be tanght him in the primitive country country school in his district, and then purchased higher text books and ‘stud- fed them alone. At the age of seventeen ho commenced tenching school. - Later, he put in two term of three months each at tho normal school. At the age of twenty-one he apptied for ad- mission to Frankiin colloge, and so thor- oughly lind he propared himself that his ex- amination admitted ninto the sophomore class. His funds were 80 limited that during the winter term of his sophomore and junior pars he way compelled to teach school to supply them. Meanwhile, hie studied nod kepr up with Lis class_and passed ail neces sary examinations on his return to college. During the last winter of his collegiate course he found he had considerable spare timo on his hands, and he devoted it to theo- logical studies and finished the first yoar's work of the seminaty. He graduated from Franklin college at the age of twenty-four, taking the degreeof A. B, The next two years he devoted to_theological studies, He graduated from the seminary in 187 His first call was to Jamestown, Pennsylvania, whiere he met with remarkavle suceoss, and continued as pastor of the church for six yoars. -He next was called to Morcer, in the Bame state, where ho_remained for four and one-half years. From that pastorate he came to Omaha two and one-half years ago. He has performed an' immense amount of work outside ot his pastoral duties since he came here, holding the position of secrétary and treasurer of the presbytery and sccre- tary.of Bellevue college, besides serving in a number of other capacities, Heo has borne all his honors modostly. Bellevue college,to the presidency of which Dr. Kerr has been called, 18 a young in- stitution, the first steps toward its organiz tion having been made ten years ago. 1t wus organized and incorporated under the di ion and control of the Presbyterian synoa and under the care of the board of aid for colleges, October 16, 1880, The articles for incorporation were filed and recorded April 20, 1884, ‘T'he coliege onened for students September 10, 1883, with fourteen students. is, therefore, entirely dependent for expenses upon the tuiticn of students, the board of aid and the benevolence of ndivid- unls. There have been enrolled on its reg- ister 450 students. The site of Bellevue college 18 one of the most commanding in the country. A prom- inent landscape gardener in speaking of it says: “Your site is on one of the most beautiful bills on the Missouri river. The view. from your college to the south and southeast is unequalied in the state.” The New First Methodist Church. Fair weather permitting, the magnificent new church of the First M. E. society will be under roof in less than four weeks, If this much is done, the work on the interior will be carried ov through the winter and the building will be ready for dedication next May. After the roof is put on the base- ment will be finished so that church services may be held there pending the completion of the room above. The basement 1s 1o be finer than the auditorium of most churches. It will have an unusually high ceiling, be finely lighted and ventilated and splendidly ap- pointed. The auditorfum will seav more than any other church in the city, the ca- pacity being 1,200. The finishing of the room is to be magnificent. Mr. Macleoa’s Training Class. Great interest is being manifested in the Sunday school teachers’ and normal class conducted by Mr. M. G. Macleoa, the mod- est superintendent of the Sunday school of the First Bavtist church. The class is not only open for all members of the school, but also for members of the church and all bible studenta, The sessions are held every Weduesday cvening in the vestry of the church. Before the class was organized there was a dearth of Sabbath school teach- ors in the church, but under the training of Mr. Macleod a number have gained sufficient confidence in themselves to commence teach- ing, and the school is mow well equipped with excellent instructors. The City Mission. ‘The Sabbath echool of the Omaha City mission is under the superintendency of Dr. P. S. Leisenring, with Mr. Charles E. Rey- nolds assistaut, and Mr. Wolf secreary. The teachers are Miss Mary Millard, Miss Anna Millard, Miss Mary Shears, Miss Mary Goodman, Miss Bishop, Dr. Strong, Mr. W. A. A. Rowen, Miss Rena Ross. Tho average attendance has been 130, tho highest attendance 215 and the lowest ninety. “Pho annual report of the mission has just appeared, showig tnc disposition of the re- ceipts of tho society and an indebtodness re- maining of $147.85. An appeal is made for further donations. Tho mission building ison ‘enth stroet, near Capitol avenue. A Mission House Kafsing. The Baptist mission that has been meeting in a ware house on Nicholas near Eleventh street is huving a new buildiug put up for its use. The mombers of the First church contriouted each $1, and sufficient was raised thereby to pay for lumber aud all other ma- terial and part of the carpenter work, The framework of the building was putup Thurs- aay and Friday, aud a number of the gentle- men of the Kirst church appearcd on the scene and helped erect the structure, enjoy- ing at the same time all the pleasures of an old fashioned barn raising, and making u‘: for the deticiency of funds. At noon eacl day the ladies of the church served an ele- gant lunch to the amateur workmen, Methodise Liverality, Rev, Dr, George W. Gray, agent of the Freedmen’s Aid and Southern Educational society of the M. E. church, was surprised and delighted with the liberal donations made to the cause by the M. E. churches of Omaha. The First church contributed $163, the Seward street church $117, the Hanscom park chuich $40, and the South Tenth streev church #25. he contributions of these four churches aggregated more than the collec- tions of the entire couference last year for the same canse. This fund is now being de- voted to the education of the poox whites as well as the colored peoplo of the south, A Now Bupiist Churoh, The organization of the Central Park Bap- tist church has been completed and the so- ciely starts with twenty-eight wembers. ‘The fiest church services were held last Sun- aay, Mr, Stephenson, the pastor preaching his initial sermon to the gcoungregation. A room has been rented temporarily for the use of the society, but a church edifice will be erected 1n the spring. ™, E. General Missionary Committer, The general missionary committee meet- ing of the M. E. church has been concluded at Kansas City. * Among the Omaha miuis. tors in attendance were Presiding Elder T, C. Clendening, Rav. G. M. Brown, Dr. Mer- rill snd Dr. Maxfield, the last named being the Gate city of the commitiee, Religionus Notes. Bishop Newman and wife will return to Omaha in about three weeks and will reside at the Paxton during the winter, ‘The Young People's society of the First Bn%ln.ehumh Wwis pleasar.tly entertained by Fuller Thursday evening at her cozy home, 124 8. Twenty-fifth street. While Rev. J. M. Freuch was sttempting to get aboare 8 moving motor train & day or twosince he wus thrown violeutly o the | byterian church, and sufficient pledges have ground and suffered the rupture of one of | the tendons. Rov, W. A. Spalding, ¥epresentative of Monmouth colloge, was in_the city the firsy of the week for the espogial purpose of mar- rying his niece, Miss Hattle Ochiltree, W Mr. Robert Hunter, of Trn B#¥. Rey. Dr. J. B. McCullough, of the Phila: delphia conference of the M. . chureh, and editor of the Philadolphis Methodist, accom- panied by his wife, was in the city the first of the week. the guest of Dr, P. 8. Merrill, of the First M. E. church, e H. G. Fifo, of Fromont, has been offered the pastorate of the Southwest I’res. been secured to i re him a snug salary. Dr. Kulin and W. Drummond have been delegated to go to Fremont and make the of. ficial offer. P — CHURCH NO1IC At the Southwestern Lutheran Twenty-sixth street batween Poppleton and Woolworth avenues, Rev, Luther M. Kuhns will preach at 11 &. m., on “Serving with Spirit” and at 7:30° on ‘'‘God's Thoughts Toward Us,” < At the “People’s ehinroh,” Huyd's Opera house, Rev. ©. W. Savidge, will préach in the morning on “Prevailing Prayer,” and in the evening on “Pulling Themr Out of the ir Franklin Smith leads tho singing, All weleome, The People’s Sunday school will meet on Sabbuth afternodn at 3 o'clock, in the church on Dodge street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth, mes A, Qillespie, superintondant, cord fully invited. 2 ‘ At the First Baptist churéh. Strangers’ Sabbath home, corner 1Mifteerth and Daven- port strects, Morning theme Will bo: “The Young Man Jesus Beginning His Ministry ;" Baptism ut close of the evening servico. The pastor beging next Sundnynighta series of sermons on “Stumbling Blocks,” ‘The church of St. Matthias, Tenth strect and Worthington place, holds services as follows: 10:80 u, m., holy communion by the 8 p. m., Sunday school sermon byithe Rev. church, inge At the 11 o'clock service at All Saints, the choir will sing the ‘feDeum in C by Floria, and and jubilate in D, Suliivan: -anthem, “How lovely are the messengers,” from oratio of St. Paul, Merdélsshon, At the 4 o'clock service, Magnifiat and Nunc Dimittis in A, Goss; anthem, “*Oh, sendfout Thy light,"” Armrs, = Strangers always wel- come. The Church of Christ (scientist) hiold ser- vices every Sunday at Unity church, on Sev- teenth street botween Clifcago imd Coss street at 8 p. m. Comeevetybody and inves- tigate this new-old dactrine. Subject: **i'hen said tho disciples unto Jesus, Why cotld not we cast the devil out of thechfld#” Written questions will bo answered by the speaker. t the Central United = Presbyterian church on Seventeenth betweeu Capitol av- enue and Dodge street. Preactiing by the pastor Rev. Johu - Williamson, D. 1), tomor- row ot 10:30 a. m. Subject, *Loyalty.’ Rev. J. A. Henderson, of r'ark avenue, will reach in the evening at 7:30. Dr. Willinms pense the sacrament of the.supper in the mission at 26th and Cass. streets, in the evening. “The repairs at Kountze Memorial are now completed and the church will be reopened with appropriute exercises. . Morning service at 10:30, sermon by Rev. W. A. Leipe, a former pastor. Evening service at 7:45, sor- mon by the pastor, Rov. J. S. Detweiler, D. D. Subject, *What 18 Our Church Worth Rev. Newton M. Mann will preach at Unity church in the morning, Subject, “Who is My Neighbor?? Rev. Willard Scott will preach in. the St. Mary’s avenue Congregational church both morning and evening at 10:30 and 7:4d ening the pointea talk to young people will be ou the theme, “After Dark, What?? _Sorvices as usnal at Plymouth Congroga- tional church. Preaching both morning and ing by Dr. Train. Sunday school at 12, RELIGIOUS. There are more than one hundred catholic students 10 Yale university. Ten of the leading Boston churches spend $30,000 & year on music, and $6,000 a year on foreign missions. 3 The Chinese pupils of the New York Sun- day schools have opeved & club room for their mutual entertainment. All tho Chinese newspapers will be fouad there, and the services of alawyer have been retained to give free logal advice to the members. In his sermon before the recent Protestant opal convention the venerable Bishop Whipple expressed the opinion that we are living in the vventide of the world, and sug- gested that there were weightier matters for an apostolic church to busy itself ‘with than any projects of uame-changing or canon- tinkering. Robert J. Burdette, the well known hu- morist and newspaper writer, is what the Methodist call a lay preacher. Last summer he supplied_the pulpit of the Baptist church at Marion Square, Pa., much to the delight and profit of the' people. He takes kindly to lay presching, and is regarded as weil adapted to it. The Rev. Dr. John McDowell Leavitt, L L. D., formerly president ot Lehigh univi sity, and late president of St. John semi- nary, Annapolis, Md., has withdrawn from the Protestant Episcopal to uuite with the Reformed Episcopal church. He will be olected to a professorship iu the diyinity school of the latter church in Philadelphia, The Rev. Edward Abbott, Cambridge, Mass,, chosen missionary bishop of Japan by tie Episcopal housé of bishops, is a Lrother of Dr. Lymaun Abbott, and was formeriy a Congregational minister, One of his reasons for changing his church con- nection was that the Protestant Episcopal church is the ‘‘roomiest church in America.”’ Ministers are sometimes in ignorance of the doubts, tewptations and spiritual difm- culties of their people, because they are ret- icent about_expressing them. To obviate this difficulty in the Third Presbyterian church, of Cincinnati, the pastor, Rev. 8. S, Cryer, has placed a question box in the ve: tibule of the church, into which he bas in- vited the people to drop any. questions they may haye to ask. The Rev. H. Pollard, colored rector of St. Mark’s Protestant Episcopai church, Char- leston, S, C., does not find anything objec- tionable in the reports of the committoe as adopted by the Episcopal church and the Methodist Episcopai church, south, in Japan, have agreed to a busis of union. The now organization isto be called ‘‘the Methodist church of Japan,” 7 The Herald and Presbyter says the scrip- tures settle the question of a ‘personal devil beyond controversy, and recognize him in satan as the incarnation of avil. But it is not true that Christians generally think of him as a mongrel—part fish, part dragon, part man, The concention of sitan as a being with horns and hoof and a forked tail belongs to literature aud art rather than to religion. Itis no more an article of faith than the heaven of Milton or the hell of medieval art, 1t would be a great thing if men in their eagerness for notorioty would refrain from meddlicg with religion, But sosureus a man has brains and rehigion in inverse ratio with an enormous conceit, kuowing he can securo notoriety to himself in no otner way, hetries 1o sa) something “‘starthing’ in religion, says @ southern paper, A Baptist thus afflicted recently declared there is no devil, and now a Presbyterian professor in & I\mulo'fh:ul semivary declaves Job is a myth and the book of Job was written by a Jowish poet duriug the exile, His only reason for such assertion is that he has examined the book by the rules of “‘higher criticism,” and has decided that a man suffering as Job was could not have uttered such lofty poetical sentiment! This is a case for the fool-killer rvather thau for church disciplive, Mrs, Cheek, daughter of one of thw earli- est missionaries to Siaw, recently returned to San Fravcisco, Speaking of tho people of Laos, in the northern part of the country, she said: “Wages of ;common laborers range from $3 to #4 per month, 1t is danger- ous to know too much in Laos, Skilled me- chanical work is done by men drafted by the government or by prisoners, ‘These drafted men. get very little for their services, aud perhaps receives 10 ru for a year’s lahor. he form of religion consists principally in worshiping spirits. Laes people belieye that different families have different spirits which watch over their safety, Once a year spirit dances are held, but ooly women acipate in thom, The dance is kept up all day, and as tho women drink heavily their movements toward nightfall are rather ‘\‘,‘;,""J;,' All missiovary work lu Laos has been dooe by Presbyterians.,” ; ST. PAUP'S JOBBING SHARKS They Are of ining the Resources e Two Dakotas. OMAHA-DAI(BTA ROAD WANTED, The Burlingtgfi'a Conl Fields—Mana- ger Mellen® Promotion Policy— The Uniin Pacifi lron Deal —Talk o' the Tracks. Looking Toward Omahn. A line of railroad econnecting Omaha with important centers in the Dakotas is what the people of those states are anxiously await- ing. This matter has been before the ofi- cials of the various ronds centering here for several years, and while great inducements are held out and have been all along, no move in that direction has been taken. It will not be long, however, before the de- mand of the cittzensof South Dakota for a rail communication with Omaha, will be supplied. Tho entorprise is now being dis- cussed in commercial circles both in Omaha and at South Dakota points, and by a class of men, too, that have available means to carry out the undertaking. To the territory interested in the scheme it means a greav deal. South Dakota can boast of numerous enterprising towns, cities and villages; and also of having a strong fAnavcial basis uvon which to carry on its com- aercinl transactions, and these are good reasons why the patronage should be desir- able in wholesale centers, Owing to tnere being no direct line between Omaha and the towns in the Dakotas, while on the other tand the territory is reached by the Mil- wankee and other St. Paul lines, all the pat- ronage of tho retail merchants of those states goes to the jobbers and wholesale merchants of St, Paul and Minneapolis. On a low estimato the commercial patronage of the two new states is worth at lenst $20,000,- 000 anuually. This does not include the return product of the territory involved. St. Paul and Minneapolis are the nearest rail markets for the products of South Dakota. The proaucer has no other recourse and is compelled to patronize them. The consumer is also compelled 1o patromze them for the reason that the rail rates are manipulated in the ntereats of the St. Paul and Minne- apolis jobbers, and to that extent that it would be unprofitable for the consumer to auwmpt to patronize any other’ market. In this instance even Chicago is literally shut out. The re- competitive market can best be realized by the retail dealer and his pat- ‘The former is compelled to pay an ageous price for his goods, while he, in must acdd a certain per cent to the scale gf prices before he cun let his goods pass over the counters, It is a notorious fact that the trade,of both the new states has been regardeges collateral by the whole- salo sharks of St.jPaul for several years back. A line of .rona from Omaha tosthe principal towns in the Dakotas would wipe out railway jobbery. The people and the re- tail merchants would be given access to a strong and substautial market. Competition has figured conspicuously in the maintenance of the wholesale business establishments of this city, and as aconsequence a very desira- ble market-is provided the retail merchants, while in return the latter has an available and always active market where the demand for country produce is, as arule, in excess of the supply. The ngriculturalist uses his butter, eggs and sometimes stock and gramn, as a financial mediniy in dealing with the retail merchant, and 4 'market where competition exists in the wholesale business, ana where a strong aemand ‘for the products of the country shipper prevails at all times shouid be a very desirabie one for the country mer- chant. Undoubtedly thie Dikota people are aware of this, aud they look to the buiiding of a road connecting them with Omaha with an expectant eye. . The Burlington has now completed its Al- liance oxtension to theend of the survey, and it now has @ line piercing lands where rich ceal deposits avound. The question 1s: Will the Burlington develop its coal flelds, or will it pool with the Union Pacific and allow this latter company to manipulate the prices in this city us it has done in thé past? The Union Pacific does not control the market by foroing its mate- rial on the dealer at this point, but on the other hand it with-holds its product and al- lows the coal monopolists of Towa, Penns, vania und Ohio 0 supply the demand. It is reported on good authority that the Union Pacific has placed itself in writing, agreoing with the Chicago lines not to make any effort 10 place its coal upon the market in Omaha or contiguous points, The officials of the Union Pacific stato that to haul coal from thewr fields in Wyoming to Omaha for ~the purpose of mar- keting would be m loss of money to.the company. If thisbe the case what then must be the loss of the coal mo- nopolists of Ohin that not only land their product in Omaba, but also at points nearly two hundred miles further to the west. Some uime ago an ofiicial of the Burlington stated that among the very early moves of his company, after the completion of the Al- liance extension, would bo the development of tho coal fields through which the new line traverscs. It now remains with the Burlington to carryout its plans and prom- 1508 1n this direction. uty “If Vice President Holcomb leans toward christianity as far as the lot of the railroad man is concerned,” said a train employe of the Union Pacific, he can demonstrate his feclings 1n that direction best by doing away, as far a8 practicable, with the running of Sunday trains, and tho switching of cars in yards on that day when all should rest. The men cmployed in the yards and on the trains are compelled to labor seven days per week ; A nia they would be glad to abandon their work to respect the Sabbath, and at- tend worship, they are nov allowed any such privileges, and dure nov insinuate that their desires run that way. It appears 1o me that if this matter be remedied much more zood will be accomplished than in the establisb- ment of a literary bureau whereby but few will be benefitted.” In reorganizing the' working forces of the traflic department of the Union Pacific, Gen- eral Trafic Manager Mellen has carried out the policy of Charles Francis Adams, in ad- vancing employes in the ranks, who, through valuable service rendered in the past, were, in the opinion of M#. Mellen, worthy and de- serving of proffiotion. It will- be remem- bered that Présiiént Adamns was very pro- nounced in the'zdvoeacy of this policy when last in Omaha, For some reason or other the policy hias joean generally ignored, and no less a person.than Mr. Adams himself has scen fitto infracy it, and suspend ite appli- cation. s&:h bus established a pre- cedent that is tbmmendablo, and the move bears evidence!tha® loyalty to the company on the part of théemployesis importunt as regards their advancement. 6o e No ofticial annguncement has as yet been made concerning the combine between the Union Pacitic and the Chicago & Alton, and the fact that it I8 deluyed leads many to be- liove that, whetl the mystery that surrounds it 1s dispelled, an iron clad agreement will be the result. That the ofticials of botn com- panies have been and are now negotiating a deal, whereby tH@"Alton will have a stroug trafic agreement’iuvolving the Kansas di- vision of the Union Pacific, is a foregone conclusion. 'The doubtful ' condition of the conference is s to the extent of the agree- ment both as regards duration and territory wvolved, It is also reliably reported that the delay in the consummation of the deal has been occasioned by the Alton havin, outlet connecting Wwith the St, Joseph & Grand Island, 1t is rumored that the Union Pacific ofiicials are willing to attach their ll\mntural toa trafiic contract, provided the Alton will agree to extena a branch line leadiug from the main line to the lauter and connecting with the St. Joseph & Grand Island at St. Joseph. The Alton people have thus far, it 18 l, opposed the building of & branch road in connection with a mere trafiic agreement, and upon this poiot the entire mtmvern{ bas hung. Should the Alton cousent to build the road a long-time trafic sgreement will undoubtedly follow, and it will in all probability include, 1n addition to }hmamu division, the St. Joseph & Grand sland, Ventilating Base S 0t e Burner: | i Without doubt the most powei ful and economical heating = stove in the market. Constructed on the : latest scientific and hygienicprinciples Combining radiation. circulation and ventilation, in the most perfect manner. The Acornis theoriginal ventilating base burner and is patented; and therefore while widely imitated, cannot be equalled. So great has been the demand for this wordertul stove this year that the manufacturer’s have been unable to fill their orders. ? Call and get the names of hundreds using the Acorn in Omaha, and seeif some of your friends are not among them. . and no matter whatstove they may have used they will say to you that the Acorn is simply a wonder in the way of heating apparatus. John ITussie, 2407 Cuming Street Sole Agent for Omaha. HE SUNG THEM INTO SILENCE | How “Freckles” Sealed the Mouth of Two Night-Travelers. THE TERRORS OF THE TONGUE, An Omahan’s Experience on a Mid- mght Train on the Way Kansas City—An lowa Dictionary. to ¥ Talked to Death. How many readers of T BEE ever made a trip by rail at mght and, for lacic of money, took a chair-car in lieu of a sleeping coach? Now don’t ali speak at once, There are a few. Well, were you ever kept awake by the senseless chattering of at least two individuals of opposite sex who were mutually determined at mak- ing an impression? ., Thanks, you have. Well,listen. Was itanything like the following? The train from Omaha for Kansas City stood at the depot when the writer boarded it—had it been wmidway be- tween the Gate City und Gibson the would-be passenger would have changed his mind and postponed his trip. Tired and sleepy,he sought the porier, rented a pillow and stretched out for a night's rest. Buuit was not to be—at least not a compiete night’s repose. While the eyelids were trembling between the cold glare of earthly mat- ters and the soothing shude of the reaim over which Morpheus presides as mas- ter workman, a lady entered. She had a face like Venus, a form like Hebe,and a gripsack of much the same build as an Omaha drummer She selected a seut opposite tho writer, and, with a sigh that sounded like the dropping of asmile in & bowl of syrup, sat down. After the lapse of a moment, the other one came in. He was a drummer. He took the seat beside her, and when the train started, the conversation took the pole asif determined to win the heat. Snid he, *Are you going far?” To which she replied, *Only to Am- mogonia, Mo.” *Ah!”'was the respon Do you live in Missour “Why of course, I have lived in Mis- souri all my life,” AR But, beg pardon, h /you lived in Missour Why all my life I said and I will bo nineteen the 18th, no its the 19th of next March,” $ah, followed by a silence of fifteen seconds, during which an old lady in the front end of the coach took occa~ sion to remarlk, 0, I am so sleepy.” *Did you know Jesse James?" “Kuow him? Why, of course, I did, and he was just splendid, Why he was one of the nobbiest men that ever lived. My papu was well acquainted with him. Heknew him at the time his party rpbbed the bank at Lathrop and—" Here came a remark from the old lady in front who obseryed, *‘O, if I could get some sleep,” while a fat man with a skull cap, o few seats in the rear mut- tered something concerning the ob- structing of a stream for manufactur- ing purposes, all of which was thrown in the shade by the young man who in- quired: **Were you ever in the coal mines at Richmond?” “*Well, I should say I had been. Why, my father owns three shaves of stock in the Richmond and I was with him when he inspected the mine. All the miners {were Cornishmen from Cornwall, Eng- land, and such fun as we had.” | & Then spoke the young man. "OLunderstand those people Methodists?”? “Yes, they ave,and they-sing and (pray while at work,” “But they ure very ignorant?’’ “Well, I guess they ain’t, Now see here young man, you must be trying to give me a little taffy, I'm a Methodist myself. My father is a Presbyteviun and my mother isan Episcopalean. I 'have three brothers, one isa Baptist, another a Universalist, and Jim, the ,’nlungost, is a Catholic—ain’t that aw- a1y It is,” was the response, “Well, you needn’t enap up so. Jim's all right ‘and he’ll get to heaven as | quick as any one and I know—"" | But here the mun with the skull cep intervupted with, *‘May your whole family go there in the next fifteen mu- followed by, long did you ) are all utes,” while the oid lady in the front 0if T could only get end vem 0 which caused anothe r si- afew w lence. Then it started up again. That pair talked about everything. They d cussed the prospects of Boulanger’s cver coming back to France, and won- dered if Harrison would run against Cleveland in 1802. They argued about the infallability of the pope and ven- tured individual predictions regarding the world’s fair. They aiscussed the base ball brotherhood and debated in full the merits of the Zalenski gun as an offensive and defensive weapon. They talked of Patti and Emma Abbott, and” Etelka Gers er and wondered if Omaha or Kansas City would ever be the capital of the United States. They speculated ve- garding Dr, Cronin and prognosticated as to the development of Oklahoma. Omaha’s union depot was argued pro and con, the feasibility of putting elec- tric wires underground was talked about and the good Lord only knows what would have come next had not a young man with a freckled face a few seats ahead sang— Come, sister come, Kiss me good night, For now my evening prayer I've said, T'm'tired now und sleepy, 00, Come put me in my little bed. Then they hushed and there was silence in the car for a long time, broken only by the man with the sikull® cap, who came back to' him of the freckles and remarkod as he passed over an Jowa dictionary “Thanks, take something.” Freckles took, and the words, *Now I'll go to sleen,” from the old lady were the last thut were heard until *Kaneas City union depot” broke upon the eal E L PR LA ADDITIONAL SPORTS. Ezra Sutton is once more upon the cold, cold world, having been “disleased,” by the Milwaukees, Kzra will now have plenty of time to comvlete his volume on personal rscollections of the Old Freuch and Indian ar. The Kansas City grouuds are the worst in the assocition to play ball on, because the sun plays peek-n-boo with the players all the afternoon. No wonder Kansas City’s ficlding wasn't whatitshould be,when the outfielders have to wear smoked glasses, Dad Clarke, who 18 pitching for the San Franciscos, suys so much complaint is made in Oakland about his raising his feet in the box, that when his arm recovers from its soreness he will move neither foot whiie de- livering the ball, and then defeat them, A contract has been let for the enlarge- ment of the Denvor grand stand, which is to be esecially fitted up for the accommoda- tion of ladies. Gentlemen will not be ad- mitted to this part of the stand unless ac- companied by ladies. It will seat 500 per- s0ns, In Denver they don't seem to care for money, Out thera it is easily made and eus- ily spent. - They charge the biggest admis- sion prices for their base ball games in the United States, and the people pay it without a murmur, and all they ask for their woney is good ball playing, Dave Rowe is working quietiy, aud pro-* poses to have the best teaw money] can put 1 the fleld next season. With Trumphey, Darobrough and Shores to commenceithe Beason with, Rowo has a trio of most promi- sing youug twirlars, abb will also be @ inember of next seasou’s team. The fact caunot be disguised that the men who ure agitating the wild-eyed brotherhood move are doing 80 beeause they desire to escape the just restraints imposed by the league—restraints that have placed the game on i 1 foundation of popularity—and run the game according to their own 1deas. The brotherhood will probably ment a fate similar to that of the old unious, ‘Lhe cause of the latters complete collapse was a lack of discipie among the players. If an attempt was wade to discipline a player he wouid tell the manager o go to bluzes, as he could geta position in the association or league. This same trouble will be experionced should the brotherhood branch out for themselves, Tom Loftus knew what he was talking avout when he dropped the remark: That he did 1ot want to manage % board of directors,and that is why he left the Cleveland club, Bug Holhday as a speculator is of the luckless sort that belonged to Dan O'Leary,s boodooed gaug, Who if it Wore ranIng soup would be found out with nothing but a sieve, Bug backed Claveland to a standstill, and when the returns from New York and Indi- ana were in he was short just $800. ‘I'nen, when bets on Foraker went begging at two to one, slick Mr. Bug, with a roll in Lis pocket that would choke a dog, hung around and let them escape. Bug declures that he haso't @s much sense as Thowpsou's d—d fool colt, that waded in the river to get out out of the rain, And still we wonder at the prevalence of crime in large cities. — - - James Russell Lowell recently sent to an sutograph collector in this stite a lesson in grammar with the desirbd sig- nature, as follows: “Pray do nos say hereafter ‘I would be obliged.” 1f you would be obliged, be obliged and be done with it. Sy ‘I should be obliged,” and oblige, yours tealy, JaMEs RUSSEEL LOWELL, If so, ask their opinion OUT IN THE COLD NIGAT. The Cheerless Fate of the Patrol- man on the Beat. PROTECTED FROM THE BLASTS. How the On Advance Wi aha Police Consider tho of Winter and hstand Its Saverity. The Star in the Blizzard. “What do we think of the coming winter?” remarked a police officer w nightor two ago. “Why, we think anything we vealize. Its going to be cold, you can depend upon it. Not at all like last winter, O, no. Why, bless your heart man, we won’t have auother winter as mild as the last one in twenty years. ““How are we prepared for it? the same as ever. We have our uni- forms, nothing else. We cannot wear anything else, you know. ““What does our winter clothing cost? Well, the suit I have on cost $45, the overcont 35, thatis $80. I had to buy ’em of course. The city furnishes nothing. The cap represents $4.50. Together with other things we are obliged to purchase what I have on represents about $90 exclusive of underclothes and shoes.” “How do we keep warm in winter? Why we walk principally, to be sure, on cold nights when the thermometer is away down in the zoo. We are allowed to leave our beats once in a while to get warm providing, always, that there is a place we can seek. In this matter, the men on duty in the central part of the city have the advantage of those on outskirts, In the business por- tion of the town, the hotels are always open while the boiler vooms of the larger buildings always afford a place of shelter. Asa matter of fact, the rules do not provide for anything of this kind, but I have never heard of a protest being entered against a man’s warming himself. Its a cold job at best, especially at night, buv it takes a good tough man to stand it. You seo, at present our hours of duty are twelve our, of twenty-four, and a man on a cold i i l'y after 12 o’clock, is Jusy “What does it cost to live? Much the same as it costs any man who receives the same compensation as we. Eyery man lives in accordapnce with what he makes. A policeman lives no better than any one else, Our salaries? Pa- trolmen get $70 per month. That is o sort of plenty-to-do and little-to-get ar- rangement, but we can not com- plain, there are those worse off than wsa. Of coaurse, our clothing is an important item. We are bound to be uniformed. Another thing is this, we must pay for what wo get. If we don’t we are reported, and once o mun is reported for not paying his debts his name is Dennis, “How many of us ure there? Nine! one in all, including the chief,captains, sergeants, drivers and juilors. are about seventy-six patrolmen, These are divided into” two watches, the day and night, of twelve hours h, I un- derstand that a movement is on foot to increase the force suflicient to admit of three sets of men being put ou, with eight hours duty each, 1f this is done the work will be a littie easier, +Ag regards the cffect of the cold on the memt of the force, I never heard of any one being seriously inconve- nionced except Frank Do Graves, now sergennt, who in 1887-88 froze his [eet. FPrank was o mounted policemun then and had ridden nearly oll night during the great bliz- zard trying to ascertunin if anyone had been frozen. He scoured all the back streots 1n his search, and more than one man cun testify that De Grayes helped him out, That is one of the veasons why he is sergeant now. But it's 1 o'clock and I must report. Good night; I'll see you later.. No,1 haven’t heard a thing,” and the officer started for the nearest box to ecall up the central office and plead guilty to being awake. pecinl at- . IMinest and Kittredge & - PAXTON HOTEL, OMAIA tention to commercial men largest hotel in the west. Brainard, proprietors.

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