Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 9, 1890, Page 9

Jm "THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. “NINETEENTH YEAR. M. E SMITH & COMPARY, The Strongest, the Largest, the Most Popular, Known Far and Wide--Their New Build- ing at Eleventh and Howard Streets ~Full of Dry Goods, No- tions, Ete., Ete. Twenty years and more ago, in 1860, the great wholesale dry goods house of M. E. Smith & ( ence, and what a useful and honorable carecr it has peen. M. E. Smith & Co. are importers and jobbers of Dry Goods, Furnishing Goods, Notions, ete. They are certainly the leading whole- sale dry goods house of the Missouri Valley, and during the course of busi- ness have come in competition with some of the leading houses of the coun- try and have always got their share of the trade. first came into exist- The business was first begun in Coun- cil Bluffs, Towa, but on account of in- creased facilities they moved to Omaha in June, 1856, and occupied for nearly four years the large building at 1102 and 1104 Douglas strect. The building now occupied by M. E. Smith & Co. has just been completed, the firm taking posses- sion in January of this year. The ac companying illustration gives a very good idea of this steucture, erected e prossly for the most popular dry goods jobbers in the west. The building is located at the southwest corner of Eleventh and Howard streets, and is five stories high with a large basement, and covers a ground spaco of 132x132 feet. On the fifth floor islocated the tory. IHere are fifty sewing machines, oporated by as many young ladies, who are busy all the time making jeans pants, fine wool overshirts, and cassi mere pants of all grades. Here also are the button-hole machines and other devices necessary to the business. The power used is an electric motor, which in itself is quite a sight. This floor alone gives employment to nearly 100 DAOYE v v s .The product of the factory on the OMAHA, SUND G MARCH 9, 1800 TWENTY-FOUR PAGE M. E. SMITH & COMPANTY, OMAHIAX, NEBRASK X. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO MAIL ORDERS. The Lea e ding Dry Goods Imp orters and Jobbers in the Westa: « RESISTANGE 10 TYRANT Grand Master Ingersoll on Mercer’s Famous Edict. WASHINGTON GRAND BODIES. They Declare Against ‘‘the HRigh Prerogative”—Preparation for the Entertainment ot the Grand Sire of Odd Fellows. Resistance to Tyrants, Obedience to Gol. ‘We are permitted to copy the following letter from that eminent Masonio jurist, Past Grand Master H. H. Ingersoll of Ten- nessee, to Alexander Atkinson of this city, in response to his request to have him criti- cise and comment on the resolution passed by Nebruska Lodge No. 1, as the action taken by that odge (action being required by Edict No. 1 of Grand Master Jotn J. Mercer, of July 20, 1880), and for the issu- ance of which the charter of saia lodge was arrested. It wili be interesting reading for the Mastor Masons of Nebraska: KNoxviLLg, Tenn., Feb. 24, 1500.—Alex- ander Atkinson, KEsq., Master Nebraska Lodge No. 1 n abeyunce, Omaha, Neb.— Dear Sir and Brother: 1 have yours of the 16th inst. with enclosures, inviting criticism of resolution for which your lodge charter has been arrested; and I take pleasure at my earliest lewsure in answering your quos- tions as to the tenor, legality and propriety of the resolution: 1. Is it bused on Masonic lawand usage and according to the teachings of ancient craft Musonry! A complete and suflicient answer is found to this question In the preamble and resolution of our own grand lodge, referred to in Ediot No, 1, and the resolution of your lodge. ‘Therein is & correct state- ment of the authority and jurisdiction of the grand lodge according to the teachings of ancient craft Masonr, 1. The three sym~ Dolic degrees of Masenry are the only subs Jects of which the grand lodge has jurisdic- tion, 2 A grand lodge should vot meddle with other subjects, nor interfero with the action of Masons in regard to degrees over which it has no control. These are funda- wmental truths in Masonry. They are partof our organio law. They control and bind not only individual Masons and subordinate lodges: but they sot bounds to the powers of grand lodges and grand masters. Outside of their vroper jurisdiction all their acts are null and void. * They have no force or effect on any one; they compel no obedience; and areentitled'to no reapect, Craft Masonry does not luterfere with our freedom of lhoufhl. or action bayond its obligations or teachings. We are Ireemasons, free to come or go, free to think or act, free to join or not to join any party, order, rite or company not unlawful or immmoral, and any other Masonic organ ization not technically clandestine, When we enter the fraternity we give up none of our social liborty save only that which our obligations and the moral law require, We do not expressly or impliedly agree or prom- ise not to iml\ any order or society, unless it Is immoral, We way become Odafellows, Grangers, Ancient Workmen, Koights of Honor, without let or hinderance; and the edict or decree of a grand lodge or grand master are us lmpotent to prevent &8 the pope's bull against the comet, B0 100 Wo may become Knights Templat or Bootuish-Riters, and no one may forbid u We are Ireomuso and freeman A s we may jomn these bodies or ot s0 we may ochoose which ones we will or will not join. ‘They are not Masonie. They have BOught to 4o with Freemasonry, do not at- tempt to interfere with it, nor confer its de- grees. They are, therefore, not clandostiue, anditis @ vam thing, an idle threat fora erand lodge or grand master to declare thom S0 or to pronounce some lawful and others unlawful, These are matters beyond the limits of. their jurisdiction, over which they *‘have no control;” and their decrees and edicts in regard to Cerneauism and Pikeism, as ab- stract pronunciamentos, are absurd and harmless. But when they attempt to give these orders the force of law and to punish Masons for not obeyiag them, then what was absurd and harmless becomes usurpa- tion and tyranny. The history of this tyranny in some states during the past few years reminds us of the days of the Inquisition and the persecutions of the Stuarts. Loyal lodges and blameless brethren have suffered the extreme penalty of Masonic law for refusmg obedience to these lawless orders. *‘In abeyance” has to me a pathetic import for the parent lodge of Nebraska. 2. Had your lodge the right to pass the reselution and seud it to sister lodges? Why nott Is it matter forbidden? Is it false! Or is freedom of speech denied to Nebraska Masons? Has the spirit of tyranny denied you the right to be heard in your own defense! In America that is conceded to the meanest criminal. Shall it be denied to a lodge of Free and Accepted Masons ! Self-preservation is the first law of nature, common to man and worm. The life of your lodge was threatened. Might, not right, men- aced its character. You uttered a hailing ory to your.sister lodges. Who says you might not appeal to brethernt Is it possible any Mason would deny this righti If that be Freemasonry, your charter is not worth preserving. 8, Is there anything in the resolution to \vhkl:,h'loyul craft Masons sbould not sub- o I have just fiuished a third and careful reading of the resolution that I might an- swer this question advisedly; and I am bound to say that 1 find nothing improper or unmasonic in it. And as an earnest, manly protest against usurpation I think it should command the respect and approbation of every true Mason, ‘“‘Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God;” and it matters not whetner the tyrant is a Masonic or a royal mastér. Our fathers proved their title as freemen by giviog their lives, their fortunes and their sacred honor, under tho leadership of our brother George Wash- ington, to the support of the immorial dec- laration of independence of the usurpations of George 111, Wo shall prove our title as Freemasons by protesting against and resisting to the last the usurpations and tyrauny of these titular Scottish dignitaries, who are fast tablishing a new dynasty over Auncient Free “nd Accepted Masons n some of the states of the union, In Tennessee we tolerato no such assumptions in ourgrand lodwe. In our Blue lodge we are Freemasons and Free- masons Bnly, and strive to see therein who can best work and best agree. Ohio hus broken off fraternal relations with Tennessee because we do not recogeize the royal highness of their puissant Scottish nobility. Believing in the sufliciency of F'reemasonry for our lodges, we have per- sisted, and shall continue to persist, in re- fraining from usurpation, and in confining the authority and action of our grand lodge to the three nbolic degrees of Masonry. Thus we have enjoyed and shall continue to maintain ‘‘peace and barmonv 1o all our borders. We have set our fuces as flint against such heresies as wo see in these Seottish Rite edicts, and are glad to have the co-operation of New York and Connecti cut and other states in this struggle for Lib. erty. Thus only can we preserve the landmarks of the fraternity aod the freedom of the ‘The course of your grand muster will only sorrow and calamity to Freema- and Freemasonry. The supremacy of Scottish rite is the subversion of sym volic Masonry, Every loyal Aucient Craft Mason ought w0 stand by the faith of the fathers as ex- pressed in your resolution, and protest against these innovations and usurpations that do now s0 much disturb our peace mnd barmony., And especially ought sl such to resist the tyranny and persecutions of our bretoren which are maring the beauty, sap- ping the strength aud iguoring the wisdom of Freemasonry aud degrading it to the low level of societies for gan and orders for profit. Fraternally yours, HENRY G. INGERSOLL. Another Masonic Jurisdiction. The foreign correspoudence committee of the grand lodee of Washington, says the Masonic Review, under the head of *‘Ohio,” says: *It will be remembered that in 1887 the grand lodge of Ohio undertook to vefine, and did declare what, in her judgment, were legitimate Masonic bodies, and what wasnot. —the propriety of which we then, and have ever since, seriously doubtéd. We hold, and believe correctly, that a grand lodge of Ma. sons is the sovereign and supreme and exclu- sive Masonic power within its territory, and it can tolerate no other, and every true Mason does and must recognize 1t as such. But when a grand lodge goes beyond its legitimate sphere, viz.: the threo degrees of ancient craft Masonry, and assumes to say that other so-called higher degrees are legit- imate and lawful Freemasonry, then, in our humble opinion, it goes beyond its ken and exceeds its.proper and lawful authority, A grand lodge has no power to forbid its mem-= bers or components from uniting with other societios or associations, as long as they re- main vrue to their Masonic obligations, any wore than 1t can forbid thom from uniting with certain churches or espouging certuin cree ds or dogmas. These are matters to be left to the dictates of the individual con- science,” The above is well said. It is true thata grand lodge of ancient craft Masonry—the Masonry of the three degrees—is the ‘“'su- premo and exciusive Masonic power within its territory.” Audis it not a shame and dis- honor to the name and fruternity of Free masonry, that a grand lodge should recog- nize a foreign, effete, presumptous and inso- lent rite, and permit 1t to dominate its auth- ority, subjugate its law, and degrade its wembersivb in Ohio, or anywhere clse! And yet to this complexion have we come in Ohio aud in two or threo jurisdictions besides. Woe are glad to know and to publish, that the consensus of Masonic judgment and de- liverance on this question 18 against these usurpers, treason hatebers, *‘high:binders,” and ‘“‘hatchet men,” who have sought the destruction of the nstitution, and the disbanding of the fraternity. Theso men have very few voices in their behulf, and the most of these voices are buy their own echoes! ‘The Freemasous of OLio are not conyicts to be run for so much o head, vaid to the grand lodge, to be doled out in support of a society which assuwmes to sit in place of the Supreme Architect, and to lord it over God's heritage. There is no Masonry in such mon, nor in their measures, nor in their purposes. Let them go to their Yown place,” and leave the.fair garden of the Lord, whicn their unholy feet have trawpled and defiled. Haply the husband- man may restore its beauty, and it may again blossom, with those long gone flowers of charity,’ fraternity and _harmony, whose fragrance hus been sighed for and whose re- membrance is sweotly, though sadly blessed. The committee on foreign correspondence of the grand chaptor of Royal ArchyMasons of Washingtou breathe the breath of freedom from the vast and peaceful Pacific ocean and their boundless turritories, tempered oy the atmosphere of their majestic mountains, They evidently have no Cwaar there to dic- tate their acticns and coutrol their opinious. On the situatio ' in Ohio they express the following manly views: “'As Royal Arch Masons we bave uo busi- ness (o meddle 1o the affairs of the Scottish rite. No branch of that rite, that we are aware of altempts auy infringement upon the su premacy of & grand ohapter over the Cup- Itular degrees. ‘I'ho right of interference in one branch of Musoury towards another is equally recivrocal, morally, lekally, and techuically, Such interferencois the grossest folly, productive only of the worst elements of discord among the fraternity. But Grand High Priest Hillman goes further in his regal assumption, usurping the authority of the onapters in the selection of their owa oficers, except at his dictation, and recom - mending the expulsion of members by the grand chapter for no offense whatever greater than that which Inures to every free- man in exercise of vhe liberty of conscience freedow of thouxht and action. In this free republic of ours men are not supposed to be cringing vassals and abject slaves, neither does Kreemasonry countenanco intolerance or oppression, 'he days of such tyranny are superseded by a higher type of owiliza- tion,” The English Method. At the last communication of the grand lodge of England, says the Masonic Chron- icle, & question was agitated touching resiy- nation from lodve membarship, resulting in decisions which will appear strikingly novel to a majority of American Masons. The dis- cussion originated in a° complaint against a lodge for allowing one of its past masters to withdraw his resignation after 1t had been read by the secrotary, The complaint was sustained and the lodge adjudged to be in error, the grand lodge deciding the accept- ance of a resignation to be a useless for- mality, and the 1esignation not a subject for discusgion. The, ruliug was based on the ground that Masonry, being u voluntary i stitution, the moment a brother announces his resiguation to the lodge he ceases to be & member thereof. The announcement uneed not bo in writing for, should & member arise in open lodge und say “Lresign,” these two words sever his connection with 1. All he has to do is to leave the roow, which'remains closed agaiust him untl he is reinstated \n membership upon & fresh proposition and a fresh election. More than this, should a member tender nis resignation, auy siugle member of the lodge can insist upon 1ts taking eftect immediately, in this way renderivg the withdrawal a mat- ter of impossibilily 48 tho ‘master has no op- tion in the premises, the subject being nov debatable nor susceptible of boing voted upon. Strangeto remark, in making possi- ble, in fact 1mperative, this system of pre- cipitated resignation, no provision was al- luded to respecting liquidavion of dues out- standing, 1 0.0, ¢ The joint committee from the lodges of this city, Council Bigffs and South Omaha at its meeting Wednesday night appointea sub-committees to arrange for the reception and entertainment of Grand Sire Underwood on April 24 and 25. The committee, which will proceed to Missouri Valley to meet tho grand sire and accompany him to Council Bluffs, consists of Doputy Grand Maste! Jolun Evans, Henry Grebe, Jobn Lewis, Stephens, Cadet Tuylor, ——— Bayliss, D. C. Bloomer, John Schigketanz, Jamos Spare, D. S. Brenneman, Deputy, Grand Master L. Beiderman and F, B, Uryant. The executive committes consists of Deputy Grand Master Lowis Beiderman of lows, D. S. Brenneman, James Spare, J. W. Nicnols, Rufus Smith and Dr, S. R. Patten ‘The finance comm ittedis Louis Heimrod, N B, Hein,Gaorge I, thand L. Beiderman, It has been decided to invite all lodges within a radius of 16@mles of Omaha and the Bluffs to be presest, and a transporta- tion committee has n appointed, cousist- ing of C. H. Warren,” George F, Smith, D. 8. Bremneman, James Ivey, I, B, 'Bryant and Cadgt Tay lor, general reception committee is as fol- lows: 8. 8. Kellor, George I, Smi Leffert, A. H. Sehulits, i, B, Edgerton, C. H, Warreo, D. S Hrénneman, J. Anderson, John Evans, Louis Heimrod, G. Strifflor, W. Boehl, Johu Lewis, ¥fank Carpeuter, James Ivey, Rufus Pruitte, 5. R. Puation, ——— ates, H. J. Johnsoa ' and — Heymuan, The committee on ihvitations consists of Joun rivans, Cadet Taylor, D, C. Hloowmer and L. Beiderman. The committee ia charge of decorations is as follows: C, H. Warren, E. B. Edgerton, Louis Heimrod and S, J. Larson, 'The printing committee is: C. W. Warren, George (. Swith, G. A. Bennett und N, B. Heim. Music will be secured by G. A. Benoett, H. Jackson, J. Spare and John Schicketanz, and carrlages wrll be left to A. H, S¢nultz, J. Auderson, F'. B. Bryant and Fraok Carpenter, The committee to se- cure halls L. Keller, Jobn Schieketanz and L, Belderman, On the morning of the %th the Omaha, South Omaha and visiting lodges will form ; in Line and proceed to Council Bluffs, where | an immense procession Will be formed under the marshalsmp of Colonel 4 W. Nichols, In the afternoon an ad- dress will be deliverad by Grand Sire Underwood and in the evening a ball will be held in Masonic temple in Council Bluffs, Deputy Grand Master Beiderman otficiating a8 master of ceremonies. The committee uppointed to arrange for the ballis . I3, Bryant, — Heyman, J. H. Johuson, E. B Edgerton, J. Anderson and J. 13. Hunt, On the 2th tho grand siro will be escorted to Oum.aha where he will remain until evening, when he will leave for Des Moines. ~The details have not yet been arranged for en- tertaning the grand sire on this side of the river and a meeting of the committee will be held Wednesduy evening to comblete these arrangements, K. OF P, The lodge at Sterling gave a banquet last Tuesday night which was the event of the season. About 150 guests were present. The opening exercises were Lold in the lodge room, where spesches were made by prom- inent members of the order. The three car- dinal principles of the order were made the subjects of eloquent addresses as follows: The sentiment of ‘Friendship” was responded to by Prof. G. W, Wymaey, *“Char- ity by J. W. Rutherford, ana ‘‘Benevo lence” by G. V. C. H., M, Christy; “I'rue Pythianism” by J. L. McBrine. The ad- dresses were alternated with vocal and in- strumental music. After this part of the programme wuas completed the party ad- journed to the banguet room where a delic- jous spread had been prevared to which ample justice was done. The banquet fin- ished the guests returned to the lodge room and the remainder of the evaning was spent in various amuszments. Colonel Downs of the Second regiment, Lieutenant Colonol Brown and Adjutant Corte of the First regiment, will start for Milwaukeo tomorrow in accordance with instructions from General Carnaban, A large number of regimental and staff ofiicers of the Uniform Rank will meet at Milwaukee in order to look over the ground for the on. campment next summer, and also to lay out the camp. syrtle lodge, No. £ lost two of its mem- bers by death last week. John P. Edstrom died of pneumonia aftor an illuass of one woek and J. A. McClure died of consump- tion, having been confiued to the house sinco January 8. Brother Edstrom was collector for obraska Nativnal bank, having beon with the bank for seven years, e had no relatives in the city, his parents liv- ing at Seattle, Wash, Myrtle lodge per- formed the funeral service of the order at the vtustle hall on last Mondav afternoon, memoers of the other lodges and a large number of friends bewngz present. The services were sugmented by the assistance of & quartette consisting of Mesdames Stagg and Crawford and Messrs. F'. H. Pritchard and J, 1Y, Presnell, with Mrs. RReed as orzan- ist. Rev C. W, Savidge delivered an addross touching upon the life of the decensed, The casket was covered with floral tributes from the lodge, the bank and numerous friends, ‘T'he members of the Uniform Rank present were in full unitorm, the deceased-having been & member of Trojan divisiou. The pall bearers were Captain (. H, Ware, Captain William Darst, 1. F. Muadsen, G. W, luast. man, J. Kubland W. C. Wagner, Rathhone lodge will be instituted tomor- row nigut oy the grand chancallor, L O & M A triboof the Improved Order of IRed Man is being orzanizzd in this city, Already a large number of petitioners for a charter have been secured by Mr. J. Harvey Good- man, who is agitatiug the matter, uud the tribe will be instituted about Aprii 1, with forty charter members. The name of the tribe will be Yah-nun-dah-sis, meaning Vil Iage by the Stream. ‘Tne Improved Order of Red Men Is a so- clal, fraternal and beuevolent orgauization, founded upon the customs, traditions and history of the aborigines of this continent. Its primary objacts are to promote among men the exercise and practice of the true | tions among principles of banovolence and charity: the caro and protection of the widows and or- phans; and the cultivation of fricndly rela- mankind. 1ts origin is, as the name clearly 1ndicates, purely American, dating its history to tho early days of the revolution. It is the oldest benevolentand protective socicty of American birth and growth. Itis secret, butonly inthe sense that Recresy is proper, in those mattora which concern the private interests of a common family. The order provides sick benefits and also embraces within its membership an insur- ance branch in which a policy ranging from $500 to 81,000 may be carried. : An effort was made to organize a tribo nst tall, but owiag to the sickness of the organ- izer the matter was dropped. At present the outlook is very bright for the organization of a strong tribe. Order of Chosen Friends. This order is arranging for the orzaniza qion of several councils in Omaha and the state. The membership now reaches about fifty thousand, distributed over the nealthy states in this country and Canada. It has Dpaid out to its members and those dependent upon them imillions of dollars, and 18 now distributing in like manner unwurd::of $3,000 for every day in the year. This so ciety recogni the necessity of aiding 1t wmembers while living and has provided regulur weckly payments in case of sickness or accident, besides lib- eral benofits at death or total disability. Its doors ure open for women and men alike, ex- perience having shown that healthy women are no more liable to sickness and death than inen. ‘I'be social and fraternul features are not among the least of the noble characteris tics of the Chosen Kriends. A, A. O, N, M, 8, Tangier temple held a solemn celobration, in honor of Mohammed's visit to the heavens, at their kaaba last night. Thirty-five candi- dates were conducted across the burning sands to the sheltering dome of Tangie where thoy were made true Sons of the Dosert. The ceromony was conducted in the wost solemn and impressive manucr and was followed by the traditional banquet, over which Illustrious Potentate Gustave Ander. son presided. A large number of visitors were presont from Chicago, Lincoln and Fremont. K. of H. District Deputy Charles Menter of Omaba installed the following ofcers of Good Will lodge No. 3450, of South Omaha: Past, dic tator, H. L. Smith; dictator, M. J. Quinn; vice dictator, Charles Eoff; assistant dicta tor, J. L. Johinson; reporter, C. R. Burgess; financial reporter, P. i3 Walchler; troas- urer, J. Biolstein; uide, T C. Marsh: chap- Inin, G. A Marsuall; euardian, W. W. Bureh; sentinel, C. D. Fiold; moedical ox- aminer, Dr. J. A. A. Kolley; trustoes, J, N. Formanee, Frank Pratt and Charles Hamill. H, L. Smith was chosen delogato to the grand lodge und C. . Burgess alternate. 5.0 %0 N PHIL ARMOUR, The Cattle King's Buainoss, His Home and His Ohavities, Phil Armour, the great cattle king, is a familiar ligure in Wall sireet and on some exchanges, but there is little about him personally to indicate that he is at the head of some of the largest enterprises connected with the products of beel and pork in the United States, i. de Fontaine in the New That he possesses a large fortune goes without saying; that he dispenses a considerable share of its in- come where 1t will do the most good, and with a generosity thut is royal, is a fuct not generally known outside the “Garden City,” A geutleman who recently visited his rasidence spoke of it a8 *a poem in color and texture,” and the abiding place of all the grac)s that make domestic life | utter her thunks throt NUMBER 278. fifth floor is stored on the fourth floor, A number of large sample rooms are also loeated on this floor. On the third floor there is nothing but furnishing goods for ladies and gene tlemen. But and bundles are piled up almost to the coiling with the very finest goods in this line in thé country. But the greatest floor on earth is the socond, where is the notion stock, that for beanuty of arrangementy attractiveness and ussortment, has no equal anywhere. On the first floor are the large and spacious offic hoxes located also the dress goods, , print and gingham stocks, all of which are disvluyed to the bess possible advantage. white good: The basement is given up to the staple dry goods and to the packing and ship= ping depurtments. X In adaition to the factory employing about 100 people, M. E. Smith & Co. also employ fifty men, tvelve of whom travel all the territory lying between the Missouri river and the Golden G The firm of M. Il. Smith & Co. sists of the following well known g tlemen: M. E. Smith, the ve teran dry goods man, whose twenty years of suc- cessful business have told lightly upon him, and have given him a reputation for intelligence, reliability and busi- ness tact enjoyed by few in the country. He is certainly the worthy head of a E. A. Houghton, another member, 18 one of the most competent credit men in the wholesale trade. Arthur C. Smith looke aftor the dress goods and domestic departments, and with Messrs, George M. Tibbs and W. D. Smith, was admitted to the firm in December of last year. Mr. Tibbs has been with the house & nuniber of years, and the west knows more about uotions and than he. The manufacturing department is in the hands of W. D. Smith. M. E. Smith & Co. have made a study of the western trade for twenty years and they come ve near knowing what the western merchant wants. They are in position to idle the trade both as regards quality or price. The trade is cordially invited to call at the house and sce for themselves. 1If unable to come to Omahn, merchants will always find the travelling men re- presenting M. 12, Smith & Co. to be live and relinble men with whom an order cun bo placed with implicit confidence. Mail orders given special attention. Their new spring lines are now ready vrlmpeo),l‘((m. great houso. uo man in furnishing goods as possessing o dual character—that which he exhibits to his intimate friends and family, and the sterner side which he turns outward when he enters the business world. His life in the lntter matically begun every morning at 7 o'clock. By 9 or 10 his vast correspondenco is ov looked, briefed and transferred to his little army of stenographers and type- writers. Then begin the current duties of the day, the name of which is legion, for his hand is shown in a great variety of enterprises. To the honor of the man it must be said that many of the latter are unselfish in their nature. and are more apt to con- corn some private chuvity conducted on business-like scale than any mere per- sonal benefit to himself, It is because he isa “‘minute” man in busivess de- tails that he finds time amid the ordi- nary routine of hus ofiice to disnense the good that has made his name famous in all charitable civeles. Speaking of Mr. Armour’s chavitics, a friend of his recently s Among the largor benefactions that occupy his at- tention is what is called the *Armour mission,” & memorial to a dead brother, Under the roof of this institution are to be found an industrial school, kinder- garten, chapel, ing and reception rooms and a dispensary from which the poor ave furnished medicines and the attendance of the best physicians free of charge. Surrounding th a bla of hou is donated the i “mission” proper is s, the vental of whicn itution, thus making it self-supporti Other biocks of buildings he rents at nominal fi 5 10 those who are deserving but caunot ford to pay the high rents of Chicago. A salavied physicinn is also employed to investigate the wants of the poor, and authorily is given bim to draw upon Mr. Armour for the amount required to relieve their necessities. He often goes in person to see that the sum called for is sufiicient to moet the demands of the case, On his way to church, not long since, he met a poor womun leading by the hand & little boy whose eyes appeared to be affecte The sight touched his sympathetic nuture, and stopping the woman he inquired where she wis go= ing. x chureh,’ was her surprise at being thus stranger, flanding one of said: “I want you to that address after chur must be done for that boy's eyes. Mr. Avmour went his way, but the woman stood 1n blank astonishment, looking firs! th rd and then at the rapidly disappearing stranger. After the service she repuired to the miilion= aive’s home as di ted, where she was kindly recoived and questioned in re- gard to herself and the boy. **You must tuke that boy to New Yorlk for treatment, my good woman,' said the big hearted man after listening to uer story, “Why. that is out of the question, sir; [ can’'t afford 41, was the veply, “Whether you can or not, { you that you must go to New York and have that child’s eyes attended to at once; I’ll seo to the rest. Here is the money for your fare to and from that city; let me "know what your expenses are on reaching New York, and I will see that they are paid.” The grateful ply with some accosted by a his cards to her, he around to something 0 attempted to i her tears, but merchant waved her off, ex= “Come, now, none o' tha mother the bluf cluiming beautaful, He described Mr, Armour 1 wait till the boy’s cured,”