Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 14, 1890, Page 12

12 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1890—THIRTY-TWO PAGES, 'EYMAN & DE!CHES, 1518 and 1520 Farnam Strect. CLOAKS ~AND— SUITS. SPECIAL CHRISTMAS - BARGAINS, FRENCHDRESSPATTERNS —IN— Plush Cloaks, Ulsters and Jackets. The tremendous rush for our $11.98 Plush Sacque has been kept up all last week and there are only a few left. We have now taken 200 Plush SvaUCS There is notone among of the better grades—those that cost from 835 to $60, and have marked them away down —positively less than one-half their value. If you cannot be suited by these prices you cannot be suited at all, All other Cloaks, Jackets and Dresses have been re- duced from 20 to 25 per cent. A Lot of —FINE— Imported Wraps Formerly $40 to $50, Now $25 to $35. An Assortment of One Hundred IMPORTED of the FINEST QUALITY and VERY LATEST STYLES Are Suffering a Ter- rific Cut! Part of these goods are displayed in our west window and the selling prices marked on them. 1 the entire lot which is not the very Cream of Fashion ! And there is not one among them that is not a Positive Bargain. Such prices will sell these goods within a few days, and if you want a Stylish, Dress Pattern at LESS THAN One - Halt Value, COME AT ONCE. |Dress Goods|lress Trimnings,| hfanfy The handsomest line in the city, and SUCH BARGAINS, Just think, the latest novelty astrachan trimmings all ready to goon the dress orcloak, 28c¢ yd, cheap at 78c Fine chenille trimming at 28 cents, Ostrich feather trimming, 4 inches wide, BO cents. All shades in fancy feather trim- mings for dresses and neckwear. “ silk cord zo;uv‘e”jwkeu‘ sloove trim- mings, , at greatly reduced prices. Jords, Ino);u and frogs “for cloaks, jacketsand dresses, also olives in all colors, DEAR SIR: CORSETS. CORSETS. Wo o arry alithe leading makes inall colors, P.D., C. P, R. &G, Dr. Warner’s, Thomson’s Glove Fitting, J. B, P. & N., Ete., Ete. Ferris' Waists For Ladies and Chil- dren. am nfan An odd lotof infants’ mere vests, 50c, COATS . | white cash- 1o plaid and camel’s hair cloth, from 84 up. Black surah silk cloaks at very low prices. Norel?lul in clo: aks trimmed 1 an- gora, ete. ) “The largest varioty and the lowest prices on infants’ and children’s caps. Our line of infants’ goods is too well known to rcguire much puffing. CHRISTMAS, 1890. As usual we havo taken special pains to help the gentleme.a out of their dilemma. know every gentleman has been racking his brains for weeks to think of something that would gladden the heart of his lady for Christmas; something at once delicate, ornamental; something of which Madame Stael smd that she could tell the wearer's taste by its pattern, her habits by its color, her station inlife by the way it was displayed. Andn fact there is not an article in the ladies’ toilet, in the manufacture of more taste, more skill or more refinement is displayed thanin the HANDK ERCHIEF, you come and inspect our line you will find everything possible in Silk and Linen Plain Hem- stitched and Embroidered Real Lace Handkerchiefs. Hosiery. Hosiery. Sk Hose, extra length, In all colors, Cotton and Lisle Thread Opera Iose, 3 inches long, in black dnd colors. 51.00 P ¢ 4 ol [ Something New. Black Cashmere and Silk ul:{nu'l shrink, are warm and soft. Look like silk. Black Cashmere Hose. 30c, 45¢, 55c, Etc. It is a regular art exhibition. Furs, Furs. Nobby shoulder capes in_ sea slan monkey, wool seal, astrac nat fon furs such as seal and astracl and Tersien, v col, seal and astrucl an. Fur Trimmings, by the Yard. in beaver, Martin, lynx, monkey white, black and colors for infant Seal Garments. We can only refer to our numerous castomer: who huve Bought thelr seal clonks from us, to the quality of seal furnished we do -0t § anything butthe best. Having a few of these carmonts i 8tock which have been bought befcre the advince we are able to glve you spectal fnducemets on first qualities. Jall aud learn our prices, angora, in Hn ks, We useful and which It Glouss Mittens 5-hook Foster Patent Kid Gloves, dressed, ) 90c. S-button dressed and undressod Kid Gloves, in allthe latest shades, $1.50. EVERY PAIR GUARANTEED. Mittes for Ludies, Misses und Children, insilk and woul, From 25c to $1.25. Ab(l‘:“.'i“h'l blaok fleece-lined Silk Glove for adies, 85c. Ladies' tar-trimmed Kid Mittens und Gloves, $1.00 to $2.25. Ladies” s:a‘lri}vl;es at low prices. Boys' Double Mittens, all wool, 35c. HOLDS HER PROUD POSITION, As Queen City of the Great end Rapidly De- veloping West, OMRHA'S YEARLY IMPROVEMENT RECORD. An Increase in Realty Deals and Buildings—The Phenomenal Clear- ance Record—FPlans for Build- ings Next Year. A review of the city's improvement record for the year just drawine to a close will fur- nish abundant cause for congratulation and satisfaction on the part of every person whose interests are identified with the growth, deveiopment aud general prosperity of Omaha. Conditions prevailed at thebeginning of the year that made it doubtful whether the city would muke any material progress in keeping with her past record and her promi certain future greatness. The pendenc the prohibition issue and the depression in the financial markets of the east combined to make capital more than characteristically cautious and many improvements and enter- prises that had been planned and promised for 1890 were with-held or abandoned. In the face of these unfavorable conditions however, remarkable progress has been made in every line that tends to the permanent ud- vancement of the city in her onward maveh toward the goal of industrial and commer- clal supremacy of the Missouri valley and the great and rapidly developing west. The depression that wrought financial ruin in other western cities, only proved that Omaha’s growth has been on a legitimate basis, that her realty values have not been inflated, and that ber commercial and finan- cial institutions are protected by the con- servatism that is essential to success, ‘With the happy disposition of the prohibi- tion issue, and t{w indications cf a better feeling in 'the financial centers, the prospec are more than favorable fora continuat and increase of the prosperity of the p and present, Material advancement has been every line of business during the | Millions have been added in private business blocks and residences; the corporations have invested largely in the enlargement and ex- tension of their plants: the stockyards and packing house industries have been lavgely mereased; bank clearings, real estate trans- fers and building permits, I)ilu up big percent- made in ages over the business of last year; the city has made material additions in ever branch of its permanent improvd ments in short the work has been kept up that has made and will maintain Omaha as the best paved, best graded, most substantially built, most prosperous and pro- gressive city of its size on this or any other continent, The Year's Buildin gs. Omaha has reached the polnt where a great deal of building may be done without the general publio being posted in rogard to tho improvements in progress. The record of the past year is a proof of this assertion. Accept- ing as true the current reportand opinion that “times are hard" and “‘there won't be much done this year,” the average citizen has goue along in the belief that building opera- tions were very slack. When as a matter of fact the records show that fully as much if not more money has been spenin bunlding improvements during the present year than was {nvested in tho samo work in 1850, Every one is familiar with the progress of the work on the city hall, the new opera o, the completion of Morse's block, McCague's new bank, Sweesy’s block on Six- teenth street, Dr. Mercer's hotel, and some of the big improvements that have been or are boing made on the principal streets; yet there are but few, perhaps, who are awire that nearly $3,000,000 have' been expended rit g tho yoar in business blocks, stores and mauuiactories. To this must be added nearl 82,000,000 invested during the year fu resi- dences, and the total gives an incronse oyer the business of lest year. The city's im- provements, too, may be classed with thess enditures, and in paving, curbing, grad- ing, sewering and sidewalks would round up :.nrl)l'tll than another million to be added to the otal, . The character of the buildings erected dur- ing the year has been a great improvement over the work of previous years in many re speets. The business blocks have been better built and better finished in response to a de- mand of tenants for a better class of storo rooms and office buildings than has been de- furnished in years past. and the improvement ble. A few years , there was o great ago, and even 3 number of cheaply constructed cottages, run last up, costing from 00 to $1,200. During the present year the majority of the residences built have been supplied with modern im- provements and conveniences, and there have beer more houses built at a cost, of $4,000 than at$1,000. The number of residences costing from £,000 to $15,000 has been very large, and a score or more have been built h at a ,000 or more. Many handsome and finely appointed flats have also been erected. Next Year's Work, Mr. George C. Whitlock, the superintend- ent of buildiugs, in a conversation a few days ago, expressed his opinion (o the effect that there would ba more money expended in building improvements in Omaha in 1801 than there has been in any other year of her history, Mr. Whitlock has facilities for knowing of the plans of prospective invest- ors long before their intentions are made public in building perm 'y conservative in his estimates, ho ably has very good information on_which his predictions were based. But there are improvement plans enough in sight to convince those less fortunately situated than Mr. Whitlock that in the build- ing line next year will be an exceedingly activeone, Of course ouly the most im- portant _improvement projects have been publicly discussed, but their completion will form a healthy basis for a big year's busi- ness. The postofiice is one of the big improve- ments on which it is thought a great deal of work will be done next year. 1t is expected that the appropriation will be increased, so that a building costing $1,600,000 will be built. Then comes the union depot, which will cost complete with equipments over $100,000, aud with a freight depot at $200,000,and other »d and necessavy adjunets will make u million dollar investment. Two big brewery deals are assured. The Storz-Iler plant completed will cost §1,000,- 000, and & company with that capital stock has already been formed for the prosecution of the work, Frederick Krug has already purchased, at an outlay of $150,000, the_site or a brewery on which he will expend $600,- 000, John A. MeShane will invest $200,000 in an office building atthe southwest corner of Pifteenth and Harney streets, The East Omaha Land company will bmld a bridge from its vroperty to Council Bluffs and make improvements tiat will call for the investment of an immense amount of money. ‘The bridge alone, for which plans have been accepted, will cost $1,200,000 and anothar £500,000 will go in building and equipping the motor line and in grading and paving several miles of avenues leading to the brid, The Nebruska Telephone company will build a permanent headquarters building at the cornor of Eighteenth and Douglas at a cost of 150,000 at least. The company will also ca out its expressed intention of put- ting all its wires in underground conduits in the busimess portion of the cf Most of this worlk will be done noxt year at an immense outlay of money. The site at _the northwest corner of Six- teenth and Douglas has been leased for twenty years at $10,000 a year and will be im- proved “by the erection of a handsome dry gflo‘h building which will be conducted by a ig Chicago firm, A fine five story store and oftice builing, to cost §150,000 will be built on Karbach corner of Fifteenth and Douglas, where Raymoud's jewelry store now stands. Mr, B. F, Smith will_build a four or five story oftice building on his lot adjoining the Merchants' national bank on Farnam, east of Thirteenth street, If certain conditions are complied with Mr, B. I". Smith_will build en office and store building on Farnawm street, just west of the board of trade building, where he ownsa sixty-six feot frontage, The Real Estate Exchange. The Real Estate Exchange has secured the rooms in tte Life building, recently occupied by the Western Art association. It is the purpose of the Exchangs to enlarge its field of operations in various w One of the features to be added will be a permanent ex- hibit. of the products of cbraska, and samples of the goods of Omaha’s manufact- urers and jobbers, It is proposed to start this exhibit in a small way, and to enlarge it from time to time with a view of finally es- tablishing @ permanent exhibit on a large scale, Builders and Traders Exchange. ing of the Builders and The annual me Traders Exchange for the election of officers, will bo held the first week in January. The vear has been a very successful “one, aud the members are all enthusiastic over the results of the orgavizavion. Ttis proposed to mater. fally enlarge the Exchange's field of worlk in the near future, A permanent exhibit of builders’ materials has already been started, and anight school for trade mechanics is beiug considered. Within & year the Bx- change will probably buid @ permanent home in Omah ‘Wildcat rance Companies. Tue Bee gave its readers an eye opener the othermorning in a special from Lincoln set- ting forth the number of wildcat insurance companies that have been doing business in the state and showing the amouut of money t is being taken from the people by these r organizations, Tho fact that one hundred of these fraudulent companies are doing business in the state and drawing at least §30,000 annually from Omaha alone has aroused the local reputable insurance agents and united them in a demand for the suppression of the wildcats. A Public Library Building. The public library board is considering the feasibility of asking the cityto construct a building to be used exclusively for library purposes. The subject has been under con- sideration for some time but no definite ac- tion has as yet been taken. It is proposed however, to present the matter to the proper authorities at an early date and urge that some uction be taken within the coming year. One of the members of the board in speaking of the subject recently said : ““T'he 1ib a separate building. The quarters set aside for the library in the new city hall willbe too small ina year or two and it isnot toocarly to begin the agitation of the project. All of the room in the new city hall will be needed for city oftie- ers in less than five years and the sooner a permanent library building is ordercd the better, KEach year we have to refuso val uable offers of~ books that are made on the condition that the libr has a per manent home in & fire proof building. My own idea would be toput up a ncat firs proof building at a cost of $160,000 in the conter of Jefferson square.” The Realty Market. When the present year was but four da; days old the members of the real estate ex- change varied the monotony of their business sossion by guessing as w what the total of real estate transfers would be for 1500, There were a number of enthusiasts present and the guessing was lively, the amounts ranging from $18,500,000, the guess of President Hart- man, to §30,000,000, the figure named by J, B, Evans, The record shows that Mr, Hartman was the truest prophet, as the year's total will come within a very few hundred dollars of the amount named by him. A total of §18,. 500,000 for the year is a very satisfactory in- crease over the business of last year and shows a steady and substantial growth. 1858 the total transactions reached $1 Last yoar the amount was §16.434.054, and this year's work will reach #15,500,000, a steady and natural mcsease from a willion a month 1885 to a million and a half a wonth in 1800, a gain of 50 per cent in two years. This growth, in view of the fact that realty business was practically at a staudstill for several months just prior to the recent state election, is considered very satisfactory, It is, in' fact, an evidenco of i growth of the city mnd the increa in the value of Omaha property under the most disadvantageous conditions. The ele- ment of speculation has not entered into re- alty transactions in Omaha for the past two years and the sales made represent the de- mand for property cither as a permanent in- vestment or for improvement, Within the p six weeks the market. has become more © than for more thana year part and the deals that have been made or contracted for in the past few weeks give promise of an exceedingly activ the business of a but fairly acti the real estato transfers are not a proper in- dication of the state of the realty Home s ana purchasers of property for business improvement do not buy on and the cold column of figures that sents a week's business does not show the in- terest manifested in the market and does not show but a small per cent of the actuai busi- ness. Inn majority of cases the buyer of home sites makes only partial cash payments and holds property by virtue of a con- tract which will not be transferred to a deed for several years. Real cstate brokers ali report that they are being t busy in securing bargains for prospecti ‘hasers and that the indica- s in 1891 are bet- 1 they have been ter by a large per for several years p Many inquiries are being made for home sites oy clerks, mechan- ics and men of limited meins, while nearly every available business cornet' in _the heart of the city is the subject of negotiation for sale and improvement next year, The Bank Clearings. Bank cloarings are considered tho most substantial evidenco of a city's commercial srowth and on this basis Omaha leads the western cities. Since the establishment of the clearing house the per cent of increase nas been almost phenomenal. The increise is not due to any real estate or other specula- tions but is the result of the solid exchange of commerce and trade, the transactions of merchants and the big business and manu- facturing firms of the city. The following table shows the growth of busines: >cording to the clearings reports 1mprovement Notes. The Tenth street viaduct will be formal dedication on Christmas, John Grant has commencea work on the buildings for his new asphalt paving plant, Ed Pyle of Humboldt, the big horseman, has leased the driving park aund will us a training farm, D. V. Sholes has ‘commenced work on a 20,000 store and tenument block at Sixteenth and Hickory stres The street, railway company has finally fully determined to extend its Dodge street ‘motor line to Dundee placy, The Barber asphalt paving company’s plant 1n Haat Omabs. 18 (paer way and will cost $10,000 when comploted, Tom Murray has declared his intention of building a $200,000 business block on his Har- ney street property.opposite the court house. ‘The changes ordered by the council in the plans for the new city hall will ke the total cost of the building contracted to date, o veady for ,000. The newly organized Omaha bydraulic- press brick company has plans for kilus, yard Tmprovements and dce buildings that will require an immediate investment of $100,000. Real estate brokers report a dearth of de- sirable residences. Cottages containing six orseven rooms with modern improyements are in strong demand and the supply is very limitea. The plan for & permanent building for the real estate exchange is being considered by a number of the more enterprising members of that body, with the prospect of some active steps being taken in a short tim The Nebraska tile and pottery company, located near Sheeley station, which has been ¢lcsed down for & year or more on account of litigation, will be enlarged and opened for vusiness early in the coming year. A permit for the new union depot will be issued in a few days. The superstructure will cost $300,000. This is exclusive of the foundation and interior fluish. The building complete will cost more than §500,000, GERMAY GEMUETHLICHKEIT, How it is Fostersd in Omasha by Organiza- tions of the Faderland, SOCIETIES OF THE EARLIEST DAYS. How They Have Struggled and Pros- pered and Now Contain Repres sentative Citizens from Every Walk of Life. When one reads the daily papers and no- tices the social gatherings and mectings of the different organizations, he naturally ar- rives at the couclusion that the time of a vast number of our zens is devoted in a great measure to social matters. Especially is this true of the citizen of German birth or extraction, But the proverbial sociability of our German-Ameri zens is not the only native for organizing and maintaining the numberless lodges and societies in this city. Aside from the many orgaunizitions for benevolence, charit mutual sid, the so- cieties for the cultivation of musicand s ing, the scientific and dramatic clubs, socie- ties for ppysi culture aud the union of riflemen are the most prominent. _This is not ouly true of the Germans of Omaha butit is the case in all the larg cities of the country. e, one will find ies all ove lobe, where there o the ( o mee “Thoso cohesive qualities of the character have been the means of cl and shaping our social customs and habits, and even, ina meusure, the principles of po- litical parties. ‘T'he Omaba macnnerchor is one of the old- est societies in this city and next to the turn- verein probably the oldest in the state, It id members our oldest settlers and citizens, It nany a battle for the goddoss of sic, and today, aftera struggle s it still works with ame ardor and enc which it pledged itself, cherishing the words of the German poct: *'Wo mau singt, da 1 Boese Menschen The Concordia, at comprises among its founders some of s dich rubig nieder— haben keine Licder.” all times an adale und strong competitor of the Mannerchor in matt ang, 1ik i 1 from the brain of Juy I m the rank and fil re did noble work in the study of music SODE. Both of these German singing societies former days, v nter of all music and social gathe Whoof our old ci zons does not recall with delight the first and and in grand swmngerfest held in this city about fifteen years ago, and the second grand fest and competitive singiug, participated in by all the singing societies of the larger cities of Nebraska und the neighboring states, com- sing what was known as the Pioneer Swngerbund i The venture volved the exr money, the crection of @ temporary music hall on the corner of Fifteenth strect and Capitol avenue, and the work of a year in training the voices for the musical feast. The result was a grand one and was due to the untiring efforts of such men as John Baumer, William Mack, M. Weckbach, Will- inm Alstadt, John Erck and H. Rosenzweig of the Mannerchor, and Mess) F. Haar man, Max, Adolfand Julius Meyer, H, Dill- man, G, Strathmaun, Theod uhold and others of the Concordia. Most of these gentlemen are still aclive in the field of song and contemplate giving the citizens of Omaha another musical treat next summer, The Omaha Turnverein, a society devotod to physical culture, is the oldest society of its kindin the state, Organied in the latter } partof the fifuies it hns secn many ups and downs, and, at one time, owned and con- trolled the property atthe cornerof Tenth and Howard streefs, which was afterwards koown as Brand's' Turner hall, but which has since been rebuilt into an apartment house, Through the loss of its hall, caused by the geueral financial disaster which over- took Omaha and all other western sottle- ments and the soccession of a large number of . its best mombers, who subsequently became UNDERWEAR. Black and natural wool combination suits, Ladies knit wool skirts, 750, 81, 81,25, ote. Divided skirts, quilted skirts, satin and silk skirts, in black and colors, satteon and mohair skirts, $1.55 to $5.75, Knit underwear for children, natural wool pants and vests. White all wool sets, Scarlet all wool sets, pants and vests, 750 set. ‘We have made a sweeping reduction on all our underwear. TLadies'fine embroidered lace trimmed gowns reduced from 86 to $4.50, Embroidered Gowns Formerly $3.85, now..... Formerly $4.90, now. Lace Trimmed Formerly $3.25, now. Embroidered Skirts Formerly $6, now....... Formerly 84.25, now. Formerly 81.75, now. Knit - Underwear 50c Red Wool Vests, 75c, worth $1.25 Black Vests and Pants, all wool, $1.50 Collars, Ruchings and Other Neckwear. All the lutest noveltiesin Collars and Cuffs, such as Lord Fauntleroy sets for children. Ladies’ and Children’s Lace Collars and Cuffs, A handsome assortment of Windsor Ties and Scarfs in rich plain colors and high novelty plaids, 25¢, 30c, 35c¢. Ladies’ Lace Chemisettes, the latest ut, § rom 25c¢ to 60c. known as the Concordia singing socicty, the cnorgies of the Turnverein lay dormant for a long time, but finally survived the shock. New members infused new life into the organization, and effective reorganization took place i 1805, and the Omaha turnverein was admitted to membership in the Nord- Amarikanischer turnerbund, in other words the National Turners’ union, The membership: at that time did ot ex- ceed thirty-lwo. 1t now has a membership of about one hundred and forty. I i qanization competent instru in henies and i ve been em- aud the n been st ily inereased. Since the year 1876 the soe has employed successively the following in- mbership he structors in the art of physical culture: Messrs. Philip Andres, Paul Wit L. Dam mann, H. Kummerow, and at preseat, Mr, 1. Bennefeld, I'he training in the forms has been so efiicient in t past, that the Omabha team of ac mnastic tournament, def St. Joe, and indeed against at., It must be unde ting Kans. who came all tood that tho turners do not mdulge merely in the art of physic training, The Tufner Quartette club been, for years, actively er cultivating the German follclore. The club Is a part of the turnverel i club, which has of late been revived, the society rebuilt o s for that purpos Thero is 4 libr: sunected with the asso tion for the b >fall the membe turnverein maintains a school girls who receive all the b i trainin, ducted the S members ciety to the sin, s0is the d 1 lies' auxiliary vercin. The latter organ- jon mects in Germania hall,cornerof Kigh- teenth and Iarney, tho title to which they hold and control’ under the name of the Deutsche Gesellschaft, Tho Deutschie ¢lub, which was organized a ew years ago, 15 purecly social in_its charac terand is composed mostly of tho German iness men of this city, its head- rs in ( callod an offspring The Omala Tur of all socictics of state, Recently the Omaha Ticderleranz was or- ganized. 1t is onc of the most flourishing of singing societics, 1t does not confine its eft to cultivating the male voice, because it also has o large o with well traix many a crodi bor of young ladios and alfo voices and havo Ll d sopranc able eifort hearsal v mado on ill take an fetive part it & t. The ener 4 cientguarantee that the” undertaking will be a success. The Omaha chuctzenverein, or rifle club, is composed of Gorman business men whose object is to give the members an op- portinity of indulglig in the sport of rifle shooting sud marksmanship. Aside pueth- from this, it cultivates German Ge lichkeit oF sociability. One of the youngest, but in point of mem bership the Strongest’ socioty is the Plat deutscher Verc mans. 1t numbers 275 meniber: “The idiom used to carry on their business in the meetings of the societv is Platt- deutsch, a kind of Angio-Saxon, the progeni- tor of the queen’s English. The society organized to aid its members in sickness and distress, but - hus branched out lately, and has a chorus of about twenty-flve maie sing- ers, who aro cultivating their native song, The Plattdeutsche Verein is energetically at work raising funds for a 0,000 hall, th be Duilt the coming year. When one knows the tenacity with which a Plattsdeucher devotes himself to business, it will create no sur- priseif the soccty succeed in its undertak- | by ng. There are a fow other German soclotios, such as the Sehwaben Verelu or Swabian so- oin, Buvarian so- rein, S T'he lust named in a singing s ) among itymembers some of the best amateur talent in the city, There are several others of minor Tmpor- that of tance, whose charac is elther charily or benevolesice with & stroni eye to sociubility and the nursing the cherished wraditions of the fatherland Anold cathedral is still standing about seven mils from Tucson, whero it was erectod by the first missionur.es over theee and a half centuries ago. For the Christmas time wo offer you the most shown: surprising bargaine over Ladies' Black All Wool Knit Fascinators, $1. INFANTS' ALL WOOTL, KNIT Jackets, In all colors, 25¢, 31¢, 49¢, bi5e, 650, 25¢, 50¢, 7 Infants’ and Children’s Knit Wool Hoods, With silk in white and colors, 23c¢, 280, 3i¢, 39¢, 15¢. Misses” All Wool l(;l‘l Jackets, 69c, worth $1.50 Child’s All Wool Knit Leggings, 385c¢, worth 75¢ SUNDRIES For Ghristmas. A FINE LINE OF Ladies’ Silk Mufflers FOR CHRISTMAS, A Stylish Hand Bag for shopping, in black broadcloth ar velvet, with leather trim- ming, 95c, $1.25, $1.50. WE HAVE RECREIVED A SMALL CONSIGNMENT OF L.ace CURTAINS AND DAMASK TABLE COVERS from an importer, to bo sold at once. ‘We offer them at, Half Their Value. Open evenings until 9 o'clock. RELIGIOUS, . Jacob’s well and_the plot of ground sur rounding it have been sold by the Turkish government to the Greek chureh for £4,000. T'he marquis of Queensberry, of prize ring fame, approves “Cieneral? Booth's schema for dirkest London and gives him $00. Ha describes himselfas a “reverent aguostic. Bishop Galloway is roported to have said bofore the Texas conferenco of the Methodist Lpiscopal church, uth, that the Interia- tional Lessons are running the bible out of the Sunday schools of the chureh, and caus- ing the children not to read the bible, Lovery stone in the tower and spive of St. John the Baptist’s Catholic church, on West, Thirtieth street, New York, was loisted to its place by a derrick the motive power of ¥ was an old white hc Tho congre- gation is going to see that its last days are its best day On account of the differences of opinion on the social question which exists among the rious Catholle bishops the popo has de- cided to er i on of car- dinals of cv ty the prob- to rules for the atitudo of 50 us, the assis estant pastor, who had conye Catholic girl to his faith, was tried before the courtat Itiga and condemned to imprison- ment for two months and tothe loss of his winisterial quality and title. His suverior, the pustor himself, was exiled to Siberia on = previous trial The su fferir Kreat myst some tric nt of a prot- ted o Greek and death of Osiris were the > ptiun religion; and sptible among othor poomle of antiquity. His wis the abstract idea of good, his inanifestations upon earth (like an Indian god), his death and resurce- tion, und his oftic us judge of the dead in avia Caprini, has just eight years' in prisonment 2. 'Sho was taken captiv 3L Obeid by tho Mahdi, together with several companions and some missionury moaks, Two of the sisters and one of the monks died from waut and ill-treatment, Among the most successful women preachs crs in this country are Rov. klorence Kailock of Chicago, Mrs. C. L. Jackson i L. 1., Elizabeth Cum: ary L. More net, 111, Eliot of Arrowsmith, IIL., of Elliot, 11, Rev. Auoa Oliver and Rev. Pheebe Hanaford. ynod of Russia has appointed a mmission to devise plans for the suppression of drunkenness and poverty, [ts priucipal aim is to draw upregulations by which the laborers of manufacturing dis- tricts and the crowds of people at municipal and local ussemblies should be prevented from drinking too much liquor. The Salvation Avmy has money and prop erty in the different countries where it s es- tablished, valued at #, The trade effects, stock, machinery are valued at §00,000. Some idea of tho trade dopartment may be gathered from the fact that they sell 22,000 army bounets evory r to the female soldiers, Some of the priests of the diocoso of On- tavio, Canada, have decided to appeal to Rome against the acts of Bishop Langevin, who has, they say, punished them for refus. ing tosupport the political party of which the bishop's brother, Sir Hector Langevin, is oncof the leaders. Cardinal Taschereau has been asked to forward the complait to Rome, The chief relivions of the worla classified according to the number ot ents us follows: Christionity, 4 Confucianism, 300,000,00; Hindooism, 000,000; Mohammedanism, 11,000,000; ketich- 1, 16,000,0005 Buddism, 100,000,0005 Spirit eshiip, 50.000,000; Shintoism (the ancient religion of Ji 201,000 Jeyws, 8,000,000 3 Parsces, 1,0 The Pittshu been tabulating roturas (r K ppisl churches in th upon the proposition to admit women s lay delogates to the gencral conf enc I'he figures show the trend of opinion in the Pittsburg, Erte, east Ohio and We.t Vivgl Thus fart vole from tions has been ro ceived ,811 members entitled to vore 8,314 exercised the privi Of these 2,51 od in favor of the of women and 1,265 aguinst, - may be adlior- Pittshurg, slon , Beo blig Dr, Birney cures cata KNIT : : GODDS, _ N f B\ —-