Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 14, 1890, Page 5

N, B. FALCONER —~—_ Silk Department. CHRISTMAS PRESENTS to last un- til January 1. LOT 1. 16 yards good black gros grain silk, 816, 16 yards black or failles, $16, 16 yards black Armure silk $16. 16 yards black satin rhadamas, 816, Regular price of the ahove, $1.85. LOT 2. i 16 yards guaranteed black gros grain, 25, 16 yards guaranteed’ black French faille, $25. 16 yards guaranteed black armures, 825, 16 yarde guaranteed eatin rhadamas, 25, All of lot 2 we sell never less than 81.85 and $2 per yard. LOT 8. 16 yards very fine double face alma royal, best American make, for 832. 16 yards elegant gros grain silk, French and American make, $32. 16 yards beautiful satin de Lyon, French make, $82, 16 yards best French make, $82. Our retail price for thislot, $2.50 to $3. LOT 4. This lot includes gros grains, satin de Lyons, failles, alma royals, ete., and was made specially for the London re- tail trade; aro the best silks in the American markot today. Are retailing for #3, #3.25, $3.50, $8.75and $4; willbe reduced in proportion to the other goods. Also velvets and plushes. colored French satin mervelieux, ) Dress Goods Dep't. For a nice Xmas present the most ap- preciated and useful is a fine dress pat- tern. Anticipating the demand for these goods, we have draped our ecast show window with a fow sample pat- terns g0 as to give gentlemen an idea of how they look made up. The prices are within the reach of all, ranging from 83.15 a pattern to $15 and $25. The styles are all new and colors the most desirable. Broadcloths are also very stylish and servicoable and the prices much lower thun early in the season. 64-inch imported broadcloths, 90c, 81.25, $1.50, $1.75, $2, $2.50. Tor childrea’s dresses: 40-inch all wool plaids at 50c. % 40-inch French plaids at 55¢. 40-inch imported plaids at 75¢ and 81. 40-inch imported serges at 50c. 46-10ch henriettas at 574c. 46-inch henriettas at 75c and 81. b4-inch sorges at $1.25, 40-inch flannels at 50c. M-inch flannels at 75¢ and 8740, SPECIAL. SPECIAL. SPECIAL. Scotch tweeds, 54-inch, a big bargain at 524c. 40-inch Scotch cheviot, a genuine good material, at 65c. 42-inch French homespun checks wear out to this cloth, at 79¢. Printed cashmeres in lovely designs for tea gowns a spvecialty, The prices are reasonable and the quality the finest made. Note--This is a great opportunity to buy goods‘at prices never before quoted and gentlemen as well as ladies would do well to look over our stock pefore purchasing their holiday bresents. Shawls. We are also showing a line of Im- ported India Shawls at§$12, 15, 18, 20, 22.50, 25, 50, 40 and up to 150, Cloak Department. Here we are, more useful Christmas presents than any other department in the hous: The ladies’ first choice is always a no handsome sealskin cloak, jacket or wrap. We have them at the right prices. A handsome plush sacque at $18, $20. $22.75, 830, 335 and $40, Also just received a new line of im- ported French evening robes, nothing finer to be seen anywhere. Ladies® jackets in all the latest styles at 85, $7.50, 39, 810, 812, 815, 818 and $20. We have also Christmas presents for the children, a nice heavy winter cloak 50, $5, §65.50, $6, 87, 88, $9 and = 5 £ @ 2 Ladies’ Handkerchief| DEPARTMENT. We have o large ussortment in this ! department aud you will find it easy to | make a selection to suit your friends. Can give you plain hemst. in #, 1 and 14 in., av 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 up to 75¢! good all linen 1 in, hemst. handker- chief, six in a fancy box, at 81.50 a bo Have a large assortment of embroi, ered handkerchiefs at 8%, 10, 18, 25, | 50, 65, 75 and S5e. Our line av 81, $1.25, $1.50, 81.65 up to 43 is without any exception the best in the city. We have as anice prosent a line of fancy handkerchief boxes with 1 hand- kerchief in a box. A silk mull embroidered handker- chief at $1, $1.25, $1.50 and 31.75. A ladies’ hemst. silk handkerchief at 25, 85, 60, 65, 75 and 85c. A ladies’ brocaded silk handkerchief at 25, 85, 65, 75 and $1. Pocketbooks, Purses AND CARD CASES. A good serviceable pocketbook at 85, 50, 65 and T5c. ;anda | A good leather pocketbook at 81, .25, 81.50 up to $3. A combination card and pocketbook at 75¢, 81.50 and $2. 4 A card case at 75¢, $1.25, $1.50, 82 up to 83. A good leather purse at 25, 85, 50 up to 81.25. Needle books at 20, 25, 50 and 75¢. Ladies’ (work box) companion at $1.25, Blanket Department. SECOND FLOOR. In this stock we have some great bar- gains, Owing to the mild weather we will make from now until the holidays prices that will save you 10 to 15 per cent. Comfort Department. Our fine display of eider-down com- forts are unexcelled for pattern and quality—we commence them at $5, worth $7.50. A few slightly soiled at $0.75, regu- larly sold and worth $16.50. Flannel Dcl;artmcnt. A new stock just received in a great variety of patterns and colors, from 75¢ to 82 per yard. Xmas Presents. A most desirable gift from one friend to another, and one that would be much appreciated, would be: A California blanket. A wrapper blanket, A pattern of French flannel, A carriage robe. An eider-down comfort. Linen Department. Secure your Christmas presents while the assortmeet is complete. The following are goods most suitable for a Christmas gift, being both useful and ornamen ta/ Just received another shipment of our handsome table cloths with nap- kins to match. We have marked them still lower than the others. We must make room for other goods. Prices are $6, $6.50, $7.50, $8.50, $9.50, | 810.50, up as high as $50 per sot. FRINGED DAMASK SETS. The largest assortment of this class of goods to select from in the city, and we defy competition. All the latest de- signs and coloring, which no other house can show. Prices are #4.50, $5, #5.50. 36, $7, 88, 10, $12, %15, up to $:2.50 per set. FINE TOWELS. FINE TOWELS. Nothing handsomer for a Christmas gift than one of our elegant damask towels, They come in all the rich and rare colorings. No other house can show you these goods at any price. Prices range from 75, $1, $1.25, 3150, $1.75. $2, $2.25 and $2.50 each THE INFLUENCE OF RELIGION, How It Will Tend to Promote the Happi- ness of the People, ELOQUENT LECTURE BY BISHOP KEANE. An Apostrophe to America and a Forcible Denunciation of the Iiquor Business by the Learned Prelate. Bishop Keane of Washington delivered his lecture, ‘“The American of the Future” in Bt. Philomena's cathedral last Tuesday night. It was a very able, but lengthy effort, and it is regretted that only a few extracts may here be reproduced. After describing the innymerable dessen- tions and divisions into which Europe had been divided and the consequent national enlousies and prejudices, he said: It was when Europe was in this cond ition {that tho providence of God opened up Amer- ca as a refuge for the oppressed, as a frosh fleld for the advance of Christian civilization ; a new world in which there should be no en- tanglements, In our blessed country, which God intended above all others to be'the land of mmn(, man found 8 territory as large as the whole of l-:uro\m without any of those dividing national lines, which made Eur.pe A vast camp of jealoes rivals. Flore men of all nationalities could come together and say that they wore brothers: could come and take one another by the hand and stand together as equals, as fellow men, as fellow citizens of one great blessed common country and the nearest realization of a blessed brotherhood of men that the world has ever scen, Here men could come and stand together on the basis of their common manhood without any of those distinctions which set class against class in feudal Furope, with no pre-ominence oxcept the universal pre- Bt superior ability, superior energy- superior devotedness to work and attachment to the common weal. Here everyone recognizes in every other the nalienable rights bestowed upon every man by his creator, Those inalicnable rights were made the basis of her constitutional organiza- tion. Thus under the guiding hand of prov dence our country grew to be the grandes embodiment of popular government the world had ever witnessed. ; Nearly all the colonists had suffered relig- fous persecution of one kind or another, and they naturally brought to their new nomes somie of tho old prejudices. It Is an histori- cal fact that during colonial days sect was arrayed agoinst sect, but the providence of God could not permit that to con- superior tinue. Catholic Maryland was the first to unfurl the banner of liberty, other colonies joined in the mnoble work. In the struggle for liberty churchman stood shoulder to shoulder with dissentor and Catholic with Protestant; Catholic France joined with Puritan New England as thoy marched with Washington to victory, and thus the providence of God crushed out all those animosities and showed the American people that while not yet united they could agree to disagree in Christian charity and friendliness; that while here no man riced sacrifice his conscientious prinoi- ples, yet he has to respect the consciences of others while faithful to his own. The old Christian spirit of slandering one another for the love of (lod: of persecuting one another for the love of Christ was swept away, and the amendment to our constitution warning pongress to keep its hands off religious matters, rendered it impossible for any spirit of Casarism to find a foothold in our land. But let it not be i ned that this amend- ment to0 the constitution was prompted by sny veligious indifference; on the contrary it whs prompted by ‘a regard for religion in order Mat relizion might be placed beyond tho reach of either political violence or politi- cal hyvoerisy, leaving it free and secure to uide the people acocording to elr consciences, for our country bhas never forgotten that warniuj of our couatry’s father, Washington, thaf ‘wo cannot hope to maintain our civilization without morality, sud there could be no mor- ality without religion. While, therefore, the good sense of our country keeps her from trifling or meddling with God's religion, our country recognizes the fact that that country will be most prosperous, _ its ~poople most happy and its public insti- tutions most secure and most pure in proportion as the benign influence of reli- gion shail have full sway over the minds of the peopl er has pointed i gion as oune of the chief characteristics of our people, and also as one of the main reasons of the hope and future prosperity of this country, America’s fulfillment of her providential mission depends on her being the embodi- ment of the proudest and best civilization, ) aua this 1s the solution of our . problem; This shows what manner of man the Ameri- can of today is and what mauner of man the American of the future must be. The world looks to America for an exemplifica- tion of a freo country, but what .a curse America could be to the world if her people should become irreligious and sceptical; if she shonld throw her mighty influence on the side of mere physical prosperity without God and religion in it. The duty of Americans of today is to keep America what God has ° made her, to keep her civilization what God has made it, and to keep out ot it what God has intended should be kept out, Despotism must be kept out of America whether 1t be the despotism of the few over the many or the many over the few, because efther kind of despotism is possible. 'If in our America despotism of any kind should mai fest itself in our midst, iv is the duty of eve) true American to at once suppress it. If the few should combine to tyrannize over the many, our national and state legislature: ought to take steps to break up the combina- tion in order to keep this country a govern- ment of thoe groate: umber, The bishop then advised the keeping out of nationalism in the Unitea States, which di- vides Kurope into many camps, 85 also the keepung out of the spirit of religious ani- mosity and bitterness, on the principle that if Americans covld not agree in religious be- lief, they could agree to disagree in friendli- nessand char Speaking on the liquor question, he said: The power of the saloon and the power of whisky ave terrible forces. I wish for the love of iny country I could say it is false, but where there is so much smoke there must be some fire, but, friends, ought not that fire to be trampled out by the honest indignation of every man who loves his country? At least out here will you not make it is a desicable, a villianous and @ criminal thing for anyons to attempt with money, or any other influ- ence to tamper with a man's honest exercise of the grand privilege of the franchise! Will you not brand as infamous & man who will take a bribe, and will you not see to it that America shall not be disgraced by the domi- nation of whiskv? Oh how my heart rejoiced when I read the decision of the supreme court. The whisky man used to hold his head as high as anyone, but the supreme court decision has lowered him and his business considerably in the eyes of the public. It aflirms that the whisky business is @& danger and & menace to our national and domestic prosperity, Men look upon it with dread and they have the right, and it is their duty, to crush it out of exist: ence as they would a snake, How I wish 1 could put it into the heart of every Awerican, into the heart of every Christian, aud 1 say it plainly, and above ail into the heart of every Catholic, to despise himself for having anytbing to do with the busines: a business ~that blasts homes, breaks the hearts of wives and mothers, brings ruination on children and saps the foundatioo of public morality. Oh, how I hate that business. It is a curse, and no man of honor, no Christian, should engage in it. I do not care if I do hurt the feelings of some, I will speak the truth and shameo the devil. [Applause.] - Tho Catholio church appeals to all Catholics to get out of the business and goekk some more reputable way to make a living. W:flo thus regarding Washington's in- unction to maintain public morality as the is of our civilization, we must maintain religion as the basis of our morality, Friends, thero are some people in our coun- try who deny or ignore the fact that America is'a development of the great Christian civi- lization. They would fain pretend that this is not a Christian power: they would pretend that it would be better for our people if we would turn our back on religion and say with the fool *‘there is no Goa." They who argue in this way say that because we have here forms of unbeliot as well as belief, thel\s!aro we cannot be & Christlan country. What e et A e dend e st e i s i e dmeiie S pelins e Aaid - GRS R R e e T R R A S e R S -_— sort of logic is that? Can not a man open his heart to all mankind aud be most tolerant of all convictions and yet have convictions of his own? Can he not bave respect for his fellow man whether he be Jew or Gentile, Musselman or Pagan,having universal charity for all, and yet be none the less a Christian? Will he not be all the more filled with uni- versal charity in proportion as he is filled with the spirit ot cearity of the Savior of the world? And what is true of the individual man is true of our government. She can be just to all and p overy form of belief that is consistent with public morality. She must tyrannize over no one's conscience; she must never forget that she lives in the Christian cra, that she forms a part of Christian life. WOMEN IN THE CONFERENCE. How Their Admission is Considered by Other Denominations. The vote taken in all the Mothodist churches of the United States upon the ad- mission of delegates to the general confer- ences of the church has aroused considerablo interest not aloue in the Methodist church but among all othodox denominations. The tread of the times is toward the advancoment of women in social, ecclesiastial and business life. A step in that dircction by one church must necessarily interest all others, for should it prove to be a decided success the time may come when the women in other churches will demand a like recogai- tion. The following opinios from ciergymen not belonging to the Methodist church haye been given at the request of aud especiully for Tuk Dr. J. W. Harsha of the First Presbyter- ian church said: ‘T would not say a word regarding the Methodist church in @ critical way, for the rogulations that may prevail in that ch do mot con- cern me. I would not for a moment. presume to criticise the methods of any church organ- ization outside of my own without urgent rea- sons for doing so. Butas a mere matter of opinion, I will say that so far as spiritual and social work is concerned, I wish that women bad more influence and promineunce in all the churches, and particular so in my own denomination. I mean to say, that women could take & much more prominent and active part in prayer- meetings aud in the social gatherings of the chureh than they do at present to excellont uadvantage, both for themseives and tho church. I would rather hear 8 woman offer prayer than 1 hear a man. There are also speial departments of work in which women are poculiarly successful, but, when you come to consider the government of the church, I think that women had better keep out. My training has been against the idea of womien having anything to do with the law making departiment of church work. I admit tLe fact that there are women who can de- liver powerful addresses and they are in- strumental in the accomplishment of a vast amount of good, but Inthe regular work of the ministry & woman would be a failure, Preaching 1s but a very small part of an active, zealous minister's work. That would bo the easiest part for a woman to perform, There are funerals to attend, poor people to look after, marriage ceremonies to perform, funds and finances to regulate, soliciv and se- cure and a thousand other details to look after that would simply wear & woman out or be entirely neglected. A woman is too emotional to stand the work attending funer- alsand she hasagood name to maintain that could not permit her going into huts and hovels and the slums of the city in search of poor and destitute. If a man is a faithful minister he does all that a strong constitu- tion can endure and much more than a woman could undergo. In special work such as that done by Mrs. Van Cott or Miss Wil- lard I think there area few women who ac- complished much good, but as regular pastors Tam thoroughly of the opinion that women can not succeed,” Dr. Lamar, of the first Baptist church, said: ‘“The admission of women to the con- fereuce of itself would be all right if it did not involve their admissisa to the ministry, Tt really means the admission of women to the miuistry which is point blank and straight against word of God and utterly inde- fensible,’ Funds for Doane College. FPresident D, B, Perry, of Doane college at Crete, spent several days in Omaha last week We call spécial attention to Christmas presents underneath, able for Christrhas presents. this year to purchase good and moderate prices, ih keeping with the character of the times and think we have Succeeded. 3 BED SPREADS. BED SPREADS. From now until Ghristmas we intend to sell an 1mmense quantity of bed spreads. 100 full sized béd' spreads, entirely new patterns—other houses get $2 for a cheaper spread; our price for this sale will be $1.50 each 100 extra sized Marseilles bed spreads —large assortment of patterns to select from. For this sale we will sell them at $2.25 each. This is the cheapest spread ever sold in Omaha. Finer spreads at 83, 84, $1.50, 85, up to 810 each. The above list of goods are excep- tionally good value and we would urge you to make your selections early while the assortment is complete. ail or- ders receive careful attention. Millinery Department. Millinery for Christmas presents. You can buy a stylish hat or bounnet from $3.50 to $15, $18 and 325. Misses’ or child’s from $2.50 to $10. Untrimmed felt hats from 76¢ to 2. An endless va- riety of birds, wings, feathers, fancy teimmings, ete. Come early and secure first choic Umbrellas. Good black silk umbrellas with plain and fancy handles from $2 te %20 each. A special line of black silk umbrellas. warrauted, with natural wood handles and fancy trimmings, at 34, worth $5. Real Duchesse and point lace hand- kerchiefs from $1.25 to $10. Black Spanish guipuro lace scarfs from 60c to $4.50 each. Black hand-run Spanmish lace scarfs from $2.75 to $15.50 each. Men's Furnishing De- partment, We have just putin stock a lurge and well selected stock of leuther goods suit- able for Xmas presents. Gents’ traveling sets at from $1.50 up to #6.50. Gents’ picnic sets for $2.75 up. Gents' rubber line toilet sets for $1.75 to Another shipment of fine neckwear in all the newest colorings and shapes, four-in-hand, Teck’s and thenew Ascot pufl scarf; pricesranging from 50c to$3, | Also, a iarge line of four-in-hand and Teck’s at 25¢ eachs A large lot of gents’ colored border initial linen handkerchiefs, put up in a handsome box, for 1 per ¥ doz. Everything in plain and colored bor- der linen and silk handkerchiefs; price from 25¢ to 33 each. The newest thing in linen handker- chiefs is a solid black at 25c and 50c each. The largest assortment of gents’ silk and cashmere mufflers in the city at 50c, 7ae, $1, $1.50 to 85 each. A fine fall dressshirt in pique sateen and faucy embroidered linen fronts at $1, $1.25 to $2.50. ' the splendid list of books for FAlso to the list of goods suit- We have given great attention useful Christmas presents at The Magic Cave. Our doll department is now complete with washable dolls of good quality at be, 10¢, 160, 20¢. Bisque heads, jointed dolls, 25¢, 80c, 85c, 60c, $1 up to 9. Dressed jointed dolls: dressed in cloth and flannel dresses, 25c, 60c, The, $1, #2.60 and 84, A large assortment of rubber dolls. Children'’s slaighs with heavy iron round runners, 75¢, worth $1. The Falcon sleigh, round runners, $1, good value at $1.50. Also, the bench dragon head sleigh, at $1 to 81.50. The combination desk and black boards, suitable for boys and girls, at $1.25 Large size writing desk with stool, var- nished ana finished in good shape, at $2.60. Hard wood writing desk, revolv- ing top, with two draws, at $3.50, sold elsewhereo at $5, L 25e, Hlc and up to $2.50, Ash bureau, with black walnut orna- ments, at $1.25, $2 and $3.50. Willow cradles at 30c, 40¢, 50c. Large easel and black board at $1.50, Willow doll perambuiater at 60c, $1. £1.50, $2 up to 85,handsomely tined,with parasol, the finest line in Omaha. ‘Wood axle express wagons at 25¢ and 50c. Iron axle express wagon at 81, Iron express wagons at all prices. Rock maple ten pins, 50¢, 75¢ and $1. The iron toy departmentof our Magic Cave is complete in itself, including fire engines, hose carts, hook and ladders, fire and police patrols, carts, carriages, sulkies, and hundreds of other things, at marvelously low prices. Tin Toy Department---We have a large assortment of tin toys, consisting of horses, dogs, cats, monkeys anda other canine animals. In our game department we have a latest full line of all the newest und games, Rocking horses at $1.25, #1 up to 5. Shoo-fly rocker 25, #1.50, $1.75. Comb ination recking horses wheels, rockers rightly adjusted, for- ming extra seat and provelling handle. Swing horses, 18 inches high, with hair tail and main, cloth saddle, nicely finished, $2.25. The combination shoo-fly rocker, suit~ able for swing, Jumping and rockings fine for children, only § 2.50. Steel barrel air guns, $1.75, sold else- where for $2.25, Basket Department---Ladies’ standurd work baskets, knitting baskets, small open work baskets, collar and cuff, lunch, needle and pin, and 50 other kinds. A large assortment of plush goods, including the following articles: Gents' dressing cases,ladies’work boxes, ents’ chaving cases, manicure sets, ddies’ toilet cases, a fine assortment of dinner and tea sets, drums, guns, trum- pats, horns, mouth organs, musical boxes, whips, musical tops,balls, Christ- mas blotters, pop-guns, and hundreds of other articles in the Magic Cave too numerous to mention. BOOK DEPARTMEAT. BOOKS IN SETS. The following works are printed from larze clear type, and are without doubt the most aceeptableo editions on thy rkot. CARLYLE'S WORKS, 11 vols, cloth, #0.50. CARLYLE'S WORKS, 11 vols,, half calf, CARLYLE'S Critical and Miscellancous says, 4 cloth, §L75. ench Revolution, 2 vols., cloth 8- S I'rench Revolution, ¢ vols,, halt WORKS, 16 vols,, cloth, .08 8 WORKS, 16 vols,, half calf, #1008, cather Stocking Tules, 5 vols, cloth, &85, COOPER'S Leatlier Stoc 0s, 5 vols,, OPER S Louther Stocklug Tules, 5 vols, COOPER'S Leather ocking Tales, half moroceo, 5 vols., Tales. b vols. A hal VORI h W i ® 10 vol., Cloth. 8448 15, half calf $i cloth, 8,95, s, 1f, 80.08, vols.. eloth, $1.25. 2 vols. half ¢ OF WASHINGTON, 8 vols,, $1.75. OF WASHINGTON, 4 vols., 5., eloth, $.00 s halfealf, HISTORY OF OUR OWN 8., cloth, §1 .88, OUR OWN LI OUR OWN ., cloth, $1.48. 15!, full sheep, vols, half mo- LAND, 5 vols, half ealf, vols., oloth, $2.75, vols.. cloth. ND AND ISA¥ O, 2 vols., cloth, $1.8 100,2 vols., halt crushed LA, < ANCIENT MONARCT vols., cloth, ROL NCIENT HISTORY, 4 vols..cloth, ANCIENT HISTORY, 4 vols, half th, 88.50. 1T calf, $14.08, vols,, eloth, §2.25 $1.05, y WORKS OF FICTION, for Christmas Presents for grown 8, Works. 81,18 per volumn. Talzac's Novels, $1.18 per volumo. Uncle Tom's Cabin. Tse Count of Monte Cristo, 8118, Mysteries of Paris, 81.15, Under Two Flags, 8118, MARY J. HOLMES' NOVELS, $1.18 por vol. Ramona. $1.18 i o Ls1.18 ilis of the Shatemue, . . Dollurs and Conts, |sl i The L igol b I!.ndy or the Tiger, Rudder Grange, #1.18, The Dusg 8, e, Casting Away ot Mrs. Lecks wnd Mrs. Ale: shine, e, The Merry Chunter, #1.05 Thellundredth Man,#1.18 By Frank Stookton, } By F. Marion Crawford, I By Augusta Evans Wilson. Info fee, & AV Motey of | Siberius, $1.08, | WORKS OF ALL KINDS, suftable for JUVEN- ILES of all agos. FRANK FAIRWEATHER'S FORTUNES, the most popular Juvenile of the year, $1.7 THE GREAT BOOKS 00, Lown the Bay, One Week Afloat, ;,uiu oh, Swedlsh Fairy Tulos 08, Wild Scenes fn a Hunter's Life, 750, No Quartor, ’(ny Mayno Rofd. Cabin in the Clearing, by E. 8. Ellls, 080, I stleman,08e His Co'ors, by iarry Castioman, 080, the Guldon, by Elizabeth B. Custer, zag Journeys, $1.48 por volume. Little Lord Fauntleroy, §1. mllly I'ranocis o 8o, Hodgson s Burglar, ¢, ) Burnett, Little Glant Boab, by Ingersoll Lockwood, The Brownies, $135. Another Brownie Book, & Witeh Winnie, $1.18 St. Nicholas. i St Chiristopher, & comp 0se. Alice's Adventuros in Wonderland, Te. 500 Autograph Albums, at 5e, t5e and 20c, nion to 8t. Nicholas, In addition to the above we have thousands of Booklets, _ Xmas Cards, and in fact most everything in book line that one person would wish to give another for a Xmas present. Mail orders will receive prom pt attention. e ————————————————————————————eeet e working among prominent Congregationlists | spreading among the members. The ladics in the iuterests of Doane college. As a re- sult of his work a meoting has been called at the First Congregational church on Tuesday night for the purpose of taiing stens to raise a fund of 5,000 for the college. This wmoney 15 to bo used in the building of a boarding hall for young ladies which will be called *Gaylord hall” in honor of Rev. Reuben Gay- lord, the first Congregational minister in Ne- braska, and who resided for many years and died iu Omaha. President Perry has been in the east sov- nd returned with $2,000 in cash us thoresult of his personal polley solicitations. Religion m the Army. Chaplain Nave, for several years stationed at Fort Omaha, but now at Fort Niobrara, was in Omaha last week consulting some of the prominent ministers of the city with ro- gard to an effort that will probably be made to induce congress to mcrease the number of chaplains in the regular army aud to give them a wider range of authority and duty with respect to the moral conauct of sol- diers. It is claimed by those wko favor the in- crease in the number of chaplains that tuere is great need of & more thorough moral dis- cipline among the officers and soldiers of the standing_army, and that there ave not enough chaplains to do the work properly. It is held furtner that the authority and_ juris- diction of the chaplain is too much circum- scribed, He islittle more than a figurehead, and so far as practical effect is concerned, the army might almost as well be without plains as to have them under present rules and vegulations. Chaplain Nave said that when he reported immoral conduct among the soldiers to the commanding gen- eral of the department that portion of his re- port was invariably returned to him with a short explanation that no comments of that nature were wanted from him, All the infor- mation he could furnish regarding the educational advantages and pro- gress of the children of the post was eagerly received by the heads of the war department, but not & word could the chaplain report as to the moral or religious conduct of the soldiers. The officers and soldiers might gamble, drink or do almost any thing at any hour of the day or night and the chaplain bad no right under present reg- ulations to interpose an objection or even an admonition. As Mr. Navo views the matter, the work of a chaplain was practically nullified by the restrictions that were thrown about him. The matter, it is expegtod, will be placed betore congress this winter, Chu Notes. The ladies of the Newman Mothodist church will have a zoological sociable at the residence of Mrs. Frank Bryant noxt Tues- day night. a Rev. T.J. Turkle, who has been ill for two weeks, has almost recovered and will preach at the Kountze Memozdal church at the morn- ing service today. n The wission band ©of Trinity Methodist church had an entertainment last Friday evening for the purpose of raising funds for tuo “Mother's Jewels home” ut Miltord, The ladies of the “First Congrogational church will have & Christmas_entertainment in the church on Tuesday evening of this weok. They will servo supper and sell Christmas articles. * ' Rev. Willard Scott ‘#ill deliver a lecture before the Cougregational club in the First church at Su Josoph, Mo'l on December 22, His subject will be “The Spirit of the Puritans.” ‘The congregational clubof Crete wili cele- brate “Forefathers' day,” Docember 22, and the Congregational elubs of Lincoln, Omaha and Fremont have been iuvited to take part. Rey. Mr. Buss of Fremout will deliver the address in the evening. Alter several months of leaderless experi- ence the First Christian church has finally found @ pastor. Rev. T. E. Cramblet of Salem, O., has accopted the call and will enter upon his duties s pastor today, He is said to be a man of excellent character and of indefatigable energy and zeal. Since the arrival of Rev. Robert Atkisson, the recently-installed tor of the South- west Presbyterian church, the spiritual temperature of that congregation has been on the rise and the desire for more earnest work in every department of religious work is next | have undertaken the responsibility of rais- ing funds to pay for painting the ontside of the church and the young people are be- coming thoroughly awakened to their duty. At the regular annual election of elders week beforelast J. L. Welshans and Dr. J. M. Kuhn were re-clected. George E. Crosby was the third one elected and was ordained last Sunaay The home missionary board of the Congre- gational church of Nebraska met last Thurs- day at the Young Men’s Christian association rooms in . this city. They ore and discussed the work of assis! many mission churches of the stat are abouv one hundred of these . mission churches, and they receive about §0,000 from the board every year to assist in the support and to help pay off debts. The board is composed of Rev. Willard Scott and Rev. Mr. Tukey of Omaha, Mr. Charles West and Rev. H. A, French of Lincoln, Prof. A. B.Fairchild of Crete. Rev. Mr. Askin of Kearney and Rev. Mr. Bross of Fremont. ADDITIONAL SCCIETY NEWS. High-Five in Council Bluffs, Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Shubert entertained in @ happy manner a company of their friends at their home No. 2128 Avemue B, Council Blufts, on Thursday evemng. High-five proved the attractive amusement of the even- ing. There was also a pleasant and rather unex feature in the form of a serenade given by the Park City band, a new musical organization of the west side. Among the guests present were: Mr. and Mrs. Georgo Graves, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Mott, Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Lucas, Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Mike- sell, Mr, and Mrs, J. W, Bell, Mrs. F. W, Trude, Rev. C. H. Bohn and wife, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Copson, Mr. and Mrs, Charles Graves, Mr. and Mrs, H. Coffeen, Mr. and Mrs. George Yuncy, Mrs. Charles Ware, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. 0. J. Shubert, Mr. and Mrs. . Ackers, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Gardiner, Mr. and Mrs, W. H. Dudley, Mr. and Mrs, B. F. Burton of Omaba. Entertainmonts for the Week. Mrs. Warren Rogers, 2104 Farnam stroet, aluncheon 1 p. m. Thursday, 15th. Mr. and Mrs, Charles Turner, Thirty- third and Farnam, a reception Friday even- ing, 19th, § to 11, dancing after 11, Owmaha division No. 15, Order of Railway Conductors, ball and banquet at Washington ball, Tuesday evening 16th. Ms. Levi Carter has issued invitations for a Kensington tea wesday afternoon, Nincteenth and Daveuport. Thursday evening Mrs. Levi Cartor an- nounces a card party to a number of friends. Mrs, J. J. Dickey will give a card party for Misses Carrio and Lilian House and Miss Grace Knight of Texas Wednesday even ing. Thursday evening Mrs. J. J. Dickey has selected for a ribbon _german in honor of Mr. Harry Jordun and Miss Bertie Jordan. A Series of Beautiful Pictures. Under the able managemnent of Mrs, Morris Sloman a most unique entertainment af- fordea delight and amusement to an un- usually large audience at Washington hall last Wednesday evening, the entertainment being given under the auspices of the Ladies’ Ald and Sewing societies of the tabernacle, The programme, headed “Gate City Mu- seum of Art,” sct forth that the management charitably opened the doors to the public as an “example to the trustees of the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art,” showing what could be done with life figures in the event the pictures could not be seen, and was class- ified invo three divisions for the better com- prehension of its patrons, viz., the Beauti- ful, the Ludicrous and the Ideal. The first named inciuded the tableanx vivants, *'Nicht and Morning,” an exquisite picture in light and shadow. “Reading of (Enone,” four Grecian girls in graceful at- titudes. “Caeliostro's Magic Mirror,” the argument being a prince, having lost his bride, applics to the magician, Caglios- tro, who, by the aid of his magic mirror, conjures up the beauty of the land till the bride is found. In this represeutation “La Tosca,"the bright, vivacious**Tambourine Girl,” ““The Couquette,”” *The Coy Maiden' and many otkers forgied most pleasing pic- tures,the last being the image of the bride re- flected 1n the mirror. “The Ludicrous” consisted of the far famed wax works of Mrs, Jarley, which character was inimitably taken by Mr. Si- mon_(oetz, whose speeches deserve spocial mention. Al of the “figgers” wero life like atur’.” out of the ordinary and must be given special praise, It comprise the “Sculptor’s Triumph,” a national alle- gory, the argument being, the sculptor, 1. Plus Unim. in despair at being unable to carve a smile on Freedom’s face, is wld by her as she comes to life that so far he has produced uo masterpicce. He discloses Speculation, Fashion, War, all to no purpose; t Charity appears and Freedom smiles! amuel i"reedman impersonated the ar- and excelled 1 his finished acting and posing. The Misses Bloom of Io City, Newman, Polack, Seligsohn and Gladstone posed as the statues respectively, differing lights adding to the statuc-like appearance, and appropriate music at each representation making it still more effective. Grent credit is due Mrs. Sloman in point of artistic groupings, coloring und order. i S Army Notes. Major Benham, Seventh infantry, inspoo- tor of small arms practice, department of the Platte, has boeu ordered to roport to General Brooke at Pine Ridge. Private McDonald, company G, Eighth in- fantry, stationed at Fort Niobrara, has been granted a furlough for three months, from January 14,1591, snd ordered discharged on its expiration if he so desires it. Private Seufert, company H; Twenty-first W fantry, stationed at Fort Douglas, has been ordered discharged from the army by reason of purchase of bis discharge. Privato Bider. lospital corps, U. S, A., has been ordered transforred from Willet's Point, N. Y., to Fort Omaha, Private Riley, Trooj uow on duty ui' Fort Du transferred to company I stationed at that post. Licutenant J. A. Lockwood, Soventeenth infantry, stationed at Fort D, A, Russell, has had his’ leave of absence oxtonded twonty days by the adjutant general of the army. Colonel Morrow, commanding the Twenty- ®rst infantry at' Fort Sidnoy, has been granted a sick leave of abseico for one month with permission to apply for five months’ ex- tension. Corporal Edelhoff, company A, Seventh in- fantry, on duty at Camp Pilot, Butte, Mont., has been granted a furlough for three monthy from Decomber 31, and ordered discharged from the army on March 80, 1591, for faithful throo yoars' service. A detachment of the Second infantry with o detail of the hospital corps loft Fort Omaba yestorday moraing for duty in tho fleld, Among the uumber were those lately on recruiting service in Lowa under Lieute- ant Arrasmith, who reports Iowa & bad stato to procure recruits for Uncle Sam, —— The Winter of Our Content is the titlo of a recent charming paper by that brillant writer Charles Dudley Warner, wherein the glories of the Pacific const, as a winter resort, are most graphically described. The Amer- ican people are beginning to understand that the Puget Sound country is one of our most splendid posses¢ions and that the name of the ‘*Mediterranean of the Pacific’’ is n happy title not misapplied. In speaking of Mount Tacoma, Senator George F. Edmunds says: “I wouid be willing to go 500 miles again to see that scene. The continent is yot in ignorance of what will be one of “the grandest show places as well C, Second cavalry, ssne, has been ixteenth infantry, as sanitariums. If Switzerland is ightly called the playground of Europe, I am satisfied that around the base of Mount Rainier will become a prominent place of resort, not for America only, but for the world be- sides, with thousands of sites, for build- ing purposes, that are nowhere excelled for the grandeur of the view that can be obtained from them, with topographical foatures that would make the most per- feet system of drainage both possible and easy, and with o most agreeable and health giving climate.” Thousands of delightea tourists over the [nion Pisifis tthe past year bear ample testimony to tthe beauty and majesty of this new empire of the Pacific northwest. Weather Probabilities. For De ber—Indications point to cold, frosty wenther. That, however, will make no differencs to those who travel in the steam-heated and electrio- lighted, limited vestibule train which is run only by the Chicago, Milwaukeoe & St Paul Ry. between Omaha and Chicago. This elogant train leaves Omaha at 6:10 p. m, arriving in Chicago at 9:30 a. m., in time to make all eastern connec For further information apply at city ticket office, 1501 Farnam st., Omah: F. A. NAsH, J. E. PRESTON, General Agent. City Passenger Agent. Ll im e The only railroad train out of Omaha run expressly for the accommodation of Omaha, Council Bluffs, Des Moines and Chicago business is the Rock Island ves- tibuled limited, leaving Omaha at 4:30 p. m. daily. Ticket office, 1602 Sixteenth and Farnam sts., Omaha, “Let cvery bird sing ils own note.” While the air is full of rumors of bargains we “R1sE To EXPLAIN that in L . Men's Surts it is better to pay a fair price and secure a good thing, than to waste money on cheap garments. 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