Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 20, 1891, Page 6

6 THE OMAHA DAILY e e e e e S ——— T ——————————————————————————————— BEE: MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1891. INTEREST 1N MISSION WORK. It Sbould Bs More Non-Sectarian, Says This Missionary, NOTHING FOR THE NON-CHURCH GOERS. Important Presbyterian Meectings This Week===Another Kountze Memos rial Church--=Work of tors and Their People, Thero {8 probably no minister In Omana who lias had more to do with home mission- ary work than Rev, W. A, Lipe, pastor of the Omaha City mission, at 118 North Tenth stroct. Hels therofore competent to give o very practical advice upon the subject of relief work and chu facil- ftis for the poor and neglected. 'The following article has been prepared by lim especially for Tue Bee. Rev. Lipe s "It seems most fittiog that the people who claim this city as their permunent home should be deeply interested in all that 1o miprove mind and beart and t estublisn honesty in business, 1ife, true otiquette in socety and sin religion In looking over and studying the field and grasping some: the need of the work and ing_what is being done with might and ought to be doue, oue does not get tho most_favorable impression of the churches’ sht_thinking peoples’ inter- est in the work of s, in our city. In this there is no d ment intended, 80 far us denominational work is concerned. Indecd, 1t seems that all religious effort is along the line of exclusive denominational- ism, In this city there is next to nothing done for the great mass of non-church going e church choirs, fine preachers and f All 5o fine'thet hundreds of poor people not think of entering these places. S times when I have suggested that there is an abundance of room in all our churches have I received the reply: ley don't want us in them fine churehies, aud we dow't want to go there.” 1 think no one can doubt the truth of this, And, too, there is certainly reason why this Bhould be so, both on tho hurch and the poor peoy in and and certain conditi hought 1o be recogvized. The home surroundings of somo of these peovle are not such as that they could appreeiate such_a service as would be suited to tho mind and heart of the more fav- ored class of worsh: I think it would Dot be not too strong to suggest that with the present methods of exclusive denominational thought and labor the great mass of the poorer classes wiil never be reached. And et this multitude of people is growing up in our widst and in_this way and in that thesc masses are touching all sides of life. No so- cicty can say we will be independeut of these. The older eities have come to realize (some of them to their sorrow) the influence of the neglected masses, and havo vigorously or- ganized a reform movement. The true conaition in this particular can not be correctly understood by an occasional meeting, nor by frequent coutacts on the strects. One must come into these homes, not always to be master of ceremonies, but in such a way as that the routine may be as little broken as possible. It1s in the home life that the seeds of character are planted, And when one comes to know somewhat of the thinking, talking and teaching in_many families, no surprise is started at the de- velopment of lawlessness and anarchism. Now to gather children from such homes and interest them in a religious service is a task that may well challenge the iuquiry, “who 1s sufficient for these things But what is to be done! What is the duty of tho hour! It 1s that these poor people have erected for them a church home. ot located in the midst of reeking filth and pro- tected crime where the very atmosphere is filled_with tho miasma of hell, but con- viently located so that respecta- ble poor peoble can get to the church without being brought in con- tact with low and unmentionable crime. The city ought to be divided into four parts, say Dodge street dividing north and south and Fourteenth or Sixteenth street east and west, and in each of these quarters a tabernacle should be erected and preaching gervice and Sunday schools maintained. Such a demonstration of interest in the wel- fare of the poor by the churches of the city would revolutionise the feelings of the poor wward the churches, and there would be many a hungry soul fod, many a mother take new courage and again begin the struggle upward. ‘But the imperative need of today is a com- lete and thorough organization including ail Protestant churches, A small church building shouid be provided for a heodquarters, For the present let this be headquarters for all relief and Christian work. Let all contribu- tions of money, provisions and clothing be sent there and from there distributed, ~Lec- ognize no self-appointed agent collecting funds for the poor. l{fi!nrcvnrf- tramping beggar to the headquarters and demand an account of the manager of all receipts and expenditures, s far as rossmln persuade the poor to at- tend the public worship and Sunday schools of some regularly organized church, but such as will not do this urge to attend at this peo- ples’ church, I am sure that such a disinter- ested Christian work would be a great stim- ulus to all our churches—1it would be a load of sympathy and brotherhood bringing them nearer to each other, and would be the springtime of a great spiritual harvest. They Are ( uilders. In the Canton (Ohio) Repository of April 2 there appeared an article giving an account of the deaicatory services of the Kountze Memorial Kvangelical Lutheran church at Osnaburg, Ohio, on March 2. The occasion roved 10 be a great family reunion for the ountze family for the handsome house of worship ~dedicated that day was a memorinl to Christian and Margaret Kountzo, father and mother of Augustus Kountze of New York, Herman Kountze of Omaha pod other members of the Kountze family in Denver and at other points through- out the country. There were about thirty members of the Kountze family pre tho old home in Osnaburg and *they tenaed the church. Rev. D. Detwiler of Omaha assisted at the dedication and Augustus Kountze, the eldest of the sons, presented the church to the trustees in the following words: ‘‘In behalf of the Kountze family and in gratitude to God, our Heavenly Father, for giving us Christian_parents and prospering our way, 1 present you this house to the service and worship of Almighty God, as the Kountze Memorial Evangelical Lutheran church.” rity 1n The Omaha Presbytery. The Owaha presbytery will meet in the Secoud Presbyterian church on Tuesday, Weduesday und Thursday of this week. The Omaha prosbytery includes the [counties of Douglas, Surpy, Cass, Washington, Saun- ders and Dodge. A very iuteresting session is auticipated. The presbytery will vote upon the question of establishing the order jof deacouesses, @&s re quested by the overture from the last geueral assembly. It is not likely that the question about Prof. Briggs and his theology will conie before the preshytery, as it is generally conceded that the New York presbytery alone should dispose of the dis- ute that his rather remarkable utterances avo occasioned. Followiog are some of the things that Prof. Briggs has said to which serious obje tions have been urged by leading Presby- terians : shall venture to afirm that, so far as I can sce, there are errors in the scriptures that no ono has been able to explain awny, and the theory that they wers not in the original text {s sheer assumption upon which 1o mind can rest with certainty. “Aud we find there are érrors of trans- missiou (of tho seriptures). Tuere 18 nothing divine in the text—in its letters, words or clauses. 'he bible, as a book, is paper, priut and binding—nothing more.” Pastors and Their People. The Second Presbyterian church held its annual business and review weoting last Weduesday evening after tho regular prayer meeting. 'The usual reports from thoe treas- urer, the Sunday school superintendent and otler oficers were read. Tue church has met with remarkable progress during the past year. There have been ninety during tho year. The Sunday school now has a membership of 421, The church gave nearly 00 for charitable purposes dur- ing the year. The members of the Second Presbytorian church are very well pleased with the pastoral work and the preaching of Hov. 8. M. Ware, and. much of the prosper- ty of that church during the past year is at- tributed to his earnest and faithful work, "Tho splendid new First Methodist church at the corner of Twentioth and Dayenport streets will be dedicated on May 17. The new organ will bo on hand and will be in place for the dedication, Next Friday night the people of the First Methodist church will give “The Public School,” a humorous entertainment given with great success throughout the country by literary, social and church socicties. Bistiop Newman of the Methodist church writes from New Yorkto a friend in the city that Mrs, Newman is recovering from her recect illr and will return to Omaha with him in May. The famous Lotus Glee club concert com- | gany, which was organized fn 1351 by Mr. Nat ‘M. Brigham, formerly of Omaha, has been engaged by the Young Men's Christian association to give a concert in Boyd's opera house on April 25, The company at present consists of Mr. George B. Devoll, fivst tenor; Mr. Edward E. Long, second tenor; Mr. Charles L. Lewis, baritone; Mr. Clifton F. , basso: Mr. ['rank J. Smith, accom- panist, and Miss Minnie Marshall, reade “The Omaha presbytery of the United Pres- byterian church hield in this city during the past week was not so largely attended as sen desired, but the meetin d by a decp interest and an earn- ) push forward the work of the The Sunday school convention and ing of the ladics’ missionary society of the same church both proved to be quite ul in fnterest and attendance. J. M. Wilson, pastor of the Castellar esented n very comprehens! ardshipand of the histo hurch over which he presides, last Sunday night in presence of a large audience. Upon i can- vas stretched along the wall behind the pulpit Rev, Wilson had of facts and figures that told nin and very encouraging story about the progress and the people of that church, The C ar Presbyterian cturch Wilson said, had_in 1876 a memb fifty-one persons with only thr Thé church now has 105 riembe the church raised 0 for gospel purposes: last year the congregation paid for the gospel and upon the church building over &5,000, The ctiurch property is now worth 0 and the debt upon it is “only $3,500, leaving an accu- mulation of § ult of the past five years wor 1856 with 170 pupi During the past six years Rey. Wilson has married forty couples and says the prospects indicate that the number will more than doublo that during the next five years, Upon the whole the church has made” remarkable progyess. ix members recelved ost dosive Ma a very SEaalis A Progress. Tt is very important in this age of vast ma- crinl progress that a remedy be pleasing to the taste aud to the eye, easily taken, accept able to the stomach and' healthy in its nature and effects, Possessing theso qualities, Syrup of Figs is the ouo perfect laxative and most gentle diuretic known. Siaepe. COMPENDIUM OF INFORMATION. Found in the Latest Volume of the Omaha City Directory. Once more early in tho season, a magnii- cent-looking volume, the directory of Omaha, by J. M. Wolfe & Co., makes it appearance. It is bound in blue cloth, with red leather backine. It contains 1,200 pages, the largest number which ever uppeared in a directory of this city. Like a good newspaper, & good-looking directory is a valuable means of advertising a city, A town which requires a directory of nearly 1,300 pages may be proud of its needs. It is well advanced toward metropolitanism. It commends itself to the attention of foreign capitalists, and caznot fail to attract the attention of business men no matter whero the volume may proclaim its name. The directory is accompanied with a map, which shows everv ward bound- ary, street and steam roilroad lines, eyery addition,and in fact everything of importance which 1t is necessary for a stranger or resident to know in these bustling times. The introductory, like all of Wolfe's intro- ductories, is short aud to the point. It opens with this'statement which coutains a history of the city: “Phe United States census of 1500 show- ing the population of Omaha to number I sustains the claim heretofore wade for it the most favorably situated and most pros- perous city of the central west. In one de- cado it has sprung from the sixty-fourth to the twenty-first in the rank among American cities. * * * With property in the city at an estimated value of £200,000,000 the bonded indebtedness of the city of Omaha, January 1, 1801, is but $1,936,100, Omaha's secur- ities command a' higher premium in the money markets than those of any other west- orn city, The4!§ per cent bonds placed on the market during the past year were read- ily sold at & premium of 3 pér cent potwith- ;llmuhlg the stringency of the money mar- ot The publisher omits to mention the number of names in the volume, but the number it is stated admirably supports the enumeration magde in the late census, A directory, like a “‘department” store, is athing m which you can find a little' of verything. The “present one contains 475 Smiths, of whom only 20 are christened Johz 3 28 Browns, 77 Robinsons, 243 Olsens and 13 of them are Oles: 850 Nelsons, with 24 Nelses. “There are 87 pages of M’s, comprising names of every natiouality under the sun, with a preponderence of Irish aud Scotch, There are b Priests to 8 Prays and no Sins, though Sinhold has a feeble grip, only oue of him making arecord on these pages. There is but 1 Hair, 6 Wigs, though they donot all spell their names alike, while the twelve Barbers precode 1 Whisker and 8 Wigmen, —There are 3 Lords to 1 Lady, and enougn Kings to o around 53 kiugdoms, and yet only four Princes, Six are Born on one of its_pages and 8 Dye. Seven areSmart, four ave Bright and but one is Sick, There are enough Days for a month and a_ half ana yet not enough Knights to last through the month of Februury, with only 21 Weeks and not a siugle mouth or year There is a solitary Monk and ihree Nurns, 14 Abbotts aud only 3 Pryors. Strange us it may appear in a town of the well known morality of Omaha, there are only 9 Good- men, though 3 consider themselves Good, while 2 esteem themselves Goodenough. In the zoological department there ave only 2 Bears, 14 Bucks, 1 Doe, 10 Roes, ouly 1 Roé- buck, 71 Campbells, The Banks uumber 11, and yet there are only 4 Bankers. There 'are 13 Wise and Summers enough for 12 years. There are plenty Sullivans, but not'a siugle Johu L. T'here are 2 seasons of Spring to 5 Winters, § Winds to 1 Wave. You may find 23 Churches, but only 9 Crosses. One Poorman follows who are Poor. The Carrs uumber 13, to 2 Links on 1 Lines, with 4 Drivers and 66 Bells, The Kitchens number 3, to 75 Bakers and only 1 Pancake. Two Judges have each one Court, with 5 Farmers and 16 Cases, There are 'only 20 French men, 1 Irish man, 16 Englishes ‘and 21 Welch people. One hus Welcome for @ single Count. The Carpenters are numerous enough torun a whole factory, being 21 strong, while the Taylors number 80, ~ Four are Sweet and 5 Sweeter, while 10 are Swift_and 4 Slowman. One is a Sleeper, another a Slepe. Six sing with 6 Singers, with 6 Silks, 6 Silvers, | Gold and a dozen Goldens. The artillery claim 12 Cannons, and the in- fantry ouly 1 Gunn. There 15 Joy in one houséhold, and Heigho on one pairof lips. Eighteen claim to be Hale, but only 1 to bo Hearty. Fifty-tive assert that they are all Hart, but only'd show their Hand. “Two have Piles, and but 1 Pilgrim makes Quick progress through the volume, ‘The book contains a number of other inter- osting and yaluble features, among which latter are the busiuess diroctory for Omaha and South Omaha, the street directory of botk cities, aud information of all kinds re- garding the public institutions and officials of tne city, ————— All for Sister. _How much woney have I got in my bank! Forty-five cents, stranger—only waut five cents more. What will 1 do then, strangor ! Why,you see,sister has such a terrible cough, and people say it will be bad on her if she don't get betier soon, and the folks tell me Haller's sure cough syrup will cure it right up; %0 you see—five cents! Thauk you, stranger, THE HIGH NOON OF HERESY. A Highly Interesting Paper on thy Heresies of Half a Century, PROF, SWING ON RELIGIOUS LIBERALISM. The Eminent Apostle of the Unorthos dox-+-Deals With Doctrines of the Day and Tendencics of the Time. In the Greek days tho term hairesis im- plied any holding of opinions, but its de- scendant word was soon st apart for des- ignating the opinions which an individual reached 1n opposition to the formulated ideas of his school. In this sccondary form of meaning it is now vassing along from one generation to another. In order for horesy to be possible 1t is necessary for some great body of scholars or churchmen to exist and to fix upon some definite system of doctrines. Then the in- dividual who, being ecnrollsd among these scholars or churchmen, sets up some con- fiicting opinion assumes at onco the form of a here He becomos a “holder of views,” Somo of the carliest hereties in the history of Christianity were those who differed with their religious associates as to the relation of the old testiment to the now and as to the mode in which the world was created. Tho formulated opinion of the multitude is called orthodoxy; the autagonistic thought of some individual within the muititude is called Leresy. 1n order to fill all the office of heretic the candidate for such ofice must reside of the limits of orthodoxy. Lutner was a heritee, but Thomas Paine was not. He was simply an unboliever. Our century so potentu all the many kinds of production, has mude its own quality and supply of this king of individual opinion, 1t might have been surmised that, if the former generations werounable to write out a sci oran art, or a political philosophy for this new period, they would meet with no better success in their effort to_prepare for this ago the major and minor tenets of a Christian faith. But, whether anticipated or not,along came personal dissent in not only great vari- ety, but also in abundance, * The Childhood of Heresy Was Timid. Herosy was timid two gene i Young ‘and timid, it ventured only to deny that the absolute carth was made out of noth- ing in thedays of a common week; it thoaght Genesis spoko of fitting up an old globe for a new family; that in the begiuning, God in- deed created the planet, but that more re- cently he had refitted it for the use of cortain new creatures of rare excellence. And when from the physical things the inquiring mind turned toward spiritual things with something of dissent, the departures from the adopted formulas were so gentlo as to be quite invisibie to the public. _But the theolo- glans suw them and arraigned Lyman Beech- er for heresy in the far-off days of President Jackson. While General Jaskson was closing up his brilliant political v, Dr. Beecher was de- uying the notion of a limitéd atonement, the doctrine of total inability and the commercial nature of Christ's mediation. Out_of that trial for heresy came the new school Presby- terians, an enlarged impulse to the congroga- tionalism of N England, and came those revivalists who believed in' the use of human means in conviction and conversion. These experiments in frec thought and free utterance gradually led up to u more acute study of the vible and to a higher por- sonal cournge. This century has been an era of courage. It has been the golden ago of free thought. The statute of silence is among past graces, Tho next, great picture in he history of dissent is that of Bishop Colenso denying the literal truth of the old testament story. The religious lessons of those sacréd documents were divine, but the statements about tho Red sea, the parting of Jordan, of Samson and Gollath were true or falso without preju- dice to the cause of religion. Nothing de- pended upon their literalism. His bold and rather brilliaut lectures and’ essays resulted in his arraignment for trial before the church of England, but after_his trial the same war upon the literalness of the old story went for- ward until the new views of Colenso ex- panded and formed the broad church, F. D. taurice, itowland Williams, Dean Stanley, Canon Farrar, Stopford Brooke and Frof! Jowett soon became tremendous supplements 1o the'thoughts of Bishop Colenso. Heresies of Half o Century. As in a rich soil a healthy tree puts forth a new limb overy summer, 5o of late times Christiunity has annually sprouted and sent forth au opinion. The Reformed Episcopal- ians sprang from the heretical notion that an infant is not regenerated by the rite of bap- tism or in the time of that rite; while the Cumberland Presbyterians sprang rom the heresy whicn declared that Presbyterianism proper possessed more catechism than gospel. It would not be ascribing too great fertility to orthodoxy to afiim that for the last half century it has yielded one heresy per annum, Many or few, great or small, ihey have all cowe from one sourco—the tendency of a ra- tional age to be reasonable. When revelation uids or attends reason all 15 well, but the mo- ment revelation contradicts reason man be- comes dissatisfied, because hie has more con- fidence iu his reasoning powers than he has in the evidence that a certain dogma was re- vealed, It, therefore, became impossible for a rovelation to make men believe that on ac- count of Adam’s sin infants aro still sent to peraition. The proofs of a divine cquity are greater than the proofs that the doctrine of reprobate infauts is an inspired teuching. Out of this confilence in rcason came the recent and general revolt against the dogma’ of an eternal fire for any persons and the Andover revolt against the doctrine that hell awaits all the heathen world, The days are not far off when the Catholics und Protest- ants both asked what does the church or hible say, but the new days have come in which tho protestants at least ask, Whatdoes reason say { “Chus hns roason grown great within the confines of the growing nations. In this wor- ship of reason the Koman Catholics move more slowly, but it is difficult to sec how that power of logic which smote the Roman church in France can long omit to strike it in America, for there is no protection against the current or sweep of the age. Science's F.rst sedative to Theology. Many years ago the orthodox philosophers entered the plea that a miracle might be be- lieved in i1 its purpose was to found a re- ligion, and thus save human souls. KFor reasons so tremendous the ht set aside natural law and exhibit _supernatural scenes and deeds. This generally calmed the theologiuns for a time, but they soon began to feel that such wonders as that contained in tho story of Jonah and Joshua wife did not bear upon religion directly enough to justify tbeir performance, Tho mivaculous power of o Christ might be perti- nent, but the ability of Sawpson to swmite dead an avmy of Philistines witn such an humble weapon as the jawbono of an ass scomed o miracle with tho great motive omitted, Thus, little by little, the wonders of the Old Testament have been assailed destructively: and step by step the broader order of Christian thinkers have tuken their tand at the most_essential miracles of ew Testament. Should they hold firm to this position, reached by such ~ long criti- cism and for the most part so just, they would save indecd all that is valudble in christianity. But thore are many minds which caniot pause hero. They must wor- ship naturalism to the eud. “T'he wost recent actor in this heresy play emerges from the Episcopal church, and brings his reasons to bear against the miracu- lous birth of Christ and the resurrection of his body. Whatever of Christianity may survive such a dogma, nothing of revelation can remain, ond nothine of any other than a ral religion. id all religions aro only so many human efforts to find the best way and truth and life. Christ surpasses other religious guides only as Washington was nobler than Haunibal or Crosar. Heresies Should Possess Moral Bases. This heresy in the Episcopal church has lit- tlo to commend it, simce it does not attack dogmas oF miracles' which support an immor- ality. Mr. Huxloy objected to the miracle of and Lot's All books are alike, true, cause Christ to destroy 2,600 head ' of stock which belonged to “some property hoider, It has also been objected that mira- | cles should uot have been wrought to uphola the devils and the swine because it would, if ‘ SANTA-CLAUS-SOAP N.K.FAIRBANK&CO. CHICAGO. If you wish to make clofhes And finish your work as bequn SANTA CLAUS 0AP js Tiething that Wil do it bougft i you neyer will zue . And having once PP such eruel soldiers as Joshua and David, nor to make divine slavery and a plurality of mctive eriticism wocks tof othics, Of such merit a the birth and resurrection of st's body is quite empty. The one hold- ing such a he need not figure as n_re- r ot a discoverer. He bas only the fame urions mind, not great one. While n has a right to become a deist, the rom a broad Christian simple fonalism is ono worthy of mado wiotly. Luther mig 1t vV hil 1 and L have f John Wesley m the same words, but when a mind has _de- stroyed for himself two beautiful wonders of his own religion the best utterance he can make over his deed would be: “I have found nothing of any value to any person or age.” DAvID SWING. L g Dr. Birnev cures catarch, Sl s e CHICAGO POLITICS, Bee bl fred Nye Tells What He Has Found in Ilinois' Metropolis. Ciroao, April 17.—[Special Correspon- dence of Tre Ber.]—Although defeated by a small plurality, Cacter H. Harrison has been the most interesting and forceful figure in the municipal campaign which result is now in the hands of the board of can s, with a fair prospect of finding its way to the coupts. Disgusted with his defeat he said the day after clection thatho was out of politics forever, and that he snould retire to afarm, and there pass the evening of his life in agricaltural peace. The next day he came down to the city hall and joined the re- publicans in their efforts to prevent the counting in of Cregier. A day later he re- vealed to a reporter an intention of remaining 1 Chicago and running for mayor again as soon as possible, That is the man--outspoken, mercurial and with the sort of naturalness which is rare in politics and which attracts interest and attaches frionds. During a campaign he says a dozen things in every specch which provide ammu- nition for his enemijes, but for every such mistake he furnishes a dozen examples of the right thing said at the right time, often run away with him. He reminds one of Disraeli’s reference to Gladstone as “ine- briated by the exuberance of his own verbos- ity--and yet he has a remarkable contrast- ing shrewdness, and a cenius for reaching the popular heart. As a speaker ho is both magnetic and chummy. There isn't a boy in the gallery who doesn’t feel intimate withhim. He throws one leg over the table, rolis up his sleevs laughs, jokes, and is everything by turns, from Richard the Third to Humpty Dumpty. A little less of the ora- tor and he would be a elown —s of the clown and he would be the orator, Ho is never exactly ridiculous. There is too much native eloquence and too genuine a humor in him for that, If he does not con- vince, he entertamns—aud the man whom ho entertains is half convinced. The votes say that either Cregier or Washburne has been victorious, but when you analyze the cam- paign, there is more “personal triumph in Harrison’s defeat than in his opponent’s suc- mething less cess, Against his party, against the ma- | chine, against a united press, with a nomina- tion which his best friends admitted was a mockery and opposed by a democratic United States senator strong in the prestige of a_ re- cent election, Harrison polled 40,000 votes. An accident would have elected him. what city in the United States is the other man with such a personal following? The newspapers, mostof which fignt bim from habit, say that his strength is with the lower classes. It is, however, a fact that in the recent election theso same lower classes supported Creiger, Harrison as mayor made no feint against the gamblers and the saloons, Cregier’s opposition to them has been ali a femt. The hells are open all night. Many of the saloons close at midnight from choice, but plenty of them run with lowered shades till morning and not one of them is closed on Sunday. Patsy Fallon, who is not unkaown in Omaha, {s what might be called tho foreman of a department in & big gambl- ing house on Ciark street, and on” election night he shot & barkeeper in that paiatial resort. He may not have intended to emphasize the irony of the claia of the Cregierites that the present administration is law-enforcing, but as the barkeeper received the bullet in the leg and as Patsy was not arrested, that was the only especial significance of the assault. Har- rison's record as mayor does not Kk him as a reformer, but it does show that he is not a hypocrite, and so far as the careand ex- penditure of public money and_the manage- mment of public business are concerned it is unimpeachable. His is a pleasant and strik- ing figure on the street. He as fond of horseback riding as Jim Creighton used to be in Omahn when he was chairman of tho board of public works and you may see him almost any day riding on the principal thor- oughfares, bowing to the rich and poor—with a politician’s deferenceto the latter, He is wealthy and has a big residence on Ashland boulevard with spacious grounds. The house is of the old, plain, square style and looks ns though a home might be found within its walls, In person Harrison is tall and straight, with a black beard slightly streaked with gray, His ecyes are large and his" lips _ are, rather prominent — a trfle like Garfield’ He bears his sixty-five years strongly and gracefully and in the regular course of affairs will be a force in the polities ‘of Chicago and Illinois for the next decads, Aftor Harrison the, next prominent person in the municipal .campaign was Senator Palmer, who came here to prevent, and who doubtless did prevent, the Chicago democracy from being overwlhelmed by the person popularity of the ex-mayor. Palmer is as negative ;.ms Harrison is posi- tive. He is ol fat, weighty, pon- derous, ~ non-committal, negative, His hair aud beard ave as white as snow, and his blue eyes, while uof, exactly wavering, ave expressionless, He speaks in platitudes. In- deed, hels as near a Chadband in political oratory as any one that might be heard in o half century of campaigns. Long-hand re- porters have little difficulty in taking him verbatim, for he has a trick of repeating a commonplace sentence several times, with possibly a slight change in phraseology. Ho s so far from eloquence thal it scems rather absurd to mention the deficienc, he is us inpocent of epigrams or origmality of thought or expression as an old-fashion 0ok he is, neither warm nor lot nora skeptic, his suceess in politics simply proves how much more advisable it is not to make ene- mies than it is to make friends. ’ BOne of the characteristios of Chicago is the newshoy. heis the ragged sprite of me dacity. He shouts the most startling fuls hoods regarding the news in his papers and the native buys from him in admiration, while the trausit visitor is gewerally too proud or timid to complain when ho has been taken in. ‘Tho uncertainty of the result of the municipal compaign has been the newsboy's golden (OF copper) Oppor- tunity, Today I heard u boy cryiug a noon Words | and | | T lany. o | burdock, of course; it's the most wonderful as white as the sun Law briefs, bank supplios, =_— ~ OMAHA Manufacturers and Jobbery” DIRECTORY. | BILLIARDS, Tho Brunswiok-Balke Collender (o, Billlard merohandiss, Baloon fxtiires 407, 404 8. 10th stroot, Omaha | BIOYCLES. A, H. Perrigo& Co, | All Maky 1915 . All Prices, AN arts, Dodge 8t root. BOOK BINDERS & STATIONERS. Omaha Republioan Printing Con printing line. 10th and Dou, and overjthing o ns stroots. Ackermann Bros. & Heintae, Printers, binders, electrotypers, blank book manu- facturors, 1110 THoward streot, Omahia. Manufacturers and job- | Wholesalo 3 BOOTS AND SHOES. Oharles A, Ooe & Oo., | Kirkendall, Jones &Co, bers. 1109 Tloward stroot. o Tosto 0 Co., 1102, Marney the anufactur's o Rube 1104 St Williams, Van Aer-| W. V. Morso & paper on the corner of Fifth Madison street, “Hero's ver extry Cregier's ion When I re: corner Madison and youngste crying out, * All npstead W tion!" Later in th, the corner of Laf ing, ‘“Here" Hatrison in tho 1 any of the either procla red he; on a bus; all abe rushin expecting that Washburne had e against Cregier or that Chairman Nye of tho republican committee had provided his fol- lowers with dvnamite and att ed the ecity 1 Well, there was something about u an riot in the paper—a ten-line item under a nalf-eplumn of misc had been an insurrection in Oporto by a handful of insurgents calling themselves republicans, and it avas this item of foreign new rded the enter- prising newsvender a r his ¢ long ago a_mite of a boy crept into a'$ side car. He couldn’t have beon moro than | five years old, He had a sharp, knowing, but pathetic face, and nder his tattered coat sleeve were a dozen newspapers. It was venng. He had evidently done a poor ness and had at last resolved that he would _sell his papers whether or no. That little secker for money under false pretenses stood in the center of the cor and cooly, but shrilly, announced that President Harrison had committed suicide and that his “‘extras’ told “‘all about it.” He disposed of his papers, but his suc- cess was a compliment to his dishonesty and not to his power to deccive. None of his customers bel i him, but they all appeared to admire his precocity in the way of rascal- ity. Pity for the poverty of the newsboy, however, prevents most people from complaining of these unblushing frauds, but it is a question whether it would not be | ® kinder and more helpful to punish him tor Iying than to rey A Bl o it. Opposite me at the table in the hotel din- ing room a small, dark, nervous, peculiar man has been sitting of late. He came in for dinner yesterday and ordered at one dash soup, ice cream, cheese and coffeo. When the order was brought he ato the cheese first. Then he took the soup and the ice cre: gother—a spoonful of one and a spoonful of theother. Just as he was about to assail the coffee I said, for I had struck up an ac- quaintance with him, “Isn’t that a rather queer dinner?" He looked at_me absently. *s it he inquired. *I didn’t know what I ordered. Idon't care a — whatI eat. I'm @oing to be married in an hour!” Frep NYe. — Queen of the May. Say ma, the girls say if my faco want so avenne and All nbout ched tho another oon o thira boy { Madison was_call- lock paper—Carter Of course nothing in apers furnis tion. The d publican rey tu 8. E. Cor. 10t wer: nam & Harte, 1212 Harnoy strook Omaha, Neb. 1310 Douglas, Orders promptly fillod. #%00 Faotor and Do . Cor 4 ats Morchants in to enll and examin | _BUTCHERS. Louis Holler, nors nna 1s & 81t & shos -1 CARPETS. Omaha Oarpot O Cerpets, of! oloths, mat- tings, curtatn g001s, 0to. 1611 Douglas stre WAGON CIGARS. West & Fritsoher, anufacturers fine clgars M Jobbers of leaf tobaceos. 1011 Farnam stroot. Omaha Ooal, Ooke and Limo Oo. TTard und soft goat, nd Doag- 148 streots. clsfor, Walnut block, smit o hippers and dealors la antirnelto and bitu: minous coal. 2158, 15th stroot. Nebraska Fuel Oo, 2138, 13th strooy Omana, Nob. Mount & Griffin, 138, 14th strost Omaha, Nob, Tiard—Coal ) S AND OARRIAGES, BUGGIES, ETO. W. T. Scaman, Omans Largost Varioty | CARRIAGES Coutant & Squires, Hardand roft coa) ship- pors, 1808 Farnam Omaha CLOTHING. Gilmore & Runl, Manufacturors & Wholo- sale Clothiors, 1109 Harney St B, Tuchman & Vo, 5008 15th st., Omalia,Ne — ey ~ COAL, OOKE, BIO. root, " Hulbert & Blam, . H. Mahoney & Oo. Ohto Jump Jtock Springs, Soft. hracits, OMces §13 N. 16th and cor. 10th and Douglas sts. Howell & Oo,, 178, 4th street, Omaha, Neb. Johnson Bros,, CORNI' B Omaha 14 Farnam streot, Omaha, Neb. 0. B. Havens & Co,, 1602 Farnam streot, Eagle Oornice Works Manufacturers of Galvan- ized Iron Cornice. Window caps, metalicsky- Iights ote. Dodge St. 1110 and 1112 F. Ruemping Galvanizod Iron corntoes, ormer windows, caps, Anials, fron and slate o §i1 Farnam St. door ote. Tin tor. speckled up_ with pimples, they'd make me “Queen of the M What shall I do? Why, pet a bottle of Hatler's sarsaparilla and blood purifier of the ag Bush Goes for Singer. Dry good M. E. Smith & Co,, furnishing §00ds, notions. Cor. 11th and Howard stz. ads Oo, Kilpatriok-Koch Dry patri 7 Dry gooda,notions,gonts" urnishing goods. Corner I1th snd Harnoy Owmama, April 17.—To the Editor of Tur Br 1 noticed in yesterday’s World-Herald ELEOTRICAL SUPPLIE aquery from B, A. Singor’’ regarding tho comiag concerts of the United States Marine band. Singer, he or she, is_very much perturbed on account of being afforded an opportumity of hearing this celobrated baud and having to pay a price (small though it be) for such a pleasure, In order to enlighten this “Sweet Singer” of Omaha, allow me space in your columus to disabuse his mind of a few misconceptions Wolf Electrical Oo. ustrated Catalogue freo. 1614 Capitol Avenue. FARM MACH Pttt Parlin, Orendor® &| T. @ Northwall, Martin Oo,, Corner Jonos and Oth sta. Omahs, Neb. Genoral wostern INERY, ETC, agent, Skandla Plow Co., 1349-1351 Sherman ave. under which ho is laboring. The people of Omaha will be given the chance of listening to the incomparable play- ing of the Marine band for the modest sum of &1, 75e, S0c or 25c. You pay your money and take your choice. The United States Marine band is not under the leadershiv of a paid ftaliun, but is conducted by Mr. Jobn Philip Sousa, an American born citizen. While on this government pay-roll, but at the earnest so- licitation of thousands of music-loving citi- zens in different parts of the United States Secretary Tracy granted the band leave of | © absence for one month without pay. In conclusion, allow me to say itis very evident that “Singer” is quite desirous of listening to the band, and if “Singer,” he or she, will say that they think the advertised prices of admission are too high, 1 will be pleased to furnish “Singer” with a free ad- mission ticket to the concert, C.M. F. Busn, Manager. | | Gratitude |. 1 el s a raro viriue; but the grateful | = people, that 8. S. 8, has cured, after FURNITURE AND CARPETS. Dewey & Stons Fur- Furniture and carpets, Beebe & Runyan Fur- GUNFOWDER. _ Hugh @, Olark, 1 Westorn Agent nv's Bporting Gua: ar, Atlna high oxplo- Jiasting caps, fuse. | 71318 Maruey street. e sigsststn | HARDW AR, Footor & Wilkeluy Oo| Leo-Olark - Androesan Gor, 10uh and Jnoksonate | Hardwaro Oo,, 110841110 Harnoy stroey Gmahe, Omaha Nob s e g‘qfi, W.O?L' HIDES, TALLOW. @eo. Oberno & Co, 6138, 15th stroot, J. 8. 8mith & O, 1408-1412 Loavenworth sh Omaba. Omaha. Paxton & Vierling . Iron Works, Wrought and_cast fron buliding work, ongines bras; , kenoeral Omaba Safo & Iron Works, Manuf'rs fire And hurglay Proof aafos, vaults, 1u dreen, 14th & Jacksonste Wilson & Drake, Mg tubular fues, firg box botlers, tanks, et co and 10t stroots. LITHOGRAPHING. Acmo Iron and Wire Works, tron, wiro and brass w'ks, 512 8. 10th stroot W.Boehl, - Propriotor, | P Rees Printing Co. Lithographing, and Blank 1ith Willi Wines, Manutnctur'rs Kn EnstIndia Bitters. R. R. Grotte, tmportor and_Jobbir of fham 8t 1313 Farnam St Omahs Frank Dellone & Co,, Liquors and Genutne Ne« vadn Cig 1205 Douglas St | 1020 ana 10 Prico lists oa A, Frick & Oo,, Wholesalo LiquorDealers 01 —_— LUMBER. W. Douglass & Co. Hardwood Tnmbor, 05 8. 10th St. John A, Wakefield, Imported. Amertenn, Porty ind C Milwaukod Hydraulie € t aud Qiiricy Whita Lim Wyatt - Bullard Lume ber Oo. 20th and [zard Streots, Touis Bradford, Lumber, ltme, cemont,otd 228 Douglaa stroot. 1810 North 10th Stros Hardwood lumber, wood carpets and parquet flooring. 9th and Douglas. Ondy & Gra, Lime, Comont, MILLINERY AND NOTIONS. B s s sT e et 0. A. Stonehill, 1 Oberfelder & Oo,, Millinery, Notlons Importers and Jobbers la C 5 Max Meyor & Bro, o, M'f'g jowolers, dealors in wusical insfruments, ete,, A, Hoape, dty Planos, Organs, Artiste Materials, Etc, Farnam and 16th. 1513 Douglay Strooty CEMENT AND LIME, J. J. Johnson & Co., 2188, 13th strot, Omaha, s ——— OILS. | OYSTHRS. Gonsolidated Tank A, Booth Packing Co., Ortors, iah and canned Line Co. A Refinod and lubricating Qus, axle wronsn, 1308 Leavenworth. Feygiiire i PLATING. Western Plating W'ks Gold, siiver and nickel on all_metals, ote. replated, Polishing bravs & ch deller work. 1114 Dod PAPER. | Oarpenter Paper Co., Carry a full stock of printing, wrapping and writing paper, card pa- per, ete. PRODUOE, COMMISSION, Ribbel & Smith, Behroeder & COo., Dealers tn_country prod- | Cash buyers butter ang ce, frults, vegotables, [ ekgs. and gonoral coms miaston marchants, & 'South 11¢h atroot. E. B. Branch & Co, oduee, frutts of all kinds, oysters 1211 Howard stre ete. 1207 Howard streot. 0. Rosso & Co. Forefgn, California and tropleal fruits, 1213 Howard stroot. Broken Bow Roller| Milling Oo. Office and warehouse, 1012 N. 16th stroot. R. T. Davis Mill Co,, Manager at Omaha. Cor.Bth and Jackson sts. Robzrt Purvis, 1217 Howard strect. Writo for pricos on bute ter, oggs, poultry and knme. Porter Bros, Oo,, Californin, Florida and tropical frulte. so1:811 Jones troot. 0. W. Butis, - Managor. 8. F. Gilman, 1014 N. 16th strost. tour the band is not on the | C:B.Black, - Manager. Omaka Mlling Co, Merchant Millers. flice and mill, 1 16th Stio. North enkes In 1207 tho wo (Clemens Oskamp, M of ready to ralse Slap Jack Meal finest Olark & 0o, R Butter, chooso, egT8 potltry and game, 609 South 13th streot. Kirschbraun & Sons, Butter oggs ana poultry. 1200 Howard streot. Williams & Oross, Produce and frulty Bates & Oo,, Country produce, frults rogotables, grocers specinltios. tons, sploos, ete. 417-410 8, 1ith St 1214 Harnoy stroot. ) RUBBER GOODS, ETO. niture O 116-1119 Farnam stroet, niture Co. uccossor to C.A. Bocbo & Co Grace and 13th Sts. Ohas, Shiverick & Co. Furniture and Carpots. 1200-1210 Farnam St. GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS. physicians had declaicd them ineiTa: ble, number way up in the thousands. Oscar Wiles of Huntinzburg, Ky, says: “For years [ was afflicted with ablood taint, thit bafiled tho skill Ychneider & Loomis, fobbers und Importers of notlons and farnishing 400, 1111 Howard streot. J. T\ Robinson Notion furnis) Co., ng colubrated w Vhuckskin g0od wlis, pants, shirts, conts, ote: Cor. 12th and Howard sts. of the best PHYSICIANS. The disese affectod my ejes until I was almost blind, T am thankful to say that a fow bottles of 8. * 1 GLASS, Kennard Glass and Paint 0o, 08-1412 Harney stroot. Omatis, Nob ;AIVNT, OIL AND DRUGS. J. A Fuller & 0o, 1402 Dougias Strosh Omaha od mo entire’y. My cyesight is com- plet:y rstored, and my geaeral “health is bet er than it has been for years." Book on B ood ard skin disease: The Swift Specifie Te., Atlant UNDS R.R.COMPANIES,¢ic COMPANIE: C © solicited. N.W.HARRIS & COMPANY,Bankers, 163-165 Dearborn Sireet, CHICAGQ 15 Wil Street, NEW YORK 70 Riate 8- ROSTON- SOUTH OMAHA. UNION STOCK YARDS CO, - - LIMITED. | = [t WANTED |F Total lssues of CITIES, COUNTI , SCHOOL DISTRICT! WATER LIVE STOCK COMMISSION. A. D, Boyer & Co 68-60 Exchango Bullding, Bouth Omaha. - B Ooffuan, Swiloy | " Huater & Groen, | 1 10 el K Lonis. 8 tlon given to o8 graia, Exchange Bullal % Exchange Bullding ® ’ e Bouth Omatian BouLh Vmana, William Oummings, e ots axton & Gallagher, D, M. Steelo & Co, 7 and 019 South 10th St Omaha, Neb. 705711 8. 10th strost, Omaha, N Jonos street, 1114 Harney stroet Omahs. Nob. Blake, Bruce & 0o 905008 Luavenworth s Owann, Neb. GROCERIES, Meyer & Raapke, 1403-1405 Harney strodh Oma aha, Neb. 8loan, Johnson & Co, b and_ Leaveaworth stroo 15th ana Lo ‘il;durd, Brady & Co,, venworthy Omabs, Nevraska. “GRAIN AND PROVISICNS and stocks. 415 8. 14th! Bt Privato wire to ¢ g0, St. Louls and Now York Cookrell Bros. rokers. Privato wires New York, Chicago & clul atten- ck Ulds Int Nov'i Bunk. Private York, ( Loulk ouklit f b wires 't leago o axh all “Toneray & Bryan, | 8. A. MoWhorter Brokers, grain, provistons'di2 1st Nutl Bank, Brok 0 New na st rali arkols Omaha Rubber Co., Manufacturing an1 Jod- bord all kinds ruvbér 1003 Farnam streot. SEEDS, Emarson Seed 0 Seed g wardo troo ¢ § South 15th. ——— ) BASH, DOORS’:BLINDS. Erd. M, A, Disbrow & Uo.,| Bohu Sash & Door o, L actarers of nsh, [Manufacturers of moulde . blinds and | ings, bilads, doors, Mouldings. Branchof- ol fce, 12th nnd lzard sts. | 16th ana Clark stroots. o e SYRUPS. STOVES, i Farrell & Company, | Daffy-Trowbridga Stove Manufac'g O, Vinegars, Manufasturg stovos aad MLOv0 DIp . 217-210 South 8th stroet. | 3131215 Lonstnworth st —_— TEA, COFFEB, SPIOCES, CIGARS, . clotliebiboids ) Gonsolidated Ooffos Company, 114804 1418 Haraer st . Nob LEomebe Mabial bl Se s STEAM AND WATHR SUPPLIE3 . 8 Wind Engino &| A. L. Strang & Song, Pump Co., 3 Halllday wind inills, 918 1002-1004 Farnam strooly Hoss, acting manager. R L el TOYS, TYPE-WRITERS H. Hardy & Co.s Toys, dolls, albums, fancy goods, house furalshing gouds, children's car- Fluges. 1919 Farnaw st Wholesale manfacturers BYTUpF, mOInsses ADD Ouwaha, Neb. Type-writers, | $15.ana 820, & Co., catalogue fres. 1816 Dodge Street. eo———————————————————— P. T. HUGHES, WHOLESALE CASHOOMMISSION Elgin and Western Creamery roll butter and ogu. 10000 A L empty exg cases, with tllers. for ap OF exchange for eggs at markel prige, Wrlte for particulars, 1638 wad 13) 1uth Biresh Deayer. Colorade, - " e i ’