Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 2, 1891, Page 10

THE SHARPSHOOTERS AT BELLEVUE How the Depaztmental R:fls Competition i to be Conducted. SOLDIERS FIRING AT KNOWN DISTANCES. & of Skirmish Work, How and the Scores The Featur It is Conduct nary practico of the riflemen of the department of the Platte was brought to a close yesterday, Tho scores will be found in another part of this issuc of Tir Ber. The competition proper begins tomorrow and will continue for four days. The result will determine who are to constitute the ritle team of ten men of the departwent of tho Platte and which of the distinuished marks- men now on the ground are to be sentto Chicago to shoot for positions upon the army toam of distinguished marksmen. For the benefit of the uninitiated, it may be stated that the department rifie team will also go to Chicago this fall and will thore compete with similar teams from other de- partments. The object is to determine in which department the best marksmen are produced ana from the several representa- tlons to select a toam of ten, which shall bo known as the army team, r Ative of both the departments and the best marksmen in the service of the United States, The scores made the next four days will be of particularinterest throughout the coun- try. They will bo mado with the greatest care, the aim of each marksman being to se- cure a place at least upon tho department team, For this reason the competition will afford a great aeal of eentertainment to spec- tators who may be able to attend. Firing will commence each morning about 9 o'olock and will be aivided between whav is called known distance and skirmish firin In the former the marksman kuows to a foot the distance he stands from tho target. In the latter the distance can bo estimated only and the soldicr is thereforo compelled to take his aim as best he can and in the most rapid manner possible, because a limit is set upon his time, In firiug at known distances, tho com- potitors are ranged under tent fiies, two of which are erected upon the range. These ar generally avout fifty feet behind the points at which the firing is done. The latter com- mences at a line 200 yards distant from the targets. The targets are located behind parapet of earth, and before the firing begins cannot be seen by the marksmen. 'The loca- tion of each, however, is indicated by a red flag, which appears above the surface of the parapot, which is known as the danger signal. 'They are also indicated by a lar numerai in white upon a black background, which lies at the base of the bank of earth. I'hese numbers run from 1 to 6, ench indicat- ing a cortain taj Assigned to each target is @ scoror. He is provided with a smallscore book, in which is kept a record of the shots made by every competitor who fires av the targét in question. This firing s determined by lot. To every competitor is iven a number, ‘These numbers are deposited in a hat aud, one by one, drawn by tho statistical officer. A certain part of the numbers arc drawn for each target. Just beforo the firing begins, tho scorers call out the numbers which are to fire at the target of which they have charge, and the men, two at a time, station them: selves before the target line, Behind tho men, at a short distance, sit the scorers, protected 'from the sun by means of a capacious umbrella. Behind thé scorer, at adistance, stands a range ofti The duty of tie Iatter is to sce that the scores are ac- curately kept, that the scorers do uot help one another by firlug at_each other’s target, and to take note of uny contest as to the scoring on the announcing of points by the markers in charge of tho targets. When a question is raised us 1o whether a shot has been correctly located by tho markers, the range officer houts to a telephone attendant to order ‘down”’ the turget m question. The order is obeyed and in less than six seconds has been transmitted to the officer in charge of the target. The latter is again ex- amined, snother announcement is made as will later apper,as to whether the ball missed or hit the target. Benind thoe vange officers walk Major Ben- ham, inspector small arms practice, Depart- mant of the Platte,who supervises overy thing in connection with the shooting, Still further behind ave the fiies of Captain Guilfoil, Ninth cavalry,nud Lieutenant Book- miller of the Second infantry, the statistical officers who tabulato the records made by tho scorers, make the totals and determine the standing day by day and avthe end of the competition of cach marksman, The men aro now ready for work and the bugle takes up the order of Major Benham to commenco firing, The men behind the butts hear the command. The targets appear above the darapot and, &t the samo iustant, the red danger signals disappears to the right. ‘Then thoro is a flash, a puft of smoke and tho sound of a short'wave dashiug upon a sounding shore. The first shot has been fired and the roport has aroused the hoarse echoes in the deep, dark woods to the left. Then follows anoth. erand another shot across the range until the men scem to be standing in line of battlo firing upon a foe at the top of the butts. At the latter place unusual activity s dis- played. The biz white frames with'a black disc in the middle disappear and reappear at rogular intervals. Sometimes other disecs aro placed in front of them. These indicate the points made by tho marksmen at eacn shot. When a shot has teen fired at acortain tar” get that target disapears and another take® its place. - Hehind the butts an examination i m If the shot ponetrate tho bluck con- ter it counts five; if the ring outside the center, 1t counts four; if the ring outside that, threo, and still another ring only two. No “ones” can be made, A %\\ is indicated by waving the red flag, 0 other points are indicated 8s follows: Five by a whito dise, four by = red, thres by a black cross upon a white ground, and two by a olack dise. As ench point is announced from tho pits’ the scorers call out the number of tho marks man and the score credited to his shot, an ¢ euters tho latter at the proper place in th® score book. After each competitor has fire" ton shots, he retires and another takes hi® place, having made use of his opportunity (0 score a possible fifty points. When all tho men have fired at the 200 yards range, at which place they stand, they are moved buck to the 300 yards range, when the samo system of firing is continued, the marksmen, howoever, kueeling as they fire, The firing of theso two ranges constitute half a day’s work. The next time, the men, in the manner indicated, firo at 400 and 600 yards. Atthe former tney lio prone npon the ground, and at the lattor they assumoe a varloty of attitudes, somo lying upon their backs, others using mr'r.mn grip, and oth- ors still in ways as best suits their conyen- ience and disposition, In skirmish tiring the work is commenced near the (00 yards range. Tho competitors assemble as above described. They are di. vided Into groups, each man_ being provided with forty rounds of ammunition. The tar- gets aro silhouettes of human beings. In- stoad of occupying a place above the butts, they are erocted at the base of the parape Theso silhouettes are framed wrought iron and coverod with black cloth, — Ono repro- sonts a maa standing and firing, another a man koeeling and firing and a ‘third & man prone upon his face, firing. A bullet striking the standing figure counts 8, one hitting the kueeling figure 4, and one ' perforating the prone figure 5 point After tho marksmen have taken their sitions, they are accompanied the usual scorers and range of- ficers and the Inspector of small arms practice who i3 mounted and tho trumpeter who also hus & mount, At the sigual from the lattor the men ad- vance at a quick step, whicn increasss 1nto double quick. Suddenly the-bugler announces A halt at the command of the major, The men drop to the ground, hastily assume positions favorable to thewselyes and,at the command, Jommence firing," proceed o empty thelr cartridges into the dark forms of thelr mo- tionless adversarios, This they are permitted to do for the short space of thirty seconds. When that limit of time has been reached Major Beuhaw orders the bugler to sound the somwand, “cease firiug.” The;time for issu- po- by OMAHA DAILY BEE, SUND AUGUST b) , 1891--SIXTEEN ing this ordor Is dotermined by tho major | Onstrated by the fact that encore upon en- not by means of a stop-watch, but a smull sand-glass, the working of which is as ac- curate as would be that of a chronomete thirty seconds being required to allow the fine sund to run from one globo to the other of the glass, When “‘ceaso firing" has been ord anothoer shot {s mado at that run. The sol- diers are again ordered to advance, They break into a double quick, halt, tall and fir a8 they did bofore. Tney halt, however, at no given distance, the stop bemnw determined by Major Benbam, The only condition is that within 600 yards ahalt shall be made four times, There is no restriction piaced upon the number of shots fired at these haits. Each man is supplied with forty cartridges and if he cau do 3o he way fire all of them in the first run. This would be impossible, however, because at a distance of 600 yards, und because of the timo allowed, the best shooting is uot possible. For this reason, comparatively fow shots aro fired at the 600 yard range, the majority being held until the marksman approach near the silbouettes as the ofticer in command will allow. Ther they “pump" the lead into the motionless figires as rapidly as they can load, unload and fire with thefr breach londers. Tbis is done Liccause the range s shorter, the aim likely to be better, while a hit counts just as much as it would haa it been mads at the most distant firing point on the range, After the fourth skivmisn run the marks- men retraco their steps, stopping and firing under the command of the major ns tuey had done when in advancing. Someof them have emptied th Its” of cartridges in tho first fire on the roturn, others huve only a few cartridges remaining. The latter are expected to firo theso cartridges us long as oy have any left. In the last two or thrao fivings somo of the men fire but one cart. ridgo, having with that exception exhausted their supply. The features of this command by bugle, the run falling, the firiug in apparently difi- cult positions, the rotreat, the rattle of the musketry, and the soughing sound which the volleys arouso as they penotrate the forest, make this practice one of the most excitiug and warlike 10 the servico. It is worthy of a visit of miles and if missed now cannot be again witnessed for n year, After one bunch of men has gotten through with one set of silhouettes the scorers count the number of perforations in the latter and give the marksmen credit for a number cor- responding. As a rule the men shoot low and A mujority of them prefer to aim at the kneeling figure, hit on it counts four. It represents a position more likely to be as- sumed by an enemy. They could make more points by bitting the prone figure but there 15 100 much danger of missing it becauso of its smallnoss, The standing Tguro is pre- ferred by some, although others rarely shoot at it becauso of the danger of sending tne bullets between the limbs, kneeling hgure is therefore a man between two extremes, and there have been cases where marksmen have ‘plumped”’ one of tnese figures with no fewer than thirty-five shots, nearly cry one of which would have disabled if not killed the target had it boen flesh and bone. The skirmishing and firing at known dis- tances is hot work, jus courting is still in some of parts of Nebraska. But they do not monopolize the heat. Very many pounds of it descend upon the officers and men who are bebind the butts, These nien have no ing from the sun. They are behind a All of timber and the earthen parapet. se protect them from the bullets, but _de- the circulation of air. There aro four commissioned officers benind, the senoir one of whor is in command. Edcn of the others is in charge of two of the targets. No beuter place could be selected in which to become familinr with the whistle of a buliet. The denizens who afliliate there are momentarily, so to speak, within reach of sudden death.’ But the un accommodativg spirit flits right over their heads in a 500 grain bullet, forces his way through the target and then buries himseif in a sand bauk, fells an ungainly rank weed to the earth, or goes gorrymandering through the leafy forest backgrouna. These bullets ure always in u burry. They have no time to squander with aoybody. They hisp good day as they pass over you. There is a sound like the snapping of a leallier loop. That is mude by the bullet hitting the target Itis a sound which creates a feeling of nervous- ness. Suppose that bullet should have come through that parapet and timber wall! But novody behind the butts has time to answer speculations. There are two targets on a frame. One is always before the marksmen. The other is down in the pit. When a bullet perforates a target the latter is turned down and the lower one takes its place. The per- foration if through the black center is cov- ered by a black paster; 1f through the white surface, a white paster is used. By tue tine the perforation is repaired, the otfier target is ready for pasting. Ta this work one man attends, while another announces the score and the vlace on the target where the hole has been made. Tho latter is done by using the hours of the clock to represent corres- pouding places on the civcle. -~ For instance, if ashot struck at the top of the turget, the marker would announce the score with the words 12 o'clock”; if at the right hand and midway between tlio top and bottom it would be announced as 3 o'ciock.” The scorer at ame timo displays to the people on the the discs above referred to. e also upona tally list the score made and is afterwards referred to in the event of a misunderstaniing among the range scorers. IHe, howover, does not know who fires the shots or even the number given the marksmen. The record is kept by a knowledge of the number of shots fired and the number of men who fire them, Bebind these butts is a telephone house in immediate connection with the rance. 0. 6 down” comes from it, and “down" goos *No. (i, while the attendants scan its sur- face to see if the ball has struck. But it has not. Up, consequently, goes tho red flug and the marksman has'scored a miss. The range ofticers who are on duty before the targets are Lioutenant Dowdy, Seven- teenth infantey; Lieutenant C. H. Muir, Seveuteeath infantr) Licutenant 1. W. McCaskey, Twenty-tirst infantry; while those behind the butts are Lieutenant Nich- ols, Fourteenth infuntry; Lieutenant Se Cwenty-first infantry} ' Licutonant Gray Niuth cavalry, and Lioutenant Howze, Sixih vy This competition is one of the most inter- esting of military exorcises. It may be witnessed in fower than half a dozen places in the country and ought to attracta great deal of attention bere. od, not the frequent the hasty match, Fort Sidney. Mrs. Louis . Tesson, the charming wifte of our post surgeon, returned yesterday aftor a ong sojourn in the east. Acting Hospital Steward S. H. Leopold Left here on the 27th inst for Fort Randall, S, 1., whero ho has boen ordered on temporary duty. Rezruit W. R. Wardield, A company, Twen- ty-livst infantry, who was recently enhsted at Lincolu, Neb., was discharged last weck on surgeon’s certificate of disability, Colonel J. 8. Convag, Twenty-tirst infan- try, our post commander, has rawurned from Fort Walla Walla, Wash., where he hus been on duty as a member of 'the general court martial teying Colonel Compton, Fourth cay- al The following competitors left here on the 26th nst for tho Bellevue, Neb, A; Corporal Carl Morreson, ley Black, C; company Twenty try. Privato Maurice Redesky, E company, Twenty-first infantry, who bas bsen at Kort Omaba for some time, undergoing medical observation, for a complaiut which he claimed unfitted him for the performanco of military duty, was returned to his post for duty ou tho 24tk inst. First Lioutenant F. L. Palmer, Second in- fantry, has by S. O, No, 165, A.'G. O., July 20, 1801, been transferred to company H, Twenty-first infantry, which will insure” his maining on duty at’ this post. Said order has been the source of much gratitication to all of us, as Licutenant and Mrs, Palmer are very popular. We looked forward to their departure with great rogret. first infan- The following named men who enlisted while under age without the consent of their parents or guardians, were discharged on tho 23d inst. yer paragraph 13, 8. O, No. 63, A. G. O.: Privato John Pardes, company A, T'wenty-first infantry, aged nineteon yoars ten months; Private Arthur A, Smith, com- pany A, Twenty-first infantry, twenty years, eleven mouths, One of the most enjoyable concerts of the season was given by tho band Iust night under the direction "of principal Musiciun Fritz, The post was crowded with visitors from Sidney and the country adjacent, be- sides a number of excursionists from North Platte, who bad come to hear the music. The coucert was greatly enjoyed, which was dew- corw followed tho rendition the programme. Licutenant Palmer gavo a dolightful cham- pagne supper on the 27th inst. in honor of ks promotion and assignment to bis old regi- ment. s guests wore Colonel Poland, Sur- geon Tesson, Captain Duncan, Lieutenants Bailey, Sparrow, Brooke, Stamper, Parmer- tor and MoAndrews, Hon. Georgo F. Blanch- ard, Dr, Stowitts and Messrs. Mancourt and T'aglor. Toasts were the ordor of the oven ing, and mine host quite ustonishod us by practically demonstrating the fuct that he is a born orator, of each pieco on nse Weathor dolightful, A slight shower Mondny evening. rains north and south of u Our log train makes threo trips a week to the timber reserve for logs for the saw mill, Licutenant Preston having completed his duties at Pino Ridgo has returned to his troop. Tho canteen dividend for the quarter end ing June 30, 1501, was declarea last week as follows Mosquitoes are more numerous this year than usual, in consequence of the excessive moisture. "The samo cause makes the heat more oppressive, Company D, Eighth infantry, reached the oSt this afternoon from Pine itldge agency, marching from Chadron, Neb,, today, a dis: tance of twenty-cight miles Mr. B. 8. Padiock, in addition to his other business, has taken upon himself the func- tions of & notary public “in and for” this county of Davis. Mr. Ballinger, formerly station agent at this place, but now acting in the same ca- pacity for the Union Pacific, is enjoying a short leave and visiting old friends at the post. Our Suxnay Bee, which, on account of its army column we are anxious to see, got switched off somewhere for twenty-four hours. This is the second tme this has hap- pened in ten days. Please stir up the mail department for' us and ascertain where the fault lies, Monday evening Privates Sutcliffe and Perkins of company C, Eighth infantry, con- cluded they had “served Uncle Sam' long enough, and doaning citizens' clothing made a break for liberty, but got no further than Crawford, Neb., three miles from the post, when they were captured. Amount to be divided #300. Hospital corps, on men, received $18.85; band, Ninth avalry, nineteen men, £35.815 band, 10 per ut of whole, §50.003 A troop, Ninth'cavalvy, fifty-seven men, $107.44; D troop, sixty- men, 116.80; 1 troop, 'ten men, $18.55; I troop, fift; n men, $107.43; G troop, ifty seven men, $107.43; I troop, fifty-eivht reen, £100.32: C cowpany, Eighth infantry, forty- eight men, $0.47; D company, Eighth in- fantry, four men, §7.54, Heavy Fort Mckinney. Thirty mules are awaiting condemnation, Licutenant Richardson leaves for Vancou- ver on Tuosday next. A command of the Socioty of Veterans is being organised at the post. Sergeant Shanuon, Company H, has mado application for retirdment under whirty years' service law, Lioutenant Goso will manage the cantcen until Lieutenant Jones returns from Belle- vue rifle range, Major Wells is s0on_to leavo for the cast on recruiting service. Tho major has not been detached from his command since 18 ‘The post pack train has been put in chargo of Licutenant Gatewood, Sixth cavaley, Major Fechet will superitend thie packing drill. Privato H. C. McMaster -has been dis- charged and will bereafter occupy a position in the quartermaster’s depot at ifort Robin- son. The infantry battalion parades on Monday. ‘the cavalry” on Tuesday. Infantry and cavalry together, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday IPirst Sergeant Albert Salodin, who has heretofore distinguished himself in dopart- mental matches, will bo missed this year. He s a distinguished marksman. Lieutenant Alonzo Gray is acting as range officer at the Bellevus rifle rango. Ho will be among the competitors in the cavalry shoot which will follow that of the infantry. ‘Chere ave fourteen sharpshooters and nine- teen marksmen in C troop, Sixth cavalry. The sharpshootors are: Eirst Sergeant Co- viile, Sergeants Potts, Grave, Schultz and Walloch, * Corporals Pope, Servaes, Buech- ner and Smith, Saddler Lee, Farrior Jot- more, Privates Baker, Brooks and Miller. Fort Niobrara. Sergeant Steole, troop A, has beenj trausferred to the signal corps. General Carr has been detailed a member of the retiring board at New York city. Licutenant J. A, Cole has been transferred from the Ninth to the Sixth cavalry. Licutenant Colonel Sumuer is expocted here soon to command the post and the Sixtn avalry. 2 Captain Adam Kramer, Sixth cavalry, has been ordered to report to'the superinténdent of recruiting service for duty on October 1. Lieatenants Pershing und Williamson and Dr. Heyl returned yesterday to the post from Pine Ridge, where they had been on duty sinco March last. The commission appointed to settle the boundary line ween Rosebud and Pine Ridge ugencies visited the post the latter part of last week. Iirst Sergeant Thomason, troop I, Sixth cavalry, has_ been ordered to report' to the examining board at Omaha with a view to bis promotion to a secord licutenaucy. ixth cavalry, Rosebud Agency. Carpenters are engaged in building a sub- agency near Big Oak creck. This will enable the Indians to receive their rations in the surrounding district vear homo, Army teams are removing the hospital which” was built last winter for the uso of tho sick or disabled soldiers of the camp. “Lhis is the last vestige of tho military oceu- pation of Rosebud. ‘The commission to determine the boandary line between Rosebud and Pine Ridge agon- cies has departed without accomplishing anything. The Indian ,are in a very unsct- tled and dissatistied stato of mind in regard t0 the matter, AT nely Advice, Now is the time to provide yourself and family with a reliable remedy for bowel complaints. It is almost cextain to be needed, and no family can afford to be without it. 1t costs but a triflo and may be the means of saving much suffering, if not life: There are many different romedios in use, but Cham- berlain’s Cholera and' Diarrhoe: Remedy is undoubtedly the best. 25 and 50 ceut vottles for sale by druggists, Summer Serp The sea serpent has boen Iast at Long Reach, Los Ange Cal, The capture was made Widney—aftor the beast was doad and rolled ashore by the surf. It is des- cribed u8 having an immense body, o long neck and a large head. The body is ndorned with n gr many flippers and a stub tail, and the whole” unimal is ahout fifteen feet long. The head only of the animal was secured, as the surf washed it ashore, but anxious watchers are on thealookout for the rest of the animal. Itissaid to be a bona fide curiosity. caught a o8 coun ty by Judge A Cure for Oramps in the Stomach, Albert Erwin, editor of the Lenard, Tex. Graphic, says: “Forthe cure of cramps in the stomach Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhwa Remedy is the best and most speedy [ ever used.” Many others who have tried it entertain the same opinion, e Telegraphing with Cannons. When the first vessel completed the ssuge of the then new Ervie canal in 5, there being no such thing as a tel- egraph line in thoso days, the news was communicated to New York and to Buf- falo by eannon placed within hearing of each other all the way long from Albany to euch of the other citie The signal was passed along in this way from Al- bany to New York city and back again to Albany in fifty-eight minute The exveriment was & costly one, but was a success in every particu - A very small pill, but a very good oue. DeWitt's Little Early Risers, pi 1 OMAHA'S TRAL ATYOSPHERE Dr. Duryea Bayy it is Very Percoptibly jGe‘ting Purer. | NO REAL DE?T‘ITUTION IN THE CITY, Interesting Talk of a Genial Divine Genebdl 10pics—New ¢ tellar Prédbyterian ¢ hu Pi¥thrs and ple. on Rev. Joseph T, Duryea, D.D., 18 one of tho most entertaining conversationalists in the country, His fund of information seems to bo inexhaustiblo and s thoughts glide into forcible, fitting and eloquent words as smoothly as a placid stream glides bo- tween 1ts mossy banks. *'I have been thinking of quite a remark- able thing, said tho genial divino, while con- versing with a representative of Tur Ber one day last week. A friend of mine from California visited me the other day. Ho s a colloge man, a graduate of Harvard. His name 1s C. H. Moore, Ho is a very ablo ed- ucator. and has become interested in the establishment of proparatory schools in Cal- ifornia. Dr. Sprague, formorly president of the North Dakota college is now in Califor- nia, and will open a preparatory school this fall st Berkley. Dr. Sprague is a man of national reputation as an educator and he is goiug to take hold of this preparatory educational work. His idea is this, and it is a good one. There should ¢ threo distinet departments of education and thoy should lead ono into the other. There should be the academy, or high school, tho college and the university. Dr. Spraguo aud Dr. Ieed, formerly of Boston, are both work- ing with the same’ end in view. There are too many colleges over the country that are trying to becomo universities and” too many academies trying to bo ranked as colleges. ‘The average collego course,as it now appears in the curriculum is one year toolong. It should closo at the end of the junior yearand let the college graduate take the prosent sen- ior year when he reaches tho university. The university should drop the college part of its curriculum and become a real unive Thus wo would haye the three grand d 1ons of educational work and thoy would bo harmonious, connected and progressive. As an illustration of the present difficulty 1 need but to speak of the Congregational schools here in Nebraska. The cnurch has been desirous of concentrating its strength upon one college and making all the others academics or preparator schools, Doane college at Crete being the oldest and most thoroughly equipped bas veen looked upon as the school that should lead out as tho collego of the church in Nebraska, We have academies at Chadron, Weeping Water and Franklin. At Neligh the peoplo are not satistied with an academie but want a col- lege. So we have Gates college striviug for recognition on at equal footng with Doane, This'is an unfortunate thing for the educa- tional interest of our church. Now the Methodists have done the right thing. They havo made all their schools in the state acadewies excepting their school at Lincolu, which they call a univer- ty. This will enable them to do something like systematic and successful educational work. " Turning te matters of a more local nature Dr. Duryea said: ° *“The "“moral atmosphere of Omaha is im- proving quite percoptibly. 1 can notice a aecided change during the past two years, The young people of the city know less of vice and of the plages and people connected with disreputabie modes of life than they did twoyears ago. Those loathsome places of ovil” bave been wisely removed from thoso parts of the city where the eyes of respecta- ble people werd obliged to sea them Trom day to day and tho effect has been decidedly beneric 5 Speaking of ‘missionary and charitable work in Omaba tae. learned gentleman saia: £Omaba is a_romarkable city i ong particu- lar. 1t has no desttute or real poverty- stricken class excepting the vicious cluss, There are occasional instances of need, but they aro scattered here and there about the city and where the immediate neighbors are properly watchful and generous all the poor are properly cared for without the ne- cessity of organized effort. I know of fifteen or twenty families who have been assisted all along for a year by different members of my cougregation. It was simply personal work close to home. When 1 have learned of a poor person who really needed help I have meutioned the fact to some member of my cougregation who had means to spare and the” necessary assistance was extended without further " ceremony or delay, As I said before, Omaba has no povertystricken district whero indigent people congregate and suffor for the necessitics of life, oxcapt- ing the violous classes, who could do better if they . would. The time will ~ doubtless “come when organized effort in Omaha will be_an urgent necessity to provide the poor with food and shelter, but Tam happy to say that as yet that kind of ef- fort is nov needed.” With reference to his own plans Dr. Duryea talked very freely and candidly, He said ho had becomo attacked to Omaha and would ratner remamn here than to go olso- where, although he knew that a much larger salary would bo offered bim in Califoraia if he would cousent to go. +1 desire to work the rest of my life,” said the doctor, *‘where 1 can do the most good, and so long as I bave the earnest and united support and co-operation of the members of my congregntion 1 shall feel that Omaha is my field. There is one thing about Omaha thiat makes it hard worls for all the ministers, Thero are too many churches in the town, What I mean s this: The cburch buildings ought to be larger and the congregations numerically stronger, But the city s scat- tered so_tromendousiy ana everybody wants a church just around tho_corner, or a fow blocks away at tho most, and the conscquence is wo have churches scattered ali about in the sparsely settled portions of tho city and in the suburbs aud every denomination in Omaha is carrying 4 burden of dobts and ex- penses away beyond the ability of the actual membership to carry.” Dr. Duryea will "leave mext woek for Minneapolis, where he will recreate for thres weeks and filt tho pulpit of the Park Avenuo Congregational church. He will preach in St. Louis the first Sunday in September and may visit San Fraucisco late in tho fail, Castellar Presbyterian Dedication. The Castellar Street Presbyterian churcn will be formally dedicated today. This is tho formal opening of the new building, although it hus been occupigd in connection with the old part for seversl months. This church has had a remarkabld growth. It was organ- ized in 1884, when sho first small building was crected and’the memborship was not more than a dozen people. The growth of the organization Has been constant and rapid. The chutéh’has now seven trustees, threo deacons, five, clders and 165 member: The property is. mpw valued at #4930, and the indebtedness is but a little over $200. A very large sharo of the credit for the splendid record 'béing made by this church shoula bo ascribéd b Rev. J. M, Wilson, the energotic pustor, diging the past thr s ‘The morning programme for the dedication will bugin at 10:402A special programme of musio haus been prepared by the choir, Tho emon will be pred¢hed by Rev. Thomas L. Sexton, D.D. " In tho aftornoon .jt 2:30 there will very interesting meeting, in which Reyv, C B. Allen, Rov. Asa Loard, Rov. Robert I, Wheelor, Dr. John Gordon,Dr. W. J. Harsha aud Rev. R. N. Atkisson will take part "The evening service will bewin at 8 o'clock, 1t will be the fical dedicatory service and will consist of the singing of appropriate hymos, scriptuve reading, short addresses by léading wembers of the church, a sormon by Rev. J. W. Wilson, tho pastor,and the formal dedication of the edifice to the worship of God bo a Pastors and People. xt Thursday the First Christian church and Sunday school will have a pivnic at Syn- dicate park. This chureh is enjoying great erity under the able efforts of Rev. T, mblett who has been the pastor for about seven months. Since Rev. Cramblett took charge of the work the congregation has had over eighty aocessions to its mem- bership and the congregation is looking for- to the buiidiug of a fine, new church xt vear. The now structure will doubtless occupy the site of the present church build- fog at tho corner of Twontioth street, Dr. Lamar has roturned from Colorado and WLl ill his pulpit ao usual today. The Nowman Methodist church Sunday school enjoyed a verv pleasant plenic in Hanscom park last Thursday afternoon. The hoavy raln of last Friday evening fn- torfered with an ico cream sociuble at the Second Presbyterian church, but the young men who bad the ertertainment in shargo will try ugain and will » it & success, for they kinow how to have a delightful time Tho sorvices today at St, John's collegiato church will be vory interesting. Roy. W. R. Henderson, editor of the Cen- tral West, returnod last weck from a very pleasant vacation in Kentucky. CHURCE: N0 ICES, Capitol avenue and The Theosophic socicty meets overy Sun day evening at S o'clock in room 6, I*renzer block, opposite postefice, Order of exercise for this evoning: Keading theosophic seloc tions and free discussion of same; propared paper entitlea “The Seven Principles of " followed by discussion of the same; ors to written questions sent in at the provious meeting; answors to verbal ques- tions by inquirers at present meeting. No collection. Everybody welcome, First Congrogational church, Nineteenth and Davenport streets—Dr. J. T. Duryea, pastor. Sunday morning service at 10:30,im: mediately followed by Sunday school. ' No ovening service. All are welcome, All Saints chureh, Twenty-sixth and How- ard streets, Rov. T, J. Mackay, rector, Morning servico 11 o'clock. No' evening servico during August. Sermon topic, morn- ing: “Our Fold and Our Shepherd.” Sun- day school 9:30, Young men and strangers always welcome. At the Seward Street Mothodist Episcopal chureh the pastor, Rev. H. A. Crane, will preach in tho morning on “Unconscious In- fluence,” and in the evening on *The Doc- trines of Christ,” Class meetings at 0:30 a, m. and 12m. and 7 p. m. Sunday school at 2:30 p. m. Preaching 10:30 a. m. and 8§ p.om. Tho public cordially invited, First Cnristian chureh, corner Capitol avenue and Twentieth stroet—Rev, 1. I, Cramblet, pastor, Preaching at 11 a.m, and 8 p.m. Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. Young Peovlo's Socicty of Christian Endavor at 7 p. m. Subject of mornivg sermon, *The Intercession of Christ.”” Evening subject : “‘How to Search the-Secrintures.” All aro made welcome to thoe services. Cyntha Christian church, Walnut Hill—- Sunday school at 10 a. m. Iev. T. B. Cram- blet will preach at 3 p.m. Lake Street Mission Christian Lake and Twenty-sixth—Sunday school at 30 p.m.; Young Peoplo's Society of Chris- tian Endeavor, Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. St. Mary's Avenue Congrogational church, corner of” Twenty-seventh street—Services at 10:30 o'clock a. m. will be conducted by Rev. W. J. Turner of Neligh, Neb. Sab- bath school at noon. Young people’s meeting at 6:45 o'clock p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday ovening at s o'clock, Chureh of the Good Shepherd (Episcopal) corner of Nineteenth and Lake street Rev. J. H. D. Lloyd, rector, Sunday ser ices: Holy communion, 8 a.m. and i1 a.m., with sermon by the rector at tho latter servico on “The Patienc of God;" evening prayer, § p.m.—subjoct: “A Recent Election to the Episcopate.”” Seats free to ull, At tho Central United Presbyterian church on Seventeenth streot, between Dodge and Capitol avenue—Rev. Jotn Wil- linmson, D.1)., pastor. Preaching tomorrow at 10:30 a. 'm.; subject, “Nearness to Christ,” and at 'S p. m. ' Young people’s meeting at 7 p. m. Seats free. Hverybody welcome, At Hanscom Park Methodist Episcopal church, corner Woolworth avenuo and ‘Twenty-ninth street, at 10:30 a.m.,the pastor, Rev. G. M. Brown, will proach at 10:30 a. m. on “The Golden Rule in Businuss:" at 8 p.m, the subject will be “The Political Claims of Papacy.” Westminster Presbyterian church, Tw ninth and Mason_ strec The pastor, John Gordon, D.D., will preach at 10 Subject, “A Rash Venture,” and at S p, by the Rev. W. A. Niles, D.D., of Nowark, N.J. A new choir has been organized, com- posed of Miss Oliver, sopranc; Miss Roeder, alto; Mr. Derrick, bass: Mr. Wherry, tenor, and “Mrs. Warren Switzler, organist, and they will participate in ' the services. Sunday school at 12 m. Meeting of Young Peovle’s Society of Christian Enaeavor at 7:15 p.m. A cordial invitation is extended to all. Christian Science servicos: 10:30 a. m. and 5 p. m.: biblo losson following morning service. 238 Bee building. Dr. Lamar has returned to the city and will fill his pulpit as usual on Sunday morn- ing and evening. In the evening he will de- Jiveran address upon “The Three Great Hymns of the Christian Centuries," Rev. W, A. Niles, D. D, of Bloomfield theological seminary, will octupy tho pulpi of the Second Presbyterian church Sunday morning in the absence of the pastor, Rev. S. M. Ware. Trinty Cathedral, Bighteenth street and Capitol " avenue, Very Rev. C. H. Gard- dean. Holy cowmmunion, 8 & m. Sun- day school, 10 a. m. Holy communion and sermon, 11'a. m. Kvening prayer and ser- 5 p. m. Rev. Mr. Spariing, eral missionary of the diocese, will officiate at all services. People’s Church—1216 Dodgo sevvices 10:30 a. m. and 'S p. m. Southwestern Lutheran church, Twenty- sixth street between Poppleton and Wool- worth avenues, Rov. Luther M. Kuhns, pas- tor. Services at 11 a. m., “Another’s Not Our Own,” and at Sp.m, *Tho Uplifted Hod." Second Presbyterian church, North Twenty. fourth and Nicnolas.—Preaching at 10:30 a.i, by tho Rov. W. A, Niles of Bioomficid theological seminary. Sunday school at noon. Young people's meeting at 6:30 p, m. No preaching services in the evenin Immanuel Baptist church, North Tswenty- fourth and Binney streets, Frank W. Foster, pastor. Rogular scrvices at 10130 a. m, and S p. m. Moraing theme: *“A Mortal Conflict.” At close of sermon, reception of new membors, and the Lord's supper. fv- ening theme: “Dancing,” in the serics, “Sports that Kill”" Sunday school at 12 m| Prayer meetings Wednesday and I'riday ovenings. “Irinity Mothodist Episcopal church, cor- ner Twanty-first and_Binney—W. K. Boans, pastor. Prenching at 10:30a. m. and 7 :30 p. m. Morning--Rev. Z. S. Weller of the Mis- souri_conference, father of C. . Weller wi preach at10:30 8. m. Sunday school at | m., J. T. Robinsor, superintendent. Ep- worth League meeting at 6:30 p. m, Seats freo. Everybody mado wolcome, mouth Congregational church, Kountzo nd Spencer strocts. Ser- conducted by J. W. Taylor. wvited, Sunday school 12 church, street; Pl Place, Twentioth vices 10:30 a. m. Al are cordially o'clock, outhwest Presbyteriau church. corner of Twentioth and Leavenworth—Iitoy. 1. V. Atkisson, pastor. Services at 1030 . m. with sermon by the pastor. Endeavor society meets at Sunday school av noon. No preaching servico in the ovening. Scats aro froe, and all aro cordially invited to attend. outh Tenth Street M. E. church, corner b and Piorco streots, Rov. A. Hodgetts, Preaching at 10:50 a m. wnd at§ p Sunday school at 12, All pastor. m. by the pustor, cordially invited. North Omaha Mission at Services 7150 p. m by J. W ject: “Eternal Life. Sund m e invited . Turklo, pastor of the Kountze Memorial Inglish Lutheran churcn, who b been away on bis vacation, will return to Omaha August 8, and will occupy bis pulpit again both in_the mornmg and fng of August 9. Whilo away, Mr. 1 d the convention of tha Y. i, 8, C. I inneapolis, and was elocted ono of tho vice presidents of the united society Turkle will preach a sermon on_ the Y C. 12 on the Sabbath evening of Au his church, corner Sixteonth und stroots, Pirst Methodist Episcopal chur tioth and Davenport streets, . S, D. 1, pastor. 10:30, Rev..,I. . Clende and Loi pper. 8:00, “Who is to Blame orall Evil!” Sunday school at 2:30. A cor- dial welcoma to all St Birney, hay fover and catarrh, - RELIGIOUS. railroad station, Taylor. Su ay school 3:30 p. Al Rev. A, D B bldg. ks will be or- Rishop-eloct Phillips Br dained in October. The Pennsylvania Biblo socioty gives away every vear through tho states not far from 100,000 hibles and testaments. The Scottish Mission, which has its head- quarters at Jerusalem, reports the conversion PAGES. 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Board fu Address of six Jews to I’res $5,000 apiece, The Woman" of the Methodist membership of 13%, iliary bodies. Last A Texas infidel rode 90 Fo lation of the sehool. ses bogin at 0 a. m., STABLISHED rounized, and our rate west. A thorough course of study and practical teach nest, best alties. Our g rnished for work, or ut 31 inship, spoci itlonal institutos of the o ie terminus of St Mary's ayvonue Latin fs taught in we ording s Academy tduntes never fafl, and y m-y bo placed St. Borehman's Acad- il 2Tt street. The Ladies of the Sacred Tort to advance the mentat and moral de- given goneral satistaction to both parents es overy branch from an elementary edu- L tho higher classes, while Fronch wish of the parents, Mu I8 divided into four departments, the .$80.00 per year 60.00 per year 40.00 per yea . 20.00 per year ption of puplls, provided they conform sday in September. and the pupils are dismissed at 30, 3 EIERRES SRR 1873, e the lowost of any school in the Short Hand, Actual Business, © all fn zood puying to 32, Send for catalogu Rathbun, Ewing & Company, Cor. Capitol Avenue and 16th Stroet, Omaha, byterianism at a cost of cign Missfonary Society iscopul church reports a 050, organized into aux- vear it raised $220,330. miles to get ro- ligion under the auspices of an evangelist. He histened to two tigion, and, mountir home. sermons, professed re ng his horse, startea for A Burlington woman refused to contributo to the fund for the support of her pastor be- cause he sometimes gaged in the ministry, & mau can be a good aw The missionary church is astonish out one n every sixty of its mombers into the foreign missionary field and raises $I2 per member for their suoport. The Rev. Alfred K. Bates will pastorate of the First Presbyterian church of | Cadiz, Onio, Sent, $1,500'a year and he is a popvlar ana beloved But he has means of his ow resigns solely that be may taxe ch poor congregation which pastor. the services of a pa The Congregation States has a memb Sunda, are in tho countr churches, with 4,640 has seven theologic cational and mission that of any church Tho receipts of ti June, 1590, were §3 thoy have been &3, of 1860 the donatio the legacics $150, n 1591 the donation and the legacies $14) has been gain of §4 Spurgeon, the great pulpit orator of gland, who is now probably on his deathbed, is a sturdy, thic looks more like a back-conntr metropolitan minist dication of intellect pearance. H bagay, thesleeves a and he wears an old-fashioned necktie, with turu-d tinged with gray an ing white. Whon i pair of steel-rimmed Amen Rasi, o han ian, who is now le say’s that mon in his country live on lay. Women aro withi oxen at the pl says, thero are Mahometans and building_haunted ghost. The door of aid to have been be The Mahometans s one openod it and t outover the city to was the castom of worshippers to leave thel shoes outside tho to 300 or 400 pairs stan. noor peoplo hurried first and then carefully v in th ness of footwen row. kroat clevel A New Kin For 25 cents yo und family agains! 0 attack of b the summer, One verluin's Colic, ¢ cdy will cure v fails and is p n afford A Phenome Myles D, Osgood proud possessor of mous in its propor the eynosure of all eyes streot n tip to The r [ about the inches frc blaek as jot traordiniry duy, steady is ged in n has t beyond bei ing notice wherey mits to being ga with mild resigna Dr. Birney, hay fe A corespondont of the lican, after taking a has the following to the reservation is raising cattlo, horse sibility of making fa entirely upon the thrive throughout th food than tho dri 1o shelter but what and timber." De Witt's Little E ctool membership of 567,851 5,805 for the same period lack frock coat is loose and 150,000 to travel ts per bot 1 gras practices law “while en- Sho holds that no Christian and practico record of the Moravian mg. That church sends ieave the ber 1. His salai is and he we of o s unable to pay for stor, nal church in the United orship of 401,085, and a There ry 4,050 Congregational ) ministers. T'he chur al seminaries, and its edu- nary work is as notablo as in the country. he American board for 7,130.73; for June, 1801, 178.16; for the ten months ns o §334,428.83 ana s have been 391,351 4,100.52. In brief, thero 052, n- bearded man, who squire thun a er. Therd is but little in- al greatness in nis ap- set, re so long as to cover tho black lown collar. His beard is d his thick bair is grow- n the pulpit he puts on 1 spoctaclos. dsome Christian Assyr- returing in this country, G conts sold as” slaves to work low. In Damascus, ho Christians, 130,000 000 Jews, There is a by John the Baptist's the room in which he is eheaded is nover opencd thatonce long ago somo lie Baptist's blood flowed a depth of five inches, | horo somotime ding ina row, and th through their prayer olected tho fines , thereby illustrating th the Assyrians. mplo. A of Insurance. u can insurs vourself t any bad rosults from owel” compiaint during or two doses of Cham holera and Diarrhoea w ordina cuse, It leasant and sufe to tak: without it. For | Mustache, 1 of Cincinnati is the wustache 0 enov- etions a5 to make him he walks twenty-four heavy and | possessor of this ox- | h of iiris an overy- man of business, who gitimate pursuit. He ng unnoyed by attract- | or he and «d av by the muititude tion, - pver and catareh. - snal s a1 tip, very B blag. | Vermillion Repub- | trip over the r tion, say: ‘“I'akon as a who splendid country for s or sheep, but the pos arming a success dopends unual rainfall. Catile o wintor with 00 ¢ of the prairie, s afforded by the ravines | el | the present | neeted th riy Risers, bost pill. Neb, VISITATION ACADEMY. HASTINGS, NEB. Boarding and Day-School for Girls and Young Ladies, Thorough instruction I rt. Musie, Lutin, Book-keepiz, Short: 1fan Fypo-Weithng: ote., o, iven those des| to be- not have had the es of an education, iy Lo REV.J. E. ENGLISH, or g QAN "~ SISTER DIRECTRESS. / KIDD'S QUICK ADACIE CACH Ixthe ol ache TOOTH & 11 vt . il nor los ke, Wo war- o kive satlsfaction. €an he mull Retall of Leslio & Lostie and Gooduian Drug Co, ¢ parly docny, wasting wonknoss, lost Tuiood, ote. rwill yaluablo troatiss @raled) contanig full particulars for homo cure, FILKE of chares A rplendid medical work ; alioutd bo read by « man who I8 nervous and dobiiitatod. Ao Prof. ¥, €. FOWLER, Moodus, Conn Bufforing from tho effocts o DELICATE ENTS, he Mechanisi ine the Todetermine the earth’s flatness Prof, T. C. Mendenhall, chief of the United States const survey, is now on the Pa- fic const making some delicate experi- ments. The exact amount of the flut- tening of the carth at the poles is not yet known, for our territory at least,and 1 attempt is Lo obser differences in the forco of g mensured by the beat of an ¢ delicate pendulum. Observations hivo already been made in Washington, D.C., San Francisco and Sitka in Alaska, Other points ave now being noted, In an article on this subjecr in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer the apparatus is thus desceribod as being then used in Seattle, I'he instruments ar are so exact that it is possible to mine the time of & pendulum down to the 500,000th part of a second. The pendulum itsell, made of aluminum T is hung on agate knifo-bearings brass box. Tho air is ex hausted from this 50 that the pendulum may have to overcome no resistance. Experiments are made with penaulums of three different ngths, which of course beat in different time. The tem- perature of the pendulums is also cure fully noted, so that the ehange in their longth from expansion by heat and the consequent change in the time of vibra tion way bo allowed for, Ench penculum carries n which the light thrown thiough n small window in the brass box, There is n Mash, flash, flash as the pendulum swings, A small telescope s usod for watching the fushes, In this telescopo the licld of vision opencd and closed eyery second by n shutter con ugh an electrie cirenit with The pendulum swings second, and the swinging itter iy opencd, dmployed to Determe- Earih's Flatness, very delicate,and dotor- copner, inan aiv-tight mirror on is is a chronometer alittle oftener than once a s0, while the light from mirror timos flashes scope ut the instant th tho opening of the shuttsr and the Nash: ing of the mirror do not gencraily voins cide. ‘1'ne time of vibration can be de- tormined with groat exactness by noting the periods of coincidence. The ob- servations ure being continued night and S0 day. - \ to the Publie, sh 10 say to my frionds and the publidh that I ragard Chamberlain's Colie, Cholera and Diarrhoca Itemedy as the best' preparas tion in use for Colio and Diarrhoen. It is the finest selling medicine | ever handled, be- causo it always givos satisfaction. O H, Craitk, Orangeyitio, Texas, Mr. Clark 1w — S /