Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 11, 1891, Page 15

OMAHA DAILY BEE, S JCTOBER 11, 1891 FOREIGN MUNICIPALITIES, Methods of Street Oleaning Ussd by Con- tinental Cities. WHEREIN AMERICAN TOWNS MIGHT PROFIT, Peculine Forms of Rapid Transit Which Are in Use—The Spot- ters on the Othel Side. Yonk, Oct. 8.—[Special Correspond- nce of Tie Bee.|—If any one thing strikes f.m..- than another upon the eye of an Amer fcan returning from a sojourn 1n Europe, it is the wretched and filthy condition of tho streets of New York. They present a bad enough appearance on all ordinary occasions, but just now they are in a much worse state than usual. Of the main thoroughfares lead- ing north and south, Broadway and Third venue are cut at various points where tho construction of the two cable lines is in progress, while Sixth avenue is blockaded by the preparations for repaving, Add to this tho repaving of numerous other streets of less importance and the almost countless open trenches in every portion of the city where underground pipes and conduits are being laid or repaired, and it is no wonder that physicians generally anticipate a good crop of patients in tho near future. Black may as well be compared with white as to compare New York with the leading Euro pean cities in point of cleaaliness and good paving. Tho reasons aro quite evident. Where 5o many streets ai® cut up a heav traflic carries the dirt to the adjoiniug thor oughfares and it is thus gradually spread over the whole city. Then ugain the process of cleaning is gone through ruch less fre- guently here than abroad. In the principal citios of Kurope, none of the main streets are swept less than once each day while in Berlin I noticed that the chief thoroughfares were cleaned two aud four,times daily. And cleaning in Ber- lin is something different from thatin New York or in other American cities, 1 watched the process several times. The granite pave- ment is thoroughly swept by the brizade which wiclds the brushes by hand; the filth 18 not at first sprinkied with sufficient, water to mix 1t into u paste and then spread by ¢ chines like butter over tho whole surface of the street, noris it throwu upon the side walks only to again reach the street when the walks ure swept in the morning. Where the pavement i Berlin consists of asphaltuim, however, the street is flooded with water, after which every vestige of dirt is scraped together by a squad of boys armed with rub- ber tipped mop In the matter of urban transit, New York cuts a much better figure, although here too a great deal is still to be desived. Yot tne completion of the two cable roads now iv pro- coss of construction will do much towards improving facilities and will rclieve the cle vated lines of considerablo pressure, While abroad I noticed but one elevated railroad. This “stadt buhn” or city railway in Berlin is o partof the Prussian governmental rail- way svstom and 15 conducted on the same plan as the restof its lines, with first, sec ond, third and sometimes fourth class cars, usually divided into the regulation coupes. The road passes very close to the center of the city, cuts through densely sot- tlod residence districts und passes out to & uumber of suburbs But it is built in a most substantial man ner upon a roadway resting uvon arches of solid brick masonary and these arches, be- longing also to the “government, are rented out wherever possible to private parties who utilize the space as stores, restaurants, etc, “The horse cars and herdics ir. Berlin furnish a very good service av rates that on the whole are about one-half those in this country. Tho transit facilities of London are” sadly deficient; the few stroet car lines are found only ia the outskirts of the city. Yet I no- ticed that one of the train lines in the White Chapel district provides cortain cars es- pecially for the workingmen, who were charged but one penny for any distance, On the omuibuses the fares vary according to the distance and hero in fair weather the outside seats ure preferred by all. The only real rapid transit in London is afforded by tho “undergound” or district railway with its inuer and outer circle trains. It is conducted by a private corporation just as uny other Euglish railway with its compartnient for different classes of travelers. The tickets are demanded only at the eutrance and exit, of the stations so that notning hinders a per- sou from riding ina coupo classed higher than his ticket except the chance of being de- tected by the officials and suffering a fine of 40 shillings. The *“‘underground” while be- 10w the surface of the stroets, doos not run continually through tunuels. There aro many places where the shaft is open,” but there is not sufficient ventilation for the contiuuous succession of trains and boetween the hazy light emitted from the gas lamps and tho atmosvhere thick with dust and smoke the paassenger suffers indescribable torture until he be- comes accustomed to the system. Vienna has a very fuir system of street roilways and has already one line in the suburbs provelled by electricity. The con- vorsion of otber lines to electric roads is also expectod. Rupid transit inParis is effected almost entively by the tram lines and omai- buses. ‘The latter are neither as numerous nor as bewildoring as those in London, but like tho Kuglish 'ous is usually a double- decker. One curious point of difference is socn in the choice of seats. While in London evervono rushes for the places ou top, in Paris it is the inside seat that is strenuously sought and who ever wishos to indulge in tho Iuxury is compolled tq pay twice the faro charged on the outside. ‘The beltline, which has one station uear the conter of the city, al80 carries o considerablo passenger trafiic An mnovation most curious to a stranger s to be founa only in Hamburg so far as [ am aware. I hud frequently heard the “Hfth wheel of a wagon spoken of, but must con- fess nover to have soen one berore reaching Hamburg. alere, as in all foreign cities, tho car rails are flat and _grooved in the conter. Taking advantage of this circumstance tho oars of ono line have been coustructed with — un extra wheel in front which fits into this groove and which can be raised or lowered by a brake as tho driver wishes. The car is drawn over the pavements, particularly those whero as- phaltum isdaid, just like any other vehicle. 1t no soouer veactes a streot upon which car ruils are laid than the Aftn wheel is_lowerod and keep the wheels on the track. Whilo in some of the Belgiau citios cars of ovdinary build run altogether on the pavement, tho comuiuation attained by the fifth wheel in Hamburg was to me an entire novalty. The bell punch uud the dial register are aliko unknown on Eurdy *an tramwuys, Each PASSONEOr UDON paying b's wre is usually given o receipt in the form « & printea shp upon which is punched thea ount colle and the distance over which 1 10 nassenger is entitlea to bo carvied. These slips aro to bo preserved during the ride und presented for nypection whenever demanded. And they aro not lnfrequantly demanded by the spot tors who aro employed to keep a check upon tho conductors, Thero 1s no seerocy about the spotter’s work; ho ant in full uniform, requosts passengers to show their receipts, writes down the conductor’s uumber snd the amouut of the fares coliected, and doparts amid the uncomplimentary remurks of the traveling publio, The spottors secm to be oqually despised wherever thoy ply thair vocation, Whon we come to look passcuger and baggage transportation by public conveyances, American cities, partic ularly New York, will not stand in se favor- ablo heht. Al over Europe cartiage and cab hire is much cheapor than here. A part of the differenco is of course, to be accounted for by the cheapnoss of foreign labor, which enters the caloulation at two points, renum- eration of the driver, and the cost of building the vehicle. Yet this cannot cause the whole variation. The fact must bo acknowledged that such vebicles are public carriers, and must be atrictly regulated in thoir dealings with the general publip. ‘This rogulation 1s much more extensive and better enforced abroad than here. he comparatively W at toe question of poor facllitios for rapid transit in Loudon are offset to B great extent by the extensive 4nd obeap accommodations afforded by the tabs. ‘The latter are of two kinds, the four whoelor sud the hansow. While the four- -~ | hei wheeler may be a trifle moro comfortable the bansom 18 usually chosen where spoed is one of the deciding questions. Each cab is pro vided with a tag baaring its number in large black figures upon white enamel, and besides this & similarly numbered placard inside the door, announces the legal charges by the hour and 'by distance. The price is the same for conveying one or two persons, Cab stands may be found at convenient intervals and re postea tho official distances from the stand in question to the leading poiuts of travel. 'I'be luggage is usuully taken along on the top of the cab and in such cases the charges of so much por nsider bly lower than in this country. Over charpe is forbidden under severe penalties and_ro- dress i3 to bo sought from the neavest police- man, Yot strangers not knowing the dis- tance traversed are nevertheless ofton mulcted by the drivers according to what he thinks *‘the trafic will bear.” Baggage trunsfer by express companies giving checks for the picens conveyed, is just being intro- ed into London and’ is almost unknown elsowhero in Europe. The chief public vehicle in open fiacre drawn by either horses, All are bound aown regulations, each vebiclo is numbered, and the driver compelled by law to furnish the passenger with a_printed slip eiving the reistered number and the rates logally aliowed. Vienna prides itself upon th)speed attained by its droschkes, which tear along the streets at break-Feck speed, whether conveving passengers or not. ‘They, 100, are registored and allowed tocharge only tho lawful.ratos, In Berlin the public vehicles resemblo tho raiiways in classification. There are droschkes of the first and of thesecond c'ass, varying in the legal charges as well as in tho dogrow of comfort afforded the passenger. Jesides this the droschike of the first class is supposed to cover the distance in less time than one of the second ciass,and i it does not proceed at a cortain rate of speed the pas- senger bas a right, to complain, on driver has his number on a metailic check and is compeiled to show it whenever demanded. [f he wishes to ply his trade at a railiay sta- tion, he give this check to tho carriage agent und ‘awaits his turn, The 1ncoming traveler who desires a conveyance1s not allowed to select a vehicle, He can merely nsk for a drosetike of tne first or second class or for a special droschke designed to carry heavy lug- gage, aud he nust then take the one bearing the number of the check which has been handed to him. | must turn again to Ham- burg for an innovation in the ~mat ter of public conveyances, Here the rate chargeablo by one class ‘of droschkes have been adjusted according to the distance traversed and each droschke is provided with o registor which keeps the number of metres covered constintly before the passenger's eyes. Here, as in Berlin and Vienna, out- going travelers are required to pay the driver tefore the railway station is reached. But nowhere in Europe is the cab driver permitted to make his own terms with the passenger, much less to hold him up at the last moment with an arbitrary and exhoroi- tant charge. In this, Amer s gon eraily would do well to follow the example set by municipalities across the Atlanty I will reservo discussion of a fow other points of comparative municipal administra- tion for auother letter. Victor ROSEWATER. piece are Parls is tho one or two by strict THE THE This evening marks the return of that sterling little soubrette, Mattie Vickers, to Omaha, on which date she will begin o two nights’ engagement at Boyd’s new thoatre, appearing in a rewritten version of her most successful romantic comedy, “Edelweiss.” In “Edelweiss,” a play dramatised from one of the romantic old legends of Switzerland, this charming comedienno has brough back to us childhood's recollections of good old Hans Auderson and his fairy tales that will over bo new, yot old—old to the child grown to manhooa--new to the prattling youngster at the knee. The company selectod by Miss s wstanco being the best sho nas ever carricd, has made this the greatest ss of her' varcer, Of course a play of tmust be modern—that is, to be popularly funny, thero must bo a contingent of mod- oru comedy features, and Edelweiss is not lacking in all that makes an audience laugh: yot the specialtios, songs and dances of tho peasantry, as well'as some highly amusing scenes and situations are so adroitly inter- woven in the plot that_their admission doos not jar on the semsibilities of the most critical. Briefly it is an_interesting play, irterpreted by a painstaking, capable com- pany, several of ther clever character come- diaus, a zood vocal quartette, and, above all, Mattio Vickors’ pretty face and form and artistic work in tho title role, have stamped “Edelweiss” asuccess. The “‘London Gaity Girls,” will bogin a week's engagement at the Farnam Street theater this afternoon. The company unm- bers thirty-five, people many of whom aro well known in variety and burlesque. Siuce leaving New York the organization bas been playing to immense business *'standing room ouly,” having been displayed all last weels in Minneapolis. St. Paul papers, where the company played the weel before are a unit in saying that the performance is one of the best of its class on tte road. There are no vulger features ntroduced, the mm of the manage- ment being to give a refined specialty and burlesque ontertainm, The olio includes the names of several high priced artists and the buriesquo which 18 in the nature of a “curtain raiser” is said to be very beautifuily put on. At Boyd's Theator for three nights and Saturday watinee, commencing Thursday evening, Octobor 15, will witness tho pro- sentation of that popular rustic comeay, “0la Jed Prouty,” with Richard Golden and a company of competent players. Years ago there lived in Bucksport, Me., a strange und eccentric old man by the nume of Jed Prouty. fe was the landlord of the only hotel in tue place, and soun became as famous among trayelors throughout that region us he was with the natives for his peculiaritics. Ho was the soul of honor and kindness and respected women and loved little children oxtrava- gantly. His clork at that time was Kichard Golden, theu a boy. Dick was a mischievous youth, one of whose pleasures it was to imi tate the gmit and_mannerisms of old Prouty. In time, Master Dicis bocamo almost as well knowu for bis imitations as was the old man for his eccentrivity. When Prouty died, Dick went on tho stuge and in time made a hit as u comic opera artist. Yet tho comedian felt that there was something elso in bim and uever was quite satisfied with his line of lyric work. The picture of old Jed would como up in'bis mind end ne would sigh for u play with old Jed Prouty as the central figu Fiually he wrote the'comedy ealled Old Jod Prouty,” which has for the past three sea- sons delighted thousands of theatre-goers throughont. the Mr. Golden isunder the managemen . Hacry Hine, Coucerning Mr. (ieorge Kennan, who will denver one of his famous Siberian lectures in the Grand opora house Tuesday evening, Octobe , the National Guzette says: **Mr. George {ennan is one of the most entertal i fecturers who over visitod Montroal, A vein of dry humor ruus through his lecture, and his audience onjoys many a hearty laugh at his quaint conceits’ and his cominal com- ments on what ho sces; then thoy are brought up oy a bit of pathos or some won- derfully vivid and realistio word painting.” The attractions for t he coming woek at the Edon Museo ure Noal {n wax and u sketch of the Plavey farm, Grace Courtland, the witch of Wall street, wuo predicts the triumph of tariff reform in IS02; Zuyarras, king of tho air; Sandiland aud ifuth, in impersonations; Sharp and Flat, musical artists; Gazolle Buokuer, vocalis; making o strong bill of novelties, The Chatter of the Stage. “A Toxas Steer” will bo the Christmas raction at Boyd's. Maggle Mitcholl ittle Maverick." HA Texus Steer. Judging from the failures in farce-comedy this season, one cannot help but conclude that farce-comedy is on the wane. ack Masou 1s traveling with the “Ala company and Mrs. Jackis iu the traveliug company of the *“Tar and Tartar.' t W.T. Carloton’s opers compeny has been successful with “Indige" in Pitisburg. In old duys thoy woula have had to call it “Blue-Black' down there, The company in support ot W. H. Crane, who comes te Boyd's early in November, in ‘“I'be Seuator," i3 said to be better even than the one which he had Last your. Another series of porformances will be given at Bayreuth next year. There will be ten performances of ‘‘Parsifal,” seven of ‘annbauesor,”” aud three of “Die Meister- siuger.” Sigaor Campaniul is authority for the state weut that Verdi has fnished his “Faistal bas a new play called It bears no relation to and (s thinking of writing another work Signor Campanini visited Verd! in Italy in ho summer. Lillian Russell and the other members of Mr. French's company are industriously re hearsing Audran’s operetta “La Cigale," which is to_be produced at the Garden the- ater, New York, ou October 20, Miss Fannie McIntyre who played the rolo of Edith Schugler so delightfully “in The Old, O1d Story," which closed last nightat the Farnam s theater, was the school Iistross Inst s Hoyt's “A Midnight 3ol The Chicago Herald says that Omaba is suffering from too mauy theaters, as aresev- eral other westeru towns. That journal would come nearer the truth if it stated that O maba was suffering from too many poor plays. ‘The opera singers connected with the “‘Car- mencita’’ company have been given the usual two week’s notice and the management will surround the dancer with a lot of ciever va- riety people. This is what should have been done in the first vlace. Amy Leslie after a woek with Patee's “Cheek’’ company, left that organization in a stranded condition in Concordia, Kan., and went back to her home in Chicago, passing through Omana en route. Between “Iileen’ and_**Cheek,” she says she has beon fooled out of un ongagement, ana the only thing left her is to step into some ‘‘dead man's shoes.'’ Bill Nye has made & number of changes in his play, “The Cadi,’’ now running at the Union Square, New York, atd has already greatly improved it. The part of the China- man, played by Charles T. Parsloe, has been- cut out entirely, and the character of Sor-' rowful Smith has been substituted, played. by Adolph Bernard. Au eastorn exchange says: “Every one that bathes regularly and has a clean heart likes Sol Smith Russell. He has pathos, hu- mor and tenderness as no other man on' the stage has. ‘Peaceful Valley’ is a good play and cannot be bad, for Sol Smith Russell would not be piaying TR S was & horror.” Mr. Russell and company ~ will be seen at Boyd's during All Hallowe'en week, Mascagni's success has induced many to try to follow in his footsteps. Now comes the news that a uow one act opora, entitled “Die Frommen Hirten,” has recently met with u distinet success at_the Dresden Hof Theater i3 likely to make the round of Ger- man operatic stages. The musiclis construct- classical lines and is composed by a bach, director of a musical academy at Konigsburg. Director Rooney who brovght out Blatch- ford Cavanaugh, has organized a concert company which will do Towa during October, opening at Marshalltown last Tuesday, The compauy consists of Mrs Clara Murray, harpist; Master Leon Marx, violinist; Mas- ter Ernest Wagner, flutist, and an Omaha girl who is destined'to make a great reputa- tion on the reading platform, =Miss May Clavk. It is possible the company will be hicard in Omaha beforo the season ends. sie DeWolfe did not make the success in “Thermidor" Monday even g that her inti- mate friends expected. She was nervous, and failed to grasp the possiviiities of the character. A. B.—Carmencita firstappeared in @maha in February, 180, with Kiralfy’s spectacular burlesquo. *Antiope.” Her dancing did not create any great degree of enthusiasm at that time. Madamo Mupleson’s stage dresses are mar vels of art, some of them she had made in Paris, ane others, principally those for Mar- guerite in Faust, she had made after models specially lent her by Miss Ellen Terry. Her Paris mado gowns for “Lucia’ are partic- ularly notable. The robe for the wedding scene having cosf, goodness knows how many hundred francs, It 1s of heavy whito silk” made en princesse with ‘an 1m- mensely long train. Down the left side of tho skirt is a net-work of pearls extending from waist to hem, the front and left side of the slart is of wonderful gold brocade, the pattern golden roses, ocutlined with seed- pearis. The material alone cost fifty-five franes the yard. The stomacher of the pointed bodice is embroidored with pearls and gold thread, and the long full sleeves are slashed with gold brocade and laced with pearls. A dainty coiffure of white velvet is embroidered with gold and pearls, and with this costume Madame Mapleson wears “viv- ers of diamonds and poarls. Another Lucia” gown is of bluish grey corded silk, with a velveu stripe of a deeper color out- lined with silver. FE LG T If your grocer doesn’t keep Cook's Extra Dry Champage, order a case direct of the American Wine Co., St. Louis, ———— Dr. Birney cures catarrh. i IMPIETIES. oot ason in Bee bldg. “Ihe late Archbishop Magee once lamented that the law of progress in church ritual com- pelled him to walk in_ processions, and even to stand in a cold north wind while the cuoir sang O Paradise, O Paradise.”” ‘The first lotter that Henry Ward Beechor ever wrote was printed out ‘when ne was 5 years old, as follows: *Dear Sister Wo al well ma haza baby The old sow baz pigs H. W. BEECHER. ““Phe church seems to be packed,” said the man on the outside as he paused to look in at the door. **Are thoy taking a lot of new con- into memvpership?” *‘Converts nuthin " spered tho sexton. **We don't have any converts at this church, We're tryin’ a man for heresy.” I am gaid to hear that Bulison has experi- enced religion.’ “But Ithought you were an atheist.” “So [ am, but Lam always glad to seea man liko Bullson born again. Thero is a chance, you know, thit ne may be born some ix “Did you enjoy the sermon this morning asked the iandlady last Sunday of the star boarder. O, ves, very much,” ue replied promptly. “\What was the text!” “Idon't kuow.” “Why, Mr. Chinkley, how could vou enjoy the sérmon if you didn't know tho text!” 1 wasn't there, Mrs. Bifstake; pleaso pass me the butter.” The Lower Californian says a colored vreacher was holding forth down_thero re cently when two white men from Bath, Me., stopped wt tho door ana lookea in. The preacher saw them and said: “Come in, come in!" Then he turned to his audience and said: *“Their faces are white, brethren, but their hearts are as black as ours.” ‘The prayer of the Connecticut clereyman who said, “Oh Lord, we thank thee that thou art ortnodox.” has been equaled by an old lady in Salina, Kan, who prefaced her petition with: O, Lord, thou has probably read in the newspapers how thy day was desecrated yesterday.” Absurd as they appear, both utterances have the merit of proving the simple faith and swcerity of their authors (n a certain town two churches, a Meth odist aud a Baptist, were erected last year on tho same street, and in such close proximity that only a small residence separated them. ‘Phe respective pastors met one day, near their churches, whereupon the Baptist said to the Methodist, pointing to tho modest dwelling, *T feel sorry for that family living there between wind and water." - Dr. Birney cures catarri. ~——— S ON PROGRESS. Beo bldg. POLY A pneumatic shoe sole is new. St. Paul cars have letter boxes. No Sunday streot cars in Canada, St. Clair tunnel is 6,020 foot, long. Americau cars will be used on an English voad Watches in use number 150,973,873, A gas 1s made from wood and crude oil, Government mauagement has reduced railroad fares in Saxouy. ‘The screw in the fourth jewel wheel of a wateh is so small thata lagy’s thimble would hold 1,000,000 of them. Six “‘whaloback’ ships, of 6,000 tons each, are reported from London as having been advertisea for by the North German Lloyd line of steamers, Bids are to come from Europoau and Amorican builders. It is sup- posed that they are to be used for freight boats exclusively. A drainage tunnel, five miles long, is pro- posed at Leadville, Col., to furnish access to Iarge bodies of ore now out of tho reach of economic pumping. The estimated cost is §750,000, and the time for execution is placed ot ten years., Electricity: One of the most forcible tributes to tho genius of A m urican eleetricians that we bave heard of was paid by the hoad | of ono of the most prominent electrio lighting companies in the Uuited States by refusing 10 fill au order for more of & certain staple articlo than would last two mouths. Th reason he gave was that in that. period th whole system of incandescent lighting wigh | be completely revolutionized WORKERS 1N CHRIST'S CAUSE. Omaha's Church Peopls;and the Good They Aro Dying. —illia, SUCCESS OF EPISCOPALIAN HOSPITALS, How “‘Harvest Home' Was Celebrated at the Clarkson Memorial—Rev. Scott's Resignation—Pastors and Their People. “'he Clarkson Memorial hospital on Dodgo street near Eighteenth has recent been placed under the mauagement of the Sisters of the Midway Nursing nouse, London, Eng land, and 1t is now a model of neatness and i¢ thoroughly equipped as o first class hos pital for both children and adults. One week ago today the hospital was ap- propriately and solemnly dedicated by Bishop Worthington and the Episcopal clergy of the city in the presence of a large and influential assomblage of Omaha people who were deeply interested in the prosperity of the hospital. A large number of practical and valuable donations were mado that day to the hospital and a very deep iuterest was manifested by many of the foremost Churistian workers of the ity in the future of this worthy institu- tion. Sister Sarah was duly installed as the matron in charge. The lady came to Omaba with the highest recommendations and she evidently understands, thoroughly, how to conduct’ such an institution as that over which she now presides. She will have the assistance, in the near future, of threo trained nurses from the Cumberland hospital in Brooklyn, Sister Sarah s very much pleased with the manner in which some of the ladies of Owaba take hold of the helpless and un- happy little ones who come to the hospital and assist very generally in making the little ones comfortable and~ happy. Among tho many ladies who are so situated that they can devote some personal attention to the hospital, Miss Emma Hoagland, Miss Mary Williams and Miss Millard deserve special mention. A representative of Tk Ber was shown through the hospital last Thursday by the obliging and chicient matrou, The cieanli- ness and wholesomeness of the entire hos— pital from the first floor to the fourth was everewhere evident. There were sev- eral patients in the hospital and thoy all seemed to be re ingexcellent treatment, The ciarges for treatment and care at the Clark Memorial hospital aroyery reasonable, ranging from §7 to 20 a bed per week, de: pending upon the character of the room. All the paticnts receive exactly the same treatment, but S0meo of the wards are more cheerful and more expen- sively furnished than others. Children aro treated free of charge where their parents aro not able to pay anything for the medical services.required or_the accom- modations furnished. ‘PThe hospital seems to be entering upon an efa of greater usefuloess than that of the past. 1t is centratly located and first-class in everyvespect, It deserves the eariiest support of all good people in its field of uscfulness and great mission of mercy. Young Men Assoclation. Mr. Ober, secretary of the Young Men's Christian association, has prepared a list of newspapers and periodicals that will be added to the association library, The inten- tion is to make it the best reading room for current literature in the west. Especial care has been exercised to scoure a list of period- icals that will furnish mechanics and - labor- ing men with practical information upon their particular Jine of work. Following is the new fist that will be added to the library reading.room which is already well suppliea with newspapers and maga- zines: Dailies—Boston Herald, New York Mail and Express, Chicago Inter Ocean, Louis- ville Courier, Kausas City Times, Denver Times, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Cioveland Leader. Weeklies—Harpor's, Frank Loslie's, Life, Judge, Puck, London News, Christiau ‘Weekly, Curistian, London, Sunday School Times, Electrical World, Electrical Review, Pablic Opinion, Youth’s Companion, Sciea- tfic American, 'Scientific American 'S ment, Scientific American Builders, The American Machinist, Street Railway' Gazette. Monthlivs—Popular Science, Tho Ofice, Century, Harper's, Scribuar’s, Cosmopolitan, Outing, Chautauqlian, North 'American Ko view, New Eugland Magazine, The Young Man, Review of Keviews, Harver's Young People, Wide Awake, St. Nicholas, Bogs' Own Paper, Blacksmith and \Wheelwrignt, Golden Days, Home Journal, Locomotive Engineer, Physical Culture, Boysof Eng- land, Punch. Religionus Work and Workers. Bishop John P, Newman offered the prayer at the unveiling of ahe Grant monument in Chicago last week. The prayer in full ap- peared in _the Chicago papers. It was up to the standard of his eloquent supplications. mr. S. A, Hunes of New Jersey will ad- dress tho meeung at the Young Men’s stian association rooms today. Mr. Haines isa traveling man who gives his Sundays to religious work. He is chaplain of the Traveling Men's Protective asso tion. He has a fong lit of very entertaining lectures that he has given all over the country. The subjects are catchy and sug- gestivé such as: ““The Clean Way,” “The Blind Man” and *‘Lend a Hand.” The most important religious event of this week in Omaba will be the moeting of tho Nebraska synod at the Westminster Presvy- terian church. The syaod will convene on Tuesday afternoon and will probably last nearly o wi There will be an attendance of about 175 mivisters from their ficids of labor throughout tho state. The Young People’s Society of Chuistian Endeavor of Omatia expect to undertake the Herculean task of closing the Omaha Sunday theaters, *‘How do you expect to accomplish the de- sired result!” a Bre reporter usked one of the most zealous workers in the society. ““We shall first appoint a committee to wait upon the managers of the theators and ask them to closo their places of amusement on Sunday. If this requoest is mnot complied with we shall then see what can be done in a legal wayto stop the running of these places on Sunday nights, St. Mark’s Episcopai church, Florence, held a very beautiful and interesting Harvest Home service last Sunday. The church was haudsomely decorated with autuwmn folinge, vegetaoles, fruits aud cereals, and tho music was exceptionally find. The' many offerings both in mouey aud in fruits of the field and vineyard were all seut to the Clarkson Memo- rial hospital, Speaking of the removal or Rev. Willard Scott from Omaba to Chicaco the Advance, published in Chicage, hus this to say : “It is notaunew 'temark but a true one, that ecclesiastical sekishness is no better than uny other kind of selfishuess, and so it 15 par- ticularly pleasuant to note an instance where a strong city church, haviug found the man who seemed to all to'h¥ precisely the kind of minister they wantad, , before extending to him a call, appointed 4 committeo 1o go and talis the matter over, face to face fn & rignt orotherly way with, | iembers of the other chureh. ~ This was dene. The man has boen pastor of that church since its first organiza- tion till now, and it is_the largest church of the denomination iw.ikhe state. There was not a member, yowng or old, who willing to have him leave them. Nevertheless, on - the wholo, tak- ing lnto the account both churches ana Both cities, and the rightful desire of the ministor, still in kis early peime, to be used exhaustively in the Master's service, there might be suficiont reasons for his making the change. The conference on both sides was perfectly frank, as it was eminently Chris- tian, 'The result was, that in leaving thero to come here, he is enabled to leave in a way that accontuates only stronger than ever tho best apirit of unselfish cousecration he had been endeavoring teach and enforce. And so as a resultof doing the obviously Christian thing in the manifestly Christian” way, Rev. Willurd Scott, who Is'in a few days to sun- der his oficial connection church in Omaba and come to the South church, Chicago, of woich Dr. k. F. Wil- liams for twenty years was pastor, will do so under circumstances of peculiar pleasantness and promise. It is & good rule that works both ways with St. Mar RELIGIOUS. Pure Hyaciuthe, 1t is said, has bocome Theosophist, and will deliver leotures on his new faith, The American catholic church rolls §200,- 000 A year into the treasury of Leo XIIL in the form of Poter's Pen Dr. Phillips Brooks and Archbishop Ireland aro to address the pau-republic congress in Philadelphia on the 12th instant A decline in the membership of Quakers in sat Britain began avout the end of the last certury and continued until 1860, Since that time, however, there has boen an in crease of 100 or 200 per annum, and thero are now about 15,836 members of that socioty. Of the five clergymen who tried Rev. Howard MacQueary two voted for his ac quittal. It is‘a singular coincidonce that ono of these clorgymon, Rev. W. H. Gallagher, has just become' roctor of the KEpiscopal church in Saginaw, while Mr. MacQueary goes to the same town as tho pastor of the Universalist church, The fourteenth meeting of the Episcopal chuurch congress, which will meet in Wash- ington, D. C., November will b pre sided over by ex Senator Kdmunds. Among the topics of discussion are “Evelution and Theism,” “Sociulism,”* “Relation of the Clergy to Politic and Old Parochial Methods,” “Catnolic and Protestant Tendeu- cies in the Life of the Church,” “The Truo Policy of Diocesan Missions,” “Personal Re ligion.” Concerning the religious condition rope, as indicated by figures, the following facts are notoworthy: Tho population of Burope is 850,000,000, Of this total 165,000,000 are Roman Catholics, $0,000,000 aro ’rotes tacis, 80,00),000 belong to'the greek church, 5,000,000 are Jews and 5,000,000 sco Mobammedans, while the remainder aro unclassified. ' But the ‘“nominnls” in each class are significantly numer- ous. Italy with 51,000,000, Spain and Portu gal with 25,000,000 and ' Belgium with 6,000,- 000 are overwhelmingly Catholic. ‘In France out of 39,000,000 less than 1,000,000 are pro- testants. Austria contains some 37,000,000, of whom 12,000,000 are pon-Catholic. 1 Switzerland two-thirds of the 3,000,000 hold the reformed faith. The German empire counts 10,230,000 protestauts 1n_a total of 15,000,000, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the Netherlands, with a combined population 00,000, ave almost _solidly protestant, at Britain and | © protestant by 20,620,000, as against 5,640,000 Catholies. In > are 4,000,000 Catholics and 55,000 protestants. Russia and (ireece have ' population of 100,000,000, of whom two- thiras belong to the (ireck chureh. Dr. Birney cures catarrh, SHE WAS FRECKLED, But¥ow Has a Complexion Free From Any Blemish. Bee bldg. 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