Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 8, 1892, Page 4

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Btatoof Nebraska, 1 County of Douglas, | s George 13, Trachuck, sceretary of The Bee does sclemnly swear Tie DALY BRE 1802, was us fol- publishing company, tht the nctual eiredlation of for the week ending May 7, Tows: Sunduy. May 1., nday, May 2. T Tuesday, May 4 e Wednesduy, May 4....... hursday, May 5 i Friday, Miy 0 Baturday. May 2 crereeen 34,430 GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my prosence Ueis 7th day of May, A Dul BEAL N. Averaze Average Circulatio eI ————— riss CLANCARTY having failed to glido into Kugland’s best society upon hor premier tip-toes has joined a cluss of Indy horso racers and will try to ride in upon horseback. S7. PAUE has made the kindergarten a part of her public school system. St. Paul has sst Omaha an example which Omaha should some time sinco have >aul for emulation. offered St. T superintendent of the New York state lunatic asylum savs that the ex- citement whilo engaged in a game of baso ball has cured several patients. It scoms 1o both ways. Sane men ften become crazy over base ball. wor IN seire of the execrable weather of tho weekk Omaha’s cloaring house re- turns show an inerease of 3.3 per cent over the corresponding period of 1891, Omuha is rapidiy regaining hor vigor and can look with contidence into the future. IT SEEMS to be definitely settled by recent investigntion that the remains of Christopher Columbus repose in San Domingo. ence they were removed from Spain about 1541, If Chicago has any enterprise she will have those re- mains or some exactly liko them. Tne Salvation Army claims to have 9,000 braes bands. The trumpet and the big bass drum are rapidly wh themselves us means of grace. Noise has in all ages among ull peoples been rogarded usa more or less efficacious weapon with which to fight off the devil. Tue independent congressional con- vention in the Rifth district tendered W. A. McKoighan an unanimous re- nomination for cong which leads shoughtful people to remark that once more the seriptures have been fulfilled suy “‘ovil communications corrupt good manners.” ross, AN ENGLISH jury has found a verdict to the effect that a man who shot his wife three times when sho refused to live with him was excusable because he did it merely to frighten her. If the shooting had proved futal the jury would probubly have decided that the woman was unrousonably hard to scare. COLONEL INGERSOLL says that he Qas not read a nowspaper for three months. The colonel has always clnimed that ignorance is the mother of suporstition, and thut religion and suporstition are allied. If ho doesn’t read the newspapers bis luxuriant athe m will presently be in danger. A LArGEroll of bills in his inside cont pocket saved the life of a Chieago man the other day. He called another man a liar and a scoundrel, and the pis- %0l bullet thut came his way was imbed- ded in the roll of bills, doing no harm whatever to his person, and yet there aro men who go about wholly unprotect- ed by rolls of bills. NEBKASKA has 6,417 s which there are 833,115 children of achool age. Hor school property is valued at a trifle less than 7,000,000 and during the past year $3,350,517 were ox- pended in maintaining the schools. No wonder the percentage of illiteracy is lower in Nobraska than in any other state in the union, and no wonder the domoeratic party is in a hopeless mi- nority. chool distriets in I 1s an open question still whether Columbus was really the flvst white man that ever set foot on American soil. We veoture the prediction, however, that nobody will ever dave deny that Billy Bryan is the first man, white, black, yellow or speckled, that has ever propused to make the Plavte river nav- agable for stoamers, To him alone his- sory will accord the glory and renown of this colossal project, —_— THe week has been devoted to the delegates to the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church, and in apite of the most disagreeable weather possible in this climate at this season, the impression is very general® that the gueats have been pleased with the hos- pitality of our eitizens. Several of our prominent business men ara giving almost their eotiro time to the work of making the visitors happy. No courtesy is stinted and the howes of our best poople are cheerfully operod to the ministerial and Iay brethren. Omahais on her good behavior and thus far she hos maintained hersel! adwmirably. BEE. | DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC IN AME The patriotic American has an almost boundless faith in the future develop- ment of musical taste and culture in this ‘ountry. He may realize that there are great obstacles to bo overcome, but he profoundly es that the talent here and that under the stimulus of that all-pervading spirit of progress which distinguishes the American people it will in time assert itself, with results that will command the attention of the world. Some creditable achievement has already been made, and if the ad- vance has been slow there are valid rea- sons for it. Wo have been engaged in the practical task of croating a nation and of developing its material resources. Industrial and commercial enterprises have absorbed most of our attention, leaving little timo for the serious stud, of urt. There is still a very great deal to be done of a practical nature, but we have progressed 8o far in this direction that we may now begin to address ourselves to the work of artistic culture with greater interest and zoul. That this is tho tendency is apparent on every hand. A few yoars ago a putriotic and earnest woman, with unlimited confidence in the musical capabilities of the American people, organized a school of music in New York, drawing liberally upon her private fortune for the pur- pose and interesting a number ot persons of wealth in the enterprise, which has become n groat success and is doing a vast amount of good. Ilivery consider- able city 1n the country has one or more well-attended schools of music. The public demunds a higher standard of excellence than it was satisfied with formerly, and is bettor qualified to form w correct judgment. All this gives hope- ful promise of the future. in the May number of The Forwm Mr. Anton idl, an authority in musical matters, discusses in an exceedingly en- (ing way the subject of musical development in America. Ho says that notwithstanding all that has been said to the contrary the Americans area musical people, and that while their taste is still unformed it is naturally a good ono and is sure to grow in the right A, bol is cours direction. But it must Le properly cultivated, and he lays dosn the propo- sition that “no satisfactor artistic results can be achieved here, nor can Americn produce any nationai music, until opera is given in English.” Mr. Seidl looks forward to the timo when American composers shall pro- duce great operatic works of a distinctly original charneter weitten - tho ve naculas, but he believes that until that time comes such foreign works as are performed here should be translated into nglish. *“What wo need,” says Mr. Seidl, *18 Amorican opera given under American influences. This can e hrought about ouly by an elaborate and well organized system of musical education. We have plenty of good material for the muking of musicians, but this material is buried beneath the avmy of foreign artists who come annu- ally to our shores, and whom Americans have formed the habit of encouraging often simply beeause thoy are foreign- ers. Inorderto bring out this latent material, a school for opera should be estublished here.” Such a school, Mr. Seidi thinks, would be of inestimable advantage in keeping at home those young musictans who an- nually go abroad to study, and in en- couraging those to undertako a musical education who ar the deterr d from it by xpense which they would incur by vopean trainin The school should also be holpful to American composers by giving preference to operas written by Amevicans. Mr. Seidl concludes with the reassuring opinion that theve is no reason why America should not develop an individual musi art which should compare favorably with that of Ger- many or France or Italy, and urges that we should endeavor to expross our own natures, which is the only means of at- taining that highest und best of quali- ties. originality. A NATIONAL SANITARIUM. A joint resolution has been introduced in the senate looki to the establish ment of a national itarium for the treatment of pulmonary diseases. The iden is not a new one, but no direct stops in this dirvection have been taken be fore, and in view of the prevalence and fatality of consumption, bronchitis and kindred diseases of the lungs the proposition will doubtless awaken more than usual intorest. Physicians agree that eliniatic condi- tions are largely if not almost entirely responsible for tuberculosis. In most cases @ change from a damp to a dry climato gives relief unless the tissues are too much broken down by the disense before the change is made. Thousands of residents of Colorado, Californin, New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and ldaho attribute their robust health to tho climate and almost startle hearers with statements of the dangerous illness which drove them into these states and territories to save their lives. Many inhabitants of western Nobraska con- fidently assert that their existence has boen prolonged by removal from the humid cast. The resolution proposes to have a commission appointed by the president to seleet site upon public land for the sanitarium, The limitations of the resolution restriet the investigations to THE OMAHA DAILY the relation of climate to pulmonary dis- enses, but we do not expect the remain= ing idea of the resolution to meet with favor., —_——— THE ITINERANT, PAST AND PRESENT. The Methodist church has always been a frontier church. Its ministers are us- ually the first to visit mining camps, backwoods scttlements and other new communitios, Most men of fifty years can recall tho itinerant circuit rider of this denomination who came once in four weeks 1o preach in the log school house and to visit among the peopla for a day or Lwo. He came on horseback, with his hymnbook, bible, sermons and tracts in his snddlebags. To these Peter Cartwrights of early Methodism the grent west from the Alleghanies to the Pacific ocean owes great deal of the deep religious sentiment which po meated the otherwise rough Awmerican frontior settlements, The pioneer Methodist minister, the circuit rider, whose parish sometimes included hulf of what is now a pop- ulous state, endured hardships and suf fored ponury which would have dis- couraged loss zealous missionaries and driven weaklings from the field. Rid- ing through trackless forests, the tra eling preache lout serip or purse, his beloved family perhaps a hundred miles away, startled wild birds and wild animals, singing with a voico which later would electrify a camp- meeting or othor outdoor service: Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing My great Redecmer's praise, The glories of my God and King, The trinmpbs of His graoe. The forvor of his song would be ealled fronzy in these less demonstrative days. He preached universal salvation to those who necepted the word of the Lord, and hell-fire and damnation to those who 1 jected ity with a zeal and sincerity backed by intellectunil force and a personal magnetism which not infre- quently thvew his heavers into ecst: of happiness or agonies of despai I'ree race and instantancous conversion were no more rnestly expounded than the wrath to come. “Go preach my gospel,” saith the Lord, “Bid the whole world my grace receive; “He shall be saved who trusts my word, “He shali bo damned who won’t beliove.” “Amens™ loud and strong supported the earunest prayers for a “‘baptism of the Holy Ghost” and the electr hortations to sinners to “‘scek the Lord.™ Shours of joy and groans of anguish ex- were intermingled as the secke: guathered at the mourners’ pench and struggled for “the blessing.” It was not uncommon to witness such a *‘mighty manifestation of the spirit” as would stir both believers and unbelievers to the depths of their souls. The firmer were in the kingdom and safe, but woe to the sinner who might be in the compuny upon such oceasions. The very earth scemed 1o yawn for him and snch was the psychological powor of some of these preachers upon their fellow beings that scores of wicked men and women would fall in wortal terror on their faces and cry for help. On oceasions when every person on ths camp ground or in the rude chureh was deoply affectad, when *a pentecostal shower” was experienced, the minister stood at the gate of heaven. His hap- piness beamed from his countenance and his fuce seemed surrounded by a halo of preternatural glory as he sang: Mv God is reconciled, His pardoning voice I hear; Ho owns me for His child, 1 can no longer fear. The effect of the strong, joyous, con- fident tones was indescribable. Men and women would change their moans to cries of joy, and sinner after sinner would announce his conversion, while the brethren and sisters would shout “Bless God,” **Hallelujah,” “*Praise His holy name,” and **Amen.” The old fashioned revival is almost a thing of the past. The “shouting Meth- odist” is now a curiosity even to his brethren. The old fashioned preacher with his more than human zeal for the cause, ignorant, perhaps, but powerful, is either dead or ‘‘superannuated.” The camp meeting has been modernized nd its services mingle the intellectual with the spiritual. The great church has yielded slowly but surely to modern mfluenc nd is now as far removed in methods from the Salvation Army us primitive Methodism was removed from the more earnest of the Established churches of Great Britain, The rugged, illiterate backwoodsman has gone to make way for the polished scholar, and the four weeks circuit has been broken up by villages whoro at least ono sor- mon ver week is expected. The preacher no longer ‘*lines” out his hymus; a great pipe organ and a pro- centor or choir lead a congregation, supplied ,with both words and music and possessing the ability to “‘carry the tune” without help from the minister. l'imes have changed, the ministers have changed, the church has changed, but she remains aggressive, orthodox, dotermined, succossful and earnest, stronger, better and more powerful than ever, unquestionably the greatest of the evangelical denominations in all that can be included in the word great- est as appliod to an organization in- tended especially to benefit mankind here and hereafter. As the bishops said in their quadrenniai address, *“‘If theve is less zeal for the mint und anise and cumin, there is more charity and the territories and therefore either | bencficent activity with less of bigotry Utah, Arizona or New Mexico will be | and intolerance.” fuvored with the site if no wmendment [ The doctrines of the church are the is mado to its terms. Senator Gallin- | same as in the da of Wesley and es- ger's speoch upon the resolution contains | sentinlly unchanged from those ex- u mass of testimony as to the efticacy of | pounded by Arminius. There is no mi tho climate of the southwest, and pavtic- | understanding the Methodist creed. ularly New Mexico. This probably ex- plains why it is sought to confine the in vestigations to the territorie Be this as it muy, the public generally will be more interested in the investiga- tions of the committee than in carrying out the idea to the extent of erecting u sanitirium, 1t is entirely proper tofur- nish the citizens of the country with ac- curate and reliable wformation upon the relative advantages of difforont sec- tions in matters of health, but the gov- ernment cannot establish hospitals for consumptives. The funotions of the governwent ond when the information is secured. We hope the resolution will awaken interest emotgh to start u soarching, scientific iuvestigation iuto Individual conscience canvot excuse it- solf by misinterpreting the rules and rogulations. A man is either saved or ho is lost. There is no midway condi- tion which will mitigate the horrors of perdition or permit the individual to snenk into heaven. Methodism stands overywhere for positive Christianity. It careies its spiritual beliefs into busi ness, social und political tife and de- mands that the membership shall be soparate from those who ““do not the works of the Master.” Mothodism is tireloss as well as aggressive, and its followers are us loyal to the bishop and the preacher as a Romanist to the pope and the priest The Methodist prea or of today is BEE: NDAY iko his cffirch. do not mold The churel Methodist preachers the thought of the church, to molds them. Loyalty his denomingtion is as fixed a principlo the aposties’ creed. Nex . after his love of God aggl the church tho bishop is the apple of Hs eye. His parishioners are his brothdys and sistors and their spiritual welfare is his earnest, constant responsibility. A welcome visitor in the houses of the faithful, ho is dreaded by those who'may have heen derelict in their religious dutics. A foo to overy- thing which is evil in its tendencies, ho commands the respoct of the good peo- ple of a community and his presenco forces viee to hide its hideous hoad. His views are frank and dogmatic. Wrong iswrong; right is right, and tho one is in eternal conflict with the other. Evil must be rebuked wherever found, re- gardless of timo, circumstances or con- ventionalities The *‘economy” of his church muakes him sure of a parish or “charge” o long as his conduct is up- right, and he preaches with as much zeal in a sod schoolhouse for $300 a year as in an elegant city church for $5,000. He nover doubts his “call to proach”, no matter what misgivings his people may harbor. In fact a Methodist prescher never doubts; he always belicves or knows, Oun acquaintance hoe is found to be genial, even jolly, but not frivolous. He does not hesitate n moment to tell you that no oceupation is so high, holy honorable or useful as that of preaching the Methodist gospel. He moves cheer- fully from one charge to another at the behest of the bishop and takes pride in the splendid efficiency of the Methodist *form of discipline.” Ridicule does not disturb him and he never evades a con- tention on a controverted topie. He is about the happiost man on earth and he seeks only for sou Earth is not his home: he is merely a sojourncr here. His sentiment is well expressed in his favorite hymn: Perish evory fond ambition, All I'vo sought and hoped and known Yot how rich is my condition, God and heaven are still my own. Tt is theso characteristics and this zeal which make a talented, popular, well ducated young man cheerfully accept licenso to wander about from place to place at the direction of his presiding elder and bishop. Ie is a unique indi- vidual, this ideal Methodist preacher, who is beloved by his people, welcomed in the homes of “members of a former chargo” and respected by everybody for his sincerity, industry and influence. FOOD ADULTERATION One of the mest interesting and vaiu- able reports recently issued from the Agricultural ddgpartment relates to the character and extent of food adultera- tions in the United States. The inves- tigation was ordered by an act of the last congress, which required that it bo ox- tended to all jurticles taken into the human stomach. The importance of such an inquiry will not be guestioned, and while the ‘results do not show so alarming a condition of affairs as might have been supposed to exist, in view of the fact that preveative.legislation 1s not so general nor so well enforced as it should be, the extent to which adualtera- tion is practiced is so greatas to warrant the belief that the great majority of consumers rarcly obtain strictly pure articles of the kinds which will admit of being adulterated. he report states that it is undoubt- edly safe to estimate that at least 15 per cent of the entire food product aduiterated in one form or another. Fortunately, however, the character of the adulterations used is gencrally harmless except from a financial stand- point. Were tho case otherwise -the damage donoe to the public health would be alarmingly great. While commercial frauds are the rule, it is proven that there aro many cases where ill health and even death follow the use of articles poisoned with pigments, acids, tin, rancid oils and other injurious com- modities which are used to cheapen or render more attractive the article sold. The most harmful adulterations arc used in drugs, by which the very element of strength upon which the physician r lies to save life is often extracted, left out, or diluted until it becomes a matter of grave doubt whether a prescription voally coutanins what is ordered hy the physician. The various decoctions, says the report, aftor being doctored with fusil oil, acids, ether, chloroform and other drugs usualiy soid for stimulants and boverages, ave undoubtedly the cause of many diseases, resulting not infre- quently in death. That they increase drunkenness is an admitted fact, impairing the intelicet and creating an unnatural thirst, which leads the user to greater excesses in his desire to destroy the effects of the poisons taken into the system, A complete list of adulterated articles would embrace nearly everything of daily consumption as food. An immense trade is done in impure coffee; every character of spices is adulterated with a great variety of {hings; pulverized and brown sugar oiten coutains tlour, starch, sand, bean dust ‘and other foreign in- grodients, some lavmless and some not, but at any rate a cheat; molasses, honey. jams and jellies, cocon and chocolate, and a great variéty of other articles, are subjected o mosd or less adulteration. Many of the states have laws reluting to foods and beverages, and whore these are properly enforced the sulo of udul- terated articlos is comparatively small, but until all thé states have such laws and enforce thepp, or thore is national legislation or: thg subject, the adultora- tion of food and drugs will continuc, The laws of Nebraska prohibit the adulteration of liquors and drugs, bul they are not enforced, and this is lurgely true of the laws of other states relating to food and drug adulteration, The evil is believed to be remediable if the people desire to remedy it, but hitherto the public has not munifested that con- cern about the matter which its portance demands, OMAHA’S charitivs bave never in better hands than now and never per- formed better servi to the needy. The co-operative charities, which in- cludes the city mission and works in conjunction with other organizitions and the board of county commissioners, hus s0 effectually systematized the good work to which it is directed that wo MAY 8 1892 XTEEN PAGES worthy person noed suffer. The recent nization called the Omaha Boys and Girls Employment ation has entered tpon a branch of sorvies to this assoc points, namely, that the curtain was down when the firo broke out, and that the flamos instantaneousty piercod 1t and swept across the ceiling of the audience room. Lf the cur- : Ay tain was mado of asbostos it was of no avail community which deserves encourage- | g GO R 2 TR H e s, An mont. 1t will bo auxiliary niso to tho | el H8 Ebreee O e n groat safe- co-operativa charities. Already e1ght | guard for n theater. Itstould fit iuto a solid boys have been sent out to homes in the country, whore they will ba under good influences and ba taught the useful in- dustry of farming. Employment doos more tomake good men out of active and porhaps vicious boys and girls than the poor house or other public and pri- vate assistance in cash, clothing, shelter or food. There are many widowed or deserted mothers in this city who ean be made self-supporting if theic little ones are given homes. This oxcellent socioty, under the management of somo of our best citizens following lines laid down by Colonel Hogeland, is engaged it the work of providing homes for chil- dren, small and large, who need them, and thus saving them from tho slums. THE BEE hopes every charitably dis- posed citizon will lend a hand to the Omaha Boys and Girls Home and Em- ployment association, THOSE who know Mr. Joseph Jeffer son only as the foremost comedian of the English-speaking stage are but haif in- formed regarding his talents. He is also an artist whose paintings entitle him to hardly less distinction than his acting, and his enthusiasm and devotion in this divection is quito as ardent as that which brought him his brilliant success on the stage. Mr, Jefferson has recently completed a picture of which an eastern art journal speaks in terms of hearty commendation, It represents n mountain brook, brawling in cascades over its rocky bed, through a forest, and it is deseribed as strong in color, vigor- ously drawn and broadly executod. The art journal remarks that there can be no quostion that Joseph Jefferson as a painter would have paralleled Jjoseph Jefforson as an actor had he fostered thoe one gift as he has the other, and cer- tainly greater praiso of his work with the brush could not be spoken. It may be interesting to observe that the dis tinguished actor and artist has liternry qualifications of n superior order, s was vocontly shown in an admirable lecturo on elocution to students of Yale col- lego. The American stage will lose one of its most brilliant lights when Mr. Jefferson retires, but the promise is that the time for thuat is still remote. NO MAN can long be secure in the possession of knowledge that is import- ant to the world, and it is likely that the public will sooner or later be made acquainted with the secrot of Dr. Keeley's trentment for dipsomania; but in any ovent there will bo plenty of remedies offered to the victims of the alcohol habit now that there is a gon- eral belief in the possibility of cure. The latest candidate for faine in this branch of discov is Dr. Robert A. Kitto of tacine, Wis., who professes to huve found a means by which drunkenness may be cared in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred. The sincerity and disinter- estedness of Dr. Kitto are attested by the fact that he has made his formula public for the benefit of all who may wish to use it. He has perfeet faith in the efficacy of his remedy in all en where there is “a desire on the part of the person taking it to be cured.” And herein lies the difficulty. Lot some one invent a remedy that will take hold upon the moral nature of man. PORTLAND, Ore., will entertain the Presbyterian general assembly during the last two weeks of this month. Ira- ternal greetings will undoubtedly be ex- changed between the Methodist general conference and the assembly. The op- portunity should be accepted by Omaha and Portland to congratulate each other, the former city because the Methodists have moved half way across the conti- nent with their quadrennial meeting and the latter because the Presbyteri- ans having five years ago enjoyed the hospitality of Omaha have ventured to lead the way for great national conven tions on the Pacific coast. Tne Bee the next general conference of the Methodists will be held in Los Angeles, co or Portland. We want these eminent religious people to know from observation and experience what a magnificent country America is. s Avrrnovat slavery is dead and the war is over the two greatest branches of Methodism, alike in everything but polities and geography, hold aloof from each other. The Methodist Ipisconal church has 2,400,000 members, the Mothodist Episcopal Chureh South just half as many. A union of these two de- nominations would make the dated organization a wonderful power in Awmerici, onsoli- Lot Well Enough Alon Philadelphia Times For the United States to aunex the Sand- wich islands as suggestod s in u line with that weakness known as wauting the earib We've got tho best part of it as it is - Gooa Luw and Sease, Philadelphia Record. The supreme court of the Uaited States has decided that earrying goods between two noints in the same state over @ route which pusses through u part of anothier state does not constitute interstate comns A and Comn Ol eago News I'hie prod of the law should bo applied to the Iteading combine. 1f it is possible to levy Laxes o tho people Lo suit the necessi ties of & bankrupt railroad company there is uo furcher need of cumbering the statute ook with laws against trusti, Lot the coal trust be treated as uny less pretentious mis creant would be troated Conde ded, Philadelphics Ingirer We repeat, the iteading consolidation was forced by circumstances. IL was combina tion or ruin, Meantme tho howl from Now York and New Englaud wiil not affect | sylvapians, Coal is bewg sold ata p for the first time i yea and the Readiug security holders are swiliug. It busiuess policy. A Uncloss Firehreak. New York Tribune ‘Tne drop curtain of the Central thote: described in one of the Pbiladelphia jour: als as baving been made of lire proof us! estos. If this statement be correct, it ind'cats ihe worthlessness of the material as a safoguard against five. The evideuce regardiag tho spread of the flames 1s conflicting, but there is subetantial agreement on at least two is sound | brick wall dividing tho s ago from the audi torium, and it should be carried above the curtain to the ruof of the theater. il Sl A Happy Snggestion, Boston Globe. General Grant's tomb has roached the cor vor stono stago, but §150,000 more are called for to complote the great structure. It is suggestod, now that it is too late, that the list of New York millionaires who have never contributed a cent to the monument ought 10 havo been placed in the collection bencuth the corner stone, —_———— COMMENT ON THE CONFERENCE, Boston Globo: Our Methodist brathron appear to be able to make quite as noisy and turbulent a conclave as congress itself in a imo of storm and stress in politic Chicago Hernld: Although it is as hard for our Methodist brethron at Umaha to ve quiet as for a camel to thread tho postern of w needle’s oye, they are reduced to instant peace (and adjournment) by that “tocsin of the soul, the ainner bell,” after utter failuro by the provident chairman's trunkful of gavels, Liko the anglican Sidnoy, the Wes- lavan does not believe in fighting for the Lord on an empty stomach—unless it bo some other follow's. Tho brothren at Omaha are men first aud occlosiastics afterwards. Philadelphin Record: Tho “woman ques tion" will be ono of tho liveliost subjects pressing for cousidoration in tho Mothodist t3piscopal Genoral conference, now in sossion at Omaha. So far as the judgment of tho churches has founa expression, tho east 18 obposed to makine women eligible to mom- borship in the conference, whilo the wost is in favor of it. Wuy there should be any division on sectional liues it is aifficult to discern. It is likely that tho sox will mako some hoadway with thoir demand, but scarcely probable that thoy wi'l this year ob- tain all they ask for, Philadolphia Ledger: The meetings of the annual conforences have proved that a ma jority of Mothodists are in favor of the ad- mission of women as delogates, but as a three-fourths vote 1s necessary to rendor them eligiblo theie acceptanco appears doubtful. "The opposition, though i the mi- has gained considerable strougth by dorship of Dr. J. M. Buckley, the edi torof the Now York Christian Advocate. His most reasonable objections, which wero outlined in Saturday’s Lodger, are that tho admission of women will cause’ a spiit in the hithierto undivided ranks of the church: that women are not aduptuble for participation in a geucral confercnce, and that the movement tends to bring women into the ministry. rom u goneral point of view, howover, the efly whole matter is ch important as a te case—whether a majority of the general con ference shall throw aside the oarrier three-fourths vote and attempt to legislato for the whole Methodist community. The matter 18 not one to bo treated with” levity, and as a wholo month is to ve devoted to the business of the convention should not bo da cided in basto, Philadeiphia Times: The Methodist lay- men nave sccured part of what they went after at Omaba. They wanted cqual repre- sentation iu the genoral conforence—they number only a little more than one-third of that body now—and they wanted to sit by themsclves so that thoy could act in unison 1f necessary, iustead of being scattered among the proachors, tho most of whom aro well known to the presiding officer, so that the preachers gen- erally socuro recognition when a layman arises to speak. I'o make the tirst part of their demand effective they mot on Saturday and under the load of Postmaster Field and a few others they agreed upon their plan of action, made their demand on Monday moru ing immediately aftor the conference was de- clared open for business aud refused to bo put aside until they were given the separate recognition for which they usked. Whether thoir first victory—being given a chance to ak, voto and bo recognized separately - hadows that the laymen will be accorded their more important, demand of 1 ropre- sentation with the preachors remains to be soon. The chances are that it does, as the vote of Monday shows that a large numuer of tho preachers aro in accord with the lay men. T'h not strange. Apart from the justice of their contention, the laymen of the Omaha gathering aro a forceful lot of wen, the most capable representatives of the great Methodist bod, v - The Tour of Earope. Mrs. C. Boglish Villiot of 473 Fourth ave- nue, New York, will sail for Europe in tho part of June. Those who desire to place three or four young ladies or gentlemen under the indi- vidual care aud guidance of a lady of good character and high social standing in New York, possessing all the essential qualifica- tions necessary to make a Kuropesn tour beth instructive and agreeable, will find this & rare opportunity. Besides veing an accomptished linguist Mrs, Villiot has made a special study of art, uud having alroady mado numerous tou overy Eurovean country, a tour und chaveronage would be exceedingly beneficial, viewed either from an urt or educationul { standpoint. | The estimated cost_of such & tour, taking in Englaund, France, Belgium, tho Rhino and Switzerland, including first-class passage from New York to karope and all traveling expenses iu ISurope, also including the very of the | best hotel accommodations, foes and of incidental exponses that would bo necosss rily incurred in A tour Iasting from the firs part of Jure until tho middlo of Septomvor, would bo $1,000, Amplo refaronces can bo furnished by {rominent ladies and gentlemen in Now York, Boston and elsewhore, and also by Mz, Fdward Rosewator, editor of Tk Osana 1y el e SOME TRUE WORDS SPOKEN IN JEST 3 Paradoxionl though it seoms, a man who is 1 st of w Chaataoua cirelo conmposod o Iy of young Indies absorbs considerabiy niss=information The tolephone, according to tho Atehis i Globe, {s an arangement by which two uin can 116 to each othor without becom!ng fused Sinith's Month Snodgrass Judgo of lquor? Is Staggers a Snively L think ho must be. He punisies 4 groat doai of it Now York Sun: am glad to ses y on your feet agaln, Mr Borrows.' < Miss Purslaw graciously, “You looked very bad Iast time L saw you. Arslnw. Where o st b mistakon, Miss I Borrows. “Ihave never beon il YOU 806 Mo last?” ou wero in the park a - horseback Pharmaceutionl Era: “Bo sure to shake he foro taking." safd the drugaist as he handed his customor a bottle of aguo cure “Lalwaysdo," replied the customer grimly SUNDRY REFLECTIONS Aew York Hevald A rolling van gathers much varnish Matdens may no longer bo wooed by tales of moving neoidonts The time which tries men's souls is probably when stray tacks are plentiful ) protectionists havo yot it wpon tho happy argument that upon the removal of tacks carpets como up. On ¥ In his selt-rospoct and movo to Brooklvi—-provided he has formorly resided in hoboken. 1f you happen to own a white cat Tt will Lo in the coal by the hour; Whilo if it's us black as your hit, Be assured 1t will get in the flour, Washinzton Star: A dozth dealing agont= the life insurance man. Yarmouth Register: Poople goneraily do not hanker after chunwes in the fashion of clothes, but thero are few who do not feel that somo el in the pockets of garments is a goud thing now and then Philadelphia Times: Truo tothe naturo of the bLeast. many a man who in his time has Cast sheep's oyes at a protty giel has after- wards had the woo! pulled over them New York i Dr. Poundtext ¢ wast Jumpuppe—Ile was chased out of i for teaching the golden ruio in u silver Jasper—Why did Rev staty Boston Gazette: Tune fs monoy sny And we have often obsorved that it tikes a kood deal of money 1o have a good time, thoy Pharmacentical novle aniial do yo Dusinoss? : First Deammor—What Uiink best roprescuts o Secont Deammor—Give it up. First Drammer—Wh the lie-on, of course. ———— SQUELCHE ) By THE POPE, Arehbishop Treland's School Seheme d by the Head of the Chur New Youk, May 7.—Archbishop Corrigan has received a cable dispateh from Romo saying: “Iaribault system condomued. spe- cial case reseryed.” This means the causo which Archbistop Ireland ehampioned, and whose advancement was one of the objects of t1s journey o Rome, is put under tho bau by tho pope. “The so-callod Faribault system removes ail insignia of roligion from parocnial schools and rexders the coursoof instruction entirely ecular until the close of the rogular exe cises, when the Catholic children remain for religious instruction, while the Protestunts go away. This system originated in the Cathotie parochial school of Faribauit, Minn., which was put under the direction of tho village board,its expenses being defrayed by the vilinge. Archbishop Ircland liked tho plan and proposed to extend it to other in bis archdiocese. The decision of v _refusirg the introduction of the Scheme will mako the plan a failure. Archbistiop Corrigan expacts o rocoive tho 1ull text of the decision by mail within ten duys or a fortuight. Burint of 1. L. The funeral of the late H. 1 held at his residence, 2020 Tharsday ufternoon. At 1:0 Rav. John Willisms of St, Barnabas read prayers in the presence of the family and near friends, At2 o'cloci the Masons took charge of tho remains and conveved them to Forest Lawn cemetery, where their very impressive burial servico was performed and the iast rite man Pays Lo man was vaid. Ploral designs from” the emploves of the auditor of passenger accounts aad freight auditor’s oftico of the Union Pacific railway, the ropublican league aud Councit A. M. K. S. No. 6, wero very beautiful, Also many offerings from dear friends 0f tho family which were ighly approciatod. ————— Southern Baptists in Sexston, Seward, Seward was Burt street, AtiaNta, Ga., May 7.—The southern Bap tists’ convontion convened yesterday m:x)/ 1,500 delegates, The address of welcor was delivered by Governor Northern and tho following officers wero elected : Prosiopnt, Joha Haraldon of Alabama; vice presidents, John Lovering of Baltimore, Governor W. J Northeru of Georgia, Governor Eaglo of Arkansss, and Hon. L. L. Fostor of Texas; secreturies, Munuing Burrows of Georgia, J. Gregory of Kentueky; troasuver. Norton of Largest (S = §3ROWNING, K| & CO. Manufacturers and Clothing in the World On account of Recent Rains--- Louisiana Revailors ot cutaway, them. ive our eaployes thelr evenln At iihl o, oxcept Saturdays We've put nearly 400 suits on the N, R ’front all our own make, nicely trimmed, in light or dark colors; plain or mi -assimeres, with choice of either sack or |1 L0y ed o) % % ) » £c) You'll acknowledge they're ™ | 2 worth a good deal more when you sce Mail orders filled. =5 e ) counter, sc- | lected from 30 or S more different lot E"fir— . . [ in the stock which L we'll close out this week,some of them |} at $7.00, some at TETSE I3l $8.50, others at $10 [4f] ~ 1695 L and still others at 7, ! $12.50, They're |~ 4 —r S\