Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 4, 1894, Page 5

THE OMAHA THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WORTH YET TO SELL Before we can Stop this SXACRIKNICK, DA 1LY BEE: FALCONER'S COST CASH B NDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1894-SIXTEEN PAGES. SALE. , g, ~, 5 /4'04) We will continue our GREAT COST CASH SALE. We can not stop it now; we must go on. January business was large. In fact, the largest January we ever had, but it failed to bring down our mammoth stock to its right proportions, This month we will force it down at ANY SACRIFICE. Every quotation below is less than cost. Note our specials in Curtains, our specials in Dress Goods, Silks, Linens, Wrappers, Hosiery, Underwear, Embroideries, etc., etc.. and remember that cverything else goes at cost. Wool Dress Goods Under Cost. Creat House Clearing It goods were over slaughtered at Tomorrow we inaugurate a 8ale of Dress Goods: a sale this is tho one, Only 75c a Yard. Dross Goods that 30 d 21, For Rich Novel 81.76 n yord, w but come Monday. of high cluss dress goods ever made. Only 39c¢ a Yard, For 40-inch all-wool French Albatrosses in all the evening tints; Only 69c a Yard. g ty all-wool French Serge, 46 inch v ounble ss goldidol Wil be sncrificed Monday at reduced from 60c. quality; staple o8 a gold dollar. 69c a yard. These few samples are grand and cannot be overlooked. d, wero 81.% This is the most astonish -~ this department. first choice. ago tha prices were a yard. Don’t wait, ng reduction sale to 87e. 08 wide; the $1.00 ue for the moncy Remember all other Dress Goods go at ACTUAL COST. We will scll an elegant line of silks in black and colors, worth at least 31, LININGS. 50 pieces 20c quality Black Back Fancy Walst Linings, go on sale Monday at 14¢. 100 piece 8c a yard for Monday. Curtains '’ e UNDER GOST s Curtains Hundrods of pairs of curtains tomorrow ut LESS than Manufacturer’s Cost. Curtains 58c per Pair. Nottingham lace curtatns, full lmporial, 8 yards long, 45 and 48 Inches wide. positively worth from #1.25 to 8L50; In this sale 3% per palr. Curtains 98c per Pair. Nottinghanrlace curtains in [rish point and Brussells Ince offects, 3 and 3% yards lonz, 50 to54 fnches wide, regular $.0) curtalns, in this sale 98¢ per valr. $2.50 Lace Curtains $1.29. $4 and $5 Lace Curtains, $1.98. N. B. FALCONEKER, 1505=-7-O Crinoline worth 12}c—blacks and slates—go at Black Peau de Soio. Japaneso creve, light blue, white, worth up to $1.00, Rouge, natural color and gray. wble made for w Always sells for 50c and G0c. Silk Under Cost. On_Monday we nre going to give you unheard of bargains in Read the following and be on hand early to get BC: At 37 light yellow and The most ts and house dresses. | At 87%c. 0, including: All Worth Black gros grain, Millinery Under Cost. CIVEN AWAY With every purchase of one doilar or over, in this department, one un- trimmed felt hat. One lot fancy feathers, birds, wings and ostrich tips, your choice for 25c. Lot No. 1—Your choice of trimmed hats from $4.50 to 0 2.49. Lot No. 2—Your trimmed hats from $1.29. Gloves and Mittens Under Cost. Infants all wool mwittens at G a pair. Children’s all wool mittens go Mon- day at 10cto 25¢ a pair, according to size. Gent’s gloves and wool mittens at 48c ir, % ?j:\dios' and gent’s kid mittens, Mon- day 48c a pair. nice for choice of nice $2.50 to $5.00 for Black and colored Faille Francaise, Black, 24-inch surah. Colored bengaline, And faney colored brocade. §1.60 A Yar Leather Goods Sale. Idren's coin purses 8 1-jc. French ealf purses with nickel frames | ‘ancy Calf leathor an’ don lined, worth 23 Monday wt 1 One lot of purses und poeket book combin tion In seal, douzols and Russin leathers, kid linod, worth 35 10 50c, Monday choice ut olid leather pocket books and card cuse comblnations, worth 300 to 85c. Monday this speolui line at . Real se; Monday at and dongolu poeket books and card tions, worth #1,25 t0$1.50 z0 Mon- day at 03¢, CHATELAIN'S SHOPPING BAGS and GRIPS. Solld leather Chatelain bags at 2c. e Onateluin’s go Monday nt 4c. Realsoul Chate ain's worth 31.25 to 3130, Mon- day O8e. SI“’PD‘HZ bags worth #1.25 at 63c. Seal lenther shopping bags with heavy siik tops worth £400 ut §2.4). The best seal b axd 34,00, Monday 81| Travelinz bags nnd «rips at cost. Traveling bugs at Solld leather trave! 2 #3.00, at #1.45. Henvy Sole leathor zrips all brass trimmed allslik lined, worth #3.50 o, 0 to worth §7.00 to $10.00, #1.00 Monday. TEMPTATION A line of plain and fizured chinas, worth up | MONDAY ine of plain and figzured chinas, worth up STARES YOU IN THE FACE ONLY 37ic YARD. BLACK DRESS (00D UNDER COST. No use trying, You can’t resist it HERE IT IS: 54-inch Panama Serge, S4=inch Gibraltar Cheviot, (They are the $1.50 qualities), MONDAY ONLY 87ic A YARD. APRONS 290 ’ Wo Unloat Our Aproas. Our entire line of white aprons, Z ! ginxl aprons. black in i m 40 to toe. 962 SKDH¥«Y Corsets 38c. A bexutiful corset in white and gray, perfect fitting, wotth 60c, only 38c. Corse s 580. The dundy corsets in fast black, a per- fect fit, worth 31.U0, only 58c. Corsets 78c. 3 A complete line of the Model Form, Dr. Warner’s Hoalth, the H. S. 819 and the C. B. 2 all worth from $1.25 to $2.25; your choice.only 78c. Corsets $1.39. ¢ Only a few, mostly large size in the I. C. 540-534, . P.jthe J. B. No. 116, the H. S. 930—spoon; busk, in black, white and gray; worth from $2.50 to $3.25; Our lines ure eompleto and we only ’cl\n'_v the best. Visit this department. vour choice only $1.39. | Doug MONDAY and TUESDAY, Hose Under Cost. To Clean Up. About 1,000 pairs of men's fine Merino, all wool, lisle tnread and sland cotton hose that we regularly sold at 25, 35¢ to We will place themall in one lot at 1540 @ puir. Boys’ Waists att Price. Allour Madras cioth, Cheviot sna flannel walists for boys, that are usually sold at from 00 to 3150, will be placed on our counters at each. They are all good sty cs and sizes. You should not miss seeing them. Just % price. Oddsand Ends of Men’s Un- derwear. We pl on sale about 500 pleces of fine M 1o, haavy cotton and 1 wool shirts and drawers that usuall, #L0)and $L.5) (slightly solled), at d0c a garment. Only 2 suits (0 a customer. Fleece Lined and Cashmere Hose. n ludles' extra fine quality of medium welght, fleeco lined, onyx dyed nd all wool ribbed hose. Qualities that conld not be duplicatea for less than 50¢ ‘L" 65¢. On Monday they all go in one lot at a0, Children’s All Wool Hose. Allour chiliren's heavy fleeco Iined and all wool ribbed and plain hose will be thrown into one lot at 19¢ u pair, Actual vatue, 2¢, die to 50, Ilas St. Jackets, FACKETS UNDER COST SALE. We hav frock coat. for early spri black or navy blue. Pox worth $15.00, and $14.50 Gilbert fast black sateen wrappers, all now torns, regular value $4,0 just received the new Paddock, or doublo breasted ng woar, made with a sweop skirt, colors * Monday we offer these coits at $0.95, worth $22,00. and choleo pat- 0, Monday’s prico only ach. Wo aro selling tho best indigo blue wrapper, ready made, $1.50 quality for $1.00 each. Our lot of children’s colors gray and tan, $8.50, $0.00. $9.50, choice at $5.00 each. and $22.00, Monday only Marten fur capes worth rman beaver cap Coony capes worf Astrachan capes worth . Ladies’ Winter Underwear About 50 dozen ladies’ jersey ribbed, f-wool, heavy all covton and heayy plain all wool shirts and drawers that all originally sold at 8100 to $1.50 each. They all go in one lot on Monday at arment. Now designs of indigo prints, regular 1. ico style of colored prints, regular 8ke. for 3ic. Apron check gingham, regular 8o, for He. Dress for s Cream outing flannel, regular 10c, for 5c. Turkey red fancy outing, regular 15, for 10c. . Fleece-lined cachmere, regular 15c, stylo gingham, regular 10c, for 124c. All other goods at cost. THE PROBLEM OF CHARITY Individual Responsibility in Caring for the Unfortunate. SUCCESSFUL AGENCIES TO THAT END The Duty of the Citizen and the Churches— Providing Work the Most Satls- factory to the Helped and the Helper. Dr. Lyman Abbost, the distinguished pas- tor of Plymouth church, Brooklyn, discusses m the Forum “The Personal Problem of Charity” as follows: . My object in this article 15 an unambitious one. It isnot to prescribe a cure for pov- erty, or even a remedy for tha present dis- tress. Itisnot to propose uny comprehen- sive plans for the employment of the thou- sands who are out of work, or for their re- lief by new methods of organized charity. The article grows out of my own experience. There must be many like myself, who have but a small surplus of either money, time, or energy to devote to the problem of the un- employed ; not enough to form any plans for its solution, or even to co-operate, to any great extent, in the plams which others, with more wisdom or more leisure, or both, are able to form, but who yet can contrive, by wise economies, to secure a little money, a little time, a little vital force which they would like to vse for the benefit of others less happily situated than themselves. On this personal problem I have pondered somo- what, and the result of these ponderings I sot down here, much as one might do in his own commonplace book. The unprosperous aad dependent may be roughly divided into three classes, although the classitication, as in all cases of vital phenomena, is imperfect, and the classes merge into one another. There are first the really helpless and incompetent—little chil- dren deprived by death, or worse than death —of parental care, idiots und insane, hope- less .nvalids, the blind, the deaf, the crippled. Some of these, despite their dis- advantages, care for themselves; others aro cared for by individual friends, still others in hospitals and asylums, while a few use their misfortunes as their capital, and to atd whem in their chosen profession of beggar, and so belong to the second class. COLLEOTING AN IMAGINARY DEBT. This sccond class inoludes those who are able but unwilling to work; they beliove that the wovld owes them a living, and they devote themsolves to collecting the debt, They are perfectly contented to be carried, and ail their littlo energy is devoted to find- ing some one to carry them. They would rather live in laziness with a 10-cent bed in 8 lodging house, a H-cent cup of coffee and roll for breakfast, free soup for dinner and whisky between times for fuel, thun work ana earn a deceut living. ‘These ave the tramps and vagrants that infest our streets, crowd the freo soup houses, imploro the passer-by for money wherewith to purchase a raitroad ticket to the noxt town, or occasionally ask at the front door for work, only to find an excel- lent excuse for not doing the work if by any chance it is offered to them. Some years 8g0, at our country houso, wo were visited by a procession of ‘tramps, pathetically im- ploring work. We wanted a new cistern, got ready to give them work, offered a job any applicant—and the procession myste- iously ceased. Our neighbors had as many applications for work as before, but we had none. The third class is made up of men and wowen who aro willing to_work but unable to find an opportnnity. There can be no quostion that at the present time thisis a lavge class, and it is likely to grow ntly larger throughout the winter. There are in the community—and have been i ages and all communijies—a large class of men who are entirely competent to do work which is provided for them, but utterly incompetent to provide themselves with work. Such a man, if you find him the piece of ground, the utensils, the seed, and the markets for his products, will raise the gar- den truck, but hie cannot pitch on the proper place, determine what to raise, nor find o purchaser for his produce. There are many so-called ‘‘skillea workmen,” who can do one thing well; but if a timo comes when the community no longer wants that one thing, they are in distress, To the question, “Why stand ye here idle? such men give the auswerof their proto- types in the parable: ‘‘Because no man hath hived us.” A SAMPLE WORKER. 1 have a neighbor at my country home who T suppose never earned over $1.75 a day. who hasa family of six or seven childfen, all well clothed, fed and housed, and—thanks to the public school system—educated; and whose home is paid for out of his earnings. Tdoubt whether he was over idlea day n his ife. If the mill stops running he gots a Job at the brick yard. If the brick yard dis- charges its men he gets a chance in some- boly’s garaen. If everything else fails he has'a hand loom and weaves rag carpets, which are ready for sale when the season comes rouod. And he is rarely overstocied. 1 have another neighbor, whose earnings have never been any larger, who has brought up a family of children, and now m his old ago has enough to ensure him and his wife a comfortable maintenauce. But when he was working in the brick yards he tells me he kent two purses—a summer and a winter purse—and divided his wages each weok equally between the two, so that when fall came oa he hau a full purse to carry him through the winter. Siace he has grown %00 old for the hard work of the brick yards hehas resumed his earlier occupation of gardening, and does about half work at about half pay, and very glad Iam to have his work and his friendship. Such men never become dependent on their neighbors. They aro never amoug the un- employed, because they have the ability to employ themselves. it is because there avo in the community so many who have not the ability to employ themselves that the public distress is so great and the publig problem so serious. THE PROBLEM OF TODAY, It is something toward the solutiou of a probleni to have it clearly stated. This, then, 15 our problem today: What does tho law of love—*Thou shalt” love thy neighbor us chyself’—require of the bLusy man of moderate income but comfortable circum- stances, in view of the fact thav thore are in Dbis immediate vicinity men who are willing to worl,but are unable t provide productive work for themselves? 1. 1t is perfectly clear that love ought not to confound this man with the idle, the prodigal, the shiftless, and the vicious beg- gar. To do this is a monstrous injustice, howover it is done. This is the fatal objec- tion to all schemes of wholesale charity- soup houses, beef and bread distribution,and thelike. Put yourself in his place. Imagine that you had been discharged from your customary employment; that you had sought in vain for achance to continue it under some other employer; that thore was but ove thing you could do, and you could find no one who wanted it done; that your little savings, laid up for arainy day,” had been exhausted ; that your credit at the butcher's and grocer's was gone; and_that your family were cola aud hungry. What™ would you think of the charity whioh bids you crowd and elbow your way through, or take your place in line with a throng of drunken, idle, vicious vagabonds, many o1 whom had never done a good honest day’s work in the world, some of whom eamo for the soup or the bread ouly that they might spend in walisky the dime they had earned by achance job? I think my heart would burn with an indig- nation atthis injustice, which Ihaa never felt at the misfortune which had fallen upon me. I might submit to the self-degradation rather than allow my wife and children to suffer; but it would be with a hot heart at tho false pretense of charity which dograded me. Love caunot be un- just, and all schemes of indis- criminate charity are unjust—grossly, wickedly uojust.” ln them, as ingivinga dime to the chance beggar in the street, or cold victuals to the chance beggar at the street door, there is no love—there is no charity. Such giving is mere idle, lazy, self-pleasing sentiment, or a contrivance to get rid of a disagreeable object, or to satisfy a self-indulgent good nature, or at best to hirow a sop to a teasing couscience, Allcare- less and indiscriminate giving is condemna- ble, not only because itaggravates the evil it pretends to cure, but because ivconfounds the innocent with the guilty, and because it is not love at all, but a sham and false pre- tense of love, which never deceives the dis- honest beggar und always degrades aud angers the deserving poor. The one duty which love owes to *‘the man who will not work” is the enforcement of the law, ‘“neither shall he eat.” There is no love in taking off from men the natural venalty of their wrong-doing while they continue in the wrong-doing. That a man was idle yesterday is no reason why I should not help him today. Buv there is very good reason why 1 should not continue to help him in his idleness. AN ADMIRABLE EXAMPLE. 2 Every man ought to guard against adding to the general distress by increasing the number of the unemployed. ~Every man discharged today is an added burden to the community. Mr. Carnegie has setan ad- mirable example, in his reported public an- nouncement that his mills will continué run- ning. It is true that no business can be carried on permanently at a loss; but busi- ness can be curried on” without a profit, or even temporarily ata loss, and at such times as these other considerations than those of profit and loss should be taken account of. We hear much in these days of ‘‘captains of industry.” When a ship is injured and sink- ing, tho captain 1s the last to leaveit. The time will come when no captain of industry will throw overboard part of his crew in or- der to save his cargo intact. Will come? The kingdom of God isat hand! Today many an employer is deliberately hazarding his fortune in order to save his employes. This isthe law of love. And it can be ap- plied in many ways. All economies sooner or later affect labor, but those which uffect it soonest should be last applied. Itisa mistake for the household which ordinarily employs three servants to discharge ono and get along with two, unless inexorab necessity compels. Tolstoi and Ruskin o not to ve followed this winter; rather, no man is to do for himself what he can hire some one poorer and less competent todo for him. If a boy wants to carry your satchel in the street, let him do 1t. [tisa better churity than 10 cents to a tramp for a lodging. These seem very insignificant sug- gestions, but if every reader of the Forum will look about bim “for an opportunity to give employment, and be careful to take none v, the aggregate relief would be not in- derable. ORGANIZED CHARITY. 8, The next suggestion 1s analogous: Tt is that each individual becomo the almoner of his own bounty. The modern recipo for poy- erty Is “organized charity,” and that is an admiral ipe, provided it is charity and not suspicion or indifference that is organ- ized. T'e problem is, what duty do we owe to the unfortunate! And the answer is found in tho law, “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thysell.”” If we do love him and we orpanize to help him, , that is well, But if we do not love him, bu” suspect hiw, and fear him, and are bothered by him and organize to investigate him and get rid of him, that is not well. In re- acting against indiscriminate eiving we are in danger of falling into oficialism. We can- not comply with tne divine law by saying to ourselves, “Go to! It- quite too much trouble to love our neighbor as our- selves. Wo will have a secretary tolove him for us.” The Bureau of Char- ities, the Assoclation for Relleving the Con- re dition of the Poor, and whatever other organizations there may be, are admirable contrivances to supplement inaividual and personal service, but they are monstrosities if they are contrivances to get rid of per- sonal service. It fs doubtful whether any man on either side of the water knows more direetly and personally concerning the problem of the poor than Rev. Samuel A. Barnett, the founder of Toynbee hall, and Mr. Baroett thus closesa reccnt article in the Fortnightly Review, on “The Unem- ployed” : 1t tomorrow overy one who cares for the poor would become the friend of one poor per- son—forsaking all others—thero would noxt weelk be no insoluble problem of tho unem- ployed, and Eondon would be within measur- able distance of becoming a city of happy bomes 1 amnot so sanguine as Mr. Barnett: 1 think that there ave other social uud in- dustrial remedies to bo applied, but this personal friendshin of tho woll-to-do for the pooris fundamental. Out of it all otner remedies would grow, without it all other remedies will be'in vain, A basket of coal accompanied by a_grip of the hand will carry more warmth than two baskets of coal'sent by an impersonal ticket. BENEFIOIAL WORK. In the city of Brooklyn—perhaps else- where also—several Fragment societies have been formed, mainly societies of ladies. They collect second hand clothing, pay the poor to repair -it, supervise tho repatring, and then sell it for very small sums to those who are not able to buy good clothing at the stores, and who therefore either go unclad or buy the cheapest, and hence the: most ‘expensive shoddy. Is this practicable? Will they buy? Entirely p. ticable. They do buy, are eager to buy, and thankful for the opportunity to buy: more thanlkful often than for a gift of clothing. The Fragment society does not stop here. One comfortable home takes in its keeping one poor home, aud the waste for the one, eked out by occasional gifts, or perhaps by some supplies from the Association for Re- lieving the Conditiou of the Poor, preserves the other home from want, And it goes as the gift and with the consideration of a per- sonal friend. A loveless gifu discredits him who gives and degrades him who vives, The problem ho ve without love and do good, not harm, is an ivsoluble problem. ‘[he thing cannot be done. TInstinctively one recalls James Russell Lowell's **Vision of Sir Launfal” and beggar's rejection of the piece of gold tossed to hum in scorn: Better to mo tho poor man's crust, Better the blessing of the poor Though I turn me empty from his door; That 1s no true alms which the hand can hold; Ho gives nothing but worthless gold Who glves from a sense of du A GREAT OPPORTUNITY, 4. The church of Christ has a great op- portunity before 1t. - Will it see and lay hola upon that opportunity? W have been ask- ing ourselyes, why do not the poor como to church? Now tho question 1s reversed: Will the church o to the poor! Ido not mean in contributions to “‘organized c! tles,” but in personal visitation. I Christ's picture of the judgment he does not say to the righteous, I was an hungered, thirsty, a strar naked, sick and in prison, and yo sent a s unto me,” but “ye fed and clothed ted me.” Now is the judg- ment day of the church of Christ. And it is not enough for the ghurch to take care of its own poor. Some unhappy churches have no poor. Kvery city eburch ought to fix the geographical iimits of o parish, for which it should assume responsibility, and either alone orin conjuncvion with some oth church or churches;/should undertake to visit the entire distriot;and ain where there is distress tobe relieved. fn this visiting the object should not be to do de- tective work—that - is to discover fraud, nor to do ‘dnquisitorial work— that is, to pry into the history of the family, rake over its past, lparn its history and sit in judgment on its fauits. Neither, on the other hand, snhould iLs object be the mere distribution of clothes, food, fuel and money to any one who asks 1o¥it, on the principle of giving the most o !those who claim the most. 1t should be ssympathetic, kindly helpful, cautious. 'T¢" should have ex: perienced suporvision, and supplies should be given out with caution. It is better to sell than to give, and to give a little rather than much, and never to give at all except with personal inquiry or personal knowledge, and as the expression of versonal sympathy. But if cautious and experienced visitors can- not be secured I would encourage incautious and inexperienced ones to undertake the work. Inexperienced love is better than none at ail. Between sympathy without wisdom aund wisdom without sympathy is a hard choice, and we ought not be driven to it. But if the choice must be made, the un- wise sympathy is better than the unsympa- thetic; wisdom will be acquired in the work, while the suspicious and unsympathetic heart will grow more suspicious and more unsympathetic. If the reader of this article lays it down with auy impression that I disesteem orgau- ized charity, 1 hope be will allow this clos- ing paragraph to disabuse him of that mis- apprehension. The various organized efforts for the relief of distress in the great cities of the United States are among the consum- mate fruits of Christianity. There are many of us who can in the nature of the case do very little personal work among the poor, who must do most of their work through the agency of others., Iam myself one of that number. But even the busiest of us can doa little. What little we do can bedone in a spirit of really friendly sym- puthy, not grudgingly, reluctantly and from a sense of duty. ven when we work through others. we can know whom we are helping and what we are doing. ‘The nearer we can get to those we befriend, the better for them and for us. And in our churches we can drop for alittle while sitting in judg- ment on those of our fellow Christians who doubt whether Moses wrote the Pentateuch, or who hope that there is sunshine in an- other world for those who have spent all their lives in darkness in this, and unite with them in endeavoring to carry food to the hungry and fuelto the cold, without confounding the needy with tne vicious, or unteaching the lesson of sobriety and thrift to one cluss while we, who pride ourselves on our thrift, are learning the more impor- tant lesson of Christian love. —_——— QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. Rights of Cit'zens. Oxana. Jan 25.—To the Editor of Bee: Please answer tho foliowing tions in T SuNDAY Be (1) I came to this country at the age of 12, in 181 At that time my father had both his first and sec Itook out my fivst papers in 1890 Can Igoon a visit to the old country next summer without being compelled to serve in the army, aud will 1 need my second paper? (2) Has a_person right to anything of his own_invention without a permit or licenso? H. Cook. (1) Your residence heve as a minor son of a naturalized citizen made you a zen rogardiess of papers. ‘Do bo safo in go- ing to the old country you should securo a passport, without which you would be sub- Jject to much unnoyance. (2) Yes. Tue ques manufacture and sell it nd Boyd's Citizenship, o the Editor of sunday’s Bee: court decido Graxp T Tue Ber: od that on the issues as presented in the casa he was a citizen, A Congressionut District, Neb. Jan, 17.—To the Editor of : Bee: Wil you please give in the next ssue of your paper the number of citizens or inhabitants necessary for one revresentative in con a oblig J. K. DaLy. “The number is 1 The Groatest Statesman. To the Editor of Tur Bee: Will you please stato in P'ue SUNDAY Bk who is the greatest Living stutesman of the day? A Rean Bismarck is probably the most univer accepted as a great statesman, Nebrasks Not in It, Oyana, Jan, 24.—To the Editor of ‘fur Her: WLl you pleasa publish names of the civil service commission for Nebrasks and oblige a READER. There are none e Will Not Secode, TORONTO, Ont.,, Feb. 3.—“There is no truth whatever in the report that the Knights of Labor in Ontario threaten to secede from the general assem- bly," says District Master Workman Carr.' At the last meeting the report of our representatives was made to the gen- eral meeting at Fniladelphia. Certainly much dissatisfaction was expressed at por- tions of the report, some members even say- ing that If these were true, then some m were in authority who did not know their business. Still secession was never hinted at." ally e Drank Himself to Death. LA PORTE, Ind., Feb. 8 —Theodore Crowl died from the effect of s' big drinks in successlon,taken on & wager, L ECHOES FRO THE ANTE-ROOM | Why Beech Camp Entertained Omaha Mod- ern Woodmen Friday Evening, WHAT THE ORDER IS DOING AT EUSTIS Omaha Elks Nobly Proving Themselves to Be Benevolent—0dd Fellows Will Or- ganize n Lodge at Benson—Na- tlonal Union Affairs, The members of Boech camp No. 1454, Modern Woodmen of America, celebrated the opening of new quarters in the Patter- son block Friday evening. A few days ago the meeting place of Beech camp was changed from Pythian hall in the Paxton block to the present commodious quarters. This move was made necessary on account of the rapidly increasing membership of the lodge. ¥ ay night's entertainment was in the nature of a social and a house warming con- bined. Tovitations were issued to camp 120, Omaha: Alpha, North Omaha, and tho South Omaha and Council Bluffs camps, Over 500 ladies and gentlemen were pres- ent and the capacity of the large hall where the opening exercises were held was tested A musical selection by Miss Tillie Block opened the entertainment, Venerable Consul J. W. Houder of Beech camp delivered a short address of welcome nd mentioned the fact that the ramd growth of the lodge had made it necessary to obtain more commodious rooms. M B Ider of camp No, 120 made a res) us well received A song by Dr. Bump followed and then the Omaha Banjo trio played a fow seloctions, Mr, Hopper and Mr. Long ontertained the audience with songs and C. D. Elliott gave a short recitatic Prof. W. ( and gave a musi preciated A comic song by Prof. George Gellenbeck closed that part of tho entertainment. Mr, Gellenbe nging and banjo pluying were something out of the ordinary and far above Johnson was on the prosram solection which was ap- ents were served in the dining fancing followod uly did itselt proud n guests and tho pleasant will long be remembered by those who attended, Tustis 1813, Modern Woodmcn of Americ iz ofticers for the ensulng term: I3 K. Schultz, venerable counsol; W, M. Aikman, wc I3. Gable, clerk; I, 1. Laune, banker; chroeder, escort; John Muck, wa man; James O. Beanett, sentry; G. Parkinson, physician, ting eleven now nej initiated with appropriate excrcises, by a banquet. Deputy Head Coun- sel I, J. McHenry nas been at Eustls and through his very effective offorts has built up the camp very materially, Tho camp meets twico a month and has work at every meeting. The Omaha Elks saw ia the destitution in some parts of thecity an opportunity to worthily exerclse thelr fraternal benovo- lence, and that they availed themselves of it the following circular lettor sent to gom- bers will show : “Omata lodge No. 39, at its last regular . instructed its roliof committee to once take such measures s they de best to assist in the noblo work of alleviat 1ng tho suffering of the worthy needy of the elty “You are aware of the situntion, no doubr, as the newspapers have detailed it from duy to day for some time. Thu committeo, therefore, have decided to 1ssue this circular letter to each of our members and ask that $10.00 and $10. Fur trimmead and satin worth, Domoestics—Under Cost. | clonks made of new Scotch novelty cloths mixed sizes 4 to 12, regular price ). On Monday wo offor the lined recfers, former $4.95 each, price $20.00, ..852 00 00 16 50 15 00 ALL GO AT $7.95 EACH. | : Linen Department. |LINENS UNDER COST. Last month of our great annual linen sale; tako advantage of our prices. Weo will only mention a few of our under- cost har, 100 large size genuine Marseillos bed spreads, regular $3.75 quality, now $1.98 each, 40 doz. satin damask napkins, worth from $2.00 to $3.00, all go at $1.68 doz. 50 doz. in damask napki worth from $1.50 to $1.75, now $1.29 doz. All our 85¢ and 90c bles now 7c per yard. See our 7 bleached satin damaslk we aro selling at $1.10, regular $1.35 quality. ce those huck are now selling at Allour muslins nnd sheoting at net cost All our new white goods at net cost. See those white and printed domestics wo are now selling at 15¢ per yard. The above are under-cost bargains, Everything else at net cost. and damask towels we ORDERS FROM OUT-OF-TOWN CUS- TOMERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. each one do somethifig. The committee is informed that one pressing need Is ‘woolen underwear’ for children. We thereforo ask that you ransack closets and drawers and got together such articles as you ¢ coits, vests, pants, shoes, st ‘quilts, comforts and any 4 wear for men, womer when ready telephon company’s office, and a wigon will call for the bundle. All articles so contributed will be turned over to the secrotary of the Asso- ciated Charities as coming from the Elks of Omaha, *‘We also have a subscription list for cash contributions, and some of our members have mes on now, one for $23, and and any checks sent to C. S, Potter, 1305 Faroan. street, will be properly credited and the money turned over to the secretary of tho Associated Charities to use as they think best.” The liberal responses received from the Elks are prouf positive that the letiers wore not sent out in vain, for the contributions have already relieved many a suffering family. press ard of Thanks. OMAHA, Neb, Feb. 2.—To tho Officers and Members of Omaha Camp No. 120, Modern Woodmen of America: 1 wish to express tha gratitude I feel to your camp for their sympathy and kindness during sick- ness, death and burial of my husband, George W. Iastman. [ desire also to state that [ have this day received the full amount of insurance from tho policy my husband beld in your order. Accept my thanks for the promptness in paying sume. May your grand_ order, Modern Woodmen of Awmoery a, prosper in tho futu it has in tho past will bo my daily nrayer, MRS, GEORGE W. EASTMAN. National Union, At the last mecting of Omaha council No, 449, the following ofticers wore installed for the ensaing term: C. Hardy, president; W, B. Jacobs, vice president; 1. J. Braton, speaker: B. P. Ivans, socretary; W. . Negele, treasurer; Dr. S, A. Merriam, chap- Lain; R Re oen s itat-uras, | Sey- eral initia tions pected at the next moeting. Senate Diputy Henvy Diamond of Chicago is now here working up the i torests of tho order, which is iu a prospor- ous condition, Odd ¥ We respectfully ask all the brothers in this jurisdiction who wish to Join with us in orgauizing & new lodge in Benson to apply to the committeo at Dolson's store, as we aro intending to get ready to on by Febr ruary 22, 1594, C.§ R, J.A. HOWARD, S HORTON, C. JOHNSEN, Committen, Ko Owing to the « member of Union Pi nl Ar thof W. Ranson, a ific council No. 1080, Royal num rd party that was to have been given luy avening of last weel was postponed until tomorrow even- ing. R THREE CHILDREN DYING. ‘Whole Family Pols by a M Boarded with the Houg WILKESBARRE, Pa., Feb, Dike, @ Hungarian, was ar Notch charged with polsoning Michael M lachi, his wife and three children. Dike led with achi, who ordered him to the house for insulting the latt Aftor eating the entire family me suddenly ill, nd paris green wa found In the food. Two physicians, afte ten hours, pronounced Malachi and his wifo out of danger, but the three chiMren a still in«a dangerous condition. When Dik was about to be locked up he drew a knife and stabbed himself in the abdomen, inflict- ing a serious wound Who Iad old, Michacl a sted in Sugar wit be- - « ¥ell Down WORTH y 3 nen At FOR At Bridge- yosterday four were coming out of a shaft in the coal mines when the & chinery let the ca, drop to the bottom, re- fously Injuring Pat Dargon, Juck Perry and Frank Moddows, port