Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 5, 1894, Page 8

8 READING THAT DOES HARM Light Literature of Present Day Mot Liked by Dr. Patterson, PREACHER'S ESTIMATE ' OF Wass FICTION Reasons Why Yourg Womén Stay Awhy from Church—The Dress Queitioms' Presbyterian Church Girls Or- | ganize a Club—Tts Objects, At the First Presbyterian church, last evening Rev. J. M. Patterson concludedl the discussions of the reasons assigned by young men for non-attendance at cburch, and com- menced the discussion of reasons agsigned by young women, Some of the young men ascribe, their ab- sence from church to the fact of $unday work. They declare that, againgt their will they are often compelled to work on the Sabbath or lose thelr position. Mr. Patter- son assured the young men of his sympathy in such a dilemma and expressed thg opinion that a business man was exceedingly short sighted who required his employes to work in the week. He also belleved guilt enough for @ maiy g violate the fourth commandment for Hitgelf, but the guilt was greatly enhanced vgen he compelled others to do v to ll}iu" con; sciences and the law of God. The prevailing immorality of young men 1s assigned by some young men as the rea- for the absence of multitudgs of this class from the church, The Saturday night habit was referred to as exceedingly preva- lent and pernicious. Mr. Patterson wis loth to belleve that the majority, or even a large minority, of young men were given up to licentiousn and yet the evidence was strong Ip support of the theory that not a few young men are living so fast that they have neither the time nor the inclination for the worship of God. Doubtless a reason could be found for the absence of many young men from church if the saloons and houses of prostitution and low theaters were visited and a census of the young men patronizing those doors of hell taken. Another reason assigned for the absence of young men was the fact that they were afraid of meeting with a change of mind and of heart should they frequent the house of God. Thig is, said the preacher, doubtless the real reason for the absence of many a young man. Like the man possessed of evil spirits, young men desire nothing more than to be let alone. A guilty conscience is afraid of being disturbed, and yet a young man should not fear the change of mind or of heart any more than he should fear sunshine or shower, any more than he should fear. the choice: Dlessings possible for a man to receive upon carth, for a new heart, according to the teaching of scripture, s the very climax of carthly blessedness. WHAT YOUNG WOMEN SAY. The reasons assigned by young women for not attending church in many cases are the same as those assigned by young men. The speaker took occasion to assure the young women that there Is an eminent propriety in the Christian pulpit giving special attention to their interests and also ‘that there is a special propriety in women being loyal to the church of Christ. The whole human race owes an infinite debt to Christianity and to Christ, but to woman Christianity has brought a special and peculiar blessing. The world’s Savior was born of a woman, and this was nothing other than a recrown- ing of woman's uncrowned nature. Hence- forth she stands related to Christ as man does mot. Furthermore, Christ has ‘pic- tured the church as a woman; His own be- loved bride, and more than this, Chris- tlanity has lifted and honored and enncbled woman wherever it has gone. Everywhere else woman has been degraded. A mis- pionary once accosted -a female pagan as a woman. She replied, “I am not a woman.” “What are you?' asked the missionary. “I am a_.log of earth,” she replied. This 15 essentially tho conception of womankind which the world has always held when not enlightened by Christignity. At the birth of Christ woman was Kept in ignorance, degraded from society, made the beast of burden, or an instrument of lust. She was oppressed and_ enslaved, never the trusted companion and friend and equal ‘of maf. But’ whore Christianity has gone® it has lifted woman from the position of a slave to that of man’s equal, and even to man's glory. - Well might the virgin sing the magnfficat: ~ “From heceforth shall all nations call ‘me blessed, for He that is mighty has done for me great things.” “Some young women do not go to' church because they find more enjoyment,” said the preacher, “in reading novels. 1 do not un- dervalue’ the habit of reading. Johnson declared that the most miserable man Was the one who could not read on a rainy day. Erasmus said: ‘When I get a little money 1 buy books. If there is any left I buy clathes.” The question today is not whether one 'shall read, but what and when. The oot ‘e eat no more determines the quality of our heart's blood than the books we read determine the quality of our moral fesh and soven d that it won “What Kind of moral misery That depends wholly u ask: do_novels produce?! upon the charactor of the novels. In thes < fika*otjier books, are good and bad. ~ Gell says to proscribe books of fletion oaugh is absued. I agree with him Tt is not o question of sab nence, but of choice. Theré are, very few ' people in this day of the world who doubt that fiction has not a legiti- mate place to fill, but this does not endorse indiscriminate novel reading. A book is a companion and needs to be chosen just & a living companion does. Is there not daer with characters that we would kd$tag to meet in social life? Is it not true thatathe vast majority of current fiction is, as Geike Bays, ‘pestiferous as an open ditch in hot weather? Is it not true that the majority of cheap novels have their plots in divoeyes, murders, seductions, ete.? You mlnxc. as | seek for a gold cagle in a sewer AF for anything elevating in a cheap novel.) ‘fhe African dirt-cater is respectable conghafed with the people who feed their minds o this kind of food. ‘Where such fairies onostwye danced no grass will over grow. A pemson who spends time reading such trash needs to ake @ note something like this in his wry fory the day st, somewhere e- tween suntife and sunset, golden hours, each set with sixty diamond minutes. No réyard is offered for their recovery, for they are lost forever.! But what shall we say for people who substitute such reading for the worship of God? Then it is not only rob- bing one's self, but robbing God. You might as well expect your physical health to ree main good while eating tainted meat as to have moral and spirltual health when you substitute cheap novels for divine w "r“t‘% as “It will scarcely do to malutain thgt vpu study theology In fletion. It is usually’ ¢ery fletitious - theolo And even though you read the botter class of novels they do noth- ing more than inculeate the virtues of hon- esty, veracity, sobriety, courage, and do nothing to promote the higher Christian virtues of hope, faith and love. These are produced only by the cultiva tion of the devotional spirit and the wor- shipful life. STUMBLING BLOCK OF DRBSS, me young ladies are kept away from church because of thelr inability to dress as as they would like to dre: They som times feel that chure ple rogard thelr livery more than their souls Doubtle there are people who call the lyas Chris tains who indulge in such a balancb-weigh- ing of men and women. But the that the church s the institution above all inatitutions which teaches that character and not clothing is the true standard of human value. Is there not danger that young women_in moderate circumstances are too sensitive bn_this point? 1 would sug Kest that thoy Yemember that the woman who dressgs gorgeously and judges other ple by thaly clothes is very likely to have something fo counterbalance her clothos, just as the peacock's ugly feet keep him humble when he sees them “Above, all, let me remind you that God Jooks on the heart, life and character and at_the form or dress. Christ’s disciples o fshermen. The common people heard ilm kladly, So far as I know, there is only one listance in God's word where He took any exception to persons’ dress. We are truth fue told In Zacharlah that when Joshua, the high priest, stood In tke presence of the Lord he was clothed fn fiithy garments. At this the Lord was offended and ordered his fiithy garments removed. God does hate filth and squalor, but I would not accuse the young women by insinuating that they ever would appear before God to worship in such a condition.’ The preparation of the mind and heart i of infinitely more importance in the matter of aceeptable worship than the preparation of the body." The series of talks will Bp concluded next Sunday night. The young women .of the First Presby- terian church have organized a club. Its purpose 18 to promote acquaintance and the spirit of sociability and be generally useful in the work of the church. The club held its first meeting yesterday at the residen of Miss Godso, 202 North Eighteenth street. Light refreshments were served and the future of the cipb freely discussed. The membership Is already large and the suc- Cess of the club Is a - - JUDGE DUNDY NOT ALARMED. He Talks About Several Letters Re elved b Judge Dundy was asked last night in re- gard to the contents of the letter threaten- ing his life, which he received a few days ago. The judge said: “Yes, I have received such a letter, the letter itself I have not now in my p slon and therefore cannot give you verbs ita contents. I have recelved two such letters, both written in the me hand, though the signatures were different The letters are short, to the point and are very threatening. They are stamped with a skull and cross- bones and the signature in each case seems to be that of an Italian, but I cannot remem- ber it, as it was unpronounceable.” What can you assign as the possible cause of such action on the part of anyone?" “Well, (he letter refers to my action in the recent order asked for by the receivers in cqualizing wages on the Union Pacific; It refers to the action as unjust. It may be well to say that one of the letters was sent me the day before [ issued the order and the other the day after; the firdt “threatening me if I took such a step, and the other assuring me of n fate. Both lette were mailed from a western point. The first was mailed to me at my home and the other to Lincoln, thus showing that (h® writer or writers were acquainted with my movements. The letters state that my death would be planned by members of a ceftain lodge and would be carried out.” )0 you feel any alarm for your safety “No,” but my family is much worried. The only thing that causes me any trouble whatever s that my residence may be dytiamited, and this, of course, would be easier of execution thdn to attack me indi- vidually. 1 haye taken no measures to glard my life, and regard these threats as a matter, of Course with one in my posi- tion. As to_the man who called at my resi- dence; I ivas away at the time, but from the description I don’t think I could recognize him nor do I ever remember having seen such @ man. I attribute his object in coming to the house as more to observe the lay of the fand than. anything else, a8 I am quite convinced he knew I was away. The man gave his name as Brat- man and when he left my place he went di- rectly to the residence of District Attorney Baker, £o I am informed, but there he was not admitted. I have not decided on what steps to take, or whether I shall take any.’ reatening but s fm s “I'll Live as Long I Ca Is the burden of an old song. If you want to live as long as you ean, colinteract prema- ture decay, if you are young or middle aged, orlessen the infirmities of life's decline 1f you ave growing old. use Hostetter's Stomaci Bitters, a genuine recuperator of vigor, and a helpful stay and solace to the old, the weak and _convalescent. Incomparabie in bilious, dyspeptic, rheumatic and malarial complaints. ANNOUNCEMENTS. The chiidren, as well as their pavents, hiave a treat in store for them, for the best of all fairy spectacular plays, the Hanlon Bros.’ “Fantasma,” is to be presented in all 1ts greatness and gorgeousnessat Boyd's theater for four nights and Saturday matinee, com- mencing Thursday evening next. Siuce last season the Hanlons have devoted a great deal of time and money to improving the production, and the result is that “Fan- tasma’ js' now better than ever before, which is saying a good deal, for the spectacle was alwa ood. New scenery was painted and the old scenes. repainted. The many tricks and mystic changes have been made as new. hauncey Ol¢ott, who has for some years oW as one of the foremost tenors in Land also.an actor of rave ability, 's tue first part of next week e Irish comedy drama, “Ma- ok -Q)cur.n plays the part of a rollicking * Yotmg* Tifshman, with plenty of songs And seutimontyy, Jfor /thrée nights and Saturday matinee, commeneing February §, at the Fifteenth Straet.theater; ‘comes 'Si Perkins,” a famil- iar charactew to the amusement seekers for many years, and one created by Frank Jones, a comedien with - original and exceedingly pleasing methods. He has an entirely new and more extensive fleld in a play entitled “Oug Country Cousin,” written by Charles H. Fiemming, esq. The play, while it con- tains a dramatic story of unusual interest, with rustic simplicity pertaining delighttyf, comedy, besides affording oppor- tunities fop, the display of novel and effective scenery; the railroad scene, in the third act, being ‘one- of exceptional effectiveness, and unlike the established efforts to produce realism the stage. Frank- Jones, as Jason Wheatly, adds greatly to the force of his well Known aptist e DeWitt's Witch Hazet Satve cures sores. DeWitt's Witeh Hazel Salve cures uf e TO CALIFORNIA, Via De Patrons of the Great Central route weekly excursions to California via the Union Pacific can have their ticke read via Denver and Salt Lake Cit, without additional expense. Send for folder giving details und advantages offered. I, £, SHEARER, Manager, 101 South Clark street, Chicago. . L. LoMAX, General Passenger and Ticket Agent, Omaha, Neb, L SPECIAL LOW RATES di Gras, Via the Wabash R. R, Commencing today and continuing until Febraary 5 the Wabash will sell round trip tickets to Mobile and New Orleans at very low rates. For sleeping car accommodations and further information call at Wabash oftico, 1502 e, or write G, N, CLaymC . PUAg't, Omaha, Neb. - \ ins u Dy Lenve Omaha for Lincoln via the Bur- lington route, . 'The fivst departs at 8:15 a. m., the gthers at 10:15 a. m,, 4:50 p. m. and’ 6:30 p. m. The By capital eit w lington is the short line to the t Its trains arve the fastest and its servico the most complote, _Get your tickets 1o Lincoln at the Bur- lingtoi's eity ticket cffice, 1324 Farnau strect, & Purdo 1pting you, but you may pos- ly be going cast. If so, there are a couple of trains you should veally boar in 1 These are “Northwestern Line"” Nos. 6 and aviig union depat daily at 4:0 respectively, wrvivi O and 9:30 next morning. Clty ticket offic o p in Chicago at No. World's fair souvenir cains of 1893 for HobFarpam st sale at Chase & Eddy's. 1518 Farnam st., TH AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA E OMAHA Citizens Talking of Putting an Independent Oity Ticket in the Field, NAMES OF PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES Quarrel Over Heyman Clothing Stock Likely to foably Settled — Ofcer Harding Worsted in o Fight ~Other News, There is now considerable talk of holding amass convention of citizens, regardless of political parties, to nominate a city ticket for the spring election. In thisevent it is almost certain that either Schultz or Bruce would be endorsed by the convention, The move is being agitated by the church pe ple, and Councilman Bruce seems to be their favorite. Bruce has always opposed open saloons on Sunday, gambling in any fovm, and the other vices which are found in cities, There is no aoubt that Judge Fowler would be the choice of such a convention for police judge. In fact, tho judge is very popular with all who know him. Mr. Wyman's friends say they could capturo the mass meeting for him if he wants to run for treasurer, but Tom Hoctor's friends suy no. In the demogratic city gonvention Walters and his friends will be likoly tox a fight on Iid Johnson, but the old line dem- ocrats siy that Johnson will get the nomin tion and that he will make a splendid race. W. G. Sloun wants to be treasurer and Del Pierco and Harry Christie eich want to be city clerk, Jack Beaten with His Own Club. Oficer Hiram Harding and his immense side whiskers became tanglea up in an en- counter Saturday mght which gave the gen- tleman the firsy real touch of high life thay he has enjoyed since he piuned a star on his breast two brief weeks ago. Itis customary when a public dance is given at Bauer's hall to engage the special services of a policeman. For this sort of work the ofticer is given a chance to carn $3 5 extra money. The German socicty gave a masquerade ball Saturday night and Hiram was assigned to tho job. Mr. Hard- ing has the very sort of whiskers that one secs a_comedinn wear on the stage when ho malkes up usa typical cop. They are as red asa June apple, and they say it takes Hiram several hours a month to make them stand out with the exactness the, do when on duty. He is » herculean appea ing giant and is as polite as he appears pugilistic. The dance jogged merrily along until about 1 o'clock in the morning, when a fellow came to the door drunk and with no money. Hiram informed the visitor that unless he delivered up one siver dollar he could not entev into the festivities. Begin- ning at_his feet, the intruder gradually raised his eyes until they met with Hiram’s, and then with a wild shriek he sang out, “Giet on to the whiskers.” Stiil refusing to produce any cash, the oflicer took the fellow by the shoilders and told hiw he must settle or get out. The man brushed the dust from his coat sleeve where Hivam had touched him, and, squaring away, told Harding to o0 back in his cage. This was too much or the officer and he placed the man under arrest. Ouv the door the pair went with @ jam and it was nip and tuck who was the best man. They reached the stairway outside when they clinched, and down they went. In the scufile the prisoner got hold of Hiram's club, and with 1t he drove the gentleman's whis- kers back into his face for an inch, They fought for a few moments, when the man concluded he had better go, and he disap- peared in the darkness, leaving Mr. Har- ding to nurse & badly mutilated face ana nose. Obituary. The death of Miss Eila O'Donnell occurred at the residence of her sister, Mrs. £ Mec- Mahon, Twentieth street and Missouri avenue, on January 27, at 8 p. m. Her last illness, which was a severe attack of bron- chitis, commenced December 26. All the resources of medical skill were tried with- out avail and her sufferings, which were borne with rare fortitude, were terminated by a peaceful death, to which she had be- come calmly reconciled, She died fortified Dy the rites of the Catholic church, of which she was a devout member. Her two sisters, Mrs,P.McMahon and Mrs. T Fleming,and her brother, John O'Donnell of Chicago, were in attendance atsher death. ‘I'he deceased was a native of Nashyille, Tena. but for the last six years had been a resident of South Omaha, liviog with her brother-in-law, Mr. P. McMahon, one of the foremen of the Cudahy Packing 'company, during which time she had endeared herself to young aud oid alike, and her untimely end at' the age 10 yeurs 1s mourned by all of her nc quaintances. The casket, which was very beautiful, was literally covered with the floral offerings of friends. ‘I'he funeral, which took pluce on Thurs- day. January 30, was attended by the Young Ladies sodality of St. Agnes’ parish in a Dody. It was conducted from the family residence to St. Agnes’ church, where re- quiem high mass was said by Rev. H. J. Mc- Devitt, who afterward preached a touching sermon. The remuins were then viewed by those present, after which they were cs- od by one of the largest concourses of carringes ever witnessed in the city to St Mary’s cemetery, where interment took place. . Tho bereaved relatives haye the sincere sympathy of a host of sorrowing friends Mr. and Mrs. P. McMahon, Mrs, T. Flen ing and all the relativen wish to express through The Bee their most heartfelt thanks to friends who so_kindly assisted and at- tended them in their hour of aMiction, Litigation Over Heyman Cl Al sorts of attachment and r have veen plastered on the Hevms clothing withw the last fort, hour: City Treasurer Hoctor was the last man to tile an attachment. His bill was $105 for taxes due tho city In the meantime s & Cooper hav legal services, managed to pack up and away the biggest bulk of the stock, have not figured at any time since the d was first closed that any but themseives had any, voice in the matter My, Heyman has been away, but he left a good representative in uis daughter, Miss Botty, who has stood off lawyers, policemen, constilbles and everybody ¢lse in & manne that Las shown her to be a woman o nerve and good judgment. ‘Attorney Doud, who represeuts the inter- ests of Messrs. Harris & Cooper, suid last evening that he had been given to under- stand that Mi. Hoyman was now ready to go ahead with the deal as was originally agreed, und 1t is quite likely that the matter will be straightened out this movning. 21, 21, n stock of by hip hey nu Magle City Gossip. Mayor Walker is contined to s home by sickness. Captain Austin Mayor Walker and is again on duty An overcont belonging to J. P, Murphy was stolen ot Bauer's hall Saturday night. The Young Men's Institute will give its last social of the season ut its hall ths even- ing. Oscar Hougland is tion as & suspicious chaructel The police are of the opinion that Hougland is one of the four men who recently robbed the Rock Island depot at South Bend. Colonel Sharp, treasurer of the Stock Yards company, leaves this morning for u tp to the Paciic coast. Misses Ida and Jeunio Woodward gave a very pleasant card party to a swmall com- pany of friends Saturday ovening. J. B. Watkins and daughter of Clin- , 1a., who had been visiting at the home iv son and brother, returned home been reinstated by eld at the police sta W. Curtis reported to the police last night that a valise fitled with clothing had beon stolen from his room at Twenty-ffth and M streets. Harry Fowler, son of Judge Fow! yesterday for a trip to the Pacitic com left e DATLY | Driver Ben Wisby was alone, the ch AV R hds AVRT-VA74% Ko & R4 BIEY FE MONDAY, will spend several weeks in San Francisco visiting the Midwinter fair. —— - AMUSEMENTS, “Splder and Fly" at T “'Spider and{ My,” Leavitt's spectacular burlesque, which gpened at Boyd's yesterday, suffers in contrast with “The Black Crook,” which played to tremendous business last week at the same house, the Saturday mati- nee being the largest in the history of the pretty theater. Although the “Spide: and Fly” s making its third visit to Omaha, the crudities of the first season are still appar- ent, not only in the lines, but In the situations as well. From a spectacular standpoint the performance Is only fair, the BOTgeous setting given the preceding per- forman decidely detracting from the present entertainment, although it afforded amusement to two large audiences yess terday. Handicapped a8 the production was yestorday by the sickness of half a dozen of the principal members, thelr plac being filled by understudies, a critical estimate of the performance is not expected. There are, however, a number of right clever people connected with the com- pany, who labored particularly hard to off- set the conditions which greatly operated against a well rounded production, Miss Hilda Thomas, a well known burlesquer, has a happy role In Lord Razzle zle, which she plays with much credit to he f. In method she suggests both Theo and Jarbeau, the former probably to a greater degree than the latter. She Is full of new business and gets out of the part all there is in it. Miss Marle Laurens, a beautifully formed woman and an artiste withal, plays the queen of the mermalds with grace and brilliancy. She has a sweet soprano voice which shows considerable cultivation and is therefore a decided acquisition in the concerted num- bers as well as | quartets, Hilda and Rose LaPorte, as the evil spirits, Spider and Fly, considerable to do throughout the 'progress of the play, and they mect all the requirements. Dan Pack- ard and Charles A. Morgan sustain the comedy element satisfactorily. Paul Duval introduces in the third act a very clever turn in his balancing ladde: “In the Elevator The King's Daughters of the Church of the Good Shepherd, assisted by Miss Ger- trude McMacken, soprano soloist, gave a de- lightful entertainnient Saturday night at Washington hall for the benefit of Omaha's poor. Willlam Dean Howell's well known farce, “In the Elevator,” was given a splendid performa while the graceful and courtly ‘“ancient minuet” which pre- ceded the regular program was a delightful exposition of the manners and costumes of the age of Louis XIV. Eight pretty girls made this one of the most attractive features of the evening. The characters in the farce were cast as follows: A Roberts....Miss Grace Turner Roberts, hu of his Ir. Thomas Bradley sllsworth Ellery . Elle X is Campbell , elevator .Master Gu; . The young :gentlemen and young ladies who took partiin the minuet were: Messrs. Wiley Jones, Arthur Cooley, Roy Boudinot, William King, Allen Barstow, Frank Corby, Fred Schneider, Herbert Robinson; Misses Frances Lehmer, Lizzie Corby, Salome Em- inger, Margaret Lehmer, Jennie King, Ruth Lehmer, Esther Fried, Pearl Bradley. “April Fool” at Fifteenth Strect. Gus Williams opened a four nights en- gagement at the Fifteenth Street theater last evening to a well filled house. “‘April Fool,” "from ‘a dramatic standpoint, has lit- tle or nothing to recommend it, but like all of its class, it affords an opportunity for introducing a number of very clever spe- cialty people. Gus Willlams himself was generously applauded for some cleverly- rendered songs. Charles H. Burrows, in his whistling act, and Misses Lillian Elma and Fapnie Midgley, in vocal selections, were well received by the audience, but Sager Midgley, .as the silly boy, was the prime favorite. e PULLED DOWN THE WALLS. Incidents Following Boston Store Fire— Thousands View the Wreck. Thousands of people visited the ruins of the Boston store yesterday and stood around on the sidewalks watching the work of the few firemen who still remained on duty. Shortly after 1 o'clock nien with heavy moving apparatus went to work to pull down the walls left standing. The cornerstone pier near the entrance to the store was pulled down ar 2:30 oclock, and fell with & great crash. Tho pier ot the west end was next razed. The workmen then directed their’attention to the north wall, part of* which had already fallen in. After an hour's hard work the west partof this wall had been pulled down and all danger of falling brick was over. In the frontof the Los Angeles Wine and Fruit company’s store, adjoining the Beston store on the mnorth, frozen fruit was dis- played in great abundance, and many a small boy's mouth watered for a chance to taste he luscioys dooking. tropical products, Every plate glass window in Thompson & Belden's store was broken and Mr. Thomp- son had the entire north side boarded up yesterday morning. All of the windows o0a ‘the south Douglas street as far down as Falconer's were cracked by the heat. The 1 10 the plate glass insurance companies will be quite heavy. While making the run to the fire the front axle on Chiel Galligan's bugg side of ing preceded him' to tho fire, Wisby thrown out and dragged about fif before he was able to stop the horse, 1'or- tunately he was not injured. ‘Tuis was the second or third accident of the kind that Wisby has met with in the last couple of vears, Yireman John Fitzpatrick of hose com- pany No. 8§ was quite badly burned about the Tace by brands from the burning build- ing drop; v him. The patient had his face dre y Dr. Lea, Complaints wore heard on all sid. ester- day about the miserabie water pre re, and more than one citizen and taxpayer was heard to remark that he would subscribe to a fund for thaspurchase of more engines, Frank 1. Moores acknowledged his willing- ness to donute #1000 for a new engine to protect the business interests of vhe city. ———— De Witt's Witeh el salve cures piles. i A SeventysTwo Pound Rail Is the kind of @ rvail the Burlington route’s tracksiare laid with. Every one tknows what that means— tho safety, smoothnoss, comfory it in- sures; the speed it admits of. ots to Chicago, Denver, Kansas . Louis snd Deadwood via the ronte costs no more than via 4 Farnam streot, City ticket ofice — G. W. Wentz, dentist, is pleased t2 an- nounce to his patrons that ho is ready ! for business at the old stand, 1607 Doy IR AR AN BRUARY 5, 1894 Marital Scheme of Montana Girl and Hotel Dishwasher Badly Wrecked, SEQUEL OF A ROMANTIC CORRESPONDENCE Wooed but Not Won tisement In a Matrimonial Paper—¥ Stacy Is Still Single—Reven, plants Love, esult of an Adver- A rose-tinted romance of two states—a tale of Jove with gog#les and another in- stance of matrimonial misfits, was shattered at the Murray hotal Friday. evening. Two hearts that were to beat as one are now hopelessly adrift on the hymenecal tossing about amid the sea weed of bitter disappointment Henry Stacy is a student of gueensware at the Murray. He is a disnwasher, and a good one, 5o they say. Henry fga stalwart fellow about 40 years of age, and ‘while he 18 not cursed with the fatal gift of beauty, he is sald to possess a lovable disposition. He is the hero of the story. The heroine is a restdent of Big Sandy in far away Montana Her name is Miss Lou Kilpatrick. She a brunette of 34 summers. The winters are not all counted. Miss Kilpatrick formerly Tesided in Towa. acy, but neitlier of them ever m About one serted an_ady paper publi ocean, until Friday ar ago Miss Kilpatrick in- tisement in a matrimonial d on Dearborn str in Chi- cag She wanted a husband. The call for volunteers specified that each pplicant uld state age, weight and general de- scription. An fmportant feature of the ard, was that incomes should also be i clude 8. The advertis reached the eye of Henry Stacy. He thought it over. Here he was in the prime of his manhood—with- out a wife. The feeling rapidly biossomed into a feverish desire to answer the adve tisement, It was not for the purpose of a senseless pastime. He meant business. As the fingers of Cupid picked a banjo solo on his_heartstrings, Stacy grasped a pen and wrote to the great unknown in the howling northwest. He said that he po: sessed all of the attributes of a first class husband. Each and evel requirement of her advertisement he believed he possessed. With the aid of love's light wings and a 2- cent postage stamp the letter reached its destination. Miss Kilpatrick immediately responded. It was a go. First blood for Stacy. CORRESPONDENCE BE! Letters were exchanged with Finally, one day, last November, Miss Kil- patrick wrote to Stacy and cautioned him not to be too gushing in his affection through an inkstand, as she had lost the key to her trunk and could not lock up the correspondence. It would not do to have love letters scattered around loose where inquisitive people might see lines of devotion not " intended for the eyes of a morbid and gaping public. So Stacy bottled up many of his pet billet doux terms and contented himself with writing letters mor formal in expression. istmas was proaching and the prospective bride wrote a letter calling attention to the fact that she had always received presents on her birth- days and Christmas. Stacy has a heart in him as big as an ice wagon, so he straight- way hied himself to a dry goods store and purchased his prospective wife a bright red dress. This he sent to her and was rewarded with a letter fairly teeming with gratitude. Tinally arrangements were made for the approaching nuptials. Owing to the finan- cial stringency and repeal of the Sherman law, Miss Kilpatrick was not burdened with wealth, and appealed to Stacy for expenzes of transportation. Stacy complied with the request to the éxtent of $30. The breveted bride purchased her ticket and started for Omaha., As the car wheels revolved with a clickety-click cadence, they echoed the beatings of her little Montana hear Even the telegraph poles which streaked t the car window formed a sort of punctuation of her sighs for Henry. he reached Omaha Friday mornin A he left the train and glanced around the depot pl form, a small cloud of regret seemed to gather between her eyebrows. Henry was not there to meet her. Events prove that in the excitement of departure, she had failed to notify him when she would arrive in Omaha. Her loved one w at that mo- ment engaged in a Graeco-Roman wrestling mateh with soiled dishes in the basement of the Murray. Miss Kilpatrick then went direct to the hotel. At first she mistook Billy Anderson, the head clerk, for the man whom she was to wed. Mr. Anderson proved his identity, however, and then a search was made for the bridegroom-to-be. Miss Kilpatrick was assigned to room 1 ‘sweet sixteen' as it were. A bell boy was sent in hot haste to the basement of the hotel, where the love- slck dishwasher was informed his future wife was up stairs and ready to em- brace him. Stacy is rather proud-spirited. He Dblushed a bit and sent back word that he would come up as soon as he prepared his toilet, as the call was unexpected and he was arrayed in the uninviting garb of his industry. Miss Kilpatrick immediately sent a message for Hen to forego any preparations to improve his. personal appear- ance and to come up at once just he was. She was thirsting for his socie and hun- gering for the musie of his voice. Henry demurrcd, but finally yielded. With a light heart he rapped on the door of number 16, Miss Kilpatrick responded. Her bright, smiling face was «uickly changed to one of horror. N. regularity. s SOURED QUICKLY. he said, with a sera- LOVE “T am your Hepry,’ phic smile. Miss Kilpatrick gave him one glance. Tt was her first gmose of the man whom she was to marry. She gave him a look - of scorn and then shut the door in his face. Crushed and humiliated, Stacy returned t the basement. Miss Kilpatrick burst into tears and declared the match off. The honeyed expectancy bad become a pickled disappointment. Then love turned to Stacy's heart. He wrotc ote an interview. It was refused hied himself to Justice Cockrell's court and instituted a suit against Miss Kilpatrick for §$30, the amount that he advanced for her sportation to Omaha. He claimed that ave her the money on condition that she he had repudiated th wanted his thirty s in Henr; demanding Then he hatred y him contract, and now h oleons. A writ of attachment was for her baggage, which sisted small hand satchell. Yesterday went into Justice Cockrell's court and be- came engaged In an argyment over the deposit for payment of co during which he left the court toom in mind and the case \as practically off. Miss Kilpatrick left for Ottumwa, and Henry returned o his wa showed & number, of love letters to a porter yesterday and feelingly sald ho had been most cruclly treated by the woman. He said that he knew that ho was not pretty, but he fulfiiled all the require ments which she adyertised for, especially on welght and Income. He says that both parti put up deposit —in the bank several months as an ovidence of good faith and he proposed now to in- stitute iuit for the forfeit money. acy waxed wroth at the fact that Miss Kilpat rlok sent him a photograph of herself, a then asked him 1o return it geveral month ago. 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