Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 8, 1894, Page 13

* the other side of a river THE WANING POWER OF MARS | Arbitration Curbs His Influence Among Civilized Nations, WAR CRIES LOSING THEIR VIRTUE Peacefal Settl, Dis- putes Dise Coud ent of International seed by Hon. Frederio I rt of the Bering Sea Tribunal righted.) sible to deny that Tt Is searcely pos Mars, a8 a Thunderer, has lost much of his pres- tige. He blusters still and struts about in fine clothes as It he entertained no doubts as to his own importance; but the fact is that the world has outgrown the supercilious veneration that once made him great for mischief. He may swagger and bully as of old, but his voice has lost its potency. His empted thunder has a stage effect and savors of opera bouffe. When he tries the shrill cry that once startled the world he Is apt to break down like a superannuated tonor whose throat has lost Its one-time witchery. Wit 8 as a late instance the old warrior's attempt to drive 60,000 people into a rush at poor little Chili roar did not than accents of dove; voice ended The lion's emulate the the clarion squeak and the much more the sucking in a ridiculous senile disturber of the world's peace retired discomfited en Mrs. Vulean, frivolous as uhe has always been, would probably wonder at the delusion which once overcame her sense of (he domestic proprieties. It I must give way to the storms and agitations of war the divine Pallas Athene shall be the promoter of conflicts. She, at least, is Wisdom itself. Her propensity to use the weapons with which, all accoutred, she leaped Into being, Is restrained by re- flection, when Pallas prepares the bounding car, The shield helm and spear of war she has some reason, plausible it not sound, to allege. Carnage of ftself does not attract her nor the blind tendency to destroy lead her to lay aside her divine atttributes. WAR CRIES HAVE LOST THEIR VIRTU Which is equivalent to saying, mythologi- cal analogies being exhausted—that the good sense of the world no longer accepts a trumpet blast as a challenge to battle, without reflection. The empty clamor of a war cry has lost its virtue Thanks to the commerclal spirit which has grown into a beneficent and general factor in the world’s progress, the cost of the operation is counted before the die cast. Men do not lo for glory's sake nor incite it as a ni paying home expenses. Napoleon himselt did the last of these things and met expenses of his administration by lev tribute upon those whom his arn had er- come, not to speak of the fine paintings and other trifles which he carried to Pari as minor profits of the business which he understood so well. But in the end this method of administering the affairs of his empire was found unprofitable. The day of reckoning came and it was found on striking a balance sheet that the venture, promising as it had been in its conception, had resulted in heavy loss. War for profit has seen its best days and may no longer be reckoned among the dangers that threaten peace. I except, of course, the irrepressible tendency of strong and civilized nations o coerce their weak and barbarous sisters to accept the benefits of trade and progress and to open their doors to civilization. It China, for instance, does not realize the benefits of free trade in opium, if Egypt falls to see who is her best friend, then sufficient force must of course be applied to the recalcitrant barbarian to remove preju- dices that spring from ignorance of what is best for himself. It may be said that opti- mistic views of peace have little to support them when we see all Burope in arms ready for a conflict to be fought on a scale un- known in the history of mankind. But no better evidence of the growing inclination fo peaceful methods can be adduced than chis very fact. France, Germany, Russia, Italy, Austria, are all armed to the teeth, and most of them are riding with furious speed into bankruptcy. Yet they have been doing this for nearly a quarter of a century. Men have grown gray in the service of tholr countries who have never fired a shot or heard the sound of an enemy's gun. The military element is anxious and restless at ns of enforced enaction protracted beyond all precedent, and yet each and all of these nations, with their hands on their swords, proclaim thelr anxiety for peace, solemnly asserting that their grim and threatening preparations are only intended as they are calculated, to securo its blessings. And It each refuses to disarm, it is because the one thus disarming would merely bare his un- protected bosom to the blows of an eager foe. These millions upon millions spent upon im- proved armaments, more deadly bullets and exquisitely destructive rifles are simply part of the tribute which prudence is called upon t0 pay, and sound reason inexorably exacts. This at least is what they say and perhaps believe. Why does not some one fire the first gun? Financial ruin or disarmament is close at hand, unless war should be resorted to as the third alternative and solve the problem. THE COST OF WAR. The best preserver of peace Is the cost of war. The only certain element in the cal- culation is an enormous expenditure of life and property. The victor might hope to recoup himself to some extent, but the prophet who will foretell with accepted ac- curacy the name of the victor is not yet born. Even if he were and could whisper the name of the favored champion in his ear, is it quite certain that the enterprise would be looked upon with favor? It is sald that in certain countries nothing is more ruinous than a successful law sult, except an unsuccessful ome. So with a great war. A great triumph is not sure to pay. Prussia tore two provinces from her dofeated rival in 1870 and levied great tribute in money upon her prize. But the two provinces have cost untold millions to proserve, milliards of francs have gone into new guns, new fortresses and the like, while, worse than all, two gallant nations are kept apart, in sullen and jealous remin- iscences, to the great detriment of the world. Was the game worth the candle? Will men be wiser, better or happier If an- other fire should break out and cover Europe? Will the pending questions be nearer a set- tlement or must we learn from bitter ex- perience that they cannot be finally lald to rest by forco alone? THE REALITIES OF WAR. There is another reason why war is no longer accepted without careful forethought. Two classes of persons, for the first time in history, Insist upon being heard, viz: the men who do the fighting and the women who do the weeping. The former are be- gluning to find life worth livin Their labor, when they are allowed to pursue it, brings rewards such as the masses never dreamt of a short contury ago. Little won- dor that an army life had few terrors for them and civil life few charms. To avold starvation and to rescue something from the tax gatherer was the highest reward that tho laborer could hope for, and his best ef- forty often fell short of this mode: ambi- tion He could look for no rest except in the grave; he had no voice In the selection of his oppressors, he toiled for an allen, and starved that another might be filled. = To leave the barren flelds which gave so little for 5o much that he lavished upon it, and to don a uniform and to shoulder a musket was not so hard a lot after all He was told to destroy the Germanus, if he was & renchman, to slay the French if he was a German, and he with reasonable al ity and in his condition a change was presuma- bly for the best But he Is no longer satisfied with the neg- ative advantage of not starving. He has hoard of a land across the seas where men of good will and honest hearts eat to thelr Alll of bread and meat every day, where they vote and talk and read and write, and their children wear good clothes and become great men. A uniform and a penny a day no longer tempt him, not even it he is told that he is sure to destroy the men on Perhaps he asks himself if it {s worth his while, atter all, to Kill his unoffending neighbor, even if he is not ablo to speak the same language with Limselt—a disadvantage and a mark of in obeyed Any life was at least a change, feriority, in truth, but not so severe as to deserve capital punishment. And the women have found a volce, too, and they prefer to keep the husband and boys at home. They alivays did. but no one cared In the old days whether they liked it or not, It was a woman's fate, and If heart broke there was no help for it ow she Is discovering her power, and when \hr- does that she uses it ince when, madam,” said anger to a lady who ventured express opinions, ‘‘since when taken to meddling in polities? Napoleon 1n to hold and have women “Since men have taken to cutting off the women's heads, your majesty,” was the rop Then ¢ in the school master. His life is and Nis pay s small, but he holds the scepter in the new order of things. With his pen and pencil, his feruls and his spelling book, he s the deadly, un- compromising foe that war must perforce men to think and y and destruction, succumb to. He teache therefore to avold brutal He teaches them wisdom when he teaches them how to spell, and drops the seed of charity in their hearts when le tells them from history how the human race has suffered When they re taught that th highest fice of civilization i8 to sottle differences ween men by peaceful devices, they begin 5 wonder why the practices that are so precious on a small scale should 1 their virtue when they might by extension be made of inestimable value. he learner asks himself why his life should pay for- felt to a monarch’s caprice or to a senti- mental resentment for wrongs that have slept years in their grave. THE AMERICAN EXAMPLE. And above all he may turn his to the cxample of our people. He will then rn how a great and gallant nation may mit international differences to the same Just and careful crutiny as more private disputes. He will se a nation second to none in power and wealth and manly spirit ever ready to lay aside passionate and dan- gerous resentments to do and to accept what is just and right. The reader of our his- tory knows how earnestly, with few tions, our leaders have sought to p peace and good will among men. Th less triumphs which the United States has gained in the dominion of international arb; tration are more brilliant and more honora- ble than many victories fn war. They ex- hibit the triumph of good scnse, the love of Justice, the manliness of self-control, and they challenge the admiration of mankind The world is not yet attuned to the har- monies of peace. Sudden complications, un- expected affronts working upon the hot blood of an excited people may yet arouse the thirst for blood and ~the in- born tendency to destroy, but the danger of this grows more remote with every day of peace. Men will learn that war " settles nothing but the comparative strength of the contestants, and not always that, War never t solved any real ques- tlon, It takes from the weak something and gives it to the strong, boundaries are fixed without reference to the wishes of those most interested, rulers are changed, men_ are killed, towns destroyed and debt piled up, but the question that brought about the strugglo i3 often forgotten and never sottled. Our own people went to war some cighty years ago in order that the question of impressment might be tried and adjudicated. The war lasted three years and when the treaty of peace was made the original cause of dissension was not mentioned. And to cap the climax of absurdity the greatest battle of the war was fought while the treaty was making its short journey across the Atlantic. The nations had made peace and had not found it out. CASES ARBITRATED. On the other hand, on nearly fifty occa- sions have the United States decorously sub- mitted differences with other nations to arbi- tration. Thomas Jeferson was a believer in arbitration and so was General Grant. But greater than the influence of either or both these men, public opinion in our coun- try has decided against the costly and sense- less methods of war. We are the pioneers and have done gallant service to the cause of the world's happiness. Be sure that we have not toiled in vain and that the example that we have set will lead mankind to better and greater things than it has yet known. F. R. COUDERT. R e “HOLY WILLIE. Chicago Herald, The godly Breckinridge stated on his cross-examination that “knowing what he did of the plaintiff, there was nothing in Burns that she might not safely read.”” The brutal cowardice of the fling may pass with- out comment. Perhaps “‘Holy Willie” is the paricular poem to which Breckinridge might direct attention in Burns with special fitness to his case. It is not a poem to be reproduced, but its sequel will serve equally well: SPITAPH ON HOLY WILLIE. By Robert Burns, Here Holy Willie's sair worn clay Takes up its last abode; His saul has ta’en some other way— 1 fear the left-hand road. Stop, there he fs, as sure's a gun, Poor silly body, see him; Nae wonder he's as black's the grun— Observe wha's standing wi’ him. Your brunstane devilship, T see, Has got him there before ye; But haud your nine-tail cat a wee Till ance you've heard my story. Your pity T will not implore, For pity ye hae nane; Justice, alas! gl'en him o'er And mercy's day 1s gane. = But hear me, sir, de'll as ye ar Look something to your ‘credit— A _coof like him wad Stain your name 1t it were ken'd you did it. ————— PRATTLE OF THE YOUNGSTERS. A small boy in Pittsfleld, Mass, was ately the unwitting cause of the dismissal of his father's coachman. His father was Judge T-—, revered by his legal brothers for his breadth of mind and logical ability, but—as such things often go—very much in awe of himwife. In fact, the good judge was often the subject of humorous comment in the church sewing circles—as was another good citizen, Dr. V—. Young Gilbert T— might be said to have a faculty for getting out of a scho- lastic hole. At the private school which he attended it was the custom of the spelling class for the scholars to learn not only how to spell the words correctly but to give an accurate definition of each. One day Gilbert was called up and after spelling the word “hen-pecked,” he was asked to define it With characterictic frankness he said to his teacher: “To tell the truth, T did not look up the words today, Mr. X—. But I guess I Kknow what it means. I heard our coachman tell Dr. V——'s coachman yesterday that my father and Dr. V— are the worst hen- pecked husbands in tow George—Aunt Alice, didn't vou say the other day that I have a sweet tooth? Aunt Alice—Yes, George. George—And how did you know it? Aunt Alice—Because you are so fond of candy. George—Does my sweet tooth make me fond of candy? & Aunt Alice—Yes, George. Why? George—Why, because if my sweet tooth makes me fond of candy, I just hope the dentist won't go and pull it out by mistake when I go next week e The boy was all right, girly curls and a fond deathly afraid he was going to become coarse and vulgar and in other respects masculine, One day a gentieman calling at the house engaged him in conversation, “Well, my boy,” he said, after some tim “what are you going to do when you grow up?’ The boy studied the question a mo- ment. “Really,” he replied at last, I don't know. 1 suppose I ought to be a man, but from the way mamma is handling me, I'm almost afraid I'm going to be a lady.” soe Little Boy—I stayed In the parlor all last evening when Mr. Squeezem was callin’ on sister, Just as you told me. Mother—That's & good boy; notwithstanding his mother who was and here 1is the candy I promised you. Did you get tired? Little Boy—Oh, no. ~ We played blind man’s buff, and {t would have been lots of fun, only I was “it" nearly all the time. Tommy—I other day. Sammy—My daddy’s got & right to swear. He's a vestryman. lmi Dewitt's Witch Haszel salve cures plles. heard your daddy swear the THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: UNDAY, APRIL 8, 1891 - TWENTY PAGES. THE NEW LIBRARY BUILDING, It Will Be Completed and Ready for Ocon- pancy Within Six Weeks, DESCRIPTION OF THE PRETTY STRUCTURE Admirably Adapted for the Purpose of Its Erection—Something About the Reed Coln and Book Collection Te- queathed with the Lot. Within the next six weeks the Omaha pub- lic library will occupy a home of its own in the new building that fs rapidly nearing completion at the corner of Nineteenth and Harney streots, The structure Is an at- tractive one architecturally, and the carved names and bas-rellefs of the world's authors which dot the exterior stamp it dis tinctively as a library bullding. The foundation of the movement to secure a library building for Omaha was the be quest of the late Byron Reed of a lot to be for that purpose, conditioned on the eroction of a certain kind of building and on a number of other requirements. he lot was $0x99 feet in size, and after cares fully considering the matter the library board came to the conclusion that it was not adapted to the purpose for the it would not admit of the erec used intended, reason that tion of such a shaped structure as was most ageous for library purposes. Then it was that the money that had been lald aside for providing new furniture and pur- chasing new reference works was drawn upon for another purpose, and a strip of land adjoining that bequeathed by Mr. Reed was purchased by the board. The new strip Wi 50x99 feet, making the whole lot then avallable for library purposes practically 100x140 feet, and on this was erected a building 65x130 feet and three stories high The cost of the land purchased was $18,000, and of this amount $14,000 has already been pald. The remaining $1,000, with interest, will be paid this spring when due, as provision has been made for it. This money has not been taken from the amount realized from the sale of bonds for the erection of the new building, but was lald aside by the board from the regular 1-mill levy for library use. Bonds in the amount of $100,000 were voted for the purpose of erecting the build- ing, and when the bonds were sold the premium and accrued interest swelled the amount realized to about $112,000, all of which will be used in the structure itself, little if any of the amount to be diverted even for furniture, as that now in use will be moved to the new building and utilized until other means are at hand to otherwise provide. Work on the new building was begun in the fall of 1892, but the excavating and foundation work was not completed until the spring of 1893. The foundation proved to be unexpectedly expensive, as the lot Is what is known as ‘“made ground,” being vears ago the bed of the old creek, which ran forty feet below where the library building now stands. It was deemed dan- gerous to stop short of solid ground, and the walls were continued down far below the ordinary depth, and wide footings for the walls and plers were placed even lower than the original surface of the earth. This work alone increased the cost of construc- tion over $10,000, and the money that had been counted on to furnish the building and provide the nucleus of an art collection and museum went glimmering long before the structure reached the level of the street. Fortunately, however, there was just about sufficient money left to complete the build- ing In accordance with the plans, and when the work is done it will be paid for and, it is sald, no embarrassing overlap will remain. PEEP ON THE INSIDE. While the long frontage of the lot be- queathed was on Nineteenth street, the pur- chase of additional ground changed it to Har- ney street, and the main entrance is there- fore from the north. ~ On either side of the double entrance will be umbrella rooms, and passing directly into the building one enters the main vestibule or lobby, from which on either side ascend the divided winding stair- ways to the second and third floors, the lobby being open to the roof. The only opening from the lobby on the first floor Is into the main book room, where the public will transact its business with the library force from the concave side of a circular counter running from either side of the en- trance nearly back to the south wall. This takes up the center of the lower floor, all of the remainder of which will ultimately be devoted to books and cases. The aisles will run from north to south, and as the north and south walls are largely of glass, the book room will be abundantly lighted. There will be capacity for 200,000 volumes in the book room. Inasmuch as the li- brary now contains but 45,000 volumes, only the west end will be used as a book room at the present time, the east end to be de- voted to reference uses. The reference room will be removed to the second floor whenever it becomes necessary to use the entire lower floor for book purposes, and advan will then have just double the space now. accorded it, this being the same ratio of increase as is calculated for the books in the circulating library. The reference room, as intended for the next few years, will be 48x30 feet, which is about double’ the space occupled for that purpose in the present quarters. Occupying a similar space back of the reference room will be the librarian's room, cataloguing room, and trustees’ room. The general read- ing room will occupy the entire west end of the socond floor, covering a space of 48x60 feet, and directly back of the second floor lobby; also opening into the general read- ing room will be the ladies' reading room, 30x30 feet In size. In the opening between these two rooms will be the desk of the as- sistant in charge, who, by means of a speak- ing tube and a small book elevator communi- cating with the book room below, will se- cure for readers any volume they may wish to use in the reading room The east end of the second floor, 48x60 feet, which as above stated will eventually become the reference room, is now divided by a partition, and the first part will be used as a museum, In which will be placed the Byron Reed coin collection and numls- matic library, and the back part will be used as a class lecture room, for the use of High school teachers or other lecturers, The third floor will not be occupied for the present, but it is intended and arranged to be used as an art gallery and museum. The entire south side of this floor is divided into three galleries, all lighted from the roof, the light belng diffused through a milky glass that will do away with shadows and too bright a light. Two of these gallerles are 48x30, and the center one 30x30 feet in size, all opening into each other. On the front of the bullding are two large rooms, 48x30 feet, which will be used for museum purposes as soon as arrangements are made for thus utilizing them. ‘The building is gbsolutely fireproof to the roof, which is partially of wood. The board deemed this construction better than 10 have the roof framed of steel, because of the difference in the weight as well as in the cost. The roof is covered with asbestos lald with copper plates, 50 as to be sa fire from without, while all wood in it is coated with fireproof paint, and expos bers covered with fireproof tiling. The posi- tion is taken by the board that the only danger to the bullding would be from a fire within, and that there is less to be feared from the burning of the roof than from the expansion that would result from the heating of the frame work if of steel, and the consequent forcing out of the walls, Conditions were imposed by Mr. Reed re- garding the building that have not been carried out. He decreed that it should be of four stories and absolutely fireproof, but waivers and quitclaims were secured from the heirs by which the board was allowed to build a three-story and basement struc- over- e from ture, and to chauge tho plans of the roof as stated. In the basement, which is well lighted, there is an abundance of reom, which the board has no use for at present, but which will probably be partially used as a news- paper reading room for men. All toilet rooms are on this floor, and the steam heat- ing plant and janitor's quarters occupy the southwest corner of the basemnet. An entrance from the south affords easy handling of books and cataloguing rooms will eventually be located there, a freight slevator communicating; between the base ment and the main flo No passenger eleva the b ory 1ding for the 'present will be placed In although it s expected to put them imms soon as the third floor is used as an ayt gallery and museum. The Iron work In thé landings in the lobby was framed with thid Btid in view, and the opening of the floors' for this purpose will be attended with little, expense whenever it is desired to make the change. BUILDING'S GOOD POINTS Tnasmuch as it s, essential in a library buliding to have an abundance of light, the building does not extend to the lot line on cither of the inner sides. On the east it does not extend within oight fect of the lot line nd a covenant was epfered into with the adfolning property owner by the terms of which four additional feet are to be left va- cant as long as is the clght feet of the library lot, thus creating thero a twelve-foog alley as long as the board chooses to con- tinue it On the south side of the 1ot the board still has thirty-five feet of unoccupied space, a part of which may eventually be occupied by an extension of the building, which was con structed with a view to such a possible change. This addition would be 30x50 feet, and would not interfere in the least with th present lighting. It would giye that much more book space on the lower floor, adminis- tration quarters on the second, and an ad- ditional art gallery on the third, being com- pletely in harmony with existing plans, and not Interfering In any way with the pres- ent arrangements. Omaha's libr: structed in accor has attracted considerable library boards all over the c building has ance with new te been con- ideas, and tion from The placing therein of the I in col- lection will be the means of attracting to this city numismatists from a distance, as it Is the st private collection in the United States. Mr. Reed had his agents abroad, and the collection s very complete as to the coims of ancient Rome and eece, while in modern coinages it is only second to the United States collection in the Philadelphia mint. For some of the coins Mr. Reed paid as high as $700 and $800. With this collection comes the entire Reed libr with the exception of such works as are already in the session of the board. There are many valuable works in the Reed library, and members of the board are certain that the collection and 1ib could not be duplicated for $50,000. - 1GIOUS, The Established Church of Scotland has 248 parishes with 604,984 communicants, and 2,130 Sunday schools with 20,663 scholars. Mr. B. Fay Mills, the ovangelist, is to oc- cupy the pulpit of Brooklyn tabernacle dur- fiigy e} NVeETHONtRY BEE D, | T IIAGEIa alis sence Rev. Dr, W. Gunsaulus of Chicago Is to preach the opening sermon before the National Council of Congregational churches in San Frzneisco next spring Last year the Church Extension society of the Congregational - churches furnished $126,032 to aid in the building of 144 churches, and $20,108 to aid fifty-four par- sonages into existel Rev. Dr. Joseph Parker of London fs credited with a rather clever remark. The three present day cuphemisms for the the “flesh” and the ciety,” “‘environmen devil,” he and “‘ten- “world,” said, are dency.” Danfel D. Wood, the' blind organist of Philadelphia, and one.of the best in the country, celebrated on Easter Sunday the thirticth anniversary of his conncetion with St. Stephen’s Protestant Episcopal church of that city. The Church at Home and Abroad esti- mates that between $40,000,000 and $30,000,- 000 are expended apnually in this country for church edifices, and that “every day in the year more than twelve new churches are completed and dedicated.” The statistics of Congregational churches in Massachusetts show that there are 587 churches, an increase of 8; 107,524 church members, a net increase of 1,581; additions on confession of faith, 3,730; 117,905 Sun- day school members, a gain of 1,429, It is reported that the tolal amount spent in foreign missions in the year covered by thefr respective reports by the Presby- terians, Congregationalists, Methodists, Bap- tists and_Episcopaliany is, in round num- bers, $3,500,000. Of this amount more than $400,000 was received from legacies. As a result of the college Young Men's Christian association movement over 20,000 students are reported to have become Christians in America during the sixteen years of its existance; 3,000 have entered the ministry, and over 600 have gone into foreign mission work. Rev. John Brown, who has been pastor of a Prosbyterian church in Fall River, Mass., for twenty-five years, will resign on June 1, sell his library, buy a tent and preach the gospel when and how he pleases, preferring to be entirely free of the pres- bylery. He has been a member of the legislature, and is an earnest and an ef- fective labor agitator. The office of archpriest of St. Peter's, Rome, to which Cardinal Rampolla has just been appointed, is considered the most im- portant office In the church next to the papacy; and the titular dignity is desig- nated by the Itallans as “Mezzo Papato.” Cardinal Rampolla, who Is 51 years of age, was born in Polizzi, in Sicily, and is re- garded as the ablest of all the cardinals, There is a church in London, near Charing Cross, from the steeple of which every day at noon a bushel of wheat is thrown out as a donation to the pigeons. The wheat is provided by funds left over 200 years ago by an elderly maiden lady. The pigeons un- derstand the custom perfectly, and when the noon bells begin to ring may be seen flying by thousands from cvery direction toward the church. The Roman Catholic cathedral of St James the Greater, dedicated at Montreal on Easter Sunday, is a massive and im- posing structure, modeled after St. Peter's in Rome. It was begun twenty-six years and Js still in an unfinished condition, its present state it is a marvel of architecture. Inside, It is 205 feet long and 216 feet wide, while the height to the top of the cross on the dome is 256 feet. Rev. Narcisse Cyr, who has just died in Springfield, Mass., at the age of 70, achieved fame as a missionary, journalist and preacher. He was born in Canada, of Ro- man Catholic parents, but when a young man was converted to Protestantism. In early lite he established the first French Protestant paper ever published on this con- tinent. He founded the first French Canadian republican club In Boston and edited a French republican paper in that city for four years. Rev. George Thom: ago, but in s Dowling, D. D., has recently been confirmed by Rt. Rev. Dr. Willlam Lawrence, bishop of Massachu- setts, and within a year expects to enter try of the Episcopal chureh. Dr Dowling, who Is now living in Boston, was formerly for twelve ypars pastor of the Euclld avenue Baptist church in Cleveland 0. Coming to feel, hoWever, that he was no longer in accord With certain dogmas of the min the Baptist faith, he' quietly resigned his charge and withdrew from the denomina- tion, The Columbian bell that sounded its prophetic note at the opéning of the Parlia- ment of Religions at €hlcago during the Co- lumbian exposition, & 40 be taken to Jeru- salem to sound a notg of praise at the close of the nineteenth century of the Christian era. The unique proposition is made that the bell shall be takew to the Holy Land and on Christmas evei899, connected by cable and wire with_all_parts of Christen- dom, so that the 1900Fh anniversary of Christ shall be celebrated by all the world at the same instant. Benson s Porous Plaste IS THE BEST, % RELIEVES PROMPTLYand & %, CURES QUICKEST, & eia - avast fuion | we Matchless any other market. ““Competition is ol trade te Iif3; And they wiy'd win in basiness strife Shoald show their meftle when they draw t1 kaih” FOR Novelty, Quality, Price, Quantity, Our and nent, Stock Challenges Any AllL Dress Goods. What is there t not? NEW SPRING SUITING, a full dress pattern ul‘$ 1 33 7 yards for C ll \\(:I,A\Bll t we have NOVEL- S, all new spring styl ull dress pat- ot 7 vards o 2 $ 1.68 DIAGONALS AND STORM SERGES, in new spring colorings, full dress pultcln of 7 yards. . CHEVIOT I’L.\II)S AND $2.73 NOVELTIES, the lat- spring sty N full patte: of $3.47 The line of silk and wool noveltics and high class suit- ings that we arc showing is, without exception, the finest in town. Our lines of both plain and novelty black goods cannot be excelled the west. y.u‘dx for. Boy s Clothmg What is there that we have not? CAMBRIC WAISTS, un- laundered, and sells al- ways for 25¢, for Mon- day ...... 19¢ INDIGO BLUE WAISTS, unlaundered, you al- ways pay 35¢ for them, Monday...o.... o BOYS' UNLAUNDERED WAISTS, a good 50¢ waist, light and dark colorings. CHEVIOT AND CASSI- MERE SUITS, we hav 23c 39¢c about 75 that have sold for~ $%.00 and $3.00; to close this lot, $2.98 ou Monday your choie: THE LITTLE CAPTAIN, is what we call our all wool suit that is made with a double scu‘tl and knees, warranted not $ REEFER SUI’ in sizes from 3 to8 y the latest for the little féllows. At our prices you save dolla Men’s Furnishings. What Is There That We Have Not? INE SEAMLESS goods that you fori..... 10¢ MEN'S FAST BLACK HOSE, these would be considered extra good value at 20¢ a pair ... Your choice of any of our 50¢ Black Hose for Monday or 3for ‘i\l Ol) MEN'S !'BALBRIGGAN UNDERWEAR, such as you pay 50¢ a picee for, on Monday we sell you for. .. & 1R2%c 35¢ 29¢ ments, under any circumstance THE MORSE COMPANY, We circumstances or conditions will always lead and under be undersold. IT WAS A GRAND SUCGESS And was such a suce that w have decided to continue our Grand Spring Fashion Festival ALL THIS WEEK. Saturday it was impossible for us to give cach customer proper atten- tion and many couldn’t get waited on at all, but for next week we have extra clerks and have decided to continue this opening sale for an- other week, commencing Monday, April 8thand closing April 14th late Saturday. We received a large shipment of garments, suits and waists and our telegrams will bring more for the first of the week. It positive factthat yousave at Ieast 25 per cent on ready made garments at this sale. Remember we start Capes at $2,28 and all pric Jackets at 82,98 and all pric Waists 38¢, and all prices up to $16.75 Suits at g4 98 and all pri ea Gowns at 84,98 and all prices up to $35 Wrappers at T5¢ and all prices up to $3 50 Children’s Reefers at 81.50 nd all prices up to $15.00 Mackintoshes at 8300 and all prices up to $15.00 In fact what have we not ? up to $65,00 5 up to $75.00 es up to $75.00 00 Siaturday they took them away in basket fulls From our Phenomenal NICKEL and DIME Department IN OUR Economy Ba.sement The following are a few singled from the many .u‘ll\.h.s thata Nickel and Dime can buy: First, the Nickel will take 2-quart Heavy Milk Pan......... ... 5¢c Large White Breakfast Plates 5 Fancy Color Glass Tumblers. ..... be L-quart Covered Pails. Fine Pc ished Glass roit Bowls. Lar * Basting Spooas. ... Iine Glass Sugar Bowls. ... One lot of Steel Forks....... Glass Covered Butter Dishes Large Heavy Jelly Cake Tin Copper Wire Teu Strainers, Teavy Glass Drinking Mugs Wooden Chopping Bowls .. Carter Black Ink Good Feather Duster Pulverized Belt Brick.. THESE THE DIME WILL TAKE: Polished Wood Folding Towel Racks...... e a0s Decorated China Ple Plates, gold trimmed.. ... . Al RSe T 00! 2-quart Covered Tin Pails...........10¢ 10¢ 10¢ 10¢ 10¢ Large Heavy Glass Berry Sowls. +-quart Hoavy Milk Puns...... Heavy Asbestos Stove Mats. . Quart Coffee Pot . Large Jupencse Splint Splashers. ... 10c 50 feet Best Cotton Clothes Lines. ... 10¢ Patent Toilet Paper Racks..........10c Large-size Tube Cako Moulds. e Heavy Pressed Glass Sugav Bowls. . 10¢ Cramb Brushes and Trags. ..........10c Pressod Glass Butter Dishos........ 10¢ Shoe Brushes, worth up to Ze.......10¢ Regular 23¢ Sveub Brushes L. 10e SPECIAL OFFERINGS FOR MONDAY IN OUR Economy Basement Lace Curtains Crinkled Seersucker ml.-LHu India Linen, Victorin Lawn and check Nainsook, 10¢ goods for... . he pol les, 15e goods, for, . .« 8he v vy Cotton Cloth.. ... Ao Cheese Cloth.. ... sesssssees 10 Pillow Case Muslin..................THe Lonsdale Cambric, 12 yds for.......$1.00 Crash for Towels ... «die Shirting Calico A e And u thousand more just like the above for Monduy. 13 Sixteenth St and Fariam, no BREEZY STORE NEWS Of Bright and Fresh Merchandise. in QUANTITY, VARIETY, NEWNESS and CHIBAP. Ui The stock now here surpasses in vast completeness all competition, The buying power of this company commands for the buyer at re=« tail the most advantageous prices. These broad assertions cannot be truthfully challenged in this or We propose to commence Monday morning by an immense whole= sale offering of high class goods at prices that stamp them Not Merely CHEAP, But Tremendously UND PRIGE, Hosiery for Big and Little Feet. 12ic Hose. 1 'k Toso, I8¢ Tan Hose. Ladies' Fine Tan Hos >, scamless and fast colors, 18c. ; 25¢ Hose An Bxtra Fine Ladies' Fast Black Hose,with spliced heel and toe, Zic. 35¢ Hose. Ladies' very fine pattern, 5c Vests. Ladies' Jersey Ribbed Swiss Vests, 5¢ cach. 12ic Vests. Ladios’ Fancy Ribbed Vests, that should sell for twice the price, 124c. 35c¢ Lisle Thread. Ladies' fine Lisle Thread Vests, cach, 3 for $1. 57cAll Silk. AllSilk Vests, in al! colors, rogular $1.25 goods, at Hic. 35¢c Maco Foot. Childrens' Maco Foot, with doubla and toe, wurranted fast Lisle Hose, boot s ov 3 for $1, 25c¢ Rmbed. Childrens' and Mi fast black hose, w! and toe. 18c Tan Hose. Childrens’ fine Tan Colored Hose, fast colors, 18¢, or 3 for 50c. 25c Bicycle. Boys' heavy Bicycle Hose,fast black. tic Fine Rtbbed. Childrens’ Fast Black. Fine Ribbed Hose at 11¢ a pair. 503’ fine ribbed th spliced heel Lace Curtam Sale. For another week with new attractions and at a great saving to your purse. Ruflled Curtains from. ....82.75 to 812 Lace Curtains from... 60¢ w Chenille Curtains from. .. 82.25 to § Table Covers, all sizes.... 90e to Screens, all sizes Easols, all siz A full and $15 .. 90e¢ to 810 : 75¢ to 9 mpleto line of Dotted Net with feill and_ embroidery odge, Dotted Swiss in all widths and grades. Hassocks. 600 at 35¢ each. New Carpets, New Carpets, New Carpets. New Rugs, New Filling, New Oriental Squares, New Matting, New Oil Cloth, New Linoleum. Muslin Underwear. A line of Muslin and Cam- bric Drawers, trimmod with lace and embroidery, never sell for less than The, Monday for......... 45c¢ G lo of good with em- wns s lin, trimmed broidery lace and hom- stitching: good value at $1.00, Monday at......... A line of Cambric and Mus- lin Gowas, all new stylos in “V" and round vokes, trimmed with lace in- sertion and fancy colored edges; nevor sold loss Childrens' white dresses in fir and nalnsook all new and p signs at 50, 75¢, $1.00 and still b mus 65¢ lawn ty do- thor, Ginghams #1.25, $1.50. IPreveh and dresses U8e, Chumbray At no time in the history ol business have dry goods been sold, , as low as we are ncw selling in all depart- ' THEMORSECO