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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1894)
THOUSANDS OF Before rare can Stop tlnis 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 , Jackets , Wraoners Hosiery , Underwear , Embroideries , etc. , etc. , and remember that everything else goes at cost. Wool Dress Goods Under Cost. Tomorrow wo Inaugurate a Croat House Clearing Sale Of Dress GoodS' Jf goods were ever alaughtoi-od at a Biilo this is the 0110. Only 75c a Yard. For R'ch ' Novelty Dross Goods that 30 days ngo thn prices were 31.76 a ynrd , were $1.50 a yard , were 81.25 n ynrd. Don I wait butcomo Monday. This is the most astonishing reduction snlo of high class dress goods ever made. Only 39c a Yard. For-10-inch all-wool French Albatrosses in all the evening tints ; reduced from GOc. Only 69ca Yard. For fine quality all-wool French Serge , -10 Inches wide ; the 81.00 quality ; etijilo OB a gold dollar. Will bo sacrificed Monday at 69c a yard- These few samples are grand value for- the money mid cannot be overlooked. Remember all other Dress Goods go at ACTUAL COST. ' LININGS. CO pieces ' 20c quality Btaclc Back Fancy Waist Linings , go on sale Monday at | 4c. , . , . . . , 100 pieces Crinoline worth 121c blacks and slates go at 8c a yard for Monday. Curtains UNDER COST Curtain ® Hundreds of pairs of curtains tomorrow at LESS than Manufacturer's Cost. GUrfcaiijs'SSc per Pair. Nottingham laoo curtains , full Imperial , 8 yards lonR. 43 nnd 48 Inches wjde. positively worth from 11.25 to 8L50 : la this s.ilo 53c per pair. GUrtaiijs 98c per Fair. Nottlnshntidaco curtains In Irish point and Urussollalnco effects. 3 and W yards Ion ? , 00 to54 Inches wide , regular JiW curtains , In this Halo ! Ho per ualr. $2.50 Luce Curtains $1.29. $4 nnd $5 Luce Curtains , $1.98. Silk Under Cost. Ofi Monday wo nro poing to give you unheard of bargains m this dcpurtinotit. Read the following mid bo ou hand onrly to got flrst choice. At 37c. A line of plain and figured chinas , worth up MONDAY to 87c. v ' Japanese crone , light blue , light yellow and ONIA' white , worth up to $1.00. Knuirc , natural color and cray. The most serviceable made for waists and house dresses. Always sells for 60c and OOc. YAUD. At 87c. Wo will soil an olosant line of silks in black and colors , worth at least $1.50 , including : Black Poau do Soio. All Worth MONDAY Black gros grain. ONT.Y Blnck and colored Faille Francaiso ( M CH Black , i > 4-inch surah. , ihiUU Colored bcnenlino , v And fancy colored brocade. . A Ynrd. A VAltl ) . Millinery Under Cost. GIVEN AWAY With every purchase of ono dollar or over , in this , department , ono uti- trimmed felt hal. < One lot fancy feathers , birds , wings and ostrich tips , your choice for 25c. Lot No. 1 Your choice of nlco trimmed hats from $4.50 to $0.50 for $2.49. Lot No. 2 Your choice of nice trimmed hats from $2.50 to $5.00 for $1.20. Gloves and Mittens Under Cost. Infants all wool mittens at Go a pair. Children's all wool mittens go Mon day at lOc to 25c a pair , according to Gout's gloves and wool mittens at 4Sc Ladies' and gent's kid mittens , Mon day 48c a pair. Leather Goods Sale. Ladles' and children's coin ptir-icsrt 1-Ilc. Uoal French calf purses with nlcUol frames at lOc. l''unoy ' Onlf lo.it.hor ami ilonzoln purses ooze linoil. worth S. > e , fa .Mondny tit llic each. Oiio lot of purses uml poukut book eoniblni- tlon In soul , doir.'iil.i and liussln lo.ithurs , kid lined , worth 3 j to 50c , Monday chulco ut lUc. lUc.Solid Solid lontlior poekot boons and card eiiso combinations , worth OOo to 85c. Monday this spoutul line at Me. Itcal sp.il poukot books ana card cases , worth J1.25 HO Mondny nt 71) ) ? . Hoalso il anil donKolii poskot bonks nod card Case combinations , worth * ! , : to Jl.jOso Mon dny nt Me. CHATELAIN'S ' SHOPPING BAGS and GRIPS. Solid leather Chntolnln bigs t2. > e. ti > o Cnatoliiln'3 go .Monday tlUc. . Heal so il Chute.nln's worth 81.25 to i 1.00 , Mon dny OSc. Shopping bass worth 11.25 at Olv. Seal leather shopping bugs with honvy silk top * worth $ . ' 1.00 nt f..J' ' . The best seal \ius. \ all silk llnod , worth $3.00 and $4.00 , Mondny S2.8J. Traveling bags nnd strips at cost. Traveling baps nt . > e. Solid leather traveling bags , worth $2.00 to J3.ro , at $1.45. Heavy Solo leather crips all brass trimmed worth $7.W ( to $10.00. 44.00 Monday. UNDER COST. STARES YOU IN THE FACE "No use trying , You can't resist it HERE IT IS : 54-inch Panama Serge. 54-inch Gibraltar Cheviot. ( They are the SI.SO qualities ) , MONDAY and TUESDAY , CENTS. CENTS. A - tnr v IVT t n n * APRONS 29c CM 30 Wo Unloa Our Aprons- Our entire line of white apron * . x uliuliinii uprona. black lawn aprons , cc worth from 40u toliUu. All at-Jc. < ' APKOttS 29c. ' Corsets 38c > A bcnutiful corset in white and gray , ported litting , wojHh COc , only 38c. Coroo 8 58c. i The dandy coraata in fast blaclc , a per fect fit , worth 91.00 , only 5Sc. Corsets 78o. ' " * A cotnploto line of the Model Form , Dr. Warner's Health , the H. S. 819 and the C. B. 292 , ii\l \ worth from $1.25 to S2.Tj ; your choicoionly 78c. Corsets Sl.39. B " Only a four , mostly largo size in the I. C. 540-5311 , O. P.ytjjo J. B. No. 110 , the H. S. 930 spoon' , , p'usk , in black , white and gray ; worthsfVom 82.50 to 83.25 ; vour choice only 81.39. Our lines are complete and wo only carry " the best.Vlbit this department. 1 Hose Under Cost. To Clean Up. About 1,000 nnlrs of man's flno Merino.nil wool , Halo tnroad ami Sea Island cotton hose that wo regularly sold at 25c , l ! " > o to . > 0e. \\u will iiliieo them all In ono lot at li ) jO npilr. Boys' Vfaists ati Price. All our Madras cloth , nhevlot : inrt flannel waists for bovs. that are usually sold at from $1.00 to 81. 50 , will bo placed on our counters nt tU ic onoh. They are all good sty L-S and shes. Vou should not mlas seeing thorn. Just is price. Odds and Ends of Men's Un derwear. Wo plnco on sale about 500 pieces of flno Merino , httavy cotton and all wool shirts and drawers that usually soil at 7.iu , 81.0) ) and 8I.ro ( slightly soiled ) , at uOj a garment. Only 2 suits to a customer. Fleece Lined and Cashmere Hose. 100 dozen ladles' ox tra flno quality of medium and heavy weight , llooco llnoJ , onyx dvod notion and all wool ribbed hoc. Qualities that could not ho duplicated for less than 50a to ( Vic. On Monday they all go In onu lot at Children's All Wool Hose. All our chll Iron's heavy Iloouo lined and all wool rlbbod and plain hose will bo thrown Into ono lot at 13c a pair , Actual value , > c , : )3c to r V JL i UNDER COST SALE. We have just received the now Paddock , or double breasted frock coat , for early spring wear , mule : with a swoop skirt , colors black or navy blue. For Monday wo olTor those co Us at $9.05 , worth 815.00 , and $1151) ) worth $22.00. Gilbert fast black sateen wrappers , all now and choice pat- tonib , regular value $1.00 , Monday's price only $2.65 oach. Wo are selling the best indigo blue wrapper , ready made , $1.50 quality for $1.00 each. Our lot of children's cloaks mmlo of now Scotch novelty cloths colors gray and tan , mixed sizes 4 to 12 , regular prlco § 8.50 , $0.00. 39.50 , 810.00 and $10.60. On Monday wo offer the choice at $3.00 each. Fur trunnion , and satin lined reefers , former price $20.00 , and $22.00 , Monday only $4.95 oach. Marlon fur capos worth . . . $ ; ! 2 00 -A IA. G o Gorman beaver i-apos worth . 24 00 A ry Coony capos worth . 10 f > 0 V ' ' Astrachan capes worth . 16 00 EACH. Ladles' Winter Underwear About 50 dozen ladies' Jersey ribbed , J-wool , heavy all cotton and heavy plain all wool shirts and drawers that all originally sola at $1.00 to $1.50 each. They all go in one lot on Monday at 02o"garmont. } Domo3tlcs Under Cost- Now designs of indigo prints , regular 8lc. for 3c. Cfioico Ptylo of colored prints , regular Sic. for Hie. Apron chcok gingham , regular 8Jo , for 6e. Dress style gingham , regular lOc , for 5c. Cream outing flannel , regular lOc , for oc. Turkey red fancy outing , regular 15c , for lOc. Fleece-lined cachmoro , regular 15c , for lOe , Fancy fleured " eiderdown , regular 35c , forl25c. Groy mixed flannel , regular 20c , for 12ic. All other goods at cost. Xiiuen Department , LINENS UNDER COST. Last mnnlh of our great annual linen sale ; take advantage of our prices. \\ro will only montloa a few of our under- cost b/irgains. 100 largo six.o genuine Marseilles brd spreads , regular $3.75 quality , now $1.08 each. oO do/ , satin damask napkins , worth from $2.00 to $3.00 , all go at $1.08 doz. 60 do/ , satin damask napkins , worth from $1.50 to $1 75 , now $1.29 doz. All our 8-5c and 90e blenched damask now 75c per yard. See our 72-inoh bleached satin damask wo are soiling at $1.10 , regular $1.35 quality. See those huck and damns ! : towels wo are now selling at 12Jc onph. All our muslins and sheeting at not cost All our now white goods at not cost. Sen those white and printed domestics wo are now selling at loc ncr yard. The above are under-cost bargains. Everything else at not cost. " ORDERS FROM OUT-OF-TOWN CUS IN" . TOMERS PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. THE PROBLEM OF CHARITY Individual Responsibility in Oaring for the Unfortunate. SUCCESSFUL AGENCIES TO .THAT END JJuty of the Citizen and the Churches i'rovldliiK AVorlc'tho Most Satis factory to the Helped uuil the Helper. Dr. Lyman Abboit , the distlngulsliod pas tor of Plymouth church , Brooklyn , disousse in the forum "Tho Personal Problem of Charity" us follows : My object In this article 13 an unambitious ono. It Is not to prescribe a euro for pov erty , or ovcu u. remedy for tha present dis tress. It Is not to propose any comprehen sive plans for tho'otnployment of the thou sands who nr out of work , or for their re lief by now methods of organized charity. The article prows out of my own experience. There must to many HUe myself , who have but a small surplus of either money , tlmo , or energy to Uovoto to the problem of the un employed j not enough to form any plans for Its solution , or even to co-operate , to any great extent , In the plans which others , with more wisdom or moro leisure , or both , are able to form , but who yet cuu contrive , by wlso economies , to secure n Httlo money , a little Unto , n little vital force which they would like to use for the bcnellt of others less happily situated than themselves. On this personal problem I have pondered some what , anil the result of these panderings I sot down hero , inuoli as ono might do In his own commonplace book. The unprosperous and dependent may bo roughly divided Into three classes , although ntho classttlcatlou , ns in all cases of vital phenomena , is imperfect , nnd the classes merge into one another. Tboro are Jlrsl the really helpless nnd incompetent Httlo chil dren deprived by death , or worse than death of parental care , idiots and insane , Hope less invalids , tt-c blind , the deaf , the crippled. Seine of these , despite their d is- advantages , care for themselves ; others are cared for by Individual frionus. still others in hospitals and asylums , while a few use their misfortunes ns their capital , and to aid them In tholr chosen profession of beggary , and so belong to the second class. COIiUCOTlNCJ AN IMAGINARY DEI1T. Tills second class inoludcs those who are nblo but unwilling to work ) they believe that the world owoa thorn a living , nnJ they devote themselves to collecting the debt. They < ire perfectly contented to bo carried , and all tholr little on orgy is devoted to find ing some ono to carry them. They would rather Hvo in laziness with a 10-ccnt bed in a lodging house , a U-cont cup of coffee nnd roll for breakfast , free soup for dinner and whisky between times for fuel , than work ana earn a decent living. Thesenro ttio tramps and vagr.uit.t that infest our streets , crowd the free soup houses , implore the passer-by for money wherewith to purchase a railroad ticket to the next town , or occasionally aslc at the front door for work , only to find an excel lent excuse for not doing the work if by any cluuico U Is ottered to thorn. Some years ago , nt our country house , wo were visited Dy a procession of tramps , pathetically Im ploring work.Vo wanted n now cistern , got ruadv to clvo. them work , offered a job to any applicant and the procession myste riously ceased. Our .neighbors had as many applications for work as before , but wo bad uono. The third class la made up of men and women who nro willing to work but unable to llnd an opportunity. Them can bo no question that at the present tune this Is a very largo class , and it Is likely to grow constantly larger throughout the winter. Tncro nro in the community and have boon in all ages andallcommunlfics alargu class of men who ore entirely competent to do work which is provided lor thorn , but utterly Incompetent to provide themselves with work. Such a man , if you llnd him the piece of ground , the utensils , the seed , and the markets for his products , will .ralso the gar.- den truclc , but he cannot pitch on the proper place , determine what to raise , nor flnd a purchaser for his produce. There are many so-called ' 'skillea ' workmen , " who can do ono thing well ; but if a time comes when the community no longer wants that ono thing , they are in distress. To the question , "Why stand yo hero idle ? " such men give the auswerof tholr proto types iu the parable ; "Because no man hath hired us. " A SAMPLE WOKKEH. I have a neighbor at my country homo who I suppose never earned ever $1.75 a day. who has a family of six or seven children , all well clothed , fed and housed , and thanks to the publlu school system educated ; and whoso homo is paid for out of his earnings. I doubt whether ho was over idle a day m his lifo. If the mill stops running ho gets a Job at the brick yard. If the brick yard dis charges its men ho gets a chance in some- bgjly'a earucn. If everything elsa fails ho has a hand loom and weaves rag carpets , which nro ready for sale when tlio season comes rouod. And ho is rarely overstocked. 1 have another neighbor , whoso earnings have never been any larger , who has brought up a family of children , and now in his old ago has enough to ensure him and his wife a comfortable maintenance. But when ho was working In the brick yards ho tolls mo ho kout two purses a summer and a winter purse and divided his wages each week equally between the two , so that when fall came on ho hau a full purse to carry htm through the winter. Since ho has grown too old for the hard work of the brick yards ho has resumed his earlier occupation of gardening , nnd does about half work at about half pay , and very glad I am to have bin work and his friendship. Such men never become dependent on tholr neighbors. They nro never among the un employed , because they hnvo the ability to employ themselves. It is because thcro nro in the community so many who have not the ability to employ themselves that the publio distress Is so great and the publlo problem so serious. THE I'HOIILEM Of TODAY , It Is something toward the solutlou of a problem to hnvo it clearly stated. This , then , is our problem today : What does the law of love "Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself" require of the busy man of mcidcr.tto income but comfortable circum stances , In view of the fact that there urn in his Immediate vicinity men who are willing to workbut are unable to provide productive work for themselves ! 1. It is perfectly clear that love ought not to confound this man with the Idle , the prodigal , the shiftless , and the vicious bog- gar. To do this is a monstrous injustice , however it is done. This Is the fatal objec tion to all schemes of wholesale charity- soup houses , boot and broad distributionand tholiko. Put yourself in his place. Imagine thai you had been discharged from your customary employment ; that .YOU had sought in vain for u chance to continue it under some other employer ; that there was but ouo thing you could do , nnd you could llnd no ono who wanted it done ; that your Httlo savings , laid up for a rainy day , had boon exhausted ; that your credit nt tha butcher's and grocer's was gone ; and that your family were cola aud hungry. What would you think of the chanty whioh bids you crowd nnd elbow your way through , or take your place in line with n throng of drunken , idle , vicious vagabonds , many 01 whom had never done a good honest day's ' work In the world , some of whom caino for the ioup or the broad only that they might spend in wnlsky the djmo they had earned by rvchance jobt I think my heart would burn with an Indig nation at this Injustice , which I haa never felt at the misfortune which had fallen upon mo. I migjit submit to the self-degradation rather than allow my wife and children to suffer ; but it would Do with a hot heart nt the falsa prctonio of charity which degraded me. Love cannot bo un just , and nil schemes of India- crtmiuato charity are unjust grossly , wickedly unjust. In thorn , as In giving a dime to the chance beggar in tno street , or cold victuals to the chance beggar nt the street door , there Is no love there Is no charity. Such giving is more idle , lazy , self-pleasing sentiment , or a contrivance to got rid of n disagreeable object , or to satisfy a self-indulgent good nature , .or at best to throw a sop to a teasing conscience. Allcaro- Icss and indiscriminate giving is condcmna- blo , not only because it aggravates the evil it pretends to cure , but because It confounds tbo innocent with the guilty , and because it is not love nt all , but a sham and'falso pretense - tense of love , which never deceives the dis honest beggar and always degrades and angers the deserving poor. The ono duty which love owes to "tho man who will not work" is the enforcement of the law , "neither shall he eat. " There is no love in taking off from man the natural penalty of tholr wrong-doing while they continue in the wrong-doinf , . That a man was idle yesterday is no reason why I should not help him today. But there is very peed 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. ( Jnrnegie has sot an ad mirable example , In his reported public an nouncement that his mills will continue run ning. It is true that no business can bo carried on permanently at n loss ; but busi ness can bo carried on without a profit , or oven temporarily atn loss , and at such times as these other considerations than those of profit and loss should betaken account of. Wo hoar much In these days of "captains of industry. " When a ship Is injured nnd sink ing , the captain is the last to leave it. The time will come when no captain of Industry will throw overboard part.of his crow In or der to save his cargo intact. Will como ? The kingdom of God is nt hand ! Today many un employer is deliberately hazarding his fortune in order to save his employes. This is the law of lovo. And it can ho ap plied In inan.v ways. All economics sooner or Liter affect labor , but those which affect it soonest should bo last applied. It is a mistake for the household which ordinarily employs throe servants to discharge ono and get along with two , unless Inexorable necessity compels. Tolstoi and Huskin are not to Do followed this winter ; rather , no man is to do for himself what ho can hire some ono poorer nnd loss competent to do for him. If a boy wants to carry your satchel in the ntroot , lot him do it. It is a bettor charity than 10 cents to n tramp for a lodging. Those seem very Insignificant sug gestions , but If every reader of the Forum will look about him for an opportunity to give employment , and he careful to take none away , the aggregate relief would bo not in considerable , OUCIANIZED OI1AIUTY. S. The next suggestion is analogous ; It is that each individual become the nlmonerof his own bounty. The modern recipe for pov erty Is "organized charity , " and that is an admiral recipe , provided it Is charity and not suspicion or ImllfTorenco that is organ ized. T o problem Is , what duty do wo ewe to the unfortunate ? And the answer Is found In the law. "Thou shall love thy neighbor ns thyself. " If wo do love him and wo organize to help him , , that Is well. But if we do not love him , bu suspect him , nnd fear him , and are bothered by him nnd organUo to investigate him and got rid of him , that Is not well. In re acting against Indiscriminate civlng wo nro in danger of falling into olllcliilistn. Wo can not comply with tno divine law by saying to ourselves , "Go tel If quite too much trouDlo to love our neighbor n * our selves. Wo will have n secretary to love him for us. " The Bureau of Char ities , the Association for Kelloving the Con dition of the Poor , and whatever other organizations there may be , nro admirable contrivances to supplement individual and personal service , but they are monstrosities if they are contrivances to get rid of per sonal service. It ft doubtful whether any man ou either side of the water knows moro dirt-oily and personally concerning the problem of the poor than Uov. Samuel A. Barnett , the founder of Toy n boo hall , and Mr. Barnett thus closes a recent article In the Fortnightly Hevlew , on ' 'Tho Unem ployed" ; If tomorrow every ono who cares for the poor would become the friend of ouo | x > or per- kou forsaking all others there would next week bo no Insoluble problem of the unem ployed , and London would bo within modsiir- ublo distance of becoming u city of happy homes. I am not so sanguine as Mr. Barnett ; I think that there are other social and in dustrial remedies to Do appllnd , but this personal frlcndshin of the woll-to-do for the poor is fundamental. Out of it all other remedies would grow , without It all other remedies will bo 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. UENEt'lOIAL WOHK. 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 the repairing , ana then sell if , for very small sums to thojo who ni'e not nblo to buy good clothing nt 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 prac ticable. They do buy , are eager to buy , and thankful for the opportunily to buy : moro thankful often than fqr n gift of clothing. The Frncment sociely does not stop hero. One comfortable homo takes in itt keeping ono poor homo , and the waste for the ono , eked out by occasional gifts , or perhaps by some supplies from the Association for Re lieving the Condition of the Poor , preserves the other homo from want. And it goes as the gift nnd with the consideration of n per sonal friend. A loveless gift discredits him who gives and dogmdos him who rocoives. The problem how to t vo without love and do good , not harm , is un insoluble problem. The thing cannot bo uono. Instinctively ono recalls James Hussell Lowell's "Vision of Sir Launfal" and the bcRgar'a rejection of the pleco of gold tossed 10 him in scorn : Bolt or to mo the poor man's crust. Hotter the blessing of the poor Though I turn me empty fioni his door ; That Is no true alms which the hand can hold ; Ho Klvcs nothing but worthless gold Who gives from a sunao of duty. A GREAT OPPORTUNITY. t. The church of Christ has a great op portunity before it. Will il see and lay hold upon that opportunity ? Wo have boon ask ing ourselves , why do not the poor come'to church ? Now the question is reversed : Will the church go to the poor ? I do not moan in contributions to "organized chari ties , " but in personal visitation. In Christ's picture of the Judgment he docs not say to the righteous , "I was nn hungered , thirsly , n slrangor , naked , sick nnd In prison , and yo sent a secretary unto , mo , " but yo fed nnd clothed and visited mo. " Now is the Judg ment day of the church of Christ. And it Is not enough for the utuirch to take care of Its own poor. Some unhappy churches have no poor. Every cltyebureh ought to llx the geographical limits , af a parish , for which it should assume responsibility , nnd olthrr alone or in conjunction wlih some oth ir church or churchosMshould undertake to visit Hie cmiiro dlstrlotjnnd ascertain where there is distress to.lio relieved. In this visiting the object , should not bo to do do- toctlvo work that is lo discover fraud , nor to do 'Inquisitorial ' work- thai is , lo pry into thojlilstory of the family , rake ever Us past , lpii'U its history and sit In judgment on its fauts. | Neither , on tno other hand , should. Its object bo the moro distribution of clothos'food , fuel nnd money to any one who aska' ' 'lt ' , on the principle of giving the mosi U"Hh03o who claim the most. Il should bti-'ssympathetic , kindly , helpful , cautious. 'It should have ex perienced supervision , and supplies should bo given nut with caution. It is hotter to sell than lo give , and to gtvo a Httlo rather than much , and never to give at nil except with personal Inquiry or personal knowledge , and ns the expression of personal 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 bettor than none at all. Between sympathy without wisdom and wisdom without sympathy is a * hard choice , and wo ought not bo driven to It. But If the choice must bo nrndo , the un wise sympalhy Is better than the unsympa thetic ; wisdom will bo acquired in the work , while the suspicious and unsympathetic heart will grow more suspicloub and moro unsympathetic. If the reader ot this article lays U down with any impression that I dlscsteom organ ized charity , I hopeho will allow Ihls clos ing paragraph to disabuse him of that mis apprehension. The various organized efforts for the relief of distress in the grc.it cities of the United States are among the consum mate fruits of Christianily. Thcro 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 ihrough the agency of others. I am myself ono of thai number. But oven the busiest of us can do a little. What little we do can bodono in a spirit of really friendly sym pathy , not grudgingly , reluctantly and from a scnso of duty. Even when wo work through others , wo can knowjshom wo are helping and what wo are doing. The nearer wo can get to those wo befriend , the better for them nnd for us. And In our churches wo can drop'for a Httlo while stttint , ' 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 spenl all their lives in darkness in this , and ur.lta with them in endeavoring to carry food to the hungry and fuel to the cold , without confounding llio needy with ino vicious , or untoaching the lesson of sobriety nnd thrift to ono class while wo , who pride ourselves on our thrift , ni-o learning the more impor tant lesson of Christian lovo. QVKSTIOXS AXlt JUclits of Clt'zens. OMAHA. Jan 25. To the Editor of THE BKU : Please answer the following ques tions in TUB SUNHAV Bun : (1) ( ) I came to this country at the age of 12 , in 1SS1. At thai time my father had both his lirst and second papers , I took out my lirst p'apors in 18UU. Can I coon n visit to ttio old country next summer without being compelled to servo In the army , nud will I need my second paper ? (3) ( ) Has a person right to manufacture anything of his own invention nnd .sell it without a permit or license ? II. COOK. (1) ( ) Your residence hero as a minor nnd son of a naturalized citizen made you a citi zen regardless of papers.Tobosafo in goIng - Ing to the old country you should secure n passport , without which you would bo sub ject to much annoyance. , (2) ( ) Yes. Hoyil'H Citizenship. Giuxn ISLAND , Jan. 23. To the Editor of TiiuBEF : Please answer In .Sunday's BEK : Did the United States .supremo court decide the question thai Bovd was a cllizen or neil To decide a bet and oblige a reader of Tin : Bun. It decided that on the Issues as presented iu the casj ho was n citizen , A Coiicrnxitliuiul District. Lcinir , Neb . Jan , 17. To the Editor of Tin : Buu : Will you please give in the next issue of i our paper the number of citizens or Inhabitants necessary for ono representative in congress nnu oblige ? J , F. DAI.Y. The number Is 173,1)01. ) Tim O run t rat btntomnnn. To the Editor of TUB BBB : Wilt you please state in 1'un SUNDAY BUB who is the greatest living statesman of the d.av ? A KHADBIt. Bismarck Is probably the most universally accepted as n great statesman , Nehnuk-i Not In It. OMAHA. Jan. 34. To the Editor of Tun BBK : Will you please publish names of the civil service commission for Nebraska nnd oblige a There are none. Nut Hcrcdo. TORONTO , Ont. , Keb. 3. "There la 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 Fnlladoiphla. Certainly much dissatisfaction was expressed at per tions of the report , some members oven sayIng - Ing that If these were true , then gome men wore In authority who did not know their business. Still secession was never hinted at. " Drunk UliiiKcIf to Di-utli. LA PORTB , Ind. , Feb. 3 Theodore Crow ! died from the effect of i ) big drinks In auccesalontaken on a wager. Why Beech Damp Entertained Omaha Mod ern Woodmen Friday Evening. WHAT THE ORDER IS DOING AT EUSTIS Oniulm Kllcs Nobly Proving Tlipmsolvos to IIo licnovolcnt-Odd Folloivn Will Or- guulzu it Lodgn ut lleiiBon Na tional Union Affairs , The members of Beech camp No. 1454 , Modern Woodmen of America , celebrated the opening of now quarters In iho Patter son block Friday evening. A few days ago the meeting place of Beech camp was chanced from Pythian hall In ihe Paxton block to the present commodious quarters. Thia move was made necessary on account of the rapidly Increasing membership of the lodge. Friday night's entertainment > vas in Iho nature of a social nnd a house warming com bined. Invitations were Issued to camp 120 , Omaha : Alpha , North Omaha , nnd the South Omaha and Council Bluffs camps. Over 500 ladles and gentlemen wore pres ent nnd iho capacity of the largo hull where the opening exercises were held was tested A musical selection by Miss Tlllio Block opened the entertainment , Venerable Consul J. W. Houaor of Beech camp delivered a short address of welcome and mentioned the fact that the rapid growth of the lodge had made II necessary to obtain moro commodious roams. Mr. J. E. Van Gilder of camp No. 120 made a response which was well received. A song by Dr. Bump followed nnd then the Omaha Banjo trio played u fuw selections. Mr. Hopper and Mr. Long entertained iho audience with SOUL'S und C. D. Elliotl gave a short recitation. Prof. W. G. Johnson was on Iho prozrnm nnd gnvo a musical selection which was ap preciated. A comic sent ? by Prof. George Gelienbcck closed thai part of the entertainment. Mr , Gelltmbftck's singing nnd banjo playing were something out of Iho ordinary uud far above the average. Kofreshmcnts were served in the dining hall and dancing followed. Beech camp certainly did itself proud in entertaining its guests and the plo.isanl evening will long bu remembered by tnoso who attended. Euslls camp No. IBIS , Modern Woodmen of America , Installed the following ofllccrs for the ensuing term : E. E. Schultz , venerable counsel ; W. M. Aikmnn , worthy advisor ; F. E. Gable , clerk ; F , It Laurie , banker ; Wil liam Sctiroedor , escort ; John Muck , watch man ! James O. Bennett , sentry ; Q. II , Parkinson , physician. At the snmo meeting eleven now neighbors were initiated with appropriate exercises , followed by a banquot. Dopuly Ilo.id Coun sel F , J , Mellonry has been nt Eustls and through his very effective efforts has built up the camp very materially. The camp meets twice a month nnd has work ut every mooting. Tliu llonnvolunt KlkM , Tbo Omaha Elks saw In the destitution In some parts of the city an opportunity to worthily exercise tholr fraternal benevo lence , and that they availed themselves of It the following circular letter sent lo mem bers will show ; "Omaha lodge No. 8U , al Its last regular Bc.sslon , instructed its relief committee to ut once take such measures ns they deemed best to assist In the nnblo work of alleviat ing the suffering of the M or thy needy of the city."You "You are aware of the situation , no doubt , as the newspapers have detailed It from day to day for some time. The committee , therefore , have decided to issue this circular letter to each of our members and ask that each ono do something. The committee is informed that ouo pressing need is 'woolen underwear' for children. Wo therefore ask that you ransack closets ana drawers and got together such articles us you can spare ' onts , vests , pants , shoes , stockings , dresses , 'quilts , comforts and any articles of under wear for men , women nnd children and when ready telephone 85i , American Express company's ofllcc , and a wagou will call for Iho bundle. All articles so contributed will bo turned ever to the secretary of the Asso ciated Charities as coming from iho Elks of Omaha. "Wo also have n subscriplion list for cash contributions , nnd some of our members huvo their names on now , ono for $3 , > , nnd nnd any checks sent to C. S. Potter , 1303 Farnnn. street , will bo properly credited and the money turned ever to the secretary of the Associated Charities to use as they think best. " The liberal responses received from the Elks are proof positive that Iho loiters were not sent out in vain , for the contributions have already relieved many a suffering family. Card of Tliiinkx , OMAHA , Neb. , Fob. 2. To the Oflleors nnd Members of Omaha Camp No. 1"0 , Modern Woodmen of America : I wish to express thn gratitude I fool to your camp for their sympathy and kindness during sick ness , death nnd burial of my husband , George W. Eastman. I desire also to state that L hnvo this day received the full amount of Insurance from the policy m.v husband hold in your order. Accept my flanks for iho promptness In paying same. May your grand order. Modern Woodmen of Amorii a , prosper in the future ns il has in iho pas' will bo my daily imiyor. MKS. GEORGE W. EASTMAN. " National Union. Attho ( lusl meotlnsf of Omaha council No. 410 , tlio folio wing ofllcors wore installed for the ensiling term : C. Hardy , president ; W , B , Jacobs , vice president ; F , J. Br.iton , speaker : E. P. Evans , secretary ; W. F. Nogelo , treasurer ; Dr. S. A. Mcrriam , chap- uin ; K. He o leu , sorg unt-ut-urnis. Sev eral initiations uru expected at the next mooting. Senate Djputy Henry Diamond of Chicago is now hero working up the In terests of Iho order , which IB in a prosper ous condition. Odd l'"ullovvH ut llniHon. Wo respectfully nsk nil the brothers in this jurisdiction who wish lo join < vilh us In organizing a now lodge in Benson to apply to thocommlllco nl Dodson's sloro , ns we are intending to gel ready lo organize by Fob ruury ! M , lb'J4. . C. STKIUBH , J. A. HOW AUD , S. IIOltrON. C. JOIINSKN. Commltton. Itnyiil Araimim. Owing to the death of W , E Hanson , n member of Union Pacillo council No. 10MI , Hoyul Arcanum , the card party that w.ia to liavu boon given Tuesday opening of last week was postponed until tomorrow evening - ing , THBEE CHILDREN DYING. Wlmlu lraiiilly 1'ulnoiMiil ) > y n Mini AVhu Hud Iliinrilcil with Ilin lliinji'holil , WILKKSDARUE , I'a. , Fob , 3. Mlclmol Dike , a Hungarian , was arrested In Bugjr Notch charged with poisoning Mlclmol Mu- laclil , his wife and three children , Dike boarded with Mulachl , who ordered Mm to leave the house for Insulting the luttor'ti wife. After eating the entire family be came suddenly 111 , and parla green was found in the food. Two physicians , after ten hours , pronounced Malachl and his wife out of danger , but the thrco children are still In-va dangerous condition. When Dlko wan about to bo locked up ho dro\v a knlfo nnd utabbud himself In the abdomen , Indict ing u uorlous wound , Ciign 1VI1 Dumi thn Shuft , FOHT WOIITH , Tex. , Feb. 3. At Bridge port yostcriluy four men were coming out of a vliaft In the coal mines when the ma chinery lot the cage drop to the bottom , Her- lously injuring I'at Durgon , Juck I'erry and Frank MoJdow * .