OMAHA DATT/Y ME : MIT-H" - D A V. DttGIitttBRIl 2. 18 5.
IN MEMORY OF THEIR DEAD
Elka Lodge of Sorrow at Boyd'a ' Yester
day Afternoon ,
BEAUTIFUL AND IMPRESSIVE EXERCISES
> ' Il i | o nt tilt * Door > f
Tiimli Aililn-MH ) ' Uruti Onrcl-
ii < T iinil Ktiltiuy ! > > ' Mr *
( iurli'j. ,
Tl sorrow \ > \i\Mt \ \ the slilnlnc ladder up.
Whose golden rounds nro our calnmitlc ? .
Whereon our nrtn feet planting nearer C3ol ,
The Hilrlt climbs nnd Imlh Its eyes un-
Bcaled.
These lines of Lowell , uttered by Dean
Onrdnw nt the close of his address at the
mcmcrl.il exercises of the Klks yesterday
ottcrnoon nt Iloyd's opera house , revealed
the true and high motive which called the
members of the order together to dwell upon
the memory of the brothers who had passed
to the beyond.
The solemn occasion was attended by the
lnrjtst ; and best audience that has ever been
present nt nny other of the annual memorial
services of Omaha lodge No. 39 , Uenevolent
and 1'rotectlvo Order of Elks. In the middle
section of the parquet of the opera house
the members of the lodge found their seats
nnd all nbout them , even up In the balcony ,
almost every scat was occupied by their
friends. It wns n quiet audience nnd It
listened to the exercises with a demeanor
nnd attention which Indicated that the
sacredness of the occasion was appreciated.
A glance nt the stage In front revealed
the ohjEct of the gathering. From points
of vantage the portrayed faces of all the
dead brothers , draped with strings of Ivy ,
looked out over the assemblage. Directly
In front stood out the only other symbol
needed , a pulpit , also draped with Ivy , and
at Its foot the portrait of the last dead.
At 2:30 : o'clock the Rlks In the central
portion of the theater arose to their feet
nnd the spsaltcrs and singers filed upon the
stage and took their seats. As thu rustle
they created died away Kxnltcd Ruler H. M.
Dartlctt stepped to the altar and pronounced
the beautiful portion of the ritual which
transformed the lodgu Into thu lodge of
sorrow. Ilo then called upon the secretary
to rend the roll of the dead.
Secretary E. O. Hrnndt arose out of the
Lody of llio aud once and clearly and ds.Hct y
uttered the following names : William II.
Alexander , John V. Doyd. Willis F. Clarke ,
Colonel James M. Eddy. Dwlght W. Hull ,
Colonel Edward 1) ) . Wsbster , Captain Abner
I ) . Unities- William L. Harding , Charles
AlcCormlck , Charles 1' . Needham , Zucharla
Thompson , Phillip A. Wnrrlck , John I' .
Thomas , and Joslah S. McCormlck.
The program proper was then taken up.
DEAN OAHONEH'S ADDRESS.
It was largely musical In character rnd all
the selections were In kosplng with th ? na
ture of the occasion. The opening number
wai the "Vacant Chair , " rendered by the
excellent Omaha Elks quartet , nnd was fol
lowed by n solo. "Thou Art Pasting Hence , "
by William S. McCune. An eloquent prayer
by Uev. Thomas J. Mackny , the chaplain of
the lodge , preceded another solo , Handel's
"I Know That My Redeemer Llv th , " from
the lips of Mss | Lillian Terry. Rev. Dean
Gardner then followed with the address.
"Wo have gathered here responsive to th2
dictates of 'one of the holiest emotions of
the human heart on the stage of human life
and action , " b3gan the speaker. "We have
erected a lodge of sorrow , hung It with
garlands and placed within It the faces of
brothers who have boon gathered Into another
rotim In the great house nf our Father. "
Dean Gardner went on to say that in nil
the agesi , days' and occasions are recorded
on which the live ? of the dead are ccm-
memerated. , Tiio blbe ) and thp pages of
, pagan history repeatedly recount such oc
casions. When Clirl&t was on earth certain
days were established for sorrow , and they
' " ' "Ifad gbno" fprtfi as siipli to succeadlng gen
erations of men.
"You are following in exactly the same
lines when you erect a lodge of Borrow , "
continued the tpeaker. "Sorrow Is a part
of the. human existence. There can be noth
ing dignified or dramatic or pathetic that
has not a refrain of sorrow. There Is not
a masterpiece In art or in literature which
. does not point Its moral of sorrow. Why' Is
It ? Because In the presence of deatSi w6
begin to feel deeply , feel profoundly. It Is
'
as It ought to' bo. And why do we sorrow ?
Decauso our loved ones have gone , away , because -
cause we , meet and miss them , because we
come together' and tlicy counsel no longer
with us , because they have gone to God'a
house , and wo are tiiut out. Hut wo can
mest them In Blind , for they are not gone
forever , but have gone only n little in
advance of us. Wo can come together and
pralso tlielr virtues and dwell upon their
helpfulneis and kindness. God wipes out
\\ewculdnothavolnthelr characters. "
Dean Gardner closed with remarks to the
effect that occasions of the kind were an
education , us they lend men to know that the
things seen are only temporal , nnd the things
unseen nre eternal , and have much to do
with the formation of character.
KULOOV UV MR. GURLEY.
flie address was followed by the rendition
of a contralto solo. Mendelssohn's " 0 , Rest
In the Lord , " by Mrs. George McLernn. The
beautiful clJfslcal selection was artistically
rendered by , thp hlnger. It was followed by
an eulogy , delivered by William F , Gurley.
Mr , Qurley delivered his oration with great
effect. H was , us follows :
Civilization 'us well as barbarism plnce
nn Intel rogation point nftsr death. The
mystery of 0,000 years ago Is the myhtery
of today. The grnvo Is the demarkatlon
line between fnct nnd speculation , between
knowledge and luipe. We know thnt we are
wo hope thnt we shall be. The conipre-
lioiiHlon of the Unite mind la limited ; It i'Uii-
not pli'luio n woilil without n horizon. Im
mortality lias no limit eternity no horizon.
Human faculty cannot compass them ; they
nru ilmmiH , the dream of the Unite , 'the
vision of Hit ) Infinite , We mo Irro.slstibly
citractcd towuid Ibe unfathomable. The
I > hlloFoplier Is always a dreamer , and man
Htuiidlngvltliln the shadow of the tomb
Hhould be a philosopher , for morn wondoiful
than the mynU'ry of doatli Is the nihack'
of llfo , ami life beyond tbn gruvtt Is no
innro of nn rnlKina than life In tha iM.ullf.
The ncj-vlco-4 of , thl hour aio memorial and
of mich a fhaiarter IIH to procludu iirgu-
inontntlvQ dlfcuxHlon. This hour belongs to
poetry and philosophy , to love with nil her
toiirful , tender di pain * . Polemics may con-
irlbutii to ( ho satlsfucUon of the thealoglom ,
ami the Ingle of dogmatic : * hi Ing content
ment to tin * hem t of the prle.it , but the
, echo nf I ho voice of Job Ix mill ringing1 In
the earn of mini. I Iwvo no desire by nny
word of mlm to ma-charge the Holeiiiully
of lh'L ! sin rounding ! ) with the whl perlngx
of despair. It IH heatiisc I tlnd in thn Hong
nf the poet and the dream nf thn philoso
pher a fervid faith nnd n Piibllme Mraln of
prophecy wlid'h klndle hope In every
human In-art Ihnt I amrllll < R to participate
In thin cpmnonlnl.
HOPU'S GOI'DUN KKV.
DeKlile tin ; Iron gate of death , which bam
the pathway of the human race , stands
Hope with Kiilden key. It IH paid that men
let down Into ucep well * , turning their faces
upward toward the midday wky. can see
Htars , May it not bo that to those \sho go
down Into the grave there Is vouchsafed a
vluw of golden rtms , Htuddlnx thn tUlett
which fern to Imiuf lemlen In their 8turleH
borrow above the bowed heads and Mlckfii
hcai'ls of those who watch nnd wait In
vnln ? The dignity of umnhoo , ! la elevated
by thu hope of Immortality. The reeling of
Individual man that there In In him clcr
mental gerniHlilch cannot long commingle *
with the duxt , which tm > alien to all mate
rial HiirroundlnK ) ' , notuif tha earth earthy ,
but of the lieiiron lionvpnly , tpmln to exult
thosn lofty powerc and expand those I.-CIIIT-
ous Brntlmenttf. which through the nulow.
IIIHIII of nature uru it pait of bin Ixilng. Wo
llnd the Uieek philosopher of 2.000 j-fiiis >
ago exclaiming. ' 'Dcnthf ' C'an any man c.iBt
me out of the nnlvei-co ? Ha cannot : whlthir-
HOdvcr I may go then ; vlll bo the BIIII nnd
the moon , and tjicre tinKlats. . and vis-Ion * ,
and omem > , and communion with thu iroili1. "
Death l demociatlc ; every nation bus lip
line , but beneath the 1)1.irk ) rtand.-ird o |
dpath all men coma In Hunt tally. A cpec.
trnl nrmy In which there nr # no leailm.
Kiom all lamia , ncio&i all t-rnv. the children
of the centurion , u surging and Inminitiabln
host , answer thn Kummorm of the Firomc ) ! < l
trumpeter and in eternal l > lv > im ? pitch
"Their green tent ? ,
"Wliow curtains never outward s\\ing , "
Hliall ( hey Indeed sleep forever ? A long ;
and dreamless sleep , a slumber tipawiikoned
by ih irmxlo of the reveille ? No volco has
ever broken the vast Bllenc * of that rnmp :
no warrior from lt tented nVlds retraced'
llio line of march , and yet I bcllpve beyond
the hoilzou Hue of death Ihn Mara lee ) ;
down uud HinllQ on fairer re.ilnv * than our' ,
whose shore * ure kUsed by nuppy WKV ?
that tnlnxle their ulud voice ? in flumlgluy
chorusof a supernal i > on
Too much vlituo mingles with the foil of
earth to permit the tran'jformajjpn of ji\a \
human pout to dust. The mountain * nnt
the plains of ( hi * round globe are conse-
crntrd by the blood of noble men , nnd the
blllowR of every sea have been the winning
r.heets of those whopo Inut great dcedn pro
claimed their Immortality. Did the dying
Sidney tdacn the cup of water to hlfl com-
tnde'9 llpff , leaving to the world nn example
of mipmnest heroism , only to pass Into ob
livion ? Did Luther trample superstition be-
ticnth his feet nnd hold aloft the torch o !
religious liberty only to expire unconscious
of the light which It should cast upon the
coming ages ? Wns the mighty poiil ol
Cromwell shrivelled In the very hour when
his massive head wns placed , n human cor
onet , on London bridge ? Did Kmmctt'fl
love for Krln perish on n Urltlsh scaffold'
Does the lonely tomb nt Mount Vcrnon holi'
within Its dingy walls all there Is ol
Washington ? Can It bo the gentle foul of
Lincoln Uriels no calm In looking down upon
Gettysburg nnd Chtcknniuiign , In nil the
glory of their marbled monuments of peace ?
CANNOT KNTIUKLY P13U1SH.
It cannot be that all the genius and hero
ism , all the self-sacrifice nnd devotion
which have glorified the annals of human
achievement , and written the word sublime
acrosi the history of the race , me but n
memory , a dream , a talc thnt Is told. Are
these Kient ones of earth , like mighty In-
etiumcntB susceptible of vast harmonies
from which but n few brlsf melodies linvi
been rung , nnd then cast away , broken am
worthless , "with all their music In them , '
needing only the touch of n muster's Imiu
to bring It forth ? Arc they , "tho choice
nnd master spirits of the ago , " to live onlj
In porlshlng nimble nnd crumbling bronze
Inherited memories passing Into lepcnd nnd
ttnilltlon , nnd llnn'.ly vanishing utterly ?
"In ( led and godlike men we put our
trust , " nnd If there be n Oed , then the
godlike attribute ? of man must raise him to
the high tnble lands , where dwells the sc-
rene tplrll of the universe , nnd there shal
bo brought to pass the saying :
"It Is not nil of life to live ,
Nor Till of death to die. "
"Alas for him who never FCCS
The stars shine through lite cypress trees
Who hopeless lays his dead awny ,
Nor looks to tee the breaking day
Across the mournful marble's play.
Who IUIH not learned In hours of faith.
The truth to llosh nnd srnse unknown ;
That llfu Is ever lord of death ,
And love can never lose Its own. "
"Lead. Kindly Light , " was rendered with
effect by the Klks quartet , assisted by Miss
Tenj and Mrs. McLaren , and then the clos
ing ceremonies of the lodge of sorrow were
performed. The lines of the ritual were
Impressively uttered by Kxaltcd Ruler Ilart-
lett and were responded to by other officers
from the body of the house.
Another musical selection followed , a
duet , White's "Hopo Heyond , " by Messrs.
A. J. Van Kurnn and Jo F. Darton. The
rendition wns excellent. The entire audience
then joined In singing the doxology and was
dismissed with the benediction by Rev. T.
J. Mackay.
WKDSTER CITY , la. , Dec. 1. ( Special
Telegram. ) The Uenevolent aud Protective
Order of Klks lodge No. 302 held memorial
services In the op3ra house today. Visiting
Elks were present from neighboring towns
and the llorul decorations were the most
elaborate ever attempted by the local lodge.
Hundredn were unable to gain admisblon to
the opera house.
CJTIIKMSn HUH FAITH.
Oiniilin Wonum's KxiicrliMice i > llli 11
Trance Medium.
There Is one Omaha woman who has recently
had her faith In trance mediums materially
strengthened. She Is the wife of one of the
successful candidates for olllce on the last
republican county ticket. Not long ago she
took a handsome diamond stud to the Jeweler's
to have It tesot Into a ring. When the work
was finished she took the ring home and ,
not knowing n better place to put It for
tafcty , pinned it as It wns , wrapped In paper ,
to the inside of an old dress skirt that was
hanging , in the closst.
The next day when the woman sought
the ring she was unable to find It. In the
Interval the closet had been cleaned by
Hie trusted servant. The servant , of course ,
denied all knowledge of the diamond , ant
"
nnthlair could ' "nersuade HID mistress of the
houaa that there' was anything wrong In
that quarter. The matter was reported to
the pslice , but no tract ? of' the missing Jewel
could be found.
At this point the every-rcady friend ad
vised the consultation of a certain trance
medium. Although declaiming all belief In
the elllclsncy of the plan , the advice was
nevertheless heeded. The medium went
through the usual questions and gyrations
and then gave- the very natural solution that
the a.'rvant had taken It. He described the
servant with wonderful minuteness , and pre
dicted that by Friday It was then early In
the week UIE- Jewel would be returned. Al !
that was necessary to recover it was for the
woman to state In the presence of the
servant that. If the ring were not restori-d
by that day some dreadful wasting disease
would overtake the person in whose posses
sion It was.
Still protesting the Innocsnco of the- serv
ant , the woman followed the prescription
of the medium. The servant repeatedly
asked whether her mistress believed the
prediction would come true. Finally on
Friday afternoon a man came to the house
to sco about purshaslng an old gasoline stove.
The stove was In the barn In the rear of the
dwelling. One of the- children took him out
to lock at his prospective purshass and there
on the top of the stove , still wrapped in
Uio original paper , lay the diamond ring.
Coiillni'ini-iit anil Ilnril Work
Indoors , particularly In the sitting posture ,
are far more prejudicial to health than ex-
cetslvo muscular oxertlou In the open air.
Hard sedentary workers nro far too weary
after ofllce hours to take much needful exer
cise in the open air. They often need a tonic.
Where can they seek lnvlgoratlon _ more cer
tainly and thoroughly than from" Hosteller's
Stomach Bitters , a renovant particularly
adapted to recruit the exhausted force cf
nrture. Ute also for dyspepsia , kidney , llycr
and iheumatlc ailments. !
NVIIU llio ItoKiilnrlty of n Shuttle ,
And nearly as swift , the trains of the Lake
Slure & Michigan Southcin R'y n.ake their
trips between Chicago and New York , weav
ing closer and closer day by day the many
mutual Interests of these great commercial
centers of tho-United States. Departing
from the Van Ilurcn street stilton , located In
th ? heart of th ? business district of Chicago ,
and arriving In New Yoik at the Grand Cen
tral Htatlou , 43d htreet , the popularity of tills
llr.o In point of time and convenience Is read
ily understood. It seems almost puparfluous
to add that for this ecrvlce ths equipment
embodies nil that Is nevv and modern In the
art of car building : apparently nothlna that
would give on ? a foiling of safety , comfort
and luxury has been overlooked. The sched
ule provides morning , afternoon and evening
trains. Latest time table , with all Informa
tion desired , will he promptly furnlEuc-d on
application.
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Knncas City , Mo.
C. K. WILDER , W. P. A. .
Chicago.
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The new "Omaha-Chicago Special , "
via the Northwestern line ,
rrlvlng nt Chicago next morning
a quarter to nine ,
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City ticket ofllce , 1401 F.irnara street.
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.For tickets and further Information , or a
copy of the Hunicfceckerb' Guide , call at
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Consult your beet Intertslu ai.d gs cast via
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arriving at Vlilcugo at S ; < 5 o'clock th n'st
morn'ni ' ' .
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Luncheon from 12to , 2 ; entertainments
e ch evening , December 3 , -I , G and 6 ; at
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f'/r Kale by Uiivladjci of the Flr t Congr > g -
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ColumbU Mcta ( folUti , Onjj Uun Uo.
TRUTH ABOUT THE BIBLE
Bob Ingcreoll Declares Ho Tells it Because
Others Dare Not.
LECTURE AT BOYD'S ' LAST EVENING
lij He In tlimlllliiK lo Accept die
Hook tin Million * or ChrlNllnnn
Uo AVIint Ho Tli I ii kn
of ChrlMl.
Seme few more than 1,200 people were
present at Uoyd's new theater last nigh
whn Colonel Robert Q. InRersoll , looking
more fresh and florid than over , walked upon
the singe and conlinenced his lecture "Abou
the Holy Iilble. " The audience was a re
markable one. It contained many lawyers
several doctors , at least a dozen of lice holders
and a score of prominent politicians , a sprlnk
ling of society leaders , quite a represcntntloi
of men and women who nre prominent In
church work In Omaha , and a very large
number of people who have learned to look
upon Bob Ingcrsoll as probably the mos
eloquent speaker In the country , and cnmo
to hear him and would hear him at any
time and place , regardless of his topic.
Mr , Ingersoll's lecture about the bible Is
not now , although he has furnished nc\\
trimmings and oratorical ornaments for the
views that he has held and advocated fcr
years about the Inspiration and the truth o
the scriptures.
"Somebody ought to tell the truth about the
blblo. The. ministers dare not for fear o
being driven from their pupllts. Merchants
dare not for fear of losing custom. Pro
fessort ) dare- not for fear of losing their
salaries. Editors dare not for fear of losing
their subscribers and theirpatronage. Evei
poor clerks dare not for fear of losing their
positions. So I have decided to do It my
self. "
That was Mr. Ingertoll's Introduction , am
then ho plunged at once > Into a discussion
of Ills subject , and for two hflurs held IJi °
audlcnc ? , enlivening ludicrous polns ! will
half mocking tones and the distinctly Inger
s'jlllan chuckle , and emphasizing more dlrec
charges of untruths In the lurlpluros will
the short , crisp sentences and the biting
raroasin of which he Is an acknowledge !
master. Us was warmly applauded , and the
applause and laughter came from all parts
of the house and from all clasws of his
he.il cry.
Ho admitted that the bible was looked upon
by millions of people as th ? revelation o
God , as an Inspired book , and the foundation
or modern civilization. He was willing to ac
cept what was good In the book and reject
the bad. Uut for him the bible was the
enemy of Intellectual liberty. "I believe In no
book that does not teacli Intellectual liberty
I bow the knee to no God who In not willing
that men should be free. "
The lecturer then appealed to the audience
to use reason In the consideration of the sub
jects ho would present. He wanted them to
forgot that they were Methodists or Catholics
or Presbyterians or members of any church
but to use their reason. He wanted every
man to believe that the- census of the uni
verse would not bo complete If lie were
counted out. In the first place , the origin
of the bible was strange. It cam ? from a
few wandering families , poor , wretched
without art , education or power. Ignorant as
the present InhaBltants of central Africa
Their leader was Moses , who pretended tha
he met God face to face at Sinai and talke ;
with Him.
Him.MOSES
MOSES NOT THE AUTHOR.
Ho paid Moses was not the author of the
Pentateuch , because It mentioned towns
which did not exist until 500 years after
Moss was dead , and coins were mentlonec
which were' not coined until COO years afte #
hU death. Then , If he wrote It , bo fount
time to write his own obituary , something
which few men llvo long enough to do.
The lecturer went through the list of most
of the books of the bible. Deuteronomy was
not written till 621 years before Christ ;
Joshua did not write Joshua ; Judges was
not written till all the Judges were dead ;
the author of I and II Samuel Is not known.
Wo do not know who wrote Kings and
Chronicles ; only know that they are not true.
"When I was a boy they used to say that
David wrote the Psalms. They had a book
'Psalms of David. ' I can sect the letters on
It now. Hut In the Psalms Is a reference to
Babylonian captivity , which happened BOO
years after David died. It Is not known who
wrote the Songs of Solomon , only he didn't
No king e.ver called a palace the abode of
happiness. It Is the peasant that Imagines
happiness there. The king dreams of the
thatched cottage , with vines running over
It and love within. Three different fellows
wrote Isaiah. Nobody knows the author of
Job , but It came from Arabia. The author of
EccUsIastes was an Infidel. Not one of the
men who wrote those and the other books
claimed to be Inspired. That claim was
made by others , years afterward.
'In the book inspired ? If It ID true It does
not need to bo Inspired. If it Is Inspired
there should be no mistake In science , In his
tory ; It should satisfy heart and mind. Dut
Is there anything but the Ideas of the people
whosj history It pretends to describe ? Is
there anything of supreme wisdom ? Poopl
then believed the pun and stars moved In
circles about the earth. The earth was flat
and had four corners ; Adam and Eve were
the flrt > t man and woman and death way pro
duced In us by their sin. We know better
now , but this \a \ what the bible teaches. If
there are mistakes _ ln the book it was written
by fiiilte and Ignorant men.
"Is the book moral ? It upholds slavery , It
sanctions polygamy. Could a devil have done
worse ? Is It merciful ? In war It raised the
black flag , It commanded the destruction of
all , the massacre of the old , the Infirm , the
helpless , of women and babes. Is the bible
ctvllUed ? It upholdb lying , larceny , robbery ,
murder , tli ? selling of diseased meat to
strangers and oven the sacrifice of human
beings to Jehovah. Is It philosophical ? It
teaches that the sins of a people may be
transferred to an animal , to a goat , It
makes maternity an offense. "
AS TO TUB DECALOGUE.
Colonel IngerEoll then went Into a dis
cussion of the Inspiration of the ten com
mandments and claimed that all of them that
are good were known and acknowledged for
countless years , before Moses made his al
leged discover on Sinai , lie gave a
modern version of the stories of Achan ,
Ellstm , Daniel , Joseph and other prophets and
characters of the old testament for the pur
pose of'combitlng the Idea that Jehovah was
the p'crponlflcatloii of morality , mercy , phil
osophy and goodness. He discussed the con
flicting statements of various books of the
old tcEtameut and asked , "Is there anything
In these 'inspired' booksthat , 1ms b'een of
benefit to man ? " He cited the tortures pre
scribed by the old scriptures as an evidence
that Jehovah was not a Oed of love , and
then cited the failures of the early human
Family as an evidence that Jehovah was wantIng -
Ing In executive and administrative ability.
In his discussion of the now testament Mr.
Ingerboll denied that th books were in
spired or authentic' , and ridiculed the
philosophy of Christ's teachings. He de
clined to take Christ as an example , be
cause , he eald , "ChrlBt never said aord \ In
favor of education , Ha never even hinted
at the existence of science. He never uttered
a word In favor of economy or Industry ,
Jhrlp' cared nothing for painting or sculpture ,
Ho slid ' nothing About the duties of nation
to na'tlon , of king to subject ; nothing" about
the right of nun , nothing ; about Intellectual
liberty or the freedom of speech. Herald
ncihlng about the sacrcdncss of home ; not
on ? uord for the fireside ; not a word In
favor of man-lose. In honor of maternity. "
Colonel IngersoU's peroration wan on ( he
real bible and the concluding sentences wer *
an follon's ;
"All the wisdom that lengthens and enables
life , all that avoids or cures disease or con
quers pain , all just and perfect laws and rules
ih.it guide and shap * our lives , all thoughts
hat feed the flames of love , the music that
tranflgures. enraptures and enthralls , the
victories of .heart and brain , the miracles
.hit hands have wrought tha deft aiyl cun
ning hails of thoio who worked for wife and
child , Hie histories of noble deeds , of brave
Hrt uycfiil men , of faithful , loving wjves ,
nf quenchless mother-love , of conflicts for
lie right , of tutoring ! for the ( ruth , ofall
he but tbat all the m n and women of the
world have s ld ami thought ftnd done
through nil the yeonf these treasures of the
heart and brain then ? , nrc- sacred scriptures
of the human life. "
i SOUTH OMIAHA NEWS
occeceocec
It Is expected tlinU.tho meeting of the
city council this evening the bill of the
Drovers Journal for -city printing \vlll be
ordered paid wlthono farther dispute , Mayor
Johnston promised toihave the hill paid at
last Monday night's * cession , but nothing
was done , and so the city was sued for the
amount of the bill , JI3.GO. After suit was
commenced the council , throughtthe mayor ,
wanted to settle the matter. Now the city
will have to pay the bill In full and the
costo of the suit , providing a settlement Is
reached tonight. More electric lights will
bo appled for , It Is understood. Of late the
city council has been rather lavish In the
matter of ordering electric lights. At the
last meeting about a dozen were ordered
placed nt once , most of them at railroad
crossings. It la the intention of the council
to try to compel the railroads to pay for nil
those llghta at crossings. City Attorney
Lambert Is rather In doubt about tlio city
being able to do this If the railroads niiiko
a flghti which they certainly are expected to
do. Lambert thinks that the roids will go
Into court and claim that many of the lights
ordered are not necessary , and thus tie up
the matter'until ' the complexion of the coun
cil Is changed next April.
Ilnil I'oNdiKo StiiinliH for Snip.
Jack Howe , an employe of the stock yards
was arrested late Saturday night for trying to
dispose of a roll of 2-cent postage stnmpp
Howe , when taken to jail , told conflicting
stories as to how he came Into poss3Mlon o
the stamps , and he was locked up pending an
Investigation. The rtory that Howe sticks
to now. Is that ho gave a traveling man who
was broke a quarter for the roll ofi stamps
Ho did not know the man and cannot de
scribe him. The police suspe-ct that Howe
picked th ? stamps up In some cilice at the
Exchange building.
Henry Stageman was arrested for vagrancy
Stageman was Indignant and promised to
make it warm for some one. He said tha
he had been an employe nt Cudnhy's am
had only quit work an hour or so when he
was arrested and thrown Into jail.
UIck Smith and Frank Grammlg spent las
night In the new jail because they could no
give a satisfactory account of themselves.
Oily COHMI. |
D. S. Jones loavs today for Earlham , la.
whcr he will visit friends.
Miss Lulu Dsll has returned from a visit
with relatives at Ashland.
The Presbyterian Kings Daughters meet
this afternoon with Mrs. Thurlow.
Tursday evening the Ideal club will give
tne nrst or a series of ( lances nt Ne\\
Masonic hall.
This evening members of Samuel Dennis
post Grand Army of the Republic will men
to elect officers.
Yesterday afternoon the city fire alarm
apparatus was moved Into the new quarters
In the Flnley block.
Charles Carlson celebiatcd his thirty-first
birthday yesterday by giving each of his
friends about ( won a first-class cigar.
Muss Susie Horan , a teacher at West Side
school , returned last evening from Stewart ,
where the spent Thanksgiving with friends.
Chief Brennan yesterday submitted to an
operation to reduce j'th ? swelling on the
back cf his uead.twhlch was caused by his
being struck with a club on the night of
November 5.
Onmiiti GcctN.n IMevr Trnln.
The Overland Jjlmlted , via Union Pacific-
Northwestern , that -formerly took an Omaha
sleeper east dallyiat'fi:45 : p. m. , now leaves
an hour earlier , and in Its place , at a quar
( er to 6 every evening , the NORTHWEST
ERN line starts a new complete train In
OMAHA , from OMAA.4ind < ; or. OMAHA , ar
riving in Ohlc.iKO > at & 45-.o'clbck : next morn-
Ing. A clean-ivfistllnilod gaa lit Ak-Sar
Ren flyer with sleepers ( superb ) chair
iars tree and dining car ( Northwestern.
City ticket office. HOI Farnam street.
EXCURSION.
\nvcmlirr 27 < h nntl Derciuiior 11 111.
On the above dates the Missouri Pacific
railway will sMl round trip- tickets to points
In Texas , Arkansas and Louisiana at one
fare ( plus $2.00) ) . For particulars , maps , etc. ,
call or addi ess depot , 15th and Webster , or
N. E. corner 13th and Farnam streets.
Omaha , Neb. Thomas F. Godfrey. P. and T.
A. J. O. Phillip ! . A. G. F. and P. A.
"Malilnc Thins" Ik nin. "
No. 6 , Omaha , 5:45 : p. m. , Chicago , 8:45 : a. m.
No. 2 , Omaha , 4:45 : p. m. , Chicago , 7:45 : a. m.
No. 1 , Chicago , 6:00 : p. m. , Omaha , 8:10 : a. m.
No. 3 , Chicago , 10:45 : p. m. , Omaha , 3:35 : p. m.
Xo. 8. Omaha , 10:30 : a. m. , Chicago , 7:00 : a. m.
No. 5 , Chicago. 4:30 : p. in. , Omaha. 9:20 : a. m.
THE NORTHWESTERN LINE.
City Ticket office. 1401 Farnam street.
b- I i
PKHSOXAI , I'AHAKItAIMIS.
State Oil Inspector Edmlston was in the
city y-ssterday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Henly of New York , nre
guests at .ths Mlllord.
P. F. O'Sulllvan , a West Point newspaper
man , is at the Arcade.
De Forest Richards , a banker of Douglas ,
Wyo. , is at the Mlllard.
Master In Chancery Cornish of the Union
Pacific , Is at the Mlllard.
A. J. Nowlen and W. F. Jones are St.
Louis arrivals at tliu Darker.
John H. Cryer ; proprietor of the Cremona
Farm , Is registered at the Mcrcsc.
Miss Darnabee and thirty members of the
Bostonlans are domiciled at the Darker.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Grimes and W. T.
Wllcox of North Platte nre guests at the
Merchant * .
James D. Uurbrldgo and Miss Clara Knott
Of the "Down In Dixie" company are at
the Paxton.
Mlelt Harlow and wife and fourteen mem
bers of "Down In Dixie" company are regis
tered at the Barker.
Henry Waterson , editor of the Louisville
Courier-Journal , and who lectures In the city
this evenlii , Is registered at McTague's
European.
At the Murrday ; J , J.Vonlan , Syracuse ,
N. y. ; C. A. Sargeant , D. Hugglns , Boston ;
Mlle Adams , C. G. McNeil , Sioux City ; E.
S. Hooper , Philadelphia ; O. Goldstein , Colorado
rado ; Ben B. tinman , Chicago ; W. H. Ed-
mUton , Lincoln ; K.S. . Jacobs , St. Louis ;
John G. Mattes , Deldwood ; F. M. McKenzle ,
Montana ; T. S. FarneU , Miss Wool , Jerome
Sykes , Boston ; Chirlts M , Deravo , Plttsburg.
Wt lilt *
At the Dellont'-Jnmes A. Cllne , Mlnden ,
At the Puxton-.S..fK , Wainbold , Gothen
burg ; 1'orry L. Hile , Arapahoe ; A. At ,
Hnrglf , Grpnd iBUinil ,
At the Arcade JSruce Karl , Imperial ;
George' Richardson , Alliance ; II. W. llalff ,
Gerlng ; K. K. SHeheJl , Aurora. -
At the MerchantH-f-H. C. Spauldtng , Ord ;
T , 13. Glllett , Alnsworth ; 11. 'A. Atherton ,
Geneva ; Francis ilUlelicr , Beward ; Oeor e
II. DowningKearnuy , ; Uoscou 1'ound , IV.n-
coln.
Amuded
Highest Honees World's ' Fair ,
HR ,
POWDM
MOST PERFECT MADE.
A pure Crape Cream of Tartar Powder. Frej
nom Ammonia , Alum cr any other adulterant ,
/.O YEARS THE STANDARD.
ST , ANDREW'S BROTHERHOOD
Society Anniversary Services at Trinity
Cathedral Lost Evening ,
ADDRESS BY MR , STERLING OF CHICAGO
Mot Knoimh AVnrU llelnur lloiie lu
the Clmroli by Men Too
Much Left for the
Itoclor.
There were but few vacant seats In
Trinity cathedral last evening , the services
being In commemoration of the founding
of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew. It was
expected thnt nddrssses on the work of the
order would be delivered by Messrs. Hough-
ta'llng and Sterling of Chicago , but only Hie
latter gontUman wap nblo to be present.
Dlshop Worthlngton piculded over the
services. In Introducing the visitor he
said that he was glad to seeso ninny men
ptesuit ; ho believed It testified to the great
Interest taken In the order whos birthday
occurred on Saturday. ' " 1 am glad thnt we
tonight begin a scries of services that will
bo held on the first Sunday evening of each
month. They will b ? especially profitable-
young men and I hope that large numbers
may attend them. " He then stated Hint Mr.
Houghtallng had telegraphed him of his
Illness and his sincere regrets at being unable
to bo present.
Mr. Sterling said thnt he wns going to ppsnk
to young men nnd by young men he meant
nil those who w re young at heart and who
were able to work. He said that when he
was In Edinburgh a few years ago a cabman
pointed out a monument of Lord Nelson
nnd recalled the occasion wien : Nelson said :
"England expects every man to do his du'y. "
And the cabbie , thorough Scotchman that
ho was , \\cnt on to say that an ofllcsr of
th ? lower rank chanced to nsk Nelson what
about the Scotch and Irish. "Ah , " Mid Nelson
said , "they know their duty. " "So It Is with
the women , " said Mr. Sterling. " 1 am going
to talk to men about their Christian duty.
You nsk me what about women and I re
ply , 'they know their duty. ' Is thla not so ?
1 venture the statement that had you gen ?
Into nny church In Omaha this morning you
would have found women far outnumbering
the msn. Why Is this so ? Why do men neglect
the church ? 1 believe It la because we are
too busy. We say that we aie Instructed
to be not slothful In business. Therewe
make the mistake that tome Infldel lecturers
make , that of taking a part of a text and
dinwlng conclusions from that part alone.
We are not only commanded to be not sloth
ful In business ; we art- enjoined to be
fervent In spirit and serving the Lord. 1
bslleve the church system of today is all
wronK. There is no doubt that our present
social system is wrong , unless we men pu
our shouldErs to the wheel and try to cor
rcct things , things are going to correct them
selves , and In a way that we won't like.
"We regard the church as a kind of re
ligious club. It is a comfortable place to go
to once a week. Sometimes we place some
thing on the plate , but we let the women
do the work. There are many notices rend
from every pulpit on Sunday calling atten
tion to the meetings of the many organlza-
tlona of women for doing good , but there
Is only one religious order whosfc notices
call the men together. What can you show
me of worklngmen In our churches ? They
Join this brotherhood and that one , but they
remain outside the church and say 'the
church Is not for us. '
"If you think your church Is no.t working
properly , stay in It and do your best to
strengthen it. It Is not right that you should
step out becnuse you nre dissatisfied. Go
to your rector and tell him where you think
the trouble Is"and then help him to reform
things. Give heed to missions. I claim
that our order nnd our church are mission
ary. I remember that wo raised $11,000 in
Chicago simply by .jivery member Of the
Hoardof Missions junking himself familiar
with the existing conditions of the missions.
I doubt If many laymen here tonight could
tell me the number of missions in this die
cese. I confess I could not when I was
placed on that board. It's not your fault.
It's the faull of our syslem. We employ a
rector and then leave all the work to him.
I tell you , men , it Is not right.
"We not only force our rectors to do all
the work , but wo poorly repay them for their
work. I'm going to mention a matter hero
that has probably not been brought to your
attention before , because the clergy dlcllko
to call attention to It. It Is the fund for
the support of widows and orphans of rectors
who have died in the harness. I notice that
3,704 communicants of the Protestant Epis
copal church In Nebraska last year con
tributed Just $82.7G for the Infirm clergy ,
while the fund for the support of widows
and orphans was not even mentioned. Yes
terday the brotherhood started Its annual
week of self-denial. Let us all remember
It. We can go without a cigar , a news
paper , or save car fare , or lay aside some
thing for the support of two worthy mis
sionaries. If .there Is one thing I admire
more than anything else nbout the Salvation
army It Is the self-denial of Its members.
I think wo may take a good lesson from
them on this subject.
"In conclusion I want to say two things
to the women present. You have more Influence -
fluenco with the men than you think you
have. Bring them Into the church. If you
have a boy , and he Is American born , you
have doubtless told him that ho may be
president of the United States some day.
Say to your son , 'be good , bo true , my boy ,
and bo a minister of the gospel , ' for there
is more honor In being a minister than In
being president. "
A. O. Dartley of Magic , Pa. , wrlte3 : "I
feel It a duty of mine to Inform you and the
public that DoWltt'a Witch Hazel Salve cured
me of a very bad case of eczema. It also
cured my hey of a running sere on his leg.
uetjcua'm's pilis are for bilious *
ness , bilious headache , dyspep
sia , heartburn , torpid liver.diz-
ziness. sick headachebad taste
in the mouth , coated tongue ,
loss of appetite.sallow skinetc , ,
when caused by constipation ;
and constipation is the most
frequent cause * of all of them ,
Go by the book , Pills IDC
and 250 a box. Book free at
your druggist's orwrite B , F ,
Allen Co. , 365 Canal St. ,
New York.
1 Anniiil nli > mn'i > than 6.000000 bDXM.
( lly mama usfld Wool Bosp ) ll wUU mine had )
WO QLENS will not shrink If
WOOL SOAP
t > ! uMd lit the laundry.
Wool Bo p li delicate and refrtshlu * furlntb tvt-
noiei. Tbo beii cleantor. j'uy a but at vovr dialm.
Two ilieti toilet ana laundr/ . r '
Hiwortn , Scbodi * ' * Co. , M ker , Chlctf * .
3Coatham bi. liottou. 61 Leonard St. ,
&c votkiWi Cfctitmu Bt-TBt. tuui *
A Quarter Century "I J * .
Xo mnn wliof o memory covers a qnnrtor of n century back noetln
to bo toll' tliat thlii.s ( nro diojipi'iiliiK In this country to nil nlannlns
decree.
Hlplit here In tli.s slotnn nil wool black cheviot stilt Is soltl to
day at $1.75. Think t fill
Oninletl , for the bo.icflt of those who desire to take Issue upon this
question , wo will say t int allhoiiKh the true market value of such i
stilt Is fully 7 to 8 dollars , and that we for s-omo reason or other
choose to dispose of Itu \ cut."I
few too yoiitiK to rctnonibn- that an all wool suit was worth and sold
at ? 15.00.
An all wool suit for $ 1.7ftIthick cheviot , with a true dye at that made
to wear and to dress. Hotly lined with sow , and stylishly adapted ,
not of the usual harum-soarnin order eheap clothes are made.
And there Isn't a mortal old enoujjli who can remember If oven a
. suit like this If truly desorlhed could be hud for a voupor less than
eif'ht dollr.-
We aim to be truthful In advertising , but there will be some who
mlfjht doubt It Very well , then yon are heartily welcome , If the suit
and price Isn't precisely as we claim Then we are unreliable Pass
us by.
Four-button suck long cut.
Raymond Jeweler
Medium priced novelties priced so that they're pleas
ing to look upon after you know the price. We have
succeeded in buying our Christmas g-oods at big- dis
counts this year , enabling us to show the finest goods at
most ordinary prices.
Raymond.
mid Ituilijhi * A'/ ,
DIRECT FROM THE TANK
No liollrr. No filram. No .
UEST TO\VEll lor Corn and Feed Blllls , Jlnllna ;
Hay , Uuunluii Separators , Creameries , ic.
OTTO GASOLINE ENGINES
Stationary or Portable.
1 to 120 II. P. 8 to 80 II. P.
Fend for Catiilogue , I'rlceH , eta , dpscrlblns nrk to bo done *
Chicago , 245 lake St. St.THE OTTO CAS ENGINE WORKS
Omahr. . 32 ! So. 15th St. 33d & Walnut 8t . . PHILADELPHIA. J'A/
ADROIT OBSERVERS
See that the People are Moving South
. . .BECAUSE
No Drouths , No Hot Winds ,
No Floods , No Heated Terms
No Blizzards , No Cold Snaps ,
No Cold Winters , No Crop Failures
MENACE the intelligent labor of of the husbandman , who caustic *
- - - ccssfully grow two or three crops yearly.
REMEMBER
ORCHARD
The great fruit growing and vegetable raising district of the Bouth. A soil
that raises anything that grows and n location from which you reach the mar
kets of the whole country. Your fruits and garden truck sold on the ground ,
and placed in Chicago , St. Louis and Now Orleans markets in 12 to 2i hours
In this garden spot of America.
NO PLACE ON EARTH
Offers greater advantages to the'intelllgont settler. One half the work you now
do here will give four times the rcsullH In thin wanxierfiJlly productive country. ,
The people are friendly ; schools , churches , newspapers are plenty ; railroad fa--
cllltles fine , and a soil whose rlchnees Is unsurpassed. ] "
Two nud TJirce Crops Can be Successfully Grown
the Same Year.
Timber is abandon ! Lumber Is cheap Fuel corts nothing Cattle ar ully '
raised und fattencd-GrazIng Is flno all the year.
CLIMATE
Is healthy and delightful ; land ana BOO. breezes and cool night * . The mean
temperature Is 42 16 03 degrees. The average rainfall 18 68 Inchon. No extreme
of heat or oold ; sulllcient rain for all crops.
20 TO 40 ACRES
properly worked make * you more money and makes It easier than the best 160-
acre farm In the west. Garden products are a wopderful yield and all bring big
rices. Strawberries , peaches , plums , aprlcote , grapes , peori , figs , early applet ,
R i faot all email fruits , are Mure * nd profitable cropi.
GO SOUTH. GO SOUTH.
SEE
Orchard Homes
NO PLACE ON EARTH.
( Surpasses Its poll , climate , location , present and future value or home advantage * .
The Most Equable Climate in America ,
This is your opportunity. The pco plo are friendly ; echooli eufllclent ; new * . ,
papers progressive ; churches liberal. The cntci prising man who wants to bolter'
the condition of himself and hi * family should Invtatifite this matter and he wliit.
be convinced. Carefully ealected fruit growing and garden lands we now offers' ' ,
on liberal terms and reasonable prices. * fl
Orchard Homes
The moft carefully selected lands In beet locations , V.'lll make you
grow in value , will suit you. Call on ua or write for full
W. AMES ,
„
GENERAL AGENT ,
mi. Omnha. Neb.