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TII1S OMAHA DAILY 1H3E : SATURDAY , MAY 29 , 1807. \ PI ? . Prcsujtarian General Assembly Has a Tilt on Liquor Qaeation , TRY TO REGULATE COLLEGE BANQUETS MvrljDNciiiinlon nnil Hot lleiinrlcc , Which Motlerntor llc- 'I'mitrlcd tip The Ailjourim. EACJLH LAKB , Intl. , May 2S. The Pr hy- terlnn general actcmhly , which adjourned to * night , was the shortest session In eight joara. In tpltn of the desire ( o finish up Its business tonight , there waa little uiiunual haato nnil the record of the debate on tern- lirrance In the nftcrncun showed that the assembly was ready to dtfer adjournment If Deci-aaary In order to attain a suitable and reasonable decision of questions that re mained tu bo decided , \\heu thu assembly gathered this morn- Ins It WJB understood that an effort WGH to be inmlti to complete the sessions today. The rush chnractcrlzlng closing hcuM IJIMII at once. The committee on hills end overtures revolted briefly as to certain llituor bills nml Sunday iLgislatlon pending In con- Kress. The statement was made thai sufu- clcnt Information \ < us not ot hand for de liberate judgment , bill a general statement vns adopted covering the subject as follows : The general njfemlily rentllrms duup In tel en in nil legislation by which the cause of tempt r.mcn uinl mornllt.v are wl.tr : y furthers ! and eomniuiids the cftottH of Chrlu- tlun men In our suite nnd fe < turnl legislative usMtnlilles to safeguard HOC I a I purity and lo prevent the iniiliiteiiuiice of liquor saloons In any government building. RECOMMENDATIONS TOO LAVISH. The standing cnmnilttco on nystcmatlc boiicflccnco reported thruugu Dr. Wilson J'hrancr. The report Allowed the causes of dUcouiagcmenl of benevolence. These were the debts of the boanlH , the tact that the rcconimcudatlonH ot the aiseinhllua had called for more than three times the amount ever collected In any ono year , a lack ot obliga tion on the part of tin1 churches to support the work of the board * and the existence of numerous societies In the churches which sap their resources. From the figures given 11 appeared that only one-third of the total receipts from all sources came from the churches as such ; In 1S90 only } S43S6S out of a total of $2.5X3,152. After discussing " question of apportionment of church oKi ; , Ings , the committee advised the bubstltutlon ot a eystem of advance pledges from the churches. Rtatlng the amount that fach church would give to each board durlng-the following year. The committee recommended an .Increase above the average ot the past six years. Pending adoption of the report , the assem bly was addressed by Dr. Wilson Phraner , chairman of the committee , and Key. Wil liam H. Hubbard. nefore taking up the following order Moderator Jackson announced that many commissioners had already left the assembly and more had said goodbye and would ap pear no more. He suggested that by close attention to business , voting , not 'alklng and by having a night session the assembly could adjourn tonight or tomorrow. The as- Ecmbly response was the unanimous adop tion of a motion to hold a night business session. The next order taken up being reports on the church periodical , the Church at Home and Abroad , presented by Dr. John S. McIntosh - Intosh of Philadelphia. An average circula tion of 15,000 was reported , with receipts of S17.C55. Rider Halph K. Prime attacked the policy of the magazine , saying It had cost the church $60,000 In eleven years. He wished the matter sent to the committee on bills and overtures for the formulation of a plan to relieve the church as to further ex pense and 11 was so ordered. REPORTS ON SEMINARIES. Rev. John Clark Hill of Chicago pre- ecntcd a report on theological seminaries , giving facts and statistics. The matter of the assembly control of seminaries came up In the sumo report. The Institutions at Omaha , Dubuquc and Lincoln reported the charter changes which bad been asked by previous assemblies. The same seminaries reported that such changes as were described by the present assembly arc Impracticable and unnecessary. The Auburn seminary re plied that the present plan was entirely satisfactory and < its Improvement cannot be devised. Mr. McCormack's seminary declares loyalty to the church , but said ho did not see the way clear to make the changes rec ommended by the assembly. Newark German seminary also replied that It did not see Its way clear to make any charter changes. In closing the committee recommended the fol lowing resolution : That the assembly accepts as final the re peated positive and explicit written declara tions of Femlnnrle'j that they are loyal to thn church and that their teachings a'nd properties are In their judpment fully safe guarded to the general assembly , but If at nny time In the future these seminaries HhouUl llnd that changes could be made In their rei.ectlve | charters ns the general ns- ff-mbly has desired It will be gratifying to the whole church to have such changes made. The original form ot the resolution stated that the replies of the seminaries were "sat isfactory , " but against this protest was made by Dr. iBlrch of New York. It would be better , ho eald , to say nothing and let the matter disappear , and he moved to strikeout the preamble and resolution. The motion was lost. The motion to lay on the table was lost by a heavy vote and the amended resolution as given was adopted without op position. The fact that the amendment uea proposed by Dr. Wlthrow had a great Influ ence In shaping the act of the assembly. The committee recommended that the sem inaries Inaugurate courses of Instruction on Boclology , but this called forth sharp debate and finally the section providing for the eamo wag stricken out. According to the constitutional rule declared affirmative ) by vote of the requisite number of presbyteries , It will hereafter be nccfssjry for candidates for llccnsuro and ordination to paea a sat isfactory examination In the English bible , The committee on finance reported the total receipts JGS.SOO ; mileage expenses , $27- DOO , and entertainment about $7,500. On motion ol the stated clerk the assera- tncnt per member of the church was reduced to 5 cents Instead of C cents. At the opening of the afternoon erosion a committee of arrangements for the next as- ecmbly wan appointed , consisting of Rev , 8. 0 , Dickey , manager of the Wlnona as sembly ; Dr. Charlra Ltttlo of Wabash , and Via. Roberts and Moore , clerks of the as- Eombly.TKMPERANCB TKMPERANCB COMMITTEE. The principal portion of the afternoon was occupied by the report of the temperance committee , which In outline Is as follows : The past year had been ono of activity. In the work , hut the committee regretted to re port that the temperance literature printed and sent out had fallen short of the preced ing year. This has been duo solely to the lack of funds. To the eamo cause had been due the curtailment of tcmperanco mission ary work among the colored people of the outh , The effort * to secure the appoint ment by cessions of temperance committees for their respective entireties bad been con tinued , and unquestionably there had come In the as cmbly , Hjrnods and presbyteries a gradual but steady uplifting of temperance ecntlment from this wisely planned system. Only ono prcabytery reported that a majority of Itu churches still used alcoholic wine at the Lord's supper , whllo twenty presbyteries reported that this was not known to be true of auy church within their bounds , The ccrMiilttcc suggested that the general assembly memorialize the president and con gress for the appointment of a committee for the thorough Investigation of the liquor traffic and urged the assembly to express Its unqualified disapprobation of the use of In toxicating beverages at college banquets. Thektandlng committee on this subject re ported and recommended that every legiti mate means bo ueed by the church and Us members to suppress the liquor traffic and that members be urged to use their Influence by observing habits of total abstinence. H > w < u ) decide * ! to set apart as temperance day thq third Sunday In October , EXPLAINS COMMITTEE WORK. W , C , Ldlley , chairman of the permanent temperance committee , was then granted the floor to explain the work of the commit tee. tee.Elder Elder Van Rencsalaer ot New York moved an additional resolution endorsing restrictive . ThU rctolutloa wu dually laid on the tablci Ho endorsed the New York llnlnes law , but Rev. Stanley 1) . Roberts of Utlca , N. V. , Bald It was only successful Insofar as It was prohibitive , and ho main tained that the Presbyterian church was n l ready to endorse license legislation. After a lively debate , the recommendations were adopted , and also a mrmorl.il to congress ntklns for official Invest l < jaton ! of the liquor traffic. Thrro eamo a sharper debate than before on the report as to the use of wine at the alumni banquet at the Sesqul-centcnnlal anniversary of the Princeton university. The committee recommended that ns the In stitution was not under the control of the general assembly , no act6n ! be taken on four overtures received from certain presby teries. An amendment was offered In the shape of a preamble , expressing regret that alco holic liquors had hern furnished at a ban quet Riven by an Institution so well known KB Princeton tinherslty. The dltcussloa waxed warm and hisses olid points of order wore numerous. The ncsembly not into n hot parliamentary tanglu when a commis sioner moved the previous question. A vole was taken to determine whether the ques tion should be put and the chorus of > eus and nays wns so evenly divided that a divi sion was called for. K\cn on a rising vote the moderator could not decide. Then came a storm of questions end speeches. The moderator forgot the Mate of business and the decision of the previous question waft left hanging , though the original mover ttritd to withdraw his motion , Prof. Martin of Princeton asked that the name of hli university be not mentioned , as the university authorities bad no jurisdic tion In the matter. This wns character ized by n commissioner as "chlld'n play" nnd ridicule wa thrown upon a college ban quet , which a college co'uld not control. The contused discussion lasted until within a few momenta of adjournment , when the whole matter was disposed of by a motion to lay it on the table , which was adopted by an overwhelming vote. RACB QUESTION. The race question In the south came up unexpectedly at the evening session on a petition to allow a colored church In Texas to Join a presbytery In Arkansas. The dis cussion was long and covered many points , hut the petition was decided In the nega tive. the reason given being the unwilling ness to recognize- color distinction ! ; In the denomination. An clhborate report wao presented ae to the qualification of voters at church elec tions , the right being given , to contributors and communicators In the case of paatois and limited to communicants In the elec tion ot aiders and < 5 * aeons. Aftc-r the transaction of iruch routine busl- n a as marks the close oj auch gatherings the assembly adjourned sine die at 11:30 : o'clock In Church McmlxTimlp. ROCK ISLAND , III. , May 28. The United Presbyterian general assembly held a short session this morning and. adjourned to 2 p. in. , to afford committee's an opportunity to "work. The report of the committee on narrative and state of the church was pre sented und adopted. It shows that during the past year there was raised for all pur poses $1,534,138 , a decreaoe of $23,960. The Sabbath schools number 1,148 , an increase of 25. The pupils number 111,361. an Increase of 3,819. The membership of youug people's societies also Increased 5,382. The ( total membership of the church reported Is 23- C41. a net Increase during the year of 2,688. The assembly heard a number of memori als , ono from the congregation at Morrison , III. , asking a deliverance with regard to the Modern Woodmen , the church being opposed to secret organizations. The memorials were referred to committees. II I > tUtH DlnouMi Mlnnlon Work. VERMILION , S. D. , May 28. ( Special. ) Mission work was the program at the South ern liaptlst association. The Woman's For eign mission and Woman's Home mission held sessions. Addresses were made by Mrs. Carson of Nebraska , Mrs. S. A. D. Boggs of Turah , India , and a historical sketch of the woman's work of the association was given by Mrs. Pauline of Sioux Falls. Strong addresses were made at the fifth cession of the society by Profs. L. E. Akcley and C. M. Young of the university on practical Sunday echool work. Rev. T. M. Coffey of Elk Point -R-as selected to preach the next annual sermon , Rev. W. W. Lewla of Cen- lervllle being alternate. Armour will be the next place of meeting. Ilccomiiieitil IJri > pi > Ilipr the School. CHARLOTTE , S. D. , May 28. The as sembly was In session by 9 o'clock this morn- Ing. The answers to overtures were read and the report of the committee adopted , with the exception of an amendment or two. Dr. Saundcrs. chancellor of the assembly's homo at FrederlcksburK , addressed the as sembly In behalf of that Institution The standing committees report Is unfavorable to the continuance ot the school In connec tion r-lth the orphanage and Doctors Hoge and Saundcrs arc pleading for the school. The feature of the day and In fact almost of the week wns the address delivered by Hon. W. M. Cox on "Th * Influence of the Westminster System of Doctrine , Worship and Polity on Civil Liberty and responsi bility. " .Mr. Cox was given an ovation at the close rf his address , Mlixlniutr } ' Morllnjc Cloiri. VERMILION. .S. D. , May 2S. ( Speclal.- ) The Methodist Episcopal Foreign Mlwlonary society ot the- Sioux Falls dlstilct closed Its fifth annual meeting hero yesterday. The next meeting will take place at Madison. The officers elected arc ! President , Mrs. A. A. Stout ; vice president. Mrs. Hattle Jenkins , Madison ; recording secretary , Mrs. Ella Mur phy , Elk Point ; treasurer. Lizzie Helfenbark , Klk Point. Addretste were made by Mrs. Louise P. Hcuscr , conference secretary , of Aberdeen : Mrs. Stewart , Mrs. Rogers and Mm. Paddock of the Congregational church ot Vermilion. I.tttlii'i-im llniiio Mlfilnnfl. DAYTON , O. , May 2S. The Women's Homo and Foreign Missionary society of the general synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church closed Its sessions here and elected the following offlccrs : President , Mrs. A. O. Bond , SulInn , Kan. : first vice president , MM. J. V , Hnrtman , Alloolia , Pa. ; second vice president , Mrs. S , S. Waltse , Louisville , Ky. ; recording secretary , Mrs. C. E. Wlrlch , Carthage , III. ; corresponding secretary , Mrs. M. A. Morris , Baltimore ; treasurer , Mrs. A. V. Hamma , Hultlmnro , Mil. ; historian , Miss Kmina B. Shaw , Baltimore. I'HOMPTIXGS OK CONSCIENCE. It Him Hnrluhcil lln- National Trcnn- r > - by S"itH ; , ( KM > . "So strong Is the Influence wielded by con science , nnd so frequently does It cause the wrong-doer to atone for his sin , that for the past eighty-five years the conscience fund has been officially recognized as one ot the regular sources of re nue for the United states government , " writes Clifford Howard In the Ladles' Homo Journal. "During this tlmo the consciences ot the American people have added to Uncle Sam's resources at the rate of about $300 n month , or a total sum up to the present year of something over $300,000 the amounts ot the Individual con tributions varying from 5 cents to several thousand dollars. The smallest contribution over made to the conscience fund was re ceived In May , 1S36. and consisted of a 2-ccnt stamp , which was enclosed In the following lelter of explanation : 'I once sent a letter In with a photograph ( unsealed ) , which I have since learned was not lawful. I enclose stamp to make It right. ' By a curious co incidence the largest sum ever contributed reached the Treasury department about the same time that the stamp was received. This was a bill ot exchange for $14,225.15 , which had been sent to the secretary of state by the consul general at London , to whom the money had been given by a clergy man on behalf of a person unknown , no name being given. The people send ing money to the conscience fund of tbo United States treasury are not known. They never present themselves at the treasury and they take care to conceal their Identity by making their contributions anonymously or under assumed names. In a great many instances the contribution Is made through a minister or priest , which Is done , perhaps , for the effect of not only more surely hiding the Identity of the penitent , but of adding sanclty to his contribution. Others again make their peace offerings through friends or relatives , and even Jailers sometimes per form this duty for remorseful criminals. As a further precaution against discovery many of these people endeavor to disguise their handwriting , or they have their communica tions written on the typewriter , while not a few forward their money without a line or word of writing. It Is always taken for granted that such remittances arc Intended for the conscience fun 1 , as it is reasonable to presume that no one would send money In that loose fashion unless It were for the purpose of expiating some secret crime against the government. "Occasionally some one will remit by checker or money order. In which case , of course , his name becomes known ; and once in a great while some man will have the courage to deliberately confess his guilt and sign his name to the communication , but such In stances are rare , for there appears to ba a general fear among these contrite people that , although they clear their consciences , the law may still have the right to lay hold of them for their misdeeds. " * * * ! Besides pianos and other musical In struments we've got n lot of sundrls tliat KO with them that arc not musical Now in piano scarfs We've sot them' la silk In velour with fringe to inntch Our prices here , as nil over the store , are tiwuy tlown In fact , wo give you the Biuno price other dealers have to pay themselves they'll ask you ? 3.00 to $7.00 for what we're selling at $1.75 ? 2.00 ? 2.2. - $2.00 ? 2.7u nnd $3.00 there's nothing you can get that will ndd as much to the attractiveness of your home as one of our elegant plnuo scarfs over one of the Klmball pianos. A. HOSPE. Jr. , ; ; Music and Art. 1513 Douglas. Have you seen "Will B. Stylish" In a bicycle suit ? Wo say "a" because TVO hnvo a suspicion that he takes a differ ent Btylo from the stock every time be goes out He has the run of the store you Know nnd likes to paralyze the boys He gets on some pretty sjwrty togs sometimes and then again lie's very modest There never was quite so nlco a line of bike suits ns ours and the boys are glad to pay is cash for them be cause it mafces quite a difference hi the price Coat , pants and cap that match mnko up 21 complete bicycle suit here- Full line of bicycle hose , belts and sweat ers at nil prices. Albert Calm , Men's Furnisher. 1322 Farnam Dero's lots ot people what don't no what a big ting fur Omaha de Injun Supply Dcpo * is an' it's de same wid my dad's "live-cent Stoecker Cigar now Jcs' tell me what wild ills town bo if my dad blind die an' deru would bo no more Stoecker Cigars it's de moa * terrible ting to link of an' yet some of de hev- lest property owners don't appreciate it but dvre's lots what do and my dad's maken and scllln' more live-cent Stoeck er Cigars every day Most all de dealers keep dem now an' you can always get dom at my dad's store. 1404 DOUGLAS. SUFFERERS ! ! ffiflM FLOODS * f -xf Two Thousand Homeless People Bivonao in El PasftYStrcets , T tO * DRIVEN FOM ? DOMICILES BY THE WATER t - Heavy Itnlnn Prpvnlt In the Illo < irainlc Viilli'ilnpuil It IK Kent-oil . Tlmt Knllinv. DENVUlt , Colo. , ilayjas. A special to the Hcpubllcan from Santa Fc , N. M. , gays : Dispatches tonight state that heavy rains have prevailed for twenty-four hours over the Itlo Grande watershed for a dUtance of 150 mllto above Santa Po and the river at Kmbudo , f.tty milts north of hero , has risen twelve Inches In ths past twenty-four hours. The swollen streams south of Ejpanola will double this rlso before It passes Socorro , rendering the prospects three daya honse ex tremely gloomy at El Paso and Juarez. All the low lands In the nio Grande- valley nbovo Espanola are Inundated. At Atrlska , oppo site Albuquerque , the river cut through the bank this afternoon and Inundated a largo part of tlio town. A largo force of men waa break ? Vvr ! : ' llowovcr. and before dark the been repaired. i X lit SfihIP.al ? thoreu W - of "he . ' ' "IB | iL waters Is continued r so' fln.i . before , , to day dawned the flood hii ness and professional men reside RELIEF .MEASURES committees * rt..h C'tlzen3 ' , were ou today whh and agony and the can be a.ucky , , r scar by using De ' Witt's Witch Hazel Salvo Lout the Job. SomervlIIe Journal : "And you never make mlfltnkeo In spelling , I suppose , " eald old Bullion to the young man who wanted to bo his private secretary. "Never , " said the young man , with a superior smile. " 1 should eay not , air. " "Well , then , " remarked eld Uulllou , turn ing to his work , "you won't do at ill , I don't want any young man to work for me who knows more than I do myself. " \VOMlini--fb LOST I'LACKIl. A Story or n lllph Pocket Covered Up br ( lie ImllntiB. While nearly every mining camp In the state has Its traditional legend ot a wonder ful lost mine , which , strangely enough , are never found , Steamboat Springs has A legend of a lost placer which reads llko a fairy story. but there are many men still alive " " thero""who vouch for Its correctness. The story oa told by an old prospector to the Denver News man Is as follows : Away hack In the spring of tSCfl , when the first rush was made to Halm's Peak , a party of four prospectors started from near Alma for the new Eldorado. Almost the entire distance between the two places was prac tically a wilderness and the only highways were the Utc or game trails. The travelers fared sumptuously on trout and venison and met with nothing ot adventure until one day when they stopped nnd unpacked their burros for dinner on a email creek , n tributary of Hear river. One of them panned some gravel from the stream on whoso banks they were resting. As ho found gold and this was what they were looking for , all thoughts ot dinner were cast to the wind , the animals were picketed and a hunt for the source of the precious metal Inaugurated. It was soon found to come from a small , dry gulch but n few yards above their camp , nnd It was still further followed up until they came to where II dipped over a Hm of rock. Above Ihls n hole was dug to the gravel and bed rock , when , as the story goes , rich gravel was found and all began panning out gold. Just before sunset a party of some twenty Utes , under the leadership of Colorow , dropped down upon them and made them prisoners and after disarming them pro ceeded to kill the burros and appropriate everything of value. The Indians then mounted and ordered the prisoners to march. The course taken was toward Halm's I'cak and the prisoners supposed they were to bo herded toward that point. Cut this was a mistake , ns they were taken to the top ot the Continental divide on the head of Elk river , ten miles cast of the peak. Hero the party arrived at daylight the next morning. A fire was built and the Indians were soon happy disposing of hot coffee and other good things taken from the packs of the prospectors , showing no inclina tion to appease any one's appetite except their own. Hut while eating a band of mountain sheep fed up near the camp anJ ono of the .Indians killed one and gave It to the men. Portions of the * heep were roasted by them and their appetites appeased , when Colorow pointed to the cast , down over Norh ; park , and said : "Go ! Come back , heap takum scalp. " Ho 'was ' taken at his word and the party three days after arrived at Laramie , com pletely exhausted , as they had no means of killing game except with club or rock , and were only eucccasful In knocking over one sage hen by those means. At Laramle they found employment for a time and stopped there for several months. One night In a gambling row two of them were killed , and the other two left for Den ver , at which place one was taken elck and died. died.The The last surviving member of the party , a Frenchman , drifted down Into New Mexico , where ho waa mining up to the spring of 1879. .But . whenever ho could nnd n listener hewas always telling of the richness of the Dear river country. As the camp In which he was located was not paying well It was easy to raise another prospecting party and the little Frenchman who had seen the won ders In the firsl place was the leader. Before starting ho told his companions that where the first party camped the night be fore finding the gold they had cut two cotton , wood forks and an alder pole , the latter being held up by1 the forks against a promi nent ledge of rocks on the bank of the river. Over this frame a wagon sheet waa stretched and the next morning one of the men had cleaned bis rifle. laid the hickory rod up on the pole and had forgotten it. The year 1S79 wan the year of the Meeker massacre and the Indians had fired this whole country. The general aspect was so materially changed that the leader was be wildered. However , ho found the camp he had spoken of , the cottonwood forks , the alder pole and the wiping etock. Also the camp on the range and the mountain sheep head where one of the men had hung It In a scrubby spruce , but the placers are still hidden. The party searched two seasons and J ® -X You are laboring under a delusion 1C you think we haven't the refrigerator you want There never wns and prob ably never will be another such econo mical Ice user as the Hurd refrigerator It will hold more Ice than any other of the same size keep It longer , and In every way prove more than satisfactory We've priced them from ? 5.40 up tlsen't much when you consider you'ro getting the best there Is Ice boxes from $ . ' 5.2. > up You should see our Insurance - suranco Gasoline Stove before you close a dual You can't blow the Insurance up. A. C. BUILDERS' HARDWARE HERE , 1514 Farnam St. There's no doubt but what wo have the confidence of the people in the cur tain trade We handle only goods that have the quality in them and it's our business to know that all goods going from our store are right Our high grade Lace Curtains are the finest in design and finish ever brought to Omaha We have them from ? 3.00 per pair up The most conspicuous thing about n house Is the curlalns-and no mistake should be made We "make a special point on our Lace Curtains in regard to durabil ity style and lowiicss of price , o J' i Omaha Carpet Co § 1515 Dodge St , 0404040 * 0400404040 + 0 + 0 + O + O4 O4O4O4O4O + O4O + O * O + O4O4 OK > * Whllo we are always busy moving- other people we'Ve j ) vnys got ono great big move the furnltjire of a seven-room house "van" ready Jor you We've got so many of these 'tvjjftjs" that there is no delay each van ) itceompanied by two iIg men they're careful jwllto and ex perienced men that know by years of " service Just how to" move j'ou In a satis factory manner Our prices for the ser vice we glvo iyou IB no more than you would expect to pay for cheap express wagon work If you've never tried us do BO on your next move then you will know the pleasures of moving. Omaha Van0arage | ? Co 1514 Farnam all ot them left except one , Kit * , or Tony Whltraore. who still tmd an Abiding faith In the Frenchman' * itory , and remained until called over the range In 1S84. Ills grave la N'o. 3 In the Steamboat Spring * cemetery. MAJOU'S 1HCJ STOUY. The Men ot 111 * AVIfc Gltlnir Him rive Ilntlnr * Won Him n Prlne. There were five or six of them sitting about ( he stove in the drug store , and they had been telling some pretty tall stories , says the Detroit Free Trees. The druggist was a man of some humor and Invention and he roncocted a mixture ot great potency and fine flavor , composed of sp. fmmentl , MC- charum nlha , cortex Itroonls , cirophyllus nronmttcus and aqua pur a ta. . This mix ture he proposed to Administer to whomso ever should tell the blupcst story , nnd the party at once began to stretch their Invent ive powers to the fullest extent. A tollct- Reap drumlncr was appointed judge , ani the prize mixture , teaming hot , sat In r.n clqht- ounce graduated measure upon the edge of the stovo. The colonel told n war iitory of the Mun- chausen variety , the squire related a hunt ing adventure that evinced n decided genius for evading the truth , and the postmaster made a strong bid for the prize with a snake story big enough to make the sea serpent Jealous. The others followed In turn , and thn last man. the major , entered the compe tition. The major hail In his mind a re- tnarkablo narrative about a dog that he owned that did some wonderful things , and lie began his story In this way : "Last Wednesday morning I got up a little later than usual nnd went down to bretk- fast. Most of you hive seen that brown Better ot mine he's a good deal smarter than most men. Well , that dog wni In the cllnlnt ; room when I went In. -\B T ramc In the door , my wife , who was \\altIiiB for me , said : " 'John , when I went In to waltc you up this morning t found thl.i ? . " < bill on the floor. You must have dropped It from your pocket when you undressed last night. ' Then hho handed me the bill. Now , that do of mine was " " \Vnlt 11 minute , " cald the toilet-soap drummer , "you needn't go any further with your story. The prize Is yours. I'm a mar ried man myself , and that lie you've Jim' ' told Is one that you'll never Improve on. I hereby render a decision in your favor. " As there were no single men In the crowd not a voice \\M raised In protest against ths judge's verdict. Every mother knows that young girls de veloping Into womanhood need .1 tonic to replenish the blood. Pill Anccmlu 1'lnk la composed largely of concentrated beef blood and never falls to regulate the periods. Itfillirny Claim .leculH Kloi't Ollli-ers. ST. LOUIS , May 2S. The National As sociation ot Hallway Claim Agents has com pleted a two days' stsslon and elected of ficers. Indianapolis was chosen as the next place ot meeting. The election ot oifbers resulted as follows : President , K. B. Hutchlnson of Indiana : vice presidents , Frank S. Karnam of llo'ton ; L. T. Stewart. Marshalltown , la. : George D. Dodd , Scdalta , Mo E P. Saucr , Terre Haute , Inl. ; Clayton Harrington , Dallas , Tex. ; secretary and treasurer , O. L. Price , Galesburg , 111. nn.vrs ox TIIB njvru IlroullrctlouH of Some tXoteil Krmnltt Sponger * . "Tho female train beat was a nourishing product ot our rAllroad nyattm about tea yeans ago , " said J. P. McKelroy , a vcteraa traveling man of Grand ItnpHJs. Mich. , to a Globe-Democrat reporter. "Meat women who lese their pocketbooks and tickets Tvhlla traveling are honest , but there are tlll a few who make their living oft the * ympa- thlra ot the masculine tourists. I was trav eling from Cheyenne , Wyo. , to Omaha , Neb. . ono day , 'vhcn my attention was attracted by a handsome young woman , with an In fant , a tew seats ahead ot me. She seemed. In great dlstrcfs. When a nonllcman across t'na tslo Inquired as to ( ho cause she Informed him that her pockctbook , containing her ticket and all her money , had been stolen. She walled about her loss and eeemcd so much distressed over ( he dork prospect ot getting to rouRhKcepsle , N , Y. . her destina tion , that a kind-hearted old gentleman weut through the train with a subscription paper and raised $50 for her. At Omaha she * thanked u\ery ono profusely and boarded a llurllngton train for Chicago. I took the same train. Wn had hardly run twenty miles when a gentleman eamo Into the sleeper asking contributions tor a poor woman with a baby whoso pockctbook lad been stolen and who wa * anxious to get to Now York to meet a S.ICK husband. Thcro W.ID n Mrangcly familiar sound about tlio story that aroused my a.iplclon. ' 1 RUCM I'll take a look at your unfortunate , ' I said , starting for the day coach. There I found tlio tame angpl'faceJ mother and the Kama Infant cherub with whom I had traveled from Chocmic. 1 didn't My anything , but declined to contribute a second time. Sha was working tin- same game twice within , twenty-four hours. The uoman secured $ S5 on tlio two trains , and as her faro was only J ; > i ) . she made over ? ai ) by playing on mascu line sympathy. "I had another experience of the same na lure , but with different results , going front Chicago to Wheeling. W. Vo. , last summer , " continued Mr. McKclvey. "At Kostorla , O. . a newsboy stole a yours woman's pocketbook - book and left the train. The disappearance of the 'no\\slu' and the woman's straight talk convinced me that her story was true. She would not permit a collection to bo taken In her bMialf. but when I pressed a bill upon her uho accepted It. The Ilaltlmoro & Ohio conductor agreed to carry her to Philadelphia , and the money waa for the purpose of carryIng - Ing her from there to New York. I left her my card and said she might nenil mo the money when she met her friends. The second day after reaching Wheeling I re ceived a note In a feminine hand , and on opening It a postal note fell out. It woa from my young woman traveling companion and was ono of the nicest letters I ever re ceived. She Invited mo to call upon her In N'ow York , and I have always been sorry that business prevented my doing so. " A dreamy Inok filled , the traveling man's eyes as he signified that the Ktory was ended. For a moment ho pondered deeply. "Per haps , " ho added , by way of appendix , "per haps you know wo never know what Is go ing to happen perhaps a romance will grow out ot this last experience yet. " When you buy a proprietary article , look / > t It before the salesman wraps It up , and assure yourself that you arc getting the right thing. Substitution is rnmoant. Did any of you boys sec anything of Drex Li. Shoomnn's dog ? He's lost him again The string broke and away wont the dog tag nnd all Drex was deliver ing a pair of misses' ? 2.50 shoes at the time and ho was so overcome with the gratitude of the lady who bought them that ho forgot all about the dog He only got $1.50 for the shoes because we've just lately cut from ? 2.50 to 51.50 so that now they are the same price as our boys' and girls' tan or black shoes $1.00 Is a very popular price I here for real line shoes. Drexel Shoe Co. , 119 FAUNAM. Send for our Illustrated Catalogue. Free Gohaui stcling silver repousse pattern brushes are the finest made large size hair brush $5.00 medium size $ : ) . .r > 0 the same styles in cloth brushes ? l.r > 0 to .f2.no MIIItary brushes $7.00 n pair llonnet brushes $ t.00 ! All of the highest quality bristles are all set In celluloid bad ; and so run into the silver top that there's no chance for the bru.su to b(5- ( come weak or rattle like the old-time ones Gorliam's exclusive patent nothing I like though there are imitations vile ones at Hint Mirrors to match $7.75 to § 0.00 Combs to match $1.00-50 en graved visiting cards for ifl.OO. C. S. Raymond , JEWELER , 15th and Douglas. -r o o > > c > i r Your eyes tell you where yon arc at you can't overtax them with safety All eyes require glasses sooner or later , and ii'lnrge majority of people could improve their vision by the aid of glasses gen erally speaking unless the eyes arc strengthened by the aid of glasses they 6 are apt to become weakened and any defects that exist are certain to increase by neglect You should lese no time in 4 f " -ling out whether you need glares 4J aii'l , if so , what you need Our expert optician can maku the examination Wo J don't charge anything for this. 4i TheAloe&PenfoldCo i Scientific , therefore Ilellnblo Opticians. 1408 Farnam Opp. Paxton Hotel Summer is here so Is the summer girl but she's going away -summer vaca- tiou Ume now when you've gone you'll want to know what's gel tg on at home the home paper that gives all the news is the one you'll want The "lieu" always gives all the IIJSWB and will let you know Just what's going on at Omnlm and abroad We'll mall it to any address In the United States nnd Canada seven times n week for seventy centn u mouth You can change the address as often as you like You notify us where to send it We'll see that you jjct it The Omaha Daily Bee Circulation Department 17th and Farnam. 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