THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; MfXBTDAY , DECEMBER Itt. 1898.
OLD SERMON STILL APPLIES
* . > Discourse Delivered Fifteen Years ACO Has
b,7 Virtue and Force Yet ,
EVER NEW LESSON OF THE PRODIGAL
Her. Dr. Turkic Hen it a Sermon of tier.
tror ! e V. StellliiK a I'Vnt ro of
file Konntre Memorial I.utlieraii
Annlrornnrr Celebration.
\
Rev. A. J. Turkic of Kountze Memorial
Lutheran church yesterday morning occupied
the unique attitude of preaching a sermon
written by another minister. But Mr. Turklo
wai not plagiarizing anything. The ser-
ttoa was prepared and delivered In the old
lioyd theater at Fifteenth and Farnam
trccts fifteen years ago by Rov. George F.
Stalling , who was at that time pastor of
Kountzo Memorial church , and who died
In January , 1894 , while the present church
building was In the course of erection. This
being nn anniversary week for the church ,
Rev. Mr. Turkic read this sermon as one
of the features of the celebration , the copy
being placed In hla possession a few years
ago by a nephew of the deceased pastor.
The text of the sermon was laid in Luke
xv. 14-16 and the discourse was upon the line
"that man cannot escape the retribution of
his sin * . "As true as philosophy , " the ser
mon read , "whatsoever a man roweth that
ball he also reap. When a man spends bis
energies in a Rood way the rewards com
ing to him will be measured as to the ex
tent of the good ho has done. When his
force la consumed In evil wajs the penalty
of his sins will surely be visited upon him.
The result of our good or evil ways may
not come at once , or as soon as we expect ,
but come It will sooner or later.
"He who sowa in wickedness may think
to dodge the consequences , but he will be
mistaken. He will suffer for the sins com
mitted. He may not get It in this world ,
but there will bo plenty of room In the next.
Death may be the destruction of the body ,
but It does not destroy the soul. The story
of the prodigal son Indicates how fearful
is the punishment meted to the trans
gressor.
"A man may bo away from home among
stranger * and without money. Yet his life
and character , his health and hope remain ,
and with -these as a capital stock ho goes to
work to recuperate hta fortune. So the
prodigal might have done , but Providence
was after him. He wa in destitution and
to add to his suffering a great famine came
upon the land. There were no harvests.
The fields were bare. Begging was u e-
Ion. Retribution was beginning to come ,
The seeds of riot and debauch were bring
ing forth fruit. For the first time he fell
hunger and Us pangs were worse because
, f his past luxury and ease of living.
May Tiot Alvraym Get Hook.
of Bin seldom
"Men who go down the depths
dom stop to think that when they get down
Oed may remove the ladder and prevenl
their ascent. When In this condition ont
seems to lose the power of resource and
reason. He is like ono lost in n great forest
The prodigal had no place to turn. H
could not go home , because he wa too fai
awar and had no money. He was ashamed
to go and look his father and mother it
th face. He had nothing more to expecl
of his father. Ho doubted whether h <
would DO permitted to return. Further , hi
was yet too proud to return home and suffei
the humiliation of his position.
"Something had to be done , for the ex
tremlty had come. He then hired himself t (
a man whom he had been taught from child
hood to believe was unfit for his associate
He was set to feeding swine , whlch woi
then considered to be the depth of degrada
tlon. HU remuneration was not ufflclen
to provide for him. His hunger increased
and he even craved the husks which thi
wine had to eat. But this was not hi :
wont punishment. He was gathering thi
bitter trults of his sin. He w learning th <
orrowful lesson that the way of the trans
reuor la hard.
"But this is not the single etory of thi
prodigal. It Is not an example of oxtravt
canco of years ago. It Is a lesson for ever ;
young man In the world to learn , of wha
will surely come to him who follows in thi
footsteps of such dissipation , licentiousness
extravagance and greed. Sin treats Its vie
tlma as the world treats the prodigal. Whei
tie had funds ho was petted and feasted
bat when penniless he was left to fall li
the ditch , to save himself a * best ho couli
and no man to give him anything. Thes <
are the results of sin in the present life
but they are not all. Bufferings from sli
re two-fold those in this life and thos
In eternity and he who does sin will surel ;
reap the reward of his wickedness. "
Last evening Mr. Turklo delivered a ser
tnon which ho preached when be first tool
charge of the church as Its pastor sever *
) an ago.
BKAIITY OF A I.IKE IN CHIIIS1
Rev. Dr. Hellliim Tell * of the Ad
vnntnuen SnrlnKinK from It.
Rev. William P. Helllngs of Jamestown
K. Y. , former pastor of the First Baptis
church , preached to his old congrcgatloi
yesterday morning on "Life In Christ. "
The sermon was preceded by an cxcellen
ole entitled "Tho Harbor Bell , " by How
ard Stryker. Dr. Helling * greeted his ol
congregation In a cordial manner and sal
he was glad to bo visiting In his forme
city. He Invited their consideration of th
text. "In'Him was life. " Ho believed tha
few had a true conception , of Christ. LI !
In Him was different from anything tha
ha knew of. By living it ono derives Indc
pendence , broader knowledge of his felloi
man , light on subjects pertaining to a bet
ter life. Life In Christ may be consldere
essentially and personally. Life essential !
Is divine. It existed from the beglnnln
and may bo traced back to God. Christ'
life was holy and righteous. Apparent !
Hi * solo dcsiro was to glorify the Fathe
He prayed that He , the Son , might be glorl
fled -that the Father might be glorlfle
through Him. And yet there was a subtl
sympathy for mankind through all HI * 111
that pointed manward as an example. H
If you 're gray
before forty there's
something wrong.
%
You need
Ayer's
Hair Vigor
was willing to cr\o others as demonstrated
In the case of the blind man or the Impo
tent man at th-e pool. He explained all
things that Nlcodcmus deilred to know
concerning life in Christ. The loyalty of'
Nlcojomus is spoken ot afterwards wlicn
he defended the Lord In the courts and
when he went to tender his assistance In
the burial ot the Master.
Ills thoughtfulneas for others In their
sufferings and Ills desire to alletlate them
are shown In His treatment of the widow
ot Naln and HU raising of Lazarus. On th ?
cross He directed the attention of John to
His mother and then prayed for forgive
ness for His persecutors because "they
know not what they do. "
The speaker thought the -man the great
est who serves others. Ho Is nearer to
them in humiliation. He may find his
Oethscmano a gateway to paradise. He
believed that men failed to apprehend
Christ just as they did when He was on
earth. They misunderstood Him , but it Is
possible to know Him and find what an aid
Ho Is in time of need.
Ho believed that men should live as ex
amples to each other. They should remind
each other of Christ. They should nrove
that a life in Christ is the world's great
est glory.
ron THI ; 10011 AMI rvnnnv.
Ienii I"nlr Cnlln Attention of Wenlthr
I'nrlnli ( nrr to Their Ilnty.
"You will tell me that no man who dc-
Ircs work need be without work , " said
) oan , Campbell Fair to his congregation at
ho morning services at Trinity Cathedral
esterday. "I will send men to you here in
mnha who want work and cannot find It.
They do not want to be paupers. But they
TO perhaps delicate or advanced In years
nd no one will give them employment be-
auso strong , youthful men can bo secured
o do the work better. There are plenty
if men In Omaha who do not know where
omorrow's bread for themselves and their
'amllles ' will come from. "
Dean Fair did not preach of hard times ,
ut he- did point out to bia hearers that
overly exists In Omaha nnd he strove to
mpresa upon tliPlr ralnds that their great
uty , second only to their duty to worship
God , \e \ to look after the pcor and the lowly.
V church may have magnificent services and
reat holdings , but it will fall to prosper if
t neglects to assuage distress and destltu-
lou.
lou.Tho
The dean declared that Omaha 1 * by no
'
means a * bad as many of Its contemporary
Itlea. Inasmuch as It boa nothing approach
ing the elums and wickedness ot a more
rowded city. But It has a class of sinful
nd destitute , who have become so'of their
iwn volition , or through no fault of theirs ,
ut as a result of misfortune and environ
ment.
ment.There are moral wrecks all about you , "
ontlnued the preacher. "What are you-to
\o with them ? Tou must raise them , out ol
; helr destitution. How ? By trying to
ridge that awful gulf that Hes between this
class and the large number of Christian !
who are dally performing the duties laid
out for them. I am no socialist , but I do
believe that surely , if wo went to such
acrlflce to wage war for Cuba , we would
make some sacrifice * for the unfortunates In
Omaha.
"There are men who are making their
Ivlng by estranging capital and labor
.caching that capital does not think of la-
ior , that the rich man does not think ol
, he poor man. I would do away with the
walking delegate. I would tell the rich man
.hat the poor -man Is his friend and tell the
oor man that the rich man is his friend.
And I would remove the temptations that
mrround the lowly , lor they hare great
.cmptatlons.
"I have seen a norklngman walking tht
Directs , not knowing bow tomorrow's bread
will come. I hare seen a woman with. E
bulky pocketbook In her hand pass by him
am proud of the honesty of the American
worklngman , for though there is no bread
'or his family and children , be will not
snatch the pocketbook. We must remove
mch temptations. We must commit even
illegalities that the families ot the pooi
may bo provided for. 'We must go into theli
homes , make their bodies comfortable , ele
vate their minds , implant in them Impres
sions of the church. "
AT TUB JAIIj AD I'OOR FARM
Service * Held Similar for Moral tit !
l'li > Hlcnl DfrcllctN.
The workers In the Lord's vineyard do no1
overlook the county Institutions in the sow-
ng of gospel seed. Every Sunday a numbei
of earnest religious people go to the count )
.all between 1 and 2 p. m. and hold services
These are not confined to any one partlculai
church , or organization , although the xnosl
active * eems to bo 'taken ' by the WOmen'i
Christian Temperance union.
Mrs. 3. D. Jardlne , a tireless Women'j
hrlstlan Temperance union worker , hat
been going to the jail to say a few words ol
cheer and comfort nearly every Sunday foi
tha last eleven ye-ars. With Miss Olson ai
he organ and assisted by from ten to a dozer
young men , Including Rev. George J. Buck
an evangelist and member ot the Young
Men's Christian association , song service 1 :
held and preaching and exhortation follow
Her special field seems to bo the west wing
where the more hardened class of prisoners
as supposed those charged with the mon
heinous crimes are confined. The custom I :
to have Uio prisoners all seated at tbo fron
of the big cage and join in the singing , whlul
they seem to do heartily enough.
For the miuor offenders and the Unitec
States prisoners a service is generally con
due/ted by Mrs. E. H. Shlnrock of the Worn
en's Christian Temperance union , assisted l > ;
her daughter , Miss Ora Shlnrock , at the or
gan , the main apartment of the jail belni
used for this purpose. The singing yesterda ;
was led by Alexander Richardson , who 1
serving a six months' sentence for burglary
Richardson baa a very ple-aslng voice anne
no ono would think 'him ' to be a violator o
society's laws to hear him. The closest at
tentlon was paid to the reading by Mrs. Shin
rock yesterday from one of David's psalms
"He Icadrth moln the path of rlgbtcousnee
for His name's sake. Yea , though I wal
through the valley of the shadow of death ,
will ( ear no evil , for Thou art with me , an
Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me.
As usual , a few words ot exhortation vrei
given after the scrlpturo lesson and tfc
service finally closed with a kindly greetln
to each ot the prisoners.
Similar services are held every Sunday I
the woman's department at the same tin-
by representatives from the Salvation Arm ;
the People's church and the King's Daugt
ters. Mrs. O. W. Ablquist was there for tt
King's Daughters yesterday.
Every Sunday afternoon at the county po <
f&rm there are services in the hospital. Tt
hour chosen Is between 4 and 5 p. m. , ar
they are generally conducted by Rev. C. I
Young ot St. Andrew's church or some otbi
Episcopal minister. Mr , Young prcachi
there > esterday.
Masa la usually performed at the count
hospital on Thursday morning by eltbt
Father * English or WcNamara ot St. Peter
church.
Child Saving Initltutr.
Religious services at the Child Saving Ii
stituto yesterday were held in both tl
afternoon and evening. At 3 o'clock , Prc
J. C. Shadduck , superintendent of the Su
day school , conducted three classes in bib ]
cal tudy for boys of the primary , Inte
mediate and senior grades. Lessons we
assigned In the New Testament and aear
100 boys made good recitations to the teac :
or * in charge. la condition there was
musical service In which choir and i
orchestra composed of boys ot th * ache
participated.
In the evening th lecture room of the 1 :
titute was crowded with newvboys , lire
urchins * al older { wraoni Interested U t
work of Instructing them , who came to hear
the address by Superintendent A , W. Clark
on "Purity In Ltfo as Taught by the Example
of Christ. " The music was furnished by a
quartet and choir ot boys who arc Inmates
ot the Institute.
wisAt/rii is M > T AI < I
Her. .f. W. JeitnlnKM Pulntii Ont lie-
Nlrnlilllty nt Jlrntnl Attainment * .
At Trinity Methodist church yesterday
Rov. J. W. Jennings delhered a very Inter
esting discourse which referred mainly to the
best objects which should be kept In mind
In the effort at self-Improvement. His prin
cipal point wan.tb.at the possession ot ma
terial wealth If not In Itself an Indication
of a successful life. With Individuals , as
well as nations , it is mental and moral
achievements that endure.
The speaker called attention to the ma
terial change that has been effected In Chris
tian sentiment In regard to many ot the ac
cessories ot life. When he was a boy it was
considered a venial sin to read n novel , but
now It la understood that right principles
can bo Inculcated in novel * as well as In
more serious compositions. He declared that
ovll is not to be overcome by direct opposi
tion. It must bo crowded out by putting
something good in it * place. In this genera
tion books that are full of Christian senti
ment are side by side with what was once
known w the yellow covered literature ot
the period. This Is bringing Christ right
Into this line of literature and It Is the true
principle of moral progression. So the violin
lin was once believed to be an Instrument
of 'tho devil. But there is no sin In the
violin nor in Its harmony. It should bo
brought Into the church and the old fogy
idea should give place to tha sentiment "Let
everything that has breath praise the Lord. "
Referring moro particularly to the true ob
jects of living , the speaker said that national
life docs not consist in what it possesses.
He portrayed the glories of Babylon , when
Nebuchadnezzer looked over its magnificent
palaces and luxurious gardens and knew that
all Its boundless wealth was his , and added
that recently the entire site of the city had
been bought by two speculators for a song
and it is not worth as much as a corner lot
in Omaha. On the other hand , Greece put
Us wealth into men , and so today the faces
of Plato and Socrates nnd Cicero are en
graved on the pillars of every public library
In the world. The result is that we honor
Greece for her men , nnd there Is not a unl-
ersity in the world today that has out-
ripped the teachings of the old Greek phll-
isophors.
The same principal obtains In municipal
fe. Tyro and Sldon were great commcr-
'al cities , but they are only remembered
'or ' what they contributed to the building
f the temple. Jerusalem bos been do-
troycd seventeen times and Is now one o !
the filthiest cities In Asia , but still It is
ho place toward which every Christian
leart is turned because Jesus Christ lived
here.
An Indian prince expended $20,000,000 in
he erection of a gorgeous palace , but its
magnificence aroused only a passing interest.
Jut there Is a little hut in Scotland that Is
ot worth over $30 where the people from
very part of the world love to go because
Jobby Burns lived there and there wrote
erse that is Immortal. Truly a man's life
ces not consist In the abundance of the
hlngs-he possesses.
Dr. Bull's Couch Syrup Is a mother * *
stand-by. It cures that cruel croup ,
TO THE EDITOR.
'ropoaed ' Greater American Colonial
Exhibition.
OMAHA , Dec. 10. To the Editor of Th
ee : Having been a commissioner at man )
xpcsitions In the United States and Europe
nd learned , as others have experienced ,
hat national or world's expositions or ex-
tuitions promote trade and commerce be-
ween the countries participating therein , ]
m of the opinion that the scope , plan and
urposes of those proposing to utilize the
oputatlon and present facilities offered tc
onduct a colonial exhibition , as It were ,
t Omaha ( the center of this continent ) are
ot understood.
As I understand the proposition some en-
erprislng , energetic and patriotic peoph
; esire to have utilized the buildings anil
: rounds of the late Transmlssissippl and
nternational Exposition and bring togethei
herein the manufacturing and industrial
nterests In the United States , the Central
.merlcan countries , Cuba , Porto Rico
Hawaii and the Philippine Islands , the foui
alter probably destined to become wards tc
a certain extent of the United States. Th <
alter Involves new problems to be solve *
by wise and patriotic statesmen. To m ]
mind the solution can be most qulcklj
olved through trade and commerce. Thi
Inlted States has the capital , manufacturing
norgy and facilities and products that thej
equiro and can utlllce. And we should so
ure the trade of those countries , which I :
argely sought and to a great extent ob
alned by England , Germany and France
t requires no argument to demonstrate tha
rade and commerce bring prosperity , en
arglng our markets and giving empioymen
o labor.
The west should be especially benefited
as It Is the granary and smokehouse of thesi
Jnlted States. Beef , bacon and bread an
ommoditles and necessities that the abovi
olonlctj and countries must have. Supply
ng their demand direct , also the Europcai
demand , coupled with our home consump
Ion , precludes a possibility of nn overpro
ductton of American products.
If this exposition can be made and th
.rade of those countries secured It mean
'or ' the transmlsslsslppi section better price
'or ' wheat , cattle and hogs , more employ
rnent for labor ; hence more money In th
lands of the producers to spend In th
Improvement of their homes and demand
of their families , which prosperity permeate
all trades and industries.
This situation , as compared to lack c
Information , indifference'and a lapse int
Inactivity , an overproduction , no dcmani
no work for the idle laborer would llliu
trate that those who know the purposes <
the effort now being agitated and oppaf
it are small traders rather than merchant
and a press more provincial than cosmt
polltan.
U occurs to me that the purposes ac
alms of those starting this movement shoul
be made moro generally known , that a frli
tlon or grumbling complaint occasional :
heard may not materialize Into a prejudli
founded on a misapprehension of the fact
Or , in other words , not permit progress i
bo checked by a conspiracy with Iguoram
and jealousy.
That this effort is 'approved by the ai
ministration 1 * evinced by the remarks <
the president in the Interview with M
Rosewater. The time totems opportune at
conditions favorable for a creditable she
term display. The government could asai
In a most economical way by 'utilizing tl
transports conveying troop * and aupplli
by a return cargo of people and their e :
hiblta. *
Its central location at Omaha would con
Dr. Lyon's
PERFECT
Tooth Powdoi
AN ELEIANT TOILET LUXURY.
Used by people of refinement
for over quarter of century.
mand the Interest and attention ot the
transportation lines 'fa ? no other location ,
hnvlng the buliaingsjincMncllltles could ; as
the lines from Atlantic "cities , Quit ports and
Pacific coast are trlliulnry.
It neglected the opportunity ot utilizing the
well adapted buildings ridd grounds at this
great central location will ho lost nnd the
Paris Exposition ot WOO will postpone our
plans and Interests .Indefinitely. Respect
fully , D. H. ELLIOTT.
"The tlunllty ol MCPCJ. "
OMAHA , Dec. 10. To the Editor of The
Dee : In all that we have heard of the pro
ceedings of the Paris peace commission , I
have heen amazed that'llfero , seems never to
have been n thought of morcy. We have
heard all about carrying out the strict wordIng -
Ing of the protocol , so far as it was decided
in advance , and as to the question relating
to the Philippines , which was left as a sub
ject of negotiation , we hear of telegrams of
ultimatum * and repeated telegrams of firm
ness of the admlnletratlon In insisting on
them , but not a word to Indicate a conces
sion of any kind. In fact , the whole treaty
seems to have been dictated absolutely by
ourselves and on the strictest and hardest
lines.
Certainly a great nation can afford to be
magnanimous to a fallen foe who has sued
for peace. We might have given them a
helping hand. Yet wo have had It all our
own way , even to taking from them the last
of their colonial possessions of 300 years ,
worse than useless to us and damaging them
at least in their pride of possession. Hero
at least was a chance for a generous con
sideration toward a nation reduced to beg
gary.
Let us look back a llttlo and see If Spain
has deserved all of this. In the Century
Magazine for the current November Is an
article on "James Husscll Lowell's Impres
sions of Spain" that is worth looking Into ,
though I can give only the slightest extract
now. It was written from Madrid when he
was the United States minister there.
Speaking of the straightening out of a
diplomatic tangle In connection with the
Spanish minister for foreign affairs Mr.
Lowell says :
"Yesterday Mr. SUvela called upon mo.
Ic spoke again of the great effort they had
made to promote friendly feeling on the part
f the United States. He wished me to ob-
erve the analogy between the situation and
lat of the United Statea immediately after
he civil war. He urged the advantage to
oth Spain and the United States of a treaty
f commerce and navigation , for which the
ccasion was favorable.
"In addition to what Mr. SUvela asked me
o remember I could not help recalling that
f the western European powers certainly
one fulfilled her obligations toward us dur-
ng our civil war 'more faithfully than
pain. " |
This was Lowell' * way of treating a
IplomaUc difficulty one which , by the way ,
was promptly remedied by President Hayes.
As to the style of our , modern diplomacy ,
: IB perhaps beet indicated by the con-
luslon ot the so-called , negotiations at Parts
s shown by the account in The Bee of the
8th : . , j ,
"The Spanish commlsaleners were-gloomy
nd depressed at today's meeting and there
as no interchange of the usual compli
ments and civilities.They were performing
n ungrateful task under compulsion , for it
a known that Bios asked'Sagasta to accept
lie resignation of tha commission rather
San force it to accefle to the surrender of
pain's * colonial empire , i but Sagasta ap-
lealcd to them to iulfllt their mission in
lie Interest ot the dynasty.
"When General Correo ; entered his car
tage he put ils handkerchief to his eyes ,
o overcome wa * bei with emotion. Old
lontero Rioa came qutjwlth bent head and
spiritless gait , the picture ot dejection. "
And this last scene 1 * { he culmination of
war undertaken for humanity !
Who Is therclhat.recalls the.dark days of
lie civil mar ( when ! we. dally dreaded
European Intervention , who will not appre-
iate the .fact that Spain then faithfully ful-
Illed her obligations to us ? Neither Eng-
and nor Franco did as well asthat. . Ccr-
alniy It would be better to have borne that
n mind and helped to lighten the burdens
f Spain. W. H. WYMAN.
Street Car Service.
OMAHA. Dec. 9. To the Editor of The
Bee : It seems as If the air is full of de-
unclatory language against the Omaha
trcet Railway company for its treatment
f the people by Its shabby car service. The
eople have good reason for complaint. The
) maha Street Rail ay company was once
mall and weak and needed help. The gen-
rous people of Omaha , through their city
ouncll , have given it untold wealth In the
way of rights and franchises which are worth
millions of dollars -without any remuner-
tion , expecting and having a right to re-
pectful service on every foot ot track laid
n our streets in Omaha.
And how 1 * it at present ?
The company runs the cars to suit Us
wn convenience. "Tho' public be d d"
eemlngly Ifl its motto from the service re-
elved in our end of the city and it is the
ame all over , judging from the appeals ot
he people. It Is high time the city council
should adopt some measure to get what
elongs to the people ; that la , better service ,
nstead ot the council passing resolutions
asking the company to build more tracks
o South Omaha and elsewhere , it would
better compel the company to give good serv-
ce on what tracks It already has down
and pretends to run cars on. What the ma
orlty of the people want Is a chance to gel
o South Omaha now without paying twc
fares. There is no legitimate reason wh )
any person from any part ot our city should
not get to South Omaha for one fare.
In the north end ot town we have a
monumental disgrace In tha shape of n stub
line to Accommodate the people. The Dodge
and North Twentieth street line , In
stead of running on to the end at Thirtieth
and Bristol streets , stops nt Twentieth and
Lake street for a live-minute rest before
returning down town ; time enough to run to
the end of the line. There the passengers
for West Lake and North Thirtieth streets
are dumped out to watt for the "Overland"
stub , ns It Is called , to come along and take
them on the balance ot the way homo.
There Is no reason for this break , only to
save n dollar and to discommode the people.
If this line were made continuous it would
take a great deal of the travel from the
overcrowded North Twenty-fourth street
line and save the people a great deal ot
inconvenience by having a straight Una
down to the business district.
In connection with this grievance I
would like to call the attention ot the city
council to another great big expense to our
city , the direct cause ot which Is made by
the magnanimous Street Railway company.
The deplorable condition of downtown
streets la caused by the Omaha Street Rail
way company scraping and sweeping off the
middle of the streets to each aide ot tha
tracks and Into the gutter , causing each side
ot the street to be almost Impassable to
either man or beast. We understand It Is
necessary to clear the tracks , but why
should the company not be compelled to
help clean up the streets along * which its
tracks extend ? The tracks are the direct
cause of the condition the streets are In.
The city treasury should be relieved some
what by exacting of the Omaha Street Rail
way company n good share of the expense of
cleaning up the streets traversed by its
tracks. It is about time there should be
romethlng done. People are getting tired of
pampering up a fat corporation. Let us
make It do something to pay for Its keeping.
Herein ore good reasons for municipal
ownership of the street railway , the sooner
the better for a suffering people. One word
to a wise councilman should be enough. Let
us have some lights In our own house.
Yours truly , * D. W. TILLOTSON ,
2723 Ohio Street.
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AMUSEMENTS.
M it hews & Bulger , who have always
been favorites with Omahn audiences , gave
two performances" Boyd's theater yester
day afternoon , appearing in their new farce
comedy , "By the Sad , Sea Waves. " The
company was late in arriving from Kansas
City and it was quite half past 3 o'clock
before the curtain went up at the matinee ,
but the audience wawell repaid for its
patience for It witnessed one ol the most
entertaining oom-
elegantly presented and
edle * that ha * been seen In Omaha this sea
son. It dlffens from most .farce comedies in
Us general tone and artistic embellishments
being quite free from conventional features
and- introducing many new and clever
ideas. Especially pleasing was the clear cut
comedy. The music and setting of the last
act Is really a gem of beauty and the old
devices for gaining laughs seem to have
found no resting place with this production.
Both J. S. Mathews and Harry Bulger have
congenial roles and both can be classed
among the best farceurs of the day. They
are supported by a , large company compris
ing "very pretty girls and good comedians.
N lllo Hawthorne looked pretty and acted
charmingly while Josle DeWItt captivated
with a pretty face , sweet voice nnd grace
ful figure. Both are original musicians. One
of the hits of the performance was made
by Rose Melville , "SI Hopkins' Girl" a
character quite original and all her own.
The staging of the piece was elaborate and
the costumes were beautiful and in every
way -the piece deserves a place amongst
the foremost productions of the season.
The "standing room only" sign was hung
out at the Crelghton-Orpheum theater last
evening long before It was time for the cur
tain to ralso and after the first number on
the program it was at a premium. Omaha
theater-goers realize when they have the op
portunity of seeing artists of national repu
tation for a email bit of money and take
advantage of It. Pauline Hall , who is too
well kn-Twn to need any introduction , was
the feature of lost evening's -very strong
bill. Miss Hall has appeared In this city
many times during her career , but always
before a * a comic opera star at the head ot
a company. Lost evening she sang five
numbers , Including "All In a Lifetime , "
"Doll's Song , " lullaby from "Ermine , " 'Baa ,
Baa" and "Pumpkin-Colored Coon , " in a
manner that shows eho still retains her
splendid voice ; if anything , It has Improved
eince she was last here. Her costumes ,
which were different in each song , were
beautiful. Perhaps the next In merit was
the Nelson family of acrobats and tumblers ,
comprising three men , three boys and thre'e
girls. They are the most clever performers
of their kind ever seen In the city , their
work being simply marvelous. Miss Beatrice
Moreland , the well known dramatic star , who
has been seen In this city with Sol Smith
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FOR THE COMING YEAR
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We hare not yet spoken of our
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all exhibited in a very interesting way In nn article prepared for the Magazine
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Tifnin tVin TlpanpQt iynnftcTh < "looi'C3tniIncsln tuo worla are thetln
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of the Magazine , wilt continue his Merion of real railroad life for several months
to come.
Hamlin Garland's Indian Stories r XlS i ? ' 1S
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Russell , Rose Coghlan and other stars , pre
sented a laughable cotnedetta entitled "A
Game of Golf" in a manner that shows the
finished artist that she is. The piece Is full
of comedy situations and incidents which
Miss Moreland brings out In a decidedly
pleasing manner. She i * cleverly supported
by Charles H. Seaywhose work is pro
ductive of many laughs.
The bill Included Minnie Renwood Mir lad
in her spectacular dances , which are the best
of the kind that have been presented in this
city as yet. Through plate gloss traps In
the stage and from lime lights , calciums
and electric lights pointed at her from the
wings , files and from the balcony Miss
Mlrlad dances with rythmlc grace , manipu
lating a costume of white silk containing COO
yards.
Dy mean * of various colored glasses a
beautiful blending of coloring Is thrown
on her costumes. Sometimes she appears
to be a living flame. This effect as it is
seen at the , end of her dance is produced
by means of a row of high French plate
mirrors which are drawn in a semicircle
across the stage behind her. It is a radical
departure from the ordinary fire dancers.
George C. Davis is an impersonator of
sterling merit. He imitates Henry Irving ,
Stuart Robson , J. W. Kelly and others and
docs it well enough to get several recalls.
Elley and Hughes are excellent negro Im
personators , depicting the character as it
is without burlesquing It. They are also
nlmblo dancers. Usually contortion acts
are tiresome , but that of the Learner sis
ters , who are practically boneless , has never
been equalled on any stage in this city.
Their work on the top of pedestals is dar
ingly unique andoriginal. . The brothers
Abacco are two very humorous gymnasts
who do some very difficult feats In tumb
ling.
There was no mistaking the genuine
pleasure enjoyed by the large audience that
witnessed the presentation , last evening of
this week's program at the Trocadero. In
terest seemed to center in the spectacular
drapery dancing of Solaret. In spectacular
beauty and artistic novelty it was all that
had been promised. In her creation of
"Night" nndi "The Firmament" this young
artist presented effects of charming splen
dor. Her floral representations were gems
of perfection In outline and coloring , but
It was in her representation of "Fire" that
the powers of artistic Illumination were
most strikingly shown. Under the glow of
strong rays of light In yellow , red and
blue , her fleecy draperies were transformed
Into a smoldering flro that gradually and
naturally burst into a lurid flame which
completely enveloped her form. The Akl
mo'.o royal troupe of Japanese presented
new and thrilling marvels of proficiency
and daring in balancing and perch climb *
Ing , renewing the triumphs of last week.
Edward R. Lang's convulsing and poatla
sketches and his characteristic Impersona
tion of the prince of Wales won pronounced
favor and repeated recalls. The clever club
swinging of the three Barretts and tht
unique manner in which it Is done was a
distinct novelty that was appreciated.
Ernie Vcronce's clean-cut character sketches
evidenced her keen sense of art. The danc
ing and other original sketches of Odetta
and Seymour and the cake walk by the
diminutive tots of the Dreton-Runkle trio
were notably amusing. The house was filled
to the doors and rewards were mutual.
Hey * Who lufeat Ofllcc HnlI < llnK .
The police have many complaints mad *
to them regarding boys who enter down
town office buildings and sleep la the 'hall '
ways during the night. A vigilant watch
man is unable to be on nil the floors , * 0
the boys have no trouble in evading him.
The story told by the majority of the boy *
is that they wanted to bo out early in to *
morning to sell papers. Saturday night sev
eral boys were run in and yesterday mort
than ono anxious mother was down looking
for her lad. She said It was the first time
he had stayed out nnd nbo was sure ho would
never do it again it permitted to go thi *
time. Nearly every boy promises the sum *
thing and the court Is beginning to In
struct the Janitors to boot them out of tht
buildings.
DEATH RECORD.
Homer Murray AVnaubitrn.
SPRINGFIELD , Mass. , Dec. 11. Homer
Murray Washburn , vice president and man
ager of the Continental Wall Paper com
pany , which a little over a year ago absorbed
seventy mills of tbo country , died sud
denly at his homo in this city tonight of
Brlght's disease , aged 52 ) enrs.
Steamerx Kant In Ice.
AMIinRSTDURO , Ont. , Dec. 11. There I *
a solid Jam of Ice at the mouth of the Detroit
river. The Thompson nnd two whaleback
barges attempted to force the passage last
night. The barges were stuck and the
steamer returned. It left again today to
try to go on with Its tow. The steamers
are in sight off Colchester and all are fast
in the ice.
Hospe's Holiday Heading
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of charge piesents for out of towu. AVe
have only two hundred of the pretty
designs of frames for the Lagoon Pic
ture , only $1.00 picture and frame. Same
thing you paid $2 for.
Have you seen the new calendars and
Xums cards ? Half former prices.
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