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EITHER CHRISTIAN OR PAGAN
Den Campbell Fair Pmchas Plain Gospel
t Trinity Cathedral,
CHRISTIANS MUST DECLARE TIUM3ELV. S
Th err In a Dutr to Perform mill He
'Wild I'liiirlm There In u llnlf-Wny
Ground Upon "Wlileh In .Htiintl la
Laboring tinier Deltinlou.
At Trinity cathedral Sunday morning Dean
Fair pleached on tho distinguishing marks
of C'hriHtlaiiH, taking as bis texts, "By thla
shall all men know that yc are My disciples,
If yo love oiio another" ami "K ye lovo .Mo
keep My commandments." In substance hu
Bald: "When It comes seriously to the ques
tion, what Is this religion ond this church so
constantly spoken about and what does It all
mean, we have Just one answer to give. It Is
to divide the community lu which the church
exists Into two parts tho Christians on ona
side ami the pagans on the other. There Is
no division more than that. Wo nro cither
Christian- or pagans. We have all the ad
vantages of a Christian country and a Chris
tian ngc, but when It cornea to the personal
application you nro cither a Christian or a
pagan--a heathen. It may seem a harsh
term, but It Is tho true appellation. If citi
zenship In a country Imposes duties and obli
gations and confers privileges, so also docs
membership in tho church Impose duties and
confer privileges."
Here are thu distinguishing marks ut tho
Christian, oh Interpreted by Dean Kalr:
First-Unfaltering faith in Cod. Men nra
willing to publicly nnnounre their faith In
tho policy of tho president, but are afraid
to anlioiinre their faith In Cod.
Second To speak abhorrently of sin. Wo
re palliating sin. Wo aru putting sin and
slnnurs into tho high places of our country
with our eyes open. The purity of Cod and
tho hldeottsness of sin aro tho two extremes;
not tho sin of nations, of countries or of tho
fallon, but your sin and my sin. Christians
must abhor all sin.
Third Obey God. As by naturalization
foreigners .become citizens of tho United
Btatca, so by baptism, peoplo becomo mom
bors of the church of God, which Is as dis
tinct a corporation as any chartered by tho
atato. and by that membership In tho church
we show our authority for being of tho king
dom of Ojd.
KourUi That yo lovo one another.
Tho attendance was large, and tho music,
as usual, was ono of thu fentures of the
fervlce. Dean Fair announced that Bishop
Worthlngton, who Is now In tho east, will
be In Oiimha March 23. Hlshop Worthlngton
linn been taking a vacation on account of im
paired health.
V HIT UK IS HIIACTIOX JSKUMiriDK.
It In Antidote for Vice, Snj llev. lr.
HiikIion.
llov. It. C. Hughes, D. D., president of
Tabor college, Tabor, la., and vlco pres
ident of the Tabor & Northern Hallway com
pany, prc.iehcd In tho First Congregational
church Sunday morning from Homans x, 10:
"With tho heart man hellevoth unto right
eousness." He prefaced his sermon with a
brief historical summary of tho work ac
complished by Congregational colleges In
tho United States.
"1 am a representative of ono of the forty
CongriKatlonal colleges in this country,"
aid be, "and of tho ono which is nearest to
Omaha. Tbo first school of this denomina
tion was Harvard, founded in 1636, and
tho second, Yale, founded In 1700. Tabor
was establluhed In 1S6G, and since that timo
has enJoyel a steady, substantial growth.
It Is now erecting a handsomo now collegs
'building to be used for recitation purposes."
Taking up his text, Dr. Hughes spoko of
tho beauty of the complcto life. Ho pointed
to tho Greek characterises and tho Homan
characteristics, and said the Christian Ideal
combined all that was best In both.
"Tho fragmentary humanity Is always a
defeated humanity," ho resumed, "and to
day thero aro many fragmentary lives. In
tho scale of scholarship wo have tho Idiot,
tho technical student, tho votary of lib
oral arts and tho scholar. In tho moral
Bcalo thore aro observable tho mmo grada
tion tho knave, tho worldly, man, tho moral
man and Christ's man. Christ has sent a
rness.igo to each one, to complete this llfo.
What would havo happened if Ho had not
come from tho tomb? Calapbas would have
become a raco; tho Komun empire would
havo thronged tho oarth. It was low ebb
tldo In the llfo of goodness when Ho was
In tho tomb, but Ho itroso and brought In
the orn of the human heart.
"A ntsn who fortlfleu his spiritual life Is
like blm who, In a physical sense,, avails
himself of tho now discoveries In medicine.
Ilacterla produces Its own germicide and
nntlaeptle, so vice and falao living produce
reaction. Virtue Is the reaction germicide.
Man Inoculated with virtue has In llfo-blood
the antidote for vice. Ho Is an immune.
A saved man Is a safo man and a oavlor
of men. Hvll la not to bo exterminated, but
-wo nro to bo Immune to It."
UNITY OK THUTII I.V HHI; I2ION.
Mention liy Dr. A. II. Curler nt Flmt
Clirlatinn Cliureli.
Dr. A. II. Carter of Council muffs preached
at the First Christian church Sunday morn
ing, taking for his theme "Tho Unity of
Truth," bis text .being John I, 13-23. "When
John entered tho personal ministry ho found
the Jewish church divided Into various
sects," bald Mr. Carter, "holding for each
other tho usual prejudices and dislike. Tho
rollglou of tho rharlsecs naH a religion of
form nnd habit. Thoy wore a cortaln dress;
had cot tain hours of the day for prayer;
wero particular about giving tho titho at tho
exact timo and In tho exact month. They
WORST KIND OF CASE
We Will Tell You If You Will
Believe It.
The Experience of Well Known
Persona Ought Stircly to bo
Convincing.
We ask you to read the following state
ment from a well known citizen because bo
suffered from one of the worst kind of cases
of backache nnd kidney dliorders, and was
cured by Morrow's Kld-nn-olds. It you are
In the least way troubled with a weak back
or disordered kidneys, use Morrow's KIJ-ne-olda;
they cure every time.
Mrs. A. R. Harris of 1419 Howard St,
ays: '"My husband has been a great suf
ferer from Milnoy backache and other symp
toms of deranged kidneys for the past eight
months. Ills back was so lame and weak
nd ached o badly that ho did not rest well
t night. He used different kinds of kid
T remedies, but they gave him only tem
porary reflet. Ills troubles returned and
became mora acute. He uwd a package of
Jlorrof's Kld-no-olds which relieved the
pain Iri his back. Our fatally phyBlclan said
he knew of no better remedy than Kld-ne-olds
and advised my husband to continue to
take Kld-uo-otda. He used them according
to directions and they effected a complete,
ure. I was cured of torpid liver and bll
llousnons by using Morrow's Llvor-lax."
Morrow's Kld-ne-olds are not pills, but
Yellow Tablets and cell at fifty cenla a box.
Morrow's I. Ivor-lax are small rod granule
nd self nt twenty-flvo cents a box. Both
remedies can be purchased at all drug stores
nd at the Myers-Dillon Drug Co.'s store.
Mailed on receipt of price. Manut:tured
tr John Morrow C., ChwuliU, Sprlnjuela,
posed their sect ns the true Jewish religion.
In faith they believed In the land of spirits
und In the resurrection of the dead. '
"Tho Sadducecs were tho rationalists of
that day. Never having seen a spirit they
believed In none; and never having seen tho
resurrection of a man they would not ndmlt
It to be possible. They would only believe
tho evidences of their senses.
"Tho Ksnenes were emotional religionists.
They said that they felt the presence of God
In tho works of nature and that true religion
was to feel God In tho soul. John's educa
tion was received In the wilderness, away
from the luflucnco of tho different sects. Had
ho announced his belief In the doctrines of
any of the sects when asked regarding his
Identity by the Jews tho cars of the peoplo
of every other sect would have been closed
to him. Kach religion possessed one essen
tial of tho true religion which must appeal
to thu habits, the minds and tho emotions of
men. Tho question was not, 'What Is to bo
done to revise tho creeds?' for creeds can
never be revised, but tho work of forming
a new religion was necessary, upon tho unity
nnd not tho division of truth."
iiKi'imr itks
sni.i'isii
SIMItlT.
lo.lern Application of Mmiinrltniislilp
! llev. I. X. Nteln.
Itev. F. S. Stein of Lincoln spoke nt the
FlrM Methodist Episcopal church Sunday
morning, taking as his themo the scrip
tural description of the deeds of the good
Samaritan. Ho dwelt at some length upon
the selfishness displayed by the principal
ch-"-artrr3 In this biblical tragedy until the
Samaritan put In an apppcirance. Applying
this principle to mod.'rn times ho spoke of
enlllrhncsH characterizing tho rnloon keeper,
tho gambler, tho speculator, the libertine,
all of whom, ho snld. were carrying out their
sclflfh desires and looking out fur "number
one."
"Solfli'hncss," ho said, "always results In
tho breaking out of Immoralities which ulti
mately result Injuriously to society. I chal
lenge that statement of Shakespeare 'To
thine own self be true; it must then follow
as tho night tho day, thou canst not bo
fnlso to anyone.' This Idea Is tho personi
fication of selfishness. It should bo 'Ho trilo
to others and thou wilt then be true to thy
self.' "Tho appcaranco of the Samaritan and his
nfsletanco rendered the helpless Jow was
tho first Instanco of the practical applica
tion of tho brotherhood of man. Thore Is
nothing this world needs 10 much as genuine,
warm-hearted sympathy such ns Christ glv.s
Ills children. When we come to Him wo
feel too keenly our own sins and shortcom
ings, but Ho docs not chldo us, Instead Ho
lrcelves ub with Ills own divine sympathy
and takes us to Ills own besem with ten
derness nnd lovo.
"1 never felt so proud of my country as I
havo within tho past two years, when wo
swerved from tho selfish policy wo had been
pursuing, and which had given rise to our
being termed a 'nation of shopkeepers,' to
heed tho cry of distress from tho suffering
Cubans. Wo helped them and aro now
bringing them under tho Christianizing ln
Muenccs of our nation. This was an applica
tion of tho spirit of the good Samaritan. A
day or two ago I felt even prouder of my
country, if It wero possible, when I read
President McKlnlcy's instructions to the
I'hlllpplno commission. The high and pa
triotic purpose of tho president Is to give
tho peoplo of the Philippines the best gov
ernment possible, socking only tho welfare
of tho Inhabitants at our new possessions
no Indicated by his statement, 'Trade must
bo mado subservient to the Interests of those
who havo becomo our wards." "
I'llKSntlllKS
l'OH
KSSI.1IIS.1I.
Ilili I ml Clouds of Kvll llev. 31 II lord
Heps Silver 1,1 n I int.
"A Curo for Pessimism" was tho subject
of the discourse by llov. II. Hirst Millard at
Trinity Methodist church Sunday morning.
Tho text was from Homans, xv, 13: "Now
the God of hope fill you with all Joy nnd
peaco in believing, that ye may abound in
hopo through tho power of the Holy Ghost."
"When Paul uttered thla prayer," said llev.
Millard, "tho circumstances were more dis
couraging than they havo ever been since.
Persecutions wero nt hand, tho Christian
leaders wero in prison and a llttlo handful
of common peoplo composed the entire
church. Yot thoy were happy, and If they
wore happy so can wo be. Hope Is tbo basis
upon which this Joy must bo built. Hope
concerning one's self Is essential. Though
ono's tcmperamont may bo gloomy and the
individual Inclined to see only tho dark
sldojf life, Christianity or faith In God can
mafio such an one hopeful und happy. The
prospects of tho church may seem dark.
Error, lukowarmnoss and worldllncss may
abound, yet thu true Christian hears Christ
say 'Tho gates of hell shall not prevail
against It,' and takes courage. The outlook
for tho human raco may seem dark. Gi
gantic evils nro stalking nbroad In our land.
Tho gambler and tho worst class of citizens
nro tho first to enter Cuba. A Christian na
tion, so-called, takes possession of tho Phil
ippines, and following tho bullets and bay
onots of tho American soldier wns the
v blsky barrel and 'beer keg, whllo upon the
streets of Manila are seen representatives
of tho so-called Christian nation reeling In
drunkenness, until wo aro compelled to
quratlou whether civilization Is an ad
vancement over tho eoml-barbarous condi
tion of tho Philippines. Meanwhile those nt
homo who wish to win nt the polls cater to
tho lowest nnd worst elements of society In
opposition to the church, and win In so do
ing, in spite of theso things, so long as
God is stronger than tho devil nud has
piomlsed that tho kingdoms of this world
shall becomo tho kingdom of our Lord and
of His Christ, thero Is no cause for tho
Christian to despair. For Ho who brought
order out of chaos and raised Christ from
tho dead will surely conquor."
Our Nation's Wealth.
Gold and silver aro poured abundantly Into
tho Up of tho nation, hut our material
wealth and strength is rather In Iron, tho
moot useful of all metals, Just as tho
wealth of n human being lies In a useful
stomach. If you havo overworked yoiys
until It Is disabled, try Hostettor's Stomach
Bitters. It will relievo tho clogged bowels,
lmpruva tho appetite and cure constipation,
dyspepsia, biliousness, liver and kidney dis
ease. An OlillKlntr Clerk.
She sailed Into the telegraph offlce nnd
rapped on tho counter, says a writer In Col
lier's Weekly. The clerk remembered that
Bhn bad been thero about ten minutes be
fore aa bo came forward to meet her. He
wondered what she wanted this time.
"Oh," sho said, "let mo havo that tele
gram I wrote Just now; I forgot something
very important. I wanted to underscore tho
words 'prrfoctly lovely" In acknowledging
tho receipt of that brucelot. Will It cost
anything extra?"
"No, ma'am," said tho clerk, as ho handed
her tho message.
Theoung lady drew two- heavy lines' be-,
neath tho words, ond said:
"it's awfully good of you to lot mo do
(hat. It will please Charley so much,'
"Den't mention It," said the clerk. "If
you would Ilka It I will drop a few drops of
violet extract on tto telegram ut the ema
rates."
"Oh, thank you, air. You don't know how
much I would appreciate It. I'm going to
send all my telegrams through this ofllce,
you aro no obliging,"
And the smllo she gavo him would have
denu anyone good, with the possible excep
tion of Charley,
With pictures as cheap as those offered by
The lire there should bo no bare walls In any
home. Only 10 cents aud coupons tor "De
fense of Champlcny" and "The Balloon."
SEVEN YEARS OF ADVENTURE
Frank Taylor Returns to Qnnha After Ex
periencing Many Hardships.
HE SEES THE KLONDIKE AT ITS CLIMAX
IHk for Gold All (lie Wn- from Colo
rado to the Frozen Yukon mill Im
Aow ! the Old llenrlhstono
to Visit Ilia Mother.
Thirteen years ago when Frank Taylor
partment of The Bee he often declared to the
omer uoys empioyeu wuu aim uuu no wouiu
sotnu day go out and Bee tho world. He
was an adventurous iaa ana mado good ms
word.
Ilronzed by travel and learned In the
Minnl nf nvtioplpnfp Mr Tnvlnr rnttrnrv,l
to Omaha Wednesday evening nfter an ab
sence of Hoven years, during which time ho
has t.aveleil many thousand mites. Ho Is
now somewhere In his twenties and was hut
a youth hen seven years ago he started lu
quest of fortune and adventure. In both
ho was successful. He returns to Omaha a
thorough cosmopolitan.
When Frank Taylor reached Omaha the
first place ho stopped at after leaving the
railway station wns Douglas street.
There ho was met at tho door by a pleasant
faced matron. Sho did not recognize him.
Ho called her mother. Tho reunion that
followed will doubtloFs linger as a cherished
memory. Mr. Taylor Is now at tho homo
of hit) mother, Mrs. Hitchcock, where he will
remain Indefinitely. He has valuable mining
Interests In Alaska, which ho left In tho
hands of competent partners, and he can
afford to tako life easy for a while.
Mr. Tavlnr talks lntnrivitim.1 v nt (,!
travels, but modesty renders him reticent (
in detailing me story of bis success In tho
goldflclds.
"I left Omaha with a determination to see
something of tho world and Its ways," ho
said, "and after drifting nbout through tho
western mines I always had a desire to bo
a gold hunter I landed In the Hosslyn dis
trict, British Columbia. I upent my timo
there and olsewhero In tho northwest with
varying results and many different ex
periences until, In tho spring of 1898, I
Joined tho Klondlko rush, Tho story of
my experience In reaching that land of gold
Is the same story that thousands of other
travelers have told. The horrors of tha Klon
dlko trail are oo thoroughly familiar to
newspaper renders that I can add nothing
new. suiiico It to say that It Involved hard
ships enough to kill tho average man.
'ItnlMvny Mnken It Kim,-.
"Hut tho day of horrors has passed, ior
a trip to tho Klondike is now a compara
tively easy Journey, mado so by the com
pletion of tho White Pass & Yukon rail
road, which extends from Skaguay to Lake
Dennett. This covers ono of tho worot
features of tho route a -trail that has boon
tho deathplace of many a fortune-seeker.
Ufe in Dawson City Is fully ns wild and
dangerous as It has beeu pictured oven by
the romancers, who have penned columns
about the country. Thero Is no need for a
man to prevaricate. Tho truth itself Is
strong enough. I have p3en men pay $10
per gallon for milk, 12.50 for a pound of
butter. $3.80 for a meal of pork and beans,
75 cents for a pound of sugar and so on
through.
"Strang as It may seem, I would rather
be broke In the Klondike than to be In a.
similar dilemma in any city of tho United
States, considering that I am a stranger In
both places. Ileason why? Decauso thero
is true fraternity In tho Klondlko. Kvery
body is a good fellow. Thero Is not a narrow
contracted man thero. They may bo rough
and wicked, but they stand ready to divide
whatever they havo with ono who Is in need.
It Is tho custom of the country and tho now
arrlvnls from tho states soon drop Into It. I
havo seen men out on tho trail dlvido their
last lunch with some fellow-travelor whom
inoy never saw before. If a man is broke
In Dawson City he only has to announce the
fact and help will bo forthcoming it i.
taken for granted that ho would do the same
anu no would, for no matter how soltlsh
ho may havo been back in Nebraska, Iowa,
Missouri or other states, life In tho Klon
dlko changes his nature. Many men land
there penniless, having spent nil tholr money
In transportation. Thov mnv hn imu n
and rich tomorrow. That is a Klondlko char
acteristic.
"When I first reached the Klondike CO
cents was tho smallest pleco of monoy In
circulation. Ono day I was approaeb'd by a
forlorn-looking fellow who told mo ho was
In great trouble. I asked him what It wag,
He told me he had Just landed, that he had
been charged oxcesslvo transportation rates
nnd that ho had only 40 cents left. 'That
will not buy anything,' ho said, 'and I am
almost crazy for tobacco. Ho was a tobacco
user and felt the need of It greatly. I had
a good supply and I divided with him. Two
or three days lator ho struck a Job at $10
per day and he soon had money. Ho
was ever grateful to mo for tho favor, al
though with mo It was a mero trifling Inci
dent. And so goes life In tho reckless,
frozen Klondike.
Slaimvnr nuil Ilyen.
"I mined around Dawson for nwhllo and
then wandered over to tho Forty-mile dis
trict, whero I remained until I left the Klon
dike last October. My trip homeward was
without particular incident, tho Journey be
ing much less hazardous than when I wont
up. I Bpent the winter In Skaguay a town
of from 4,000 to 5,000 Inhabitants, with
forty hotels. It Is now the gateway to tho
Klondlko and Is filled with travelers all
tho time. There Is more monoy In circula
tion in Skaguay than perhaps any other
town of Its size in tho -world. Hotels, res
taurants and saloons aro veritable mints.
Every traveler has money. He may not havo
any when ho reaches tho ond of his Journey,
but nono of thorn contemplate Skaguay as
tho terminus and they havn plunty of cash
when they reach there. Money Is spent ns
freely as though It grow on trees and could
he had for the picking. Men literally throw
money away. Hut thero Is comparatively
good order In Skaguay. It is not nearly so
tough as Dawson. .Skaguay Is under tho po
llco surveillance of tho government and a
deputy United States marshal Is tho head of
tho pollco department. No nttentlon Is
given to common brawls or drunks, but
lf..a serious crime Is committed the punish
ment Is as severo, as certain nnd as swift
as It would be In Omaha, or any other well
regulatod cltv.
"Peoplo In tto states used to hear a great
deal nbout Dyea as a gateway to tho Klon
dlko. Dyoa Is dead. Skagway killed It.
Dycn nt ono time had a population of nearly
10,000, nnd many fairly good buildings wero
erected. It is now a deserted town lu tho
mountains, reminding mo of a Colorado min
ing camp left to crumblo and rot because of
n stampedo elsewhere. In Dyea. today va
cant houses may be counted by the hundreds,
It Is the most literally abandoned town In
tho world, I believe, while only a short
whllo ago It throbbed with tho pulse of busi
ness and high carnival of revelry. Tho rais
ing of Dyea was simultaneous with tho com
pletion of tho railway which runs, out ot
Skagway. Thero Is talk of other railroads
being built, and If Dyea U fortunate enough
to get on a line those vacant houses and de
serted streets may bo restored to their for
mer. life.
"The nrltlfh Columbia country, whore I
spent several years, has played out from a
mining standpoint. It never was anything
llko the Klondike. ' Talk about money, why
u friend ot mine In the Klondlko picked a
little over $1,200 worth of gold out ot one
pan of dirt. That was no exception, ot
course, hut It was 'VtotUlng uncommon for
him to pan out from UtOQ to $300- and Just
think of It, I had an offer of partnership In
his claim before wc,"3pqy whnt It amounted
to and I didn't tnkelt.i Ilut that Is only an
other ono ot the Incidents of life In that re
gion, i i
"You ask about tho Cape Nome country?
I had tho Nomo fever at ono time, but then
it wns too Indefinite Yroposltlon, and now
that gold has been ' discovered I am of the
opinion that It Is to6'liUe to go there. Tho
men who got In on tho ground floor have
the best of that situation, nnd I believe the
pilgrim who wanderajfopioward these days
will havo his trip fonnnught. The Journey,
however. Is easy In .comparison with the
hardships encountered In going to tho Klon
dike. It Is not so hard to get to Nome, but
to get away Is a difficulty, for tho steam
ship companies charge oxtorttonatc rates to
theso returning, and It a man hasn't got the
money ho stays In Nome.
.loiirmillniii lu the Klondike,
"Three dally papers aro published In Daw
son City. Ona of them, tho Nugget, Is
equipped with n, typo-sotting machine of the
sumo pattorn as those used In The Uee ofllco.
The editor went thero at tho beginning of
the rush. Ills sackful ot type and a hand
press wero hauled over tho trail by dogs.
There Is nn editor with nerve."
Mr. Taylor has a copy of tho Nugget dated
August 12, last year. To readers In this
prosaic country a few extracts from the
Nugget may bo of Interest, They follow:
MeCnuley Ilroa. got another consignment
of liquor through on Saturday evening,
consisting of loo barrels of whisky and 4.'0
euses of beer.
The Nugget presents Its renders today
with tho llrst paper In the Yukon territory
printed by means of a typesetting machine.
Despite tho bonst of our amiable boiler
plate contemporary, tho Dawson Dally
News, we have the only typesetting ma
chine ever brought Into this region. Theso
statements are mnde not with any deslro
to rejoice over tho misfortune of n con
temporary, but merely for historical rea
sons. Julius Goddard, a merchant, hus been
arrested ut the Instance of Mrs. Hamilton,
who charges blm with selling rotten eggs,
Dr. Good, the health ofllcer. testified ; "Ho
buys tho rottencst eggs he enn llnd and
then sells them to his customers. God
dnrd's eggs nre old enough to walk."
If you ure tlgurtng on u thawing machine
call ut tbo Nugftot olllce.
Miiud Uosselle, an actress nt the Monto
Carlo theater, wns shot und Instantly
killed this morning' y Hurry Davis, her
lover. The slayer then put a ball In his
own brnln. Tho tragedy occurred in
Dlancho Lament's room, und that young
lady was iv witness, Miss Hoisolle was ono
of tho most popular women In Dawson.
Tho Inst employment held by Davis wns
weigher of gold dust for the Novelty
theater. Tho room lu which tho murder und
sulclda occurred Is tho snino in which Dnvo
Kvuns murdered I.lbblo White u few
months ngo, und then took his own life.
Miss Itosselle was nbout 23 years old nnd
exceptionally bright, Sho was Intoxicated
wneit tho killing occurred. Jealousy was
the cause.
A man named njerronnrk has brought n
cargo of kittens to Dawson. They sell for
an ouneo of dust escli,
In a tnllc with Colonel Stcelo Thursday It
was learned that he has orderod $7,000
worth of supplies for tho canteen at tho
barracks. It is nll'tiftH porter, nip. etc.
The regulations do Miot 'permit the sale of
hard stuff. g
The price of the Nugget is $34 per year, or
23 cents for a slnglo copy. Mr. Taylor says
tho Klondlkers nreMlbqral patrons of the
newspapers and they, alwpys find roady sale.
TEXAS HA(1K1 VS'A llKPOHTKH.
Nervy Exploit nnil "llent" Ity Htmtler
In New lYorlt City.
N. A. Jennings, author of "Tho Texas
Itanger," was for many-years n nowspapor
reporter In New York'," 'njiatfs tho Philadel
phia Post, and ho showed qulto as much
courag'o in this pursuit as Jie did In fight
ing tho outlaws of (ho Mexican border.
Once, whllo he was employed 'by thn liven
ing Sun, ho was assigned by Congressman
Amos J. Curomlngstietj'edltor of that pa
per, to report a great public function In
Now York at which President Clovoland
and his csblnct wore to review tho National
guard from Madison square.
"You needn't bother about tho details,"
said Mr. Cummlngs; "give us a good in
troduction and have a confidential chat with
tho president. It ought to make good rend
ing." Now, ot all assignments In Now York for
an ordinary reporter, noxt to lntcrvlcw'ng
Dlshop Potter, getting a confidential talk
with Mr. Cleveland is tho hardest to "cover."
Dut Jennings was not an ordinary reporter.
He hurried at once to the Madison squaro
reviewing stand, whero the doorkeeper and
unborn woro preparing to begin work. As
luck had It, Jennings wore a silk bnt and
a frock coat that day. He brushed by thu
doorkeeper and spying the head usher at
the top of tha stairs ho called to htm au
thoritatively: "Say, thero! Everything ready?"
The doorkeeper's protest died unspoken
and the usher, who mistook the reporter
for ono of tho two-score of meddling com
mitteemen, politely said everything was alt
right. Then Jennings stepped Inside tho
presidential box, whenco he Issued orders
at Intervals to allay suspicion, and waited
for tho party to come. Meanwhllo soma
real committeemen arrived and Jennings
was soon their bosom friend, or at least
they thought ho was. Ono envious reporter
from tbo press scats 'loudly denounced Jon
nlngs as an Evening Sun man and was or
dered by tho head usher to "mako loss
nolsa or chaso himself around the square."
Jennings sat right behind Mr. Cleveland
during tho parado and when tlui president
stepped Into his carriago with Secretary
Whitney and a distinguished southern sen
ator Mr. Jennings took the vacant seat on
behalf of the committee and tho hcrses
started beforo a change could bo made.
During the long, slow rldo downtown Jen
nings talked with tho statesmen and tho
stntoimcn talked with Jennings until tho
postotneo was reachod. It was then only
nn hour beforo press time nnd ho had to go.
Making some excuse bo had tho carriage
stopped and after somo pollto rogrets on
both sides ho raited bis hat. Just as ho
was turning away Mr, Whitney, who knew
reporters of old, especially tho metropolitan
breed, beckoned to Joinings, Tho roporter
went to bis sldo. '-'gay, young man," he
whispered, 'what papiifi;aro you on?"
But tho parado had'-ritrtod again before
Jenuings could ansWoV. "Tho Evening Sun
had tho "beat" of thwday.
III
Two .Survivor.
Marysvllle and Ashland survived because
they wero so located Almfc tho railroad would
In any caso have claimed them for Its
own, and because theynpossessed each an
advantngo In Its watenpower, which, being
utilized nt an early day;, gave those settle
ments a mors permaltenticharnctcr from-'tho
start. As early as ISJ.1 -Dennis Dean sot up
a grist mill at the Ashland crossing; It stood
beside tho ford, andvtbel traveler from tho
car window and Mr. i.Doan from his front
gate can seo them cbothi to this day. H'J
had to bring his whenCifrom Iowa, hut the
onnvonlenco to tho Oinl'grants was too great
to he allowed to lapse? anil It la to this that
Ashland owes Its continuous nnd continued
existence.
More llodles of, Mine VletlniN,
THURMOND. W, Vn March 11. Twelve
bodies were tnhen from the Red Ash mlnu
(luring last night, ns follows;
Kd Collins, Krnest Llnd. Moses Manlel,
Thomas I.oiu;, Carl Downey, Thomas John
son, William Word, James Long, J. I.
Wood, Arthur ILuut, Hd Harvey and ona
colored man, who has not been Identified.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
TT. S. King ot Laramie, Wyo., Is in tha
city.
R. C, Hughes of Tabor, In., w'oh u guest
of friends In the city Sunday.
John Halllgan of North Platte is In tho
city, registered at the Merchants,
Mr. James flchermerhorn, editorial writer
on tho Detroit Tree Press, suont Sunday In
Omulm in company with his uncle, Air,
Schermerhoni ot Council Iiluffs.
MERCER'S CALL ILL-ADVISED
Hli Committee Triei to Usurp Authority of
Ooanty Committee.
NO PRECEDENT ANYWHERE FOR ACTION
If Carried Ont It Wnnlil lie Itevoltt
tlonury mid Absolutely Destruc
tive of All StroiiK I'nrty
OriinnlzatliMi.
"The unprecedented action of Mr. Mer
cer's congressional committee In attempting
to call Its convention, Ignoring tho county
committee, and to conduct a primary elec
tion In every ward and precinct In tho con
gUMlonal district Independent of tho regular
county organizations, It carried out, will bo
revolutionary and utterly subversive of party
organization," said a member ot tho repub
lican county committee yesterday. "Not
only Is thoro no parallel for it In tho po
litical history of this district or state," ho
continued, "but I know of nothing bo nrbl
tiary ever being attempted anywhere. Tho
universal practice has been for tho congres
sional committee to Issuo a cnll apportioning
delegates to tho various counties comprising
thu district and leaving It to tho central
committees of tbo several counties to pro
vide for their selection and fix the time and
place of tho primary election and the repre
sentation of tho different districts within
the county.
"Mr. Mercer's commltteo goes to far oven
as to discriminate against Douglns county
nnd in favor of Washington and Sarpy
counties by Inserting this proviso: 'Provided
the delegates to said convention from Wash
ington nnd Surpy counties may bo selected
In such manner and at such times as the
several county central committees may de
termine,' but giving Douglas county no such
option.
Itnnk lllserlniluntlon Slimvn,
"Why should Mr. Mercer's dommlttce
mnko llesh of ono county and fish ot an
other? Why try to usurp tho duties of the
Douglas county commltteo whllo not invading
thoso of tho county committees of the other
two counties in the district? I do not see
wJiy Mr. Mercer should bo willing to trust
tho outsldo county committees, but not that
of his own county, which I know is mado up
of mon entirely friendly to him.
"Tho Mercer scheme, moreover, needlessly
doubles expennos becauso thero Is no good
reason why the primary election called to
select delegates to tho republican state
convention should not also serve far the
congressional convention. That is what
they aro doing in Congressman Ilurket's dis
trict, who finds tbo established system good
enough for him.
"Ilut the worst fcaturo of this usurpation
on tho part of Mr. Mercer's committee of
sovec men, meetly proxies, la that Its tend
ency must bo to disrupt and destroy the
party organization. If Mr. Morcer'n com
mltteo goes ahead and holds Independent
precinct primaries, what Is to prevent the
Judicial commltteo from doing the same
thing next timo and cutting Douglas coun
ty's representation up Into ward and pre
cinct delegations? Suppone the state com
mittee, which certainly has -as much right
to net as Mr. Mercer's committee, should
not only lssuo n cnll apportioning delegates
directly to the wards and precincts, but
also undertnko to conduct primary elections
in evory election precinct In the atnto,
what effect might that bo expected to have
on tho local organization? How would
Douglas county ever get anything? Supposo
tho national committee should assume to
Itself nil tho election machinery of the
party for tho United States and to hold a
primary election In Omaha, what then?
Is There Any Authority tor Itt
"In fact, I question whether the national
or stato commltteo would havo any such
power, nnd If not, I question whether Mr.
Mercer's commltteo was ever delegated any
such authority by tho republicans of this
district.
"Congressman Mercer ought to be thn last
ono to encourage a pleco of usurpation m
disintegrating to party organization. He
ought to try to build up tho party In ovcry
part from the very foundation up. I can
not conceive how he could have lent coun
tenance to such an Ill-advised schemo to
perpetuate himself In ofllce and I believe tho
best thing for him to do Is to have his
committee rescind Its call and lssuo n new
ono nccordlng to tho recognized form."
OMAHA WHIST PLAYERS WIN
Delenntlon of .Sixteen from Council
lllurrs Meet Ilefent by Four
Clnmes to One.
Last week tho Omaha Whist club players
sent an Invitation to their brethren In Coun
cil Bluffs to meet thcin Saturday night at
I their rooms In The Bee building for a
I friendly game. Sixteen players from across
the river put In an nppruranco and they
were beautifully beaten by four games to
one, with the total plus, howevor, In their
favor by twelve points.
The acoro by pairs was as follows:
NORTH AND SOUTH.
Smith nnd Senrle IDS - 1
Allee nnd Redlek , jgs 4
1 Coo and G. O. Scrlbner U00 0
1 Melklo nnd Henrlcl 1S3 - 11
j llushmnn and Hrunner 192- 1
, Organ nnd itarstow lfrf . 7
Treynor nnd Cook ".'01 10
i Crummer und lloulter mi . 3
1 Ktnyre ami llrulngton l'Jl - 3
Reed nnd Mndlgnn jss b
I HAST AND WEST.
1 Rlckmnn nnd AVIckham 199 3
Webster nnd Thomson ajo
Scunnnll nnd Sheeun 199 3
, Askwlth and Lewis 1S5 - It
Rogers und Hurness 211 1G
HnHkcll nnd Miller ltw- ..
Randlett and Mulquecn 192- 4
Comstock nnd A. W. Scrlbner 195 - 1
Sackott and Uiwrence 187 - 9
Sumney and llurroll 193 2
indicates plus. - indicates minus.
Treynor and Cook of Council Bluffs won
out on tbo north and south side by tho
splendid scoro of plus ten, and Rogers and
nurness, wno captureu tno tiuttons In the
free-for-all at tho lato moet of tho Central
Whist association at Lincoln, kept up their
record 1iy winning out on tho east and wost
sldo by the magnificent score ot plus fit
teen. Cigars woro passod around and a
vote of thanks extended to tho Omaha club
for Its courtesy.
Itnelnu- Huten Are Fined,
CINCINNATI, O., March ll.-Colonel W.
10. Applegute and Frank Fowler havo
finally nrruuged tho racing dates hero so
int there will be no conflict between the
Newport .May zi to zi, Juno 4 to 9, Juni
18 to .0. June 2J to 27. July 2 to 1.
Latonla Moy 2S to Juno 2, Juno 11 to 16,
Juno 21 to 23. Juno 23 to 30.
After tho two weeks they take three days
eaiJi of the same week, I-itonla runs on
wecoration any nnu Newport on July 4.
Trnliilnir ot llostou Teniu.
1108TON, March 11. Tho Roston base
ball team will have Its spring training at
Greensboro, N. C, tho men leaving hero
about tho 2Sth of this month. The team
will be rounded Into shape quickly, as the
playing uuios uegin early in April,
Iliise llnll Seiixoii lleirlns.
CHICAGO, March 11 The first games in
tha sohedulo ot the new American lttaguo
CASTOR I A
For Infant and Children.
Hie Kind Ycc Have Always Bough;
Bears
Stgrntto.ro
re of
TV 1 1
IT is significant that
jSf
the very best is demanded, Ivory Soap is
used in the nursery. At the same time, in
hundreds of families where economy decides
the choice, Ivory Soap is selected. Thus its purity
attracts the rich; its economy attracts the poor. High
quality and low cost: is there any better combination?
will probably be played betwen April 10 and
April 23. Thero will be 140 games played.
President Dun Johnson will call a meeting
tomorrow assembling tho magnates
Wednesday or Thursday, when thu circuit
und whedule will be discussed.
SUCltUTUHY UIXCS STOIIV.
Honrs Pulillu Opinion of Himself In n
Street Car,
"Apropos of tho lnck ot attention to tho
president's message," says Alnslee's Maga
zine, "horo Is a story told by Hon, John D,
'Long, the secretary of tho navy. Ouo ot the
Important questions ot his department Is
tho present price of armor for war ships.
"Under nn net authorized by congress
March 3, 1S99, he Is prohibited from pay
ing more than $300 a ton, nnd at that ex
tremely low llgurc he has found It Impos
sible to secure bids from the manufacturerw.
To combat this act of congress, nnd to se
cure its repeal, the secretary went to con
siderable length In tho matter of expert
advlco and testimony. Proof positive that
armor could not be- mado for $300 r ton
wbh Incorporated In his report, nnd ho also
showed that tho new ships authorized would
bo materially delayed to the great detri
ment of tho service, as they could not be
launched or put Into commission without
armor.
"Several days after the president's mes-
sago had been given to the press, Secre
tary Long chanced to overhear a conversa
tion on ono of the Pennsylvania avenue
cars. Two men were standing on tho plat
form a few feet from whero the secretary
sat. Said one:
" 'Havo you read McKinley's message.
Henry?'
' 'Only a word or two,' was the Indifferent
reply. 'Did you?'
' 'Yes. Say, what kind of a chap U that
secretary of tho navy, anyway?'
" 'What's the matter with him?'
" 'He's way off. It comes of putting somo
lawyer who don't know a hcow from n Dlack
Maria In such an olllce. What do you think?
He's raising Cain about our armored ships
ays wo-don't need any armor. Humph!
" 'And that,' said the secretary, In relating
tho story, 'was tbo result on a citizen of
avorngo intelligence of the department's ef
forts to nwakon Interest In the armor ques
tion, which is ot tho most vital Impor
tance." "
The .Secret tlntolil.
Boston Bazar: "I didn't toll you, did I,
Mildred," said Mr. Cavil to his wife, "that I
saw your slstor, Jane, downtown this day
week?"
"No, you didn't, Charles Augustus Cavil,"
replied Mrs. Cavil. "Why didn't you?"
"Well, you see "
"Yes, I see. You meet tho only sister
1 havo In tho world, and Instead of com
ing straight homo and tolling mo about
It, as any respectnblo husband would havo
done, tho same day, you keep the matter
Becret a whole week, and then nsk, care
lessly. If you havo mentioned tho fact that
you saw her."
"But, my dear"
"Don't but me, Charles 'Augustus Cavil,
I havo no doubt that she sent mo n mes
sage by you, and you not only fulled to
deliver It, but by this timo you havo for
gotten what It was about. Toll mo If this
Isn't tho ease."
"My dear, It was this way "
"Don't tell me It was that way, Charles
Augustus Cavil. I know oxnetly how It
was. You simply didn't care a straw
whether I know that you had seen Slstor
Jano or not, or you would not have wnttod
The Framing of Pictures
Has become an art with ub tncre aro
two ways of framing one la the right
way, the other Is the wrong way We
have framed so many that we knbw
only tho right way Then we give yon
tho largest assortment of mouldings to
select from you ever saw In your life
Right up to date, too Nothing adds bo
much to a room as a picture well
framed We Invite visitors to our art
department
A. HOSPE,
Music and Art. 1513 Dougln.
Like Samson of Old
Drex L. Sboonmu lias the real thing
now only In his enwn It's a fooy'n shoo
without any seams. Kver hear of nuch
n shoe before? Yet you've often wanted
u Henmlt'Hs shoe, for that's about thu
first thing to glvo out on a Hoy's shoe.
Theso won't rip, for there uro no seams
lino quality of genuine knuguron cnir
with oak solo leather lwttoms made for
wear moro than looks at the saino time
there Is no clumsy, stogy iiiipetirnuc(
nlKjut them youth's sizes, UVj to a,
51.75-Hoy's sizes, 2 to t ifli.OO,
Drexel Shoe Co.,
auituVa late lha
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in homes of wealth where
a wholo week to tell me you had soon
her."
"But I didn't say I saw her," Mr. Cavil
said at length.
"Then I'd llko to know what you did say.
Charles Augustus Cavil."
"I asked you If I told you that I saw her,"
explained Mr. Cavil.
"Well, why didn't you tell me?"
"Tho reason I didn't tell you was becauaf
I didn't seo her. That's all."
Mrs. Cavil gasped and was speechless.
Hli.Vl'IMH.S OF Tilt: (,'AXAI,.
Trrn Formidable Volemioen Gtiiird lOn
Irnnee to the XleiirnKUiui Witter.
'At tho time when discussion is ripe ad
to tho question ot fortifying the en
trances to the projected Nicaragua canal,
nature has raised n powerful question In
tho track of tho contemplated waterway, as
It jealous of tho encroachments of man lu
her domain.
In tho center of Lako Nicaragua Is the
Island of Ometcpec, upon which stands two
of the mcot formidable volcanoes In Central
America Ometepoc and Madera.
It has been often assorted by those fa
miliar with tho country, among whom
may bo mentioned General Naune, vlco pres
ident ot tho Central dc Guatemala railroad,
and tor llfty years 11 resident in Ccntrtl
America, that 0110 ot the chief dllllcultles to
bo encountered, If not in building, at least
in maintaining the locks and other necessary
uiasulve structured, will bo the tremendous
oarthquakes which nt Intervals shako tho
surface of tho Innd. In this respect, while
scientific observers noto In damned up water
ways and other evidences, tho violence ot
previous sclsmatic disturbances, even tho
casual glance of a 'tourist cannot fall to no
tice tho fact that thero Is scarcely a two
story adobo house in the country which does
not bear unmUtuknblo signs of tho same
dliriculty to bo overcome.
Only as lato as June, 18S3, Omctcpeo,
opening a new crater, continued for days
to belch forth a fearful torrent of mud,
aohes, lava and rocks. This eruption was
accompanied by Incessant rumbling and
earthquakes, In consequence of which the
wholo population fled to tho mainland, and
tho Island, that for centuries had been under
cultivation, wob entirely dovastatcd.
At tho head of tho lake, too, grand old
Mcmoaombo rears Its lofty cone 7,000 feet
abovo Iho sea level. Unlike Ometepoc and
Mndcra.at the first signs ot whoso out
breaks tho natives flee In terror, tho con
tinued eruptions of Momotombo are re
garded as a safety vent, a good omen Its
grim silence foreshadowing, by tradition and
experience, earthquakes that will rond the
face ot tho country In all directions. By
thu superstitious natives Momotombo U
oven regarded with vonoratlon duo to a
deity.
Doubtless modern engineering skill can
ovorcome difficulties regarded only a few
years ago as superhuman, yet whether
Ometepcc and Madera can bo successfully
tamed and tholr eruptions regarded merely
as Interesting spectacular phenomena for
futuro tourists through the canal to gay
upon, remains to be demonstrated.
TRY GRAIN-0! TRY GRAIN-01
Ask your grocer today to show you
package ot ORAIN-O. the new food drink
that takes the place of coffee. The children
may drink It without Injury, as well as tni
adult. All who try It, like It. QRAIN-O
has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java,
but It 1 made from pure grains, and the
most delicate stomach receives It without
distress. U the price of coffee, loo and 26i
per package. Sold by all grocers.