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THE OMAHA DATLY HEE: SUNDAY, MAY 27, 1000. 17 This Week MEMORIES OF SOLDIER DEAD 00&000MOOOaOOKCX200aOO JOGC0)0OO00O00KKKX DEWEY & STOKE FURNITURE CO Gensral Joa WhHir n the Hoo Obliter i lion of Soct.onal Fethrjg OBSERVANCE CF M.MORHL DvY A pair of Turkish Towels free for 35 White Wrappers, usually given for 70 wrappers. (inlliiiitr) of Hie Amrrlriiii iilillcr, .Nnrtli anil Miulli Tribute til Ante I li'n n Women, lliitlier of A in cr I 4. llcriic. Have you visited our art and premium department at 205 S. 14th St., Omaha? It is worth your while. We invite in spection of the useful and val uable articles, including etchings, copies of noted paint ings, water colors, etc., given free for White Russian Soa Wrappers. Boys. Collect White Russian Soaj Wrappers, as we intend giving a bail and snorting Is week shortly. base good James S. Kirk & Company, Store, 205 S.14th St., Omaha, Neb. Mail Chicago. (Copyright. ID'O. by Jo.enh WneMer.) timet inn to the memory rf the do id Is n t i lip h r in ipht of any cno p"?ple, or tr.be, or nation, nor dues It find 1 8 or,giti In an. gnn porii.tl or hlH'ory. It 1 a scn'Ime t n an i-nt ,-m creation and ai wlldpNiid as hiiiiami. The first death rcccrded In sa r.l hi toiy left a biokou-hearit! V.w to h..nil down her legacy 0f taig to r.orrowl g v ortais ami from that tlmo ihore have eir b' eti bl. cling hearts which llr.d tola e in b-ingitig How its nn'l sweet splcci and pr -emus eif;-- tc laUsli upon too llfc'os- eliv. oneo the rnskf t of a pr c o s, Itnmort 1 s til. Among the rudest mil mojt fa-ng" peop e we nml eparks of this tont.mcnt. Th oil hrathi.n held their limn b uutlful and at tiaetlve festivals In honor rf tho dead, an I se'icteil their mn.t famous otato-s lo chant the praises of the Jcpartel. The older ni. tlons of the ist allowed thin devotion to degenerate into ancestor wor hip. Our nb-irlglnal Indians have thousands of quaint rites, varjlng with tho numbcrl m tribes Into which they arc dlvlilcl, for th purpose of commemorating tho drjid nn I kicplng alive In tho hearts of tho ymiR ho memory of the brave and glorious dels of their departed chief alns and the tciuty anl virtues of their mothers. A sentiment ao universally exhUI'ed mils' bo ilf-nply rooted In tho htiinnn heart: It ha it source. Indtcd, in the ef-rnal youth o' the soul which finds lis cotinterpait In tho ever renewed springtime of mother a-t'i The heart may bo crushed and froen by t'-e sordid carr of life which bind It down wl h tho nnmhncrs of scores of winters, and yet, as tho glad awakening cirth flings up lti free nrirw to embrace the evnr-rennwng youth and newness of tho spring tide, "h-pe springs eternal." and the soul bowed down by grief and care and eve-n tho weight of yours, lifts Itself up In tho gl.idncm of re awakened llfo to catch tho Joys of the new born spring. Tho faint murmur of the bursting bud and iblrssom, the gurgling rrcslr of tho brook, tho drone of Insects and the mclrdloua volcrn of nature's feathered choristers all Jdn to soothe the spirit and send a quickened pulse throughout tho woiity frame. Wo look about for the dear ones wont to sharo life's Joyn with us. They are not visible to mortal eyes, nor do they respond to our yearning call: but to tho keener senses of love und memory they fland revealed ho near that we can nlmnst touch their garmentu; changeless, Im mortal, they tread Htrange and unexplored spheres, beckoning us ever upward and on ward to higher and holler lives. And wo can but keep their memory grectv, wo can but salvo tho wounds In tho sad hearlH of those who survive them, by enshrining In sweetest flowers tho graves of all our loved ones gone before; even more ardently nnd Intensely does the heart yearn to express It self towards our soldier dead, -and the yearn ing leads us to place garlands upon tho graves of those whoso heroic valor has won for them a country's love and gratitude. Orluln of M in ii r I il I I)il. Tho American custom of decorating the graves of tho soldier dead originated with tho fair women of the southern states. if I mistake not, 'Alabama was tho first to inaugurate tho annual curtom of observlnB u dav as sacred to that purpose. tleginulng with tho first anniversary of tho close of the great struggle between the north and south, thn women of the south, led by those of Alabama and Georgia, have held appropriate ceremonies each recurring spring In honor of the beloved heroes who fell in thn civil war. Tho early spring of the more genial climate of tho gulf states brings its wealth of (towers in time to cele brate tho memory of the dead during tho month when the great armies of Lee and Johnston yielded to the overpowering forces of Grant and Shurman; but In tho northern states Memorial day comes a month later. Tho 30th of May was chosen and formally sot anldo for the purpose on 'May 5, ISfiS. In an order to tho (Srand Army posts Issued by General John A. Igan. then commander of tho Grand Army of the Uepubllc. Tho gen eral public took part In tho ceremonies thus Inaugurated and the custom was so pleasing to tho pnople at large that within a few years nicft of tho northern states had made tho day a legal holiday, to be set aside dur ing all time for tho special observance of memorial services In honor of (ho dead sol dlers. There was at first Inevitable bitterness and sectional rancor, but these sentiments wore littln felt between the veter ans themselves who survived tho war. They grnppinl with ono an other and recognizing in bravo antagonists foemen worthy of tholr steel, mutual respect i soon ripened Into esteem and confidence: j the eonllict had broadened, not narrowed their souls, and by degrees tho annual fes tivals of Memorial day have wiped out tho bitter feelings engendered by Intcrneclno strife. Significant evidence of this comes to mo today In an Invitation to "tho dedication on May 30, t'lOO, of tho monument erected by tho state on the battlefield of Antlctnm to the mldiers of Maryland In tho union nnd i confederate nrmles, who were engaged at tho battle of Antlctnm." I A letter accompanying this Invitation 1 says: "Tho state of Maryland desires to make this occasion a notable one, emphasizing tho obliteration of roctlonal feeling be tween the north nnd south." I Many noble sentiments have been uttered ' by brave men over the mingled ashca of friends and foes, while the soft and fragrant spring blossom fell generously alike upon the pnues of theso who wore the blue and those who wore the gray. Il'nuilii'lli' Woriln. Thirty-one years ago a d.stlngu ah d ' federal olllcer, whose heart was too la go for tho littleness of sectional rancor, General I Iloraco Illnney Sargent, tho orator of the day In tho memmlal services at nostun said: "I can respect the grave of any gnl , lant foo who drew his sword honestly, no- cording to his light, for his native stnte. fo i tho spot gieat or small, which he had b. on taught from childhood to reverence as his supreme motherland." Ho continued wl h them prophetic words: "Comrades, though j few of us may live to see It, I feel sure that j tho last survivors of tho Grand Army of tho Hi public will celebrate till anniversary 1 after some day of glory, when the sons of , rebels and our sons shall have fallen sldo by side In somo common cause of i foreign war, as our sires and their sires fell side by elde under tho eye of the great rebel tho Virginian, Washington," I Alrnady have thine words Ijad a lltcal fulfillment. Already haB many a brave f,I ernl olllcer who fol'owrd ihe o d flag In 1861 C.r honored the dead who fell at lis Guasl mus. at Snu Juan and Kl t'aney aons of federals and sons of con'ederates, toldlwm from evory section of our great land who now nut side by cldo In our great Nat'onal cemetery at Arlington. And the bus who followed the Hag to the faraway Philippines end died beneath tho ata- ard stripes who slops to 04k thulr statu or t-o'Uon? It Is enough that they arc our soldiers, dtienden ft H o a a o o o o o A few in our Samm JA. e Furniture Sale $25 OA Kalian high chair? A tluv wen' $2.30 89.00 and 84.00 - to float; out at, each 1.00 This wbito (Miamel Iron Bed stead Rocker solid or.k frame lull sprint? scat overt'd JWa4iM with (inu taietry and worth Will 67 other sample rock Wi ers on sale $1.75 up. vTJ R English oak sideboard 4Sx2.3 inch top finely carved front with twisted standards, 20x 40 inch French bevel glass only Malachite Table, 24x24 round top 2O00 q oo 'I4aii Is i $8 Wo will inolude in our sample sale for this week this bed stead, the roal value is: $15, 4'G size onlv. 1 1 We are still soiling a good Iron Bedstead at $2.35. (TOfV Colonial Sofa heavy golden oak frame, cov ered with liguretl taj)estry, onlv (tOJ I'.irds-eye Maple Chidon Pt' ier 5 drawers, inches wide, with largo French glass only OOR Brass Hedstead, 2-inch tPOiJ post and extra heavy throughout, 4-G wide 9 other brass beds from $11 up. $ C 75 1622 2022 nrhis solid oak table 2 1x24 serpentine X top a very strong bolted frame and was never sold under 84 at 1.75 152 A KOO 8 (TO Couch covered with figured A CC 4U rose velour, 28 inches, wide and full spring top ' jjj (T'l Af Combination Side wfJl'tU board and China Closet, 0 ft. wide, 0-9 high, has large bevel glass Reenter $1 3 1J only (TOO Cheval Glass curly ij)00 birch framo and 20x54 French bevel glass . . , 1522 5 Chamber Suit of three pieces golden oak finish 24x.'lO bevel edge glass Sideboard solid oak with pattern French bevel glass exactly like cut. 17 other side boards, in special sale at half regular price. All goods in special sale strictly cash. dgt and sold everywhere at 825.00. Furniture of every kind is in this sample sale, and no one can possibly approach our prices, as we have marked these prices re gardless of cost. Nothing exchanged or returned. 'J Combination Book- V cases, to close out 8.75 up HA styles 1 n Library " A Bookcases. 5-50 up A good solid oak cur tain front case, i ft. 0 inches high. 195 Everything exactly as advertised. Si Dewey & Stone Furniture Co., Money order or bank draft must accompany all mail orders all goods shipped free of charge. WW? 1115-1117 Fnrnnm Street nan of this great republic; and no honor Is too Brtat to pay to tho memory of tho Amorlcan tioldler. Ills prowem, his endurance, hla fortltmlti and Mi couraRn have clialletiKed the admiration of tho world, and are equalled orly by IiIh tender Kcneroally toward a fa Ion foe. Today, aflor tho suns and rain and down of thirty -live yeirs have called forth How ers to carpet thn graves of the heroes '.vho gave up their lives on the battlefields of tho civil wnr. or In the hospitals crowded by tho con lll"t and hardships of tho HtriiKule. wo ari apt to forget what the men of '61-03 endured lor their countiy. Tho thout of victory re vertoratlng down the chain of tlmo silences tho moan of anguish which roso from tho placo over which bravo columns charged. Tho pictures presented to our Imagination of bright uniformed hoits, gleamlns swords and prancing steeds, obscure those other scohoj when tho angel of death came to claim tho mon whoho graea to now decorato with flowers. l.enmiiiK of I'll I riot Imn. Wo would have our children learn tho Ir.i i son of patriotism which comes from the ' bivouac, tho tedious march and the bnt'le lield. Wo would have them emulate the colf-sacrlflcp of thoso mon who so cheerfully , left the olllce, tho shop, tho counting room or the plow to show their loyalty by fighting, If need be, dyltiR for tholr country. Who' he; they fought benoath the stars and stripeti or beneath tho southern cross tney fought for what they conceived to be right, and Benlcd , their loyalty with their bloid. j If Kgypt built pyramids to honor tho mem ory of her tyrannical kings, it Is fitting that America should kiep green tho memory of those who died In defense' of the liberty our ancestors won by butt lint; against a king. What other nation has. such good causo for honoring Its heroes an 'America? Not to uphold dynasthe or emperors and kings do our soldlerH battle, but for eternal truth and justice, nnd to guarantee to all over whom the flag f our country floats tho advantages and the blessings of tho principles of tho free republican govern ment, which has mado ours the leading one among tho powerful nntioiiB of the earth. It Is for that that American soldiers go forth cheerfully to endure the hardships of the soldier's life; to die, perhaps, thet sol dier's death. No fearing, no doubting, thy soldier shall know When here stands his country and yonder the foe. Ono look at the bright sun, one prayer to. tne HKy . I LET US CHKHISH THE MEMORY OljCAlnkl "aMgl''BgM!:!Ba''"B'"''''"""TIM'S WMCELElV Ono glanco at our banner, floating- proudly on hlch, Then on, as tho young Hon bounds on Us prey I-et the sword flash on high: Mine the scabbard away! Koll on, llko the thunderbolt over the Plain, W'o'll come back In glory, or como not iituln. I.llirrly'a .Irw-rl. Tho heroism of those whoso graves we decorate, whothor they be "Tho boys of 'CI" or the "Hoya of '98," Is ono of tho bright Jowcls In the diadem that crowns tho brow of Amorlcan liberty. It Is part of tho her itage of every child born beneath our Hag. Therefore, In honoring tho men who died for tho flag we add to tho Inheritance of tho millions yet to como, for In giving teml mony to tho courage nnd loyalty of tho men who sleep In soldiers' graves, wo enhance tho nation's glory and render tho name American citizen of stilt moro priceless value. So long as nations, llko Individuals, aro prone to forget tho rights of contemporaries war will bo an unfortunato necessity. Tho questions, then, for statentnen and humani tarians to consider Is how best to avert tho horrors of war. In (leneral Washington's speech to both houses of congress January 8, 1790, wo hare thn nssuranco of that great soldier and statesman that! "To be prepared for war Is ono of tho mcst effectual ni cans of preserving peace." The patriotism of American citizens ren ders It unnecessary to maintain Biieh great armies as Europoccems forced to keep r3ly for action. Hut there aro many other ways to prepare for war. A nation whose people aro ever ready to defend It against Insult or aggression nnd to do battlo for the right, commands universal respect. "Uternal vigilance Is tho prlco of liberty," and not too groat a prlco our ancestors thought when at fearful odds they wroft'ed with a mighty foe, and like tho btrlpl.ng David camo out of tho conflict ftrong anil freo. Tho destinies of nations are shnped by tlinso who fight and die at their country's call. History Is written In tho blood of thn bravo and the. trile. Hilt tho manhood of a nation Is formed by tho hand that 'ocks tho cradlo. So long ns American mothers teach their rons that tho greatest posslblo privi lege and tho highest honor Is to fight for country, Its safety and Its honor, sa long shall we have a nation In whoe bono-, chiv alry, glory and patriotism shall dominate. Would wo chock tho greed for wea'iji and power and stop tho mad earner ot a mammon worship, let us encourage tho cultivator) of high Ideals and lofty ambitions. I.it tin cherish tho memory of our dead heroes and whllo wo minister to tho necessities of th'i living let lis not forget tho dead, but as men recurring Memorial day rolls around lot us scatter flowers above tho sacred dust and renew our tributes of admiration nnd grati tude. JOSEPH WHEBM3R. it i:i,i(ii(it ,s, Iast year America printed for fhlna alone ttf.Ono copies of the bible, dolnt; Uio actual work Itself In Japan on Recount of tho exctdlenco and cheapness of the labor them offered. Moznorndnr, tho leader In IndU nf tho new Hrahmo-HornaJ movement, which Is somewhat nklri to I'nltnrlanism, will visit this country shortly and will attend tho Unitarian anniversary at Ronton. Thn report of tho churches In thn Chicago Presbytery. JuHt Issued, gives a total church membersiilu of i0,'M, a ducteauu of til on last year's report. This Is said to bo due inlsed for nilHsioniiry am philanthropic I-TOr8 ,Iurl,,Kr. '"i,r "mount". I o year t'om'Mri''1 with r.S,03S tho previous Herauso many Cleveland ministers have rv,V,I.n0!1 'V,1,'"1"1' 'V'".'1 """'I'l-tH In the parks nmi!. J,lzcr. Phnlntmn of tho citizens' (ommltteo on tho park concerts, nildrewscil tho city ministers, declaring Hint rng-tlmo muslo s Just the thlnK for park concerts J i,7'i.,t.lII,.' S,,I(I Mlz,'r' "lms (l"" oro to bilng the negro to the white man's af fection than miy other known power slneo tho civil war. (ientlcmen, rug- time hns un consciously established a brotherhood be tween tho two rnc-es." Hlshon William Taylor, who Is now on the superannuated list or tho Methodist hplscopal thurch. has had a most eventful career. Ilefore his retirement from nctlvo ire, four years ago, he had preached regu larly ror llfty-three yeai. Ho beeiin hh n,,rirrt."'er''l"'.r ln t,'"llf"r,"" 11,1,1 l'1"" entered the foreign mission Held. Ho h.is worked In Africa, Australia. Asia nnd South America, and on most or the Inlands of tho bouth Pncllli-. A correspondent of the lioston Transcript tells of a town In Maine, having- n popula tion or S,(m in which there are fourteen chiin heH, each organization having a meet .VATii. all(l,,lll '""t one of them sup porting- (?) regular services. These churches on tho average, raise little morn than t'W a year ror the pienclier. and no ono gets moro than on, and but two approach that Igure. There are six iletionilimtlonH, nml tnreo of these have three churche.s each In town He tells of another town. In Ne braska, with less than H.CiOO InhilbltantH. that has thirteen churches, each with a settled minister, and one of thoso churches received "M a year for several years In missionary aid from funds raised mostly In the city churches In the east. A correspondent of the Indianapolis Press wrl es from Yokohama, Japan: "April S, llilddlm's birthday, Is celebrated ln nil tho temples by bringing- out the Images of tho nfntit Iluddha, placing them lu a larno bowl and pouring over them licorice tea. with a ladle. On this day, ioh), n great multitude of vonmi and children lloeked to what corresponds to the parish house of the Kplhi opal cbun h, which enn bo entered without removing the shoes. Hm-h child had a bamboo cup and when this was tilled with the precious lltild t walked nway sipping It with Blent satisfaction, for It Is believed to be a remedy for worms nnd other internal disorders The mothers had bottles of the same, which they wranoed u: to take home, to place near the pillar nf tho house to keep away ants nnd other Insoi-t pests. The crowd was most good natured, pushing and lostllng to get near the bnv priests that tilled their c and look telr money. The temples, llko tho American churches, nre most ireoucnted by women. A southern delegate to tho Methodist general (onfereme said the other day: "One or the most striking things In connection with the present conference Is tho great advance which has been madn In recent years by the colored members of the church. Some of them are now able to mako most eloquent nnd telling speeches and almost all of them are men or food education. How different It was in tho days when I tlrst went south! Shortly after my arrival I attended u colored con Terence ns the representative of tny ml lege. I had made n speech and a good colored brother got up to reply. 'Wo has a most splendiferous college,' ho said, 'with a corosal corpso or teachers, tih which our brother heah Is n raid sample.' As he pointed to rne. sitting llko a mere ghost In my chair, and called me u 'falh sample of the corpse lib teachers.' the humor or the situation ulmnst overcame me. He whs speaking more truly than he realized. Anil yet the man who made that speech perse vered In his mlnlsliy, got a good educa tion nnd Is today u scholarly nnd most or ticlent pastor." A Keen, Clear llniln. Your best feelings, jour social position or business mtccoss depend largely on tlm 1 perfect action of your Stomach and I.lver. Dr. King's New Ufo Pills glvo Increasexl strength, a keen, clear brain, high ambition. ' A US-cent box will make you feol llko a now being, for salo by Kunn & Co. i