Nebraska Newspapers

    TEXT BOOR IS CRITICIZED
Biahop Scannell Touohei Upon Educational
Queitloni.
LENTEN LETTER IS READ IN CHURCH
Ortnln History of Kiirnpe Does ot
Mrct trllli Cutlmllr. Appiovnl nml
n Wnrnlnn .Note I Hounded
li- tlir Authorities.
In his lenten paitoral lcttrr, read In the
churches of thu dloceso of Omaha Sunday at
evory mass, Lilshop Scannell severely criti
cizes a text book now In use In the High
ichool, entitled "Christian Education." The
bishop says.
In the Omaha High school there Is In use
an a text book, "A Bhort History of
Medieval Kuropo." Thin work shown an
antl-Cathollc basis on utmost every pagp.
Th compiler, when trentlng of the church,
has' a habit of so prescntlim his facta as to
lead tho render to conclusions unfavorable
to the church. He sometimes misstates
tho facts themselves. Ho dwells with nonie
emphasis on the shortcomings of the popes
and other ecclesiastics and has lltt'o to any
of their Kood deels. Disregarding tho
relative Importance or the facts which he
records he Rives a one-sided and distorted
view of the rhurrh. I give two or threo ex
tracts from this work. Speaking of the fourth
Council of Latnran In 1215 he says In. lbi),
"That at this council the doctrines of trail
sibstantlallon nnd auricular confession
wer promulgated." tho context IchiIIuk the
reader to suppose that the doctrlncH repre
sented by these terms were then heard of
for tho first time.
In another place he says that tho prin
ciples of monustlclsm were opposed to the
dignity of the family and to tho proper
position of woman In society (p. 183. On
pago 132 ho says: "The Irish church, the
church of St. Patrick, remained Indepen
dent nnd yielded no obedience to Home till
Henry II G1G3-&9) conquered a part of Ire
land and brought Its church Into subjec
tion." A text book of this kind may do
much harm to Inexperienced youth, and es
eclally So If placed In the hanriH of an In
competent and blgoteii teacher. It may woP
bo asked It Catholic parents can In con
science submit the faith of their children
to such a strnln an this, nnd If thn taxpay
ers of omnha arc awnre that they are ma'n
tnlnlng In their High school n theological
faculty for the purpose of passing ludg
ment on the religious preferences of tho
pupils.
Other (titrations Twken I p.
Tho pastoral letter also deals with many
other questions which are agitating tho ro
llglous world at present. It says:
Tho dangers which threaten us are due to
many causes, but all of them may be traced
to ono chief cause, unmely, excei-slvo
worldllness. Every ago of tho world. It Is
'true, has Its own crimes n.nd Its own dis
orders, and our own Is not In many re
spects any worsn than the ages which have
preceded It. -.Indeed, It may bu truly said,
that, ns regarda outward decorum, or what
may bo called outward respectability, we
are much In ndvnnce of thoso who have
fione before us. Hut regarded from a re
gions point of view we are much behind
them In many things. Wo are less religious
thin they. They recognized the divine law
If they did not nlways observe It. They
flrmly. believed in God If they did riot al
ways servo him. nut today there aro about
us many thousand persons, Intelligent and
educateil In a way, who recognize neither a
dlvlno law hoi 11 divine Iaw-Olvef.
They have been taught much about this
World and how to use It for the best nil
vantage for worldly ends. Men
who know nothing about a dlvlno law or a
dlvlno Justice which must be faced some
day are not likely to have much regard for
human law whenever they think they ran
violate It with Impunity.
Hxcesslve world'.lness also produces a spirit
of antagonism between rich anil poor. True
religion regulates and sweetens the lives of
tho. rich and poor alike. Re
ligion unites both liiissei In humllltv and
charity. Worldly rich people are
never satisfied unless the world In talking
about them. They desire tho world to know
how much they possessj now much they
spend upon themselves. All this
Information In detail and copious!) Illus
trated, Is supplied to tbe public at least
once a week by our dreadful Sunday news
papers. And this Information pcenis to be
much In demand. Thus It comes to pass
nmonr the. worldJy-mUidcd that the vulgar
oSlentinlrin of 'tho rich ha-t Its counterpart
In the vulgar curiosity of those who aro not
rleli, but who long to be so. One.
effect of the ootentntlon nnd extravagance,
of which 1 have been speaking Is the breed
ing of a sulrlt of discontent and of bitter
ness among tho masses. Socialism and
anarchy are but symptoms of a dlseuse, and
If that disease bo allowed to work Its way
to tho end the result will be what nil his
tory shows It to havo been In the like cir
cumstances. If our Institutions
suffer harm It will bo because wo shall
huve proved ourselves unworthy of them
because wo shall have turned awav from
God and shall have forgotten our own bet
tor traditions.
Trnlnliiu of Children.
The bishop then takes tip the question
of the training of the children, deploring
the tendency of parents to disregard tho
religions Instruction of tho children and
tho fnct that young men habitually absent
thcmcelvcs from tho services of the church
nnd frequent what tho bishop terms "tho
low Sunday theaters of the city of Omaha
and I havo reason to believe that somo
of theso places of nmuspmcnt are of such
n character that over their doors might
well bo inscribed tho words, which the
Italian poet, In Imagination saw written
over tho gates of hell, "All hops abandon
yo who enter here." The letter theh fol
lowed with a plea for tho religious Instruc
tion of the chllil, n part of this discourse
containing the stricture on tho Omaha High
school, quoted above.
Tho bishop does not find tho system of
fees collected by the parochial schools sat
isfactory as It tends to make a dliitlnctlnn
between tho children of tho rich and the
poor. Ho favors tho adoption of somo plan
by which tho members of the church shall
bear an equal proportion of the expenses
of the schools,
Following tho letter are the regulations
for lent, which begins February 20, The
rules aro ttio samo as those In force In
years slnco 16U5.
IIuiiiIIIoii .Vot to TcHtlry,
MlN'isirc.VPnt.TH T.a. m ti, ..i. ...
Frank H. Hamilton for the murder of
i.euimm uny win oo resumed neroro Jjdge
Brooks tomorrow morning. Tho stato will
probably conclude Its case by tomorrow
night. It Is now rumored that .the defense
limy let tho cuse go to tho jury without
offering any testimony In rebuttal, and It Is
almost certain that tho defendant (Hamil
ton) will not bo placed upon tho stand,
Throat I roubles
You forgot to buy a bottle
of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral when
your cold first came on, didn't
you ? That's where you made
a mistake. Yet even now it
will not disappoint you.
Ayer's
Cherry
Pectoral
cures consumption every time
when a cure is possible. We
speak positively, for we know
all about it. There's a record
of sixty years to fall back on.
For all throat and lung troubles
there isn't a remedy in the
world equal to it.
Three iliei: 25c, 50c, $1.00.
. M Tour drugglit cinnot supply you, iml ut on
ittjlUr nt will spirt! a i Vrg battle to you.
tit chrse vropaW. lie turn you give tit your
UVtVllsUu?" ' Ad(1", J C AViloo.,
EXILE FATAL TO CHICKEN
I'rnnk II, Ketinnrit'a Orphnn I'imiI
('oiiltnlts Mncltlr In n I'nu
ii f Wnter.
Those who have taken all Interest In
Frank 11. Kennard's maverick chick a dls
consolat rooster the sole Issue of an In
cubatorful of eggs, will be pained to learn
that the chick Is no more. One day last
week with suicidal Intent, ho drowned him
self In a pan of water, the rash act being
the result of a keen sense of solitude.
The chicken Is by nature a gregarious
bird, fond of company and convivial, and,
ushered Into the world as this one was,
must have felt a good deal like the lost
man. or the man without a country. Of
tho fauna of Mr. Kennard's back yard he
was the only specimen of the species.
There ho led n melancholy, detached ex
istence. The cat, the dog and occasionally
a tramp sparrow or two were his sole com
panions, and they were not In his set.
They didn't speak his language, and It
didn't speak theirs. It lo-U Its uppctlto
and would take no nourishment except an
occasional tack or pebble. He grew Into a
great, gawky, long-necked, gandershsnkrd,
hollow-chested fowl, scant of feathers and
white of gilts. It was plain to see that
In his attempt to assimilate with tho other
denizens of tho yard ho was having u most
dlsmnt, volapuklau tlmo of It.
Then tho household named him Kobiu
son, not because ho Crowso, as he was too
young to crow, but becauso he was alone
In the world, No Insular seclusion could
be more profound than his; he was excom
municated, banished, even as Captain Drey
fus. One day this Shanghai hermit, sole scion
of a hard-maple mother, balanced hlmtelf
on the edgo of a pan In a feeble pretense
of taking a drink. With ono last look at
tho bleak, Inhospitable world, he tumbled
In. There was k lluttcr. n moist fuss of
pin feathers, a few hubbies on the sur
face, and all was over. Hero Is hoping he
Is now more comely and more contented.
"My stomach was affected by grip and I
could cat nothing but crackers and milk.
! began taking Dr. Miles' Nervine and 1'aln
Tills and tho trouble disappeared," Mrs.
J. Llndscy, Montrose, Minn.
HE SHOCKS THE PHYSICIAN
.Hf runner from Western tout! Wnlkx
lulu Duclnr'K O III re Midi
.Niunllpnx,
"Doctor. I want a prescription for a
cold," said a stranger from western Iowa, as
he entered tho office of Dr. Arnold Satur
day. Wheti the doctor looked up from his
chair he nearly fell to tho floor In sur
prise, netting upon his feet he examined
tho visage of his visitor closely and 'asked:
"What are thoso sores ' on your face?
Cold sores? Well, they may be, but Junt
step Into the hall until I am ready to sec
you."
The doctor then telephoned to the Hoard
of Health and tho stranger was removed to
tho Emergency hospital, tho "cold sores"
having been pronounced well-denned small
pox pustules.
Then tho doctor renovated his rooms.
SUNDAY BRINGS RESULTS
Auditorium ('ninpiiny'n Mull n
niimiren Aililltlounl Hxhllilln rot
Jin nil fur tiirrr' lis post t Ion.
The Auditorium company yesterday re
ceived between thirty nnd forty letters,
somo announcing that goods for the manu
facturers' exposition wcro on tho road and
others requesting the manager to desig
nate spaco for, exhibits.. These, receipts
will bo reported at the meeting of tho
commltteo to bo held today, when tho
volunteer workers will meet with the com
mittee and receive- Instructions. Twenty
five persons have volunteered nnd the com
mltteo desires every ono of them to at
tend tho conference today, as arrangements
for taking up tho work will probably be
made.
Wont ii I'M re llilrntil.
Hesldents of North Omaha are urging the
'ocatlon of a lire hydrant ut the corner of
Twenty-fourth and Fort streets, and the
matter will probubly bo thu s.ibjcct for ac
tion by the. North Omaha Improvement
club tonight. One of the residents of the
neighborhood said yesterday:
"Within the territory which may be cov
ered by n hydrant nt the corner of Twenty
fourth and Kurt streets there Is nt least
$30,(00 worth of buildings which uro at
present unprotected. This propnrty pays
taxes to the extent of about $1,000 a year
and tho taxpayers nro practically without
Iirotectton from tiro. The character of tho
lulldliigs renders the location of a hydrant
In tho neighborhood Imperative."
Pulpit ThOUghtS 1 old
.SiicuesM In ItrllKliiu.
Tho principal thought brought out In tho
sermon of Hcv. B. H, Jenks at tho Klrtt
Presbyterian church Sunday evening, In his
sormon on tho life of Abraham Lincoln, was
tho religious spirit of tho great pretdden'..
In part ho said:
"Abraham Lincoln wns a man of deep re
ligious feeling. Horn and reared on tho
frontiers of this great civilization, with ltt
tlo opportunity In early Ufa to receive any
but tho crudest religious Instruction from
straggling exhorters, nevor Joining nny
church, a more fervent spirit scarcely con
bo found than In hltu.
"When his stepmother died and was
burled in the forests under the snow,
with scant rites of sepulture, ho took
the first opportunity to bring a pass
ing preacher to conduct a funeral
service over her grave. Abrahnm
Lincoln, like his great predecessor, the llrst
president, will stnnd beforo the eyes of the
nees to come as nn CBpeclul agent of the
Almighty to do n groat work for humanity.
It would perhaps bo Interesting to look Into
the records of bis life and see If ho so esti
mated himself as ono of Ood's chosen work
men. No more unequivocal declaration of
his consciousness of tho workings of Provl
denco over and through the affulrs of men
could be given than In his second Inaugural.
In It aro such expressions us theso: 'The
Almighty has His own purposes. Woe unto
tho world becaueo of offenses! for It must
needs be that offense come; but woo unto
that man by whom the offense coineth! If
wo shall suppose American slavery Is ono of
thoso offenses which In the providence of
God needs mutt come, but which halng
continued through Ills appointed time, He
now wills to remove and that He gives to
both uorth und south this terrible war. as
tho woe duo to thoso by whom tho offemo
camo, shall wo discern therein nny deptr
turo from those divine attributes which tho
believers in n living God always ascribe to
Him? Fondly do we hope fervently do we
pray that this mighty scourge of war may
speedily pass. away. Yot, If God wills
that it continue until nil tho wealth piled
by the bomlsmnn's 230 years of unrequited
toll shall be sunk and until every drop of
blood drawn with the lath shall be paid by
another drawn with the Bword. As was said
3,000 years ngo, so Btlll It must be said,
"Tho Judgments of the Lord are true and
righteous altogether." '
"In tho lost llovlew of Reviews occurs
this testimony of his personal faith: 'When,
just after Gettysburg, tho wounded General
Sickles asked htm why he had been so suro
of victory, Lincoln nnswered with all the
slmplclty of a nnlvc child. 'I will tell you
If you nover tell anybody. Huforo tho battln
I wont Into my little room and got down on
my knees and prayed God as I never had
prayed before. I told Him that this was
His country and that this was His war,
that we coull not stand any morr Chancel-
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, FEBIU'AHY 11, 1901.
IdFY flTY WII I WIV HPT
wlUL A LI 1 1 11 ILh ) M UL 1
' -
Up-Hher Town Will Gt Eighth PUce in
Wettern League.
SO INT MATES PRESIDENT T. J. HICKEY
Staff of I inplres Composes .IneL.
llreoneii. Hob Cnrriilhrrn. .1. W.
I'oiikn.' unit I, en Mrssmrr,
All New Mr ii.
Thomas J. Illckcy, president of tho West
ern lluse Dull league, spent a few hours In
Omaha yesterday. He was In good humor,
being serenely confident that the coming
season Is to bo tho best In quality of sport
and quantity of business ever enjoyed on a
base ball circuit In the nest.
Tho president was not shy on news for the
local fans, the most Important Item of In
formation carried by him being that the
eighth club of the league would be placed
at Sioux City. Ho did not say that the
town up the river had already been given a
position In tho circuit, nor that It hail been
decided to drop I'ueblo, but he lut limited
clearly that the present contest for the
eighth place would terminate with Sioux
City ns the,wlnner.
Another Important Item gathered from
President Hlekcy's knowledge bowl was
that the four umpires for the season had
been engaged. They aro Jack llrennan of
St. Louis. Hob Cnrruthors of Chicago, J. W.
I'opkay of Detroit and I.eo Messmer of Pes
Moines.
'In Ik of I'm p I res.
Speaking of the new umpires I'resldcnt
Hlckey said:
"I am quite sure the four men engaged
will glvo satisfactory service, llrennan Is
an old-time player and has been umpiring
for several seasons. Last year he was In
tho Montana league and for two years before
that ho otllclated In tho Amorlcan league.
Dob Carruthers Is tho old St. Louis Ilrown3'
pitcher and a very capable- man. He um
pired In the Interstate lenguo last year nnd
before that served In the Western league.
I'opkay, who was In the Northwestern
league last ycur, has been umpiring for
five years. 1 tried to get hltu last year, but
ho had no faith In tho stability of our
league and would not take what he thought
was a chance to bo thrown out of work In
the middle of tho summer. Messmer's ex
perience as an umplro has been confined to
Des Moines. Ho oITlclntcd at more than
twenty league games there last season and
gavo such satisfaction that all of tho visit
ing clubs recommended him for n place on
the regulnr staff. Yes, nil the umpires are
new to our lenguo and none of Inst year's
stnff has been re-engaged. Ebrlght has gone
to tho Southern league and Warner Is hold
ing off In tho hopo of getting In the big
league If tho double umpire system 's
adopted for the season."
In reference to the selection of the eighth
city for the circuit tho president said:
"I am going to St. Joseph tonight nnd
will leave there Tuesday for Pueblo, com
ing back thin way nnd on to Sioux City
about Thursday. Hcfore the end of tho
week ilnal nctlon In reference to the eighth
city will be taken. "The present pnrks In
I'ueblo anil Sioux City are too far out from
tho center of the towns, and wo cannot
leave a club In either place with the pres
ent grounds. Tho city that gets the eighth
club will have to provide n park centrally
located. Tho prospect Is very much In
favor of Sioux City."
Tel.eHii Will Iln I Id.
"Tebenu will build a now park In Kansas
City," continued Mr. Hlckey, "and it will
bo right across tho street from the court
house. Tlicro ban been .considerable said
In criticism of tho small, size of tho now
Kansas City park, but I bcllovc It will bo
large enough. It will be nfty feet larger
both ways tvnn the Minneapolis park, which
haH always Deen 'satisfactory. It Is much
better to havo a small park In a centrnl
locution than n big ono on tho outskirts
of tho town.
"Tho clubs of tho league have all been
practically completed and wo aro to have
thn tost players and consequently tho best
hall that wo havo ever engaged in tho
west. Tho addition of St. I'aul, Min
neapolis and Knnsas City to our circuit
enables us to got a better class of players
than we had laat season. Perry Werden
Is to captain tho St. I'aul tenm and as Mr.
Lcnnon, tho owner of tho franchise, Is
sparing no monoy in engaging talent, the
Saints will undoubtedly revlvo Interest In
tho game in their own city and afford good
sport to tho other cities where they play.
Mr. Ileal! Is putting up a (lno club for Mln-
lorsvllles or Fredrlcksburgs nnd that If Ho
would stnnd by mo I would stand by Him
nnd Ho did and I will.' "
"I tntd Mr. Lincoln never Joined n church.
He had mental reservations about state
ment of creed, but he also Bald that when
nny church would Inscribe over Its altar as
Its sole requirement for membership these
words, 'Thou Bhnlt lovo the Lord they God
with nil thy heart and nil thy soul and with
all thy strength nnd with nil thy mind and
thy neighbor as thyself,' thnt he would Join
Join that church with all his heart.
"And so as wo look upon this great char
acter wo And this hidden clement of
strength. Ho wns truly n religious man.
Llko the great psalmist of old he might
have snld: 'The Lord Is tho strength of
my llfs, of whom shall I be afraid.' "
HiiIIiIIiik n Character.
Hov. E. K. Perry of Charleston, 111.,
preached In the First Christian church yes
terday morning, speaking of churacter
building. He called nttentlon to the dis
tinction between character and reputation
that the first is what we really are, but the
latter Is what people think wo are. In
God's sight, however, tho two aro the santo.
Four Incentives were then presented for
charactor building. Tho first Is the danger
of being lost through sin; tho second the
promleo of tho life eternal, the next the
pleadings of conscience, and the last, the
love ton aril God and his service.
At the tamo tlmo the speaker urged that
each ono has a will which, If given free
scope, can overcome all of these Incentives
and pull downward. Hy tho help of God this
will power can be converted to his service
and tho upbuilding of character.
A muElcal service Is to be given nt this
church next Sunday morning, a male quar
tet taking 11 prominent part.
Dr. Illixt on Hie Church.
Dr. A. C. Hirst, pastor of the First Metb
cdlst Lplscopul church, preached Sunday
morning on the topic, "A Glorious Church."
Ills text was from KpheslusB, 111, 25-27. He
spoke In part as follows:
"The coronet of unparalleled supremacy
Is cu the brow of such a church. The figure
of the text Is that of an oriental wedding
where u friend, called a paranymph, seeks
n bride for the bridegroom, Hero Christ
presents the church to Himself, We can
not tell when tho glorious church will en
ter upon her glorious destiny as the jamb's
wife, but tbe tplendors of tho nuptials will
be unparalleled In magnificence. The
church Is a dlvlno establishment In human
roudltlonn, For the accomplishment of Its
mltslon It may use tho fashions of business,
the leverage of friendship, tbe might of
money and tho wisdom of politics. It may
swing Ipto line the attractions of nrt, the
graces nt llteraturn nnd the revelations of
science. It may uncover as helpers tho de
ductions of Ingle, the polish of rhetoric and
neapolla, with the veteran Jack Olasscock
ns captain, and Tebesu, will of course, give
i Kansas City an aggregation of players to
stir tho local pride-
"The Omaha club Icoks good to me. Keith
and liourko have reserved somo of the
best material In the base ball world, and
they will make a fine shoeing. Keith de
serves all the success that comes to him,
Ho took a big chance when ho started
out last season by Investing about (1,000
of good money In the park, without know
ing whether the game would pay or not. Ho
Is ns liberal and enterprising as he Is
good natureri, and that Is saying n good
deal. Hnurke Is one of the best base ball
managers In tho country and 1 want to sec
j him and Keith continue the success they
nave aircauy maue.
GREEN RIVERS WIN GAME
l'llltllll .1 (illlllllfllCI'N Pllt ll H tlllllll
.rore. Iiut I.oxe (he
Mntrli.
Tho Green Itlvers 'beat the Puxlons &
Oallugher's In a match game, of tenpins on
Clink's alleys yesterday afternoon. Score!
oiikkn nivi;its.
., , 1st. 2d. 3d. Total.
If. 1). Iteed m HI ur? fiio
Hartley .-, m? 121 431
JJnvpy 115 163 6i 474
Kntlfmanii 159 IfiO 16.1 IKI
Ambruster 107 IV 153 117
Tots Is 757 "(m "777 zloj
PAXTON OALLAaiiniUS.
1st, 2d. Sri. Total
Newcoiub
Kolls
Plcknrd
Grilles
Inches
TotalH
..IK 121 14'
.IR3 17: 210
..2) 12: 183
..18.1 155 f.S
.150 10) hV.1
I7
413
. .S07 731 7fi2 2,3rt3
"I was given up to die from heart nnd
nervous troubles caused by grip. Six bot
tics each of Dr. Miles' Heart Cure and
Ncrvlno cured me." Mrs. John Wollet,
Jelferson, Wis.
FUNNY MAN IN ELEVATOR
City Unit 11 tor Wnuts to He Let
On nt Mls-fiiiit-it-f lir
I'loor,
"Six-and-a-half floor" was the request of
a man who entered ono of the rlty hall ele
vators. The "levator conductor was unable to de
cide whether ho had a lunatic or nn absent
minded man In his car. There are only flvo
floors In the city hall.
Light dawned on the conductor. He let
the man off nt tho Hoard of IMucntlon
rooms nnd explained the Joke as follows to
the next load of passengers-
"You know that fellow was one of the
chief kickers against the levy of G$ mills
for school purposes and he hasn't suc
ceeded In getting Ii off his mind yet."
Proposes Itlvul Joekry CI n Ii.
CINCINNATI. Keb. IO.-TI10 members of
the Western Jockey club who were not al
lotted dates "when the new Jockey club
wns organised at rbicngo several weeks
ago wll! hold u meeting at tho St. Nicholas
hotel here T.iesday next to formtilnte plans
and nllot dates, Newport. Nashville, High
land Park und Ltttlo Hock have formed a
eumblnc with Dclmar und I'ort Mrlr and
plans huve been perfected by which n
vigorous light will be made against the new
Jockey club.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
J. A. Delfelder, a prominent cattleman of
Ijinder, Wyo., Is ut the Iter Grand.
J. K. Jenkins, a prominent miller from
Schuyler, Is In the city, n guest nt the Mil
lard. A. It. Cotiznns nnd wife and T. S. Cosgrlff
of Kort Steel are In tho lily and are regis
tered at tho Millard.
S. T. Chumberlln. .1. I'. C. Ynrnell of Co
lumbus and Judge N. 1). Jackson of Ncllgh
are stato guests at tho Per Grand.
Snm K. Woolard of .Wichita and John II.
Adams of St. Louls.'lnsurnnce representa
tives, nro in tho oltywid nro guests nt tho
Millard.
Jbhn 11. Adams of Sr. Louis, tl. O, Vnd'en
burg of Knnsas Cltymnd W. II. Iludnlph of
"The Old Jed Prouty" company nro at the
Millard.
John Cnrr of Llncnlil, Arth.ir Campbell of
Hillings, Wyo., I,. W. Moncgbnn of Fuller,
ton nnd J. J. Hothwell of rullerton, Neb.,
nro registered at the Murray.
Nebrnsknns at the Merchants: J. H. Krig
monton of rullerton. John Itoonnv of Ne
braska City, J. J. Halllgnn of North P'ntte.
John Mills of Geneva. U. L. Park of Shel
ton, II. C. Chrlstlansou of llnmptou, V. K.
Stevens of Itlalr, C. ". Denney of Teknmah
und G. W. Hart Is of Hustings,
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Jnmes N. Hnrtlgnn of Council Muffs wns
knocked down and robbed of $2.f0 011 South
Tenth street last night. H. Stone, a
colored mnii, was arrested for tho robbery.
Mrs. Clara 13. Hnney, a resident of Vir
ginia, died Sjnriay morning at the homo of
her sister, Mrs. Kelley, 621 North Nine
teenth street, of tuberculosis. Sho leaves
ono son, who Is expected to urrlvc In
Omnha this evening to urrnngo for tho
funeral.
the sweet witchery of song. It can nnd
must uso tho potencies of the Holy Spirit,
whose nfllco is in Its courts.
"Such a church ought to do business on
an immeasurable scale. Christ presents it
to Himself, not In costly, priestly vestments,
not In splendors iff Intellectual culture, not
In grand oratorios, not In maselvo cathe
drals, not In gorgeous ritualism. Ilemem
her, I am not saying that Ho turns away
from beauty, culture, architecture or mu
sic. Tho central thought of tho glorious
charaster of tho church Is purity. That Is
the central truth around which nil others
revolve as sntelltes revolve around a cen
tral sun.
"What tbe world needs today Is not n
profounder philosophy or a more liberal
theology, but better men. A church equipped
ns the text teaches shall hasten tho fulfill
ment of tho prophecy that nations shall be
born In a day."
Discuss Hook of Life,
Itev. Itoger M, Sargent, D.D.. father of
Ilev. C. S, Sargent and one of the veterans
of the ministry, occupied the pulpit of the
First Congregational church yesterday
morning, His text was Eccl. xll, 13.
Dr. Sargent said the supreme lesson Is
to glorify God nUd keep His command
ments; this Is the whole duty of man.
To make the best of life, rejoice and re
movo evil passions from your heart and
your conduct. Tho best portion of life, its
prime, Is that which Is best uned. Youth
has Its Joys, but Is brief, llarly manhood
Is hopeful and vigorous, but has tempta
tions, Manhood Is Important and powerful,
but has many cares. Age comes fast and
has fallings, but may have Joys of re
membrance, Is rich In experience, iTownul
with hopes and near heaven.
Each reason should be used in the best
manner possible. It Is tho results of tho
past, the crown of the present, the prepa
ration and promise of the future. Tho
sybll offered nlno books of prophecy at
great price. Proud Tarquln refused. Sho
burned three and then three more, and at
last the emperor paid full price for the
last three, forecasting the fate of tho em
pire, God gives us tho book of life, with
pages of days and years. Some havo
passed, some eventuate. Use well the
leaves of the book of your llfo that yot
remain uuconsumed, whether few or many.
You may enroll your name In the lamb's
book of life eternal,
Thank God foi the past, cultivate cheer
fulness, hopofulness and all grnces, trust
lu God llko Paul, whose closing words
were of the crown laid up In heaven. Ex
amples of cheorful ago, as results of faith
ful lives, should ever ho kept beforo us,
Life Is like a school, advancing from ono
book and study to another, ever growing
higher, better, richer and happier. Each
season prepares for the more completed
state to follow
ANXIOUS DAYS FOR FIGHTERS
Jeffriei and Rnhlin About Ready, but ttoi
ercor'i Attitudo is Ditconcatting.
SHARKEY TO CHALLENGE AT RINGSIDE
Snrn Af rfel Assnrlntloii Is Arinilrlnm
n Debt of I'nrlen tloun Slur Trt
rKrnili Conipniilen llnlk nn
Prior of Prlltrnc.
CINCINNATI, O., Feb. 10. Notwithstand
ing the proceedings In the courts here, and
the nttltudo of the governor at the state
capital, this has been n busy day with tho
sporting men In Cluelnrmtt. All outward
signs look like tho eve of a great coming
event with them. Manager Madden and
Gus Huhlln, were busy with visitors nt the
Country club, early In tbe day. Manager
Ilrariy. Ed Cooke and others asslited Jeff
rles nnd Dclnney. In entertaining at their
training quurtcrs on Pr.e Hill. Many mors
called Itan could bo admitted at loth places
Tom Sharkey nnd "Spider" Kelly are
happy over their prospects as they claim
Sharkey Is to have tho next chance, no
matter whether Jeffries or Huhlln wins.
Sharkey will challenge the winner at tho
ringside. All the visiting and local sports
nro expressing their opinions as to the
chances of tho two men hero and thesr
opinions generally pick Jeffries ns the u In
ner, although all concede that Huhlln Is
In better condition. Somo say that Huhlln
has been overtrained. Ilnth will go through
their regular practice Monday. They will
slacken their exercises Tuesday and still
more on Wednesday, doing llttlo on Thurs
day. Thoy rest nil dny Friday. As the
preliminary bout he tween Chllds and Martin
for ten rounds Is not to bo culled till 0
p. m., Friday, It may be late when Jeffries
and Huhlln enter the ring for their twenty
rounds.
Promoter l-'eel lurnn).
Meantime, there Is much anxiety over the
decision of Judge Ilolllster nnd tho nctlou
of Governor Nash, It will be known within
a day or two whether Judge Ilolllster grants
a permanent Injunction against tho content
on tho ground of a public nuisance, but
the promoters do not know what tho gov
ernor may do, or when ho will do It. Even
after the light begins they do not know
at what moment tho stato forces may Inter
fere as thrco regiments of mllltla are said
to bo now under marching orders. They
will know, however, on tho day of the
contest whether foops are here or whether
they nro on tho way so ns to get hero In
tlmo to stop tho contest. While tho mayor,
with his permit, promised n force of pollco
to maintain order, It Is known that '.no
pollco will not protect the event to tho
extent of offering any resistance to the
mllltla. There bns been much tnlk about
tho probability of a collision between ibo
pollco nnd tho mllltla, hut It la authorita
tively announced that there Is not tho most
remoto danger of anything of that natu'e
occurring. The police may not fall In to
asslBt tho mllltla, but in no event will the
pollco resist the state troops In carrying
out any orders of tho governor.
While t lip promoters of the contest have
dono everything In their power to hold tho
boxing contest peaceably and lawfully, they
do not propeso to resort to anything to
the conlrnry If tho contitit Is not pulicj off.
Somo reports havo beer, circulated that
thorn would be more excitement over tho
collision between tho state and tho muni
cipal authorities than over the boxing eon
tests, but there is evidently no ground
for such apprehensions. ,
There has been considerable talk about
postponing tho contest. If Judgo Ilolllster
nllows the Injunction on Tuesday, tho de
fendants, will at once nppe.il to the circuit
court, and If they lose In that Intermediate
court they will enrry the caso to the su
preme court, which does not sit again till
February 19. If this courso Is pursued
tho contest may be postponed from ono to
two wieks. The promoters do not want
to postpone the date any longer than pos
slble, owing to other engagements nfter
this week.
In ( 'o 1 1 11 k- A-Plrnlj- lo ;c Henily.
The expenses of the training quarters
ore very heavy. Managers Ilrady and Mad
den already havo Invested largely for the
ovent. Ilrady, In taking Jeffries off the
road, cancelling engagement till February
16, Is out about $18,000. and Madden Is n
similar loser, although for a less nmount.
Tho Saengcrfest association, which
Btnrted Into this enterprise with a debt of
$66,000. has Increased it to oet $80,000 In
remodeling Saengcrfest hull nnd other ar
rangements. Ono of tho liveliest preliminary contests
Is between the promoters nnd tho two telo
grnph companies. Tho former wanted $2,600
for tho telegraph privileges of Saongerfest
hall. Tho Western Union nnd Postal com
pnnleB offered f2fl0 each, or a total of $500.
With $2,000 difference between, tbe tele
graph companies have rented places across
tho slreet from tho Saengcrfest hall for
their offices. The managers state that the
leased wires of tho Associated Press and
tbe leased wires of the nowspaperr. can bo
looped Into tho hall nnd that they will
not be affected by this controversy. It
Is believed that tho matter will bo com
promised early In the week.
Tho contests of next Friday night were
to be preceded on Sunday by an athletic
and musical entertnlnment In the re
modeled Saengerfest hall. This took place
this afternoon, and It was a great success
In attendance nnd otherwise, the Turners
and German singing societies of Cincinnati,
Covington, Nowport and other cities par
ticipating, The big hall Is heated by
twenty lnrgo stoves nnd tho lighting Is
brilliant. It was -found that the hall Is
In cxcellont condition. Tho Turners made
uso of tho ring In their boxing contests
and many examined tho limited space In
which Jeffries, Ituhlln, Martin and Chllds
aro to spar.
Champion Jeffries developed a slight nt
tack of malaria early this morning and
remained In bed tho greater part of the
day. It wns for this reason that ho did
not nttend tho entertainment at Saengcr
fest hall. Manager Brady stated tonight
that while tho champion wns somewhat
Indisposed today, he believed Jeffries will
bo ready to go through his usual work to
morrow. I.nri rr 11 lleroril nt l'reiio.
FHKSNO. C.il.. Feb. 10,-The llrst lacos
011 Fresno's now volorironie, hum )v the
National Huclng association, took 'nlnro
this evening. Kesults: 1
One mile, seratoh: Low-son won, Xewitlrk
second. Turville third. Time; L'::'S.
Eiili Klser of Ia;t0 and Arthur Stone
of Denver rode In two motor-paced heats of
a llve-mllo pursuit race. Klcr wlniilnir
both, the llrst In 8:10 1-5 and Hie second In
T.Vi. This last lowered the world's lecorri
for n motor-paced iH;c-mi:o nice on an
eight-lap track. Tho day was perfect for
racing nnd l.i.W people watched tho sport
President .IoIiiinoii'n llenlnl,
CHICAGO, Fob. lu.-Preslde,H Johnson of
the Amertcnu lenguo tonight charocterlutf.i
as puro Inmylnutlon without foundation
tho story emanating from Haltlmoro lo
the effect that nocrct negotiations were
in progress between the Nntlomil nnd
American Iragues looking to a compromise.
"When I wn prostrated with grip and
ray heBrt and' uerves were In bad shape,
Dr. Ml'es' Norvlno and Heart Cure gave
mo new life nnd health." Mrs. Geo. Colle,
El2ia. HI-
i)ii;u.
Ml'UPHY Mis. Annie, wlfo of Thomas J.
Murphy, died at tho Praguo hotel, Tlilr
teenth and William street, at 1:30 o'clock
p. in. February 10.
ltnrrnl Tuesday, February 12, 8:30 a, m.
3
AMUSEMENTS.
"Old .Irri Prouty"
Thero are many so-called pastoral plays
before the public today, but none that can
lay claim to any greater popularity or more
merit than this pretty rural drama, which
emanated from tho pens of Will Gill nnd
Itlchard Golden n little less tli.ic a s-oV"
of years ago, It has weathered the storm
of criticism all this time nnd returned to
the lloyd Sunday night ns bright and new
as ever. There Is something nbout this
quaint old play and Its still more quaint
characters that creates a heart Interest
which Is to be found In few others but
plays of Its kind and which will cause It
to live In the memory of the theater-goer as
does "L'ncle Tom's Cabin, rho Old Home
stead" and "Shoro Acres." You find your
self Inughlug nt the funny nntlcs of the citi
zens of Ilucksport, Me., nnd nro moved to
tears by Uncle Jed's affection for his foster
child. You are vexed at the plols of the
villain and doilgiited to see them foiled,
In fact all of the human emotions art
played Upon to the extent that "Old Jed
Prouty" makes a deep nml l.iBtlng Impres
sion upon nil who see It.
Itlchard Golden, whom wo have seen for
tit past two seasons In comic opera with
Alice Nielsen, returns to us as Uncle Jed
nnd while ho amused us ns the count lu "The
Fortune Teller" he delights us ns Uncle Jed.
Summed up in all there are few as good nnd
no better character actors In the business
than Itlchard Golden. Ills supporting com
pany Is nn excellent one nnd the production
given the piece 1b quite an elaborate one.
There Is to he n special matinee thlf nftr
noon nnd the engagement will close with a
performance tonight.
CrrluMon (Irplieuni
There has been nny number of better
vaudeville bills offered at the Crclghlon
Orphcum this season than the one given
Its Initial presentation Sunday nftornoon.
although the large nudlencn seemed to find
a certain amount of amusement, that Is, It
one may Judgo hy the laughter and ap
plause, In each of Hie cltht acts tlmt go
to makn up tho bill, nnd so long ns the
audience seems pleased thero Is little
reason for fault finding on the part of a
critic. However, there aro but ono or two
nets that are worthy of more than mere
pnsslng notice, nnd the majority of them
do not even rise above tho commonplace.
Tho flvo Olracs ure the redeeming feature
of tho performance. They offer nn acro
batic act In which nny number of novelties
In this lino Is forthcoming, but they re- ,
sort to what seems to be nn unnecessary
amount of horseplay, which If cut out would
not detract In tho least from the Interest
In their net. I
Walt Terry Is not a bad dancer and his
co-worker, Nellie Elmer, can nt least lay
claim to a certain amount of hentity. If not
nny unusual ability.
Cloud auri Kershaw sing a number of
parodies that bring Inughter and applause
from tho gnllery. John Lo Hay offers sev
eral novelties In his ventrlloqu.1l net. The
little girl In the Davis trio of children Is
a graceful and talented tot. Dettlnn (1 Irani
sings well and Is not unpleasant to look
nt. The Normans, billed as marvelous
club Jugglers, displayed only a marvelous
ability to miss on almost every trick they
tried at Sunday afternoon's performance.
If It wns not a ease of nervous prostration
upon their parts they nre sadly In need
of practice. The klnodrome shows a num
ber of new and interesting motion pic
tures, ,
Mlnco'o Trocnilcro
Tho Victoria Ilurlesquers drew tho usual
big Sunday audiences at Mlaco's Troeadero
yesterday. Standing room was in demand
nt both tho afternoon nnd evening rer
formnnces. Tho specialty hill Is by for the best
given at this house this season. Wetland,
tho clown Juggler, Is an expert performer
of almost tmporslblo tricks und his act
Is easily tho feature of the bill. Aggie Ileh
ler Is evidently suffering with a severe
cold, but her singing turn Is pulled through
splendidly by the nsslstanca of a youngster
with an uncommonly good voice.
Gladys St. John nnd Ida Nlcolnl Indulge
In reparteo that Is amusing and sing sev
eral songs with good effect. The bulky
comedian, Ed Degley, mixes mnny new Jokes
In with some of the old favorites nnd suc
ceeds In keeping the audlsnco laughing
while he Is on tho stage. P.cld and Gilbert,
In n sketch, nnd De Mora nnd Groactta,
acrobats, complete tho olio.
Tho opening nnd closing burlesques are
well mounted and beautifully dressed. The
engagement of the Victoria fhirlcsqucrfi Is
for the entire week.
I'reiiuent Cotiahlnft
Inflames tho lungs. Foley's Honey and Tar
stops the coughing and heals the lungs.
Tho ordinary couch medicines which aro
simply expectorants will not do thin, ns
they keep the lungs Irritated In throwing
off tho phlegm.
Ileal h of Clnrn llrlcns llnner.
Mrs, Clnrn Brlgps Haney of Wellesburg.
W Va died Sunday morning nt the home
of her sisters. Mrs. Helen n, Kelley and
Miss Francis M. Hrlggs, Nineteenth and
Webster streets, A week ngo Mrs. Hnney
reached Omnha, having come hero to re
cuperate falling health. A severe cold de
veloped pneumonia, with fatnl results. She
was 69 yearn of ago. A son, James nrlggs
Haney of Pittsburg1. Pa., reached Omaha
Sunday night und will start today for Wel
lesburg with the body, There v.-l'.l bo a short
private funeral service nt the house.
Mechanic's Shoes
Aro uoopsRiuily innrio of much heavier
leather nnd with hunvy soles, ou lie
count of tlio rough usage they nre
bound to receive. We linvo n heavy
three-sole lueelmnlt-'H slioo uuttle of
Kood, honest lenthor and Hindu the shape
of the foot In the plain, round toes
lace only that we have priced at only
?2.00 the uppers or this shoe will stand
two pairs of half soles and we recom
mend llieni to those who have to lie on
their feet much.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
Catnlncuo Sent Free for the Ashlne
Omnlin'a Ui-to-lnle Shoe Itnnsa,
14111 PAR.V All UTItBKT.
Pianos On Easy Payments
Yes, we l-.avu them in great variety
all the leading makes and at tlio best
prices. We have new pliiuos from $100
tip-$lt) cash anil1 !$5 per month fully
guaranteed for ten years. Call and nee
our bargains in socondlmud pianos from
f:iO up, on very easy terms. Second
hand organs from $10 up. Wo do line
tuning, repairing and moving of pianos.
A. HOSPE.
Hllll Ill-Alt III) OiiflK
L SHAW IS
Death Mnsters Out tbe Former 0, A. R.
Commander in Warhington.
END COMES ABRUPTLY AND PAINLESSLY
I'oltnM no HtruliiK of Plensurr nl n
lliiinitirt l'onernl !rM Irrs lo lie
ill WnterliMvu, ew York,
III Old Home.
WASHINGTON. Feb. lO.-Heprese ntatlva
Albert I). Shaw of Watertnwn, N. Y.. form
erly ccmmandcr-ln-chl f of the Grand Army
of the Republic, was found dead this morn
ing In his room at the lttggs hou?e. A
physician, summoned Immediately otter tho
discovery of the body, pronounced death
duo to apoplexy, probably about 1 o'clock
In the mornln:,
Colonel ."haw had returned about 1 30
o'clock from a banquet nt the Ebbltt housn
In honor of his successor, General Leo
Hassteur, and before he left tho banquet
hall had responded eloquently In n tonst
and appisre l In cxcellrnt health and spirits.
The body was discovered lying face down
ward on the floor. The features were
slightly bruised, showing he had fallen sud
denly and heavily. After his return 10 tho
hotel, Colonel Shaw nsked for hot water,
complaining of Indigestion. Tho wntor was
brought to him and thnt wns the last seen
of him nllve.
Ills private secretary, Mr. Charles B.
Glynn of Oswego, N. Y., hnd nn nppolnt
mcnt with him for 10 o'clock this morn
ing, and when Colonel Shaw did not ap
pear, one of the bell boys climbed to thn
transom nnd saw tho body In the position,
stated. The condition of tho room showed
that tho end hod come quickly and with
out pain. The dend body was removed to
an undertaking establishment to nwatl tho
arrival of an only son, Dr. Henry L. IC.
Shaw, who Is expected tomorrow, when
arrangements for tho funeral will bo au
nounced nnd n committee from tho houss
named to attend tho services, which will
probablv be held tit Watertown. Two
daughters, one living In Watertnwn, and
another In Ilrooklyn, were notified.
Skelrh of III ,fc,
Colnnol Shaw was r.o years of age, and
a veteran of tho civil war. He was a
wldowir, his wlfo dying Just 0110 year ago
yesterday. He was the picture of health, of
commanding stature, strongly built with
squnre shoulders and erect figure, which
with white hair and mustache made hlra
a conspicuous figure In (ho house. An ac
tive worker during his Incumbency of tho
commander-in-chief's ofllec, ho frequently
enme to Washington and took n hand In
urging legislation for the old soldiers be
fore tho committee of congress. '
Colonel Shaw whs barn in Lyme N V
December 17. 1S41. He served a "term
of enlistment In the Thlrly-flfih New York
volunteers and n special agent of tho War
department nt provost marshal headquar
tcrs during the civil war. Uter he was
a member of tho state assembly for ono
!m: Wn," aPP,n'e'l 'or.sul to Toronto In
8bS. nnd promoted to Manchester. Eng.
land. In 1878. from which latter place he
was lemoved by P.esldcnt Clevelnnd In 1885
for being "an offensive partisan." After
wards he filled the ofllce of department
commanrier of the Grand Army of the Re
public for the state of New York; com
muniler.ln.nh n .t. ..... . . ' ""n
"" "" national oody and
a representative In congress, succeed n
h0,'R,I V- ckcrin. . met trig
death in New York.
ng
0
I'KHSO.VAI.s.
Mrs. E. P. Green has recovered from an
attnek of tho grip it Cannseraga, N. Y. by
tho uso of Dr. Miles' Pain rills.
Amonc tho victims of the grip cpldcmto
now so prelent, F. Coylo Is now recov
ering at Canton, 0 by tho uso of Dr. Miles'
Ncrvlm nnd Pills.
W. E. Nihells of St. Louis, Mo., who was
down with grip, Is reported much Improved.
Ho used Dr Miles' Nervlno nnd Pills.
Tho friends of Mrs. L. Denlson will ba
pleased to learn of her recovery from grin
nt her homo in Bay City. Mich., through
the uso of Dr. Miles' Nervlno nnd Pllig.
Everybody says that J. W. Udy Is looking
splendid since his recovery from the grip
at his home In Des Moines, Iowa. They
all know that Dr. Miles' Ncrvlno was what
cured blm.
Prosecuting Attorney Charles L. De
Waele, who has passed the three-score
milestone, hnd a time with the grip, but
when seen nt his noma In Roscommon,
Mich., the other Cny he said Dr. Miles'
Nervine was what cured him,
At nearly thrco score nnd ten Mrs, Gnlcn
Humphrey was fighting against odds when
tho grip attacked bar, but she took Dr.
Miles' Not vino and now her neighbors la
Wareham, Mass., remark on how well shx
la looking.
After nn Illness of five weeks from the
grip Mrs Harriett Jrckson Is ngaln about
and looking fine. Sho began taking Dr.
Miles' Nervlno nfter tho fourth week. Her
home Is In Howling Green, Mo.