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I TIIE OMAHA DAILY HEE: SPyi)AYt JAyUAHY 20, 1002. 15 I BUSINESSMAN IN POLITICS fine Foniniit Bimatli Upti ai Alwuji Iatirntlnj; Bubjiot REVIEW OF LATE UCAl POLITICAL HISTIRY Adilrcnn li- IMminl llutnt nter, IMItnr of The Hop, in MtM-tliiK of I'lrnt mill .Scron il Wiiril t'ltlrcim Iiiniiiiry Uit, There la an nilngo that a man's undcr hlrt Is miicli nearer to htm than his over coat. For tho samo reason the affairs of our town nro much nearer to us than tho rfalro of our state and the affairs of the state aro much nearer to us than tho af fairs of our nation. - Tho cost to tho taxpaying citizens of Omaha, for example, for malntblnlng local government anil their share of taxes to de fray tho expenses of tho public schools ami county government Is about $000,000 per annum, while their contribution toward maintaining the stato government ranges somewhere from $100,000 to $130,000 a year. Now It stands to reason that where we pay nine times as much city, county and school taxes as wo do stato taxes that tho affalr.i 'of tho city and county offect ua moro di rectly and concern us icoro deeply than thoso of tho state. Wo also contribute our sharo toward tho roatntonanco of tho government of the United States, but this tax Is exacted In directly through Internal revenue and cus toms, duties, stamps and taxes levied on special articles, so that the great mass of American citizens, without being really conscious of It, nro nil paying their pro portion of tho expense of tho national gov ernment. Wo aro paying It In tho clothing vo wear, the fuel wo burn and In tho furni ture In our houses, but It Is In such Infini tesimal proportions that wo do not feel It, but every dollar of tax Imposed upon us for local government strikes us In a tender c?ot. "Wlioro 1ip Shoe I'lnchen. Unfortunately, only a small proportion of our citizens nro thoroughly familiar with tho machinery of government. Most of us do not understand whero tho "shoo pinches." Wo feel that It docs pinch, and , nn was once snld to nio by Senator Rvarts nftor I had mado an appeal beforo a con A Krcsslonal committee and pointed out tho comparative Inslgnlflcanco of the Injuries V'nlllcted upon tho country by undcslrnblo Immigrants as compared with tho general benfits, "I agrco with what you Bay. You would not ndvlso a man to cut off his foot to got rid of n corn on his too." For tho 'oarao reason you cannot afford to cripple tho municipal machinery by allowing somo bungler to tnko It to pieces ns a black smith might a watch. You would naturally call on come nuu who Is familiar with Its mechanism, and who Is cnpablo of handling all tho lntrlcnto part3 that underllo tho j foundation of our municipal government. . It Is very easy for un Ignorant man, or woman, to ralso an alarm. Wo havo had a costly cxporlonco recently, which recalls tho fablo of "The Threo Dlnck Crows." About thrco months ago tho Board of Edu cation, without tho slightest knowledge, In dividually or collectively, of nnv corrupt or criminal net of any public officer or prlvato citizen beyond mero rumor, deliberately passed n resolution demanding the calling of n grand Jury to invcstlgnto whnt they called "woll-dcflned rumors" that wero then floating In tho air, that largo sums of money wero being collected nnd pocketed by tho mayor, chief of pollco nnd other parties that should havo gono Into the public School fund. Theso resolutions, assailing tho In tegrity of tho mayor, chief of pollco and tho pollco board, naturally spurred tho council Into an Investigation. School Ilnurtl IliiRlicara. When tho members of tho school board wore cited to nppear beforo tho council which had tho right to Investigate tho 'conduct of any city officer charged with such gravo offenses, they refused to nppear. They said they must keep tho information profoundly In tho dark and only bring it forth In tho light of day In tho mysterious recesses of tho grand Jury room. Thoy could not bo Induced to divulge this awful oocrot. Tho grand Jury nlono should have this awful secret, and when tho grand Jury learned what they knew tho country would bo startled over tho terrlblo thtngs thoy revealed. The grund Jury hatf now completed Its work and It reports that nearly overy mem her of the old school board has been sub Jected to a searching and thorough exam lnatiou, but riot one of thorn know a soil tary thing, not a scintilla of criminal shadow upon a public official was revealed through tho board or any member thereof, Consequently, tho grand Jury waa compelled to declare that thero was no foundation whatever for these ldlo rumors, well do- fltiod though they may havo been. This llttlu fishing excursion Into tho domain of tho unknownblo has cost from $3,000 to $5,000 nnd will add Just that much to the taxos of tho peoplo of this county, In order to gratify certain gentlemen who nro anx lous for n llttlu political notoriety. It takes a 'rood many Hiuall homes to pay a tax of The boolc-kccpcr'a occupation renders him specially liable to tomach trouble. The hasty breakfast, the "quick lunch," the long hours spent in Btoopiug over journal nnd ledger, with lack of exercise, all tend to the derangement of the stomach. When the stomach is in a hcnlthv con clition the fecliucr after a meal is one of satisfaction nud comfort. Whenever there is discomfort nfter eating it is a eigu of stomach derangement or disease. I)r Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery cures diseases of the stomach and other onrans of digestion and nutrition cerfectlv niid permanently. The cures effected by this medicine are almost countless. "I have taken one bottle of nr. Tierce's GoWen Medical Discovery for Indigestion and Hvcr com plaint." write Mr. C. M. Wilson, of Yadkin College, mvitUon Co., N. C "Have had no bad pell Kiuce I commenced taking your medicine In f.ict hnv uot felt like the wine man. llefore I took the 'Golden Medical Discovery' I could not eat ntivtliitiB without awful distress. but now I cau cnt an)thiug 1 wish without hav ing tmuleauut leclinga." Don't be fooled into trading a sub stance for a shadow. Any substitute offered ns just as good" as "Golden Medical Discovery " is a shadow of that medicine. There are cures behind every claim made for the Discovery," which no " hist ns cood " medicine can show. Dr. Pierce's rleasant Toilets cleanse the bowels nud regulate the liver. They produce permanent beucfit and do not tcaci on Uic system. from $3,000 to $5,000, but tho people will havo to "grin and bear IU" Tho grand Jury has, of course, dono some other work and has filed quite a number of Indictments, but thero was really no ncces- Ity for calling tho grand Jury If tho county attorney, who Is tho public prosecutor, h..l performed tho sworn duty for which he Is paid, or had been willing to mako a search ing Investigation Into the various matters complained of beforo tho grand Jury. The (ientleinnii friiin .south Omnlin, A few days ago tho Commercial club had Its annual banquet. Among tho speakers selected for that festlvo occasion wan a gifted, brazen-throated orator from South Omaha who responded to a toast on 'Toll- Men nnd litislncsB." I can candidly assure you that I know of nobody who has mado business moro profitable In politics than o has. Thoso who wero so fortunato as to hear him doubtless remambcr theso se pulchral utterances: "You who do not hesitate to risk upon your Judgment tho accumulations of a llfe- Mmo sometimes stand with fenr and trem bling beforo tho authoritative assayor of public opinion, or tho press. A broad and Independent press Is a power for good, but o can no moro expect a disinterested ad- ocacy from a newspaper run to further tho political ambitions of Its editors, or to bring tho business of public offices to its Job and advertising departments, than we can count upon disinterested motives from ward politician who supports his chief bocauso ho expects to becomo his deputy. Wo cannot separate business from politics nd you ought not to seek to do so. Let tho Commercial club head tho relief corps. This club Is composed of men who provide livelihood for 10,000 voters In Omaha. Speak, gentlemen, and you can sccuro the relief you desire." I havo no doubt that tho gentleman knew hat ho wan talking about, so far as he himself was concerned. It Is well known that he has never yet separated business from politics. (Lnughter). He did not scp- rato business from politics when ho repre sented Douglas county two years ago In the tate legislature. There he was recognized a n special champion of the South Omaha corporations, who never fall to reclprocnto hen a man In politics helps their business. There ho distinguished himself by his tricky tactics to block legislation Intended for tho relief of taxpayers. I need only clto one Instance Nllllllllp Of IlllllllPNR 111 rillltlCK. In tho early part of the session a bill pnsscd tho house abolishing tho fee system In tho ofllco of the clerk of the district court. Tho hill as passed provided that tho clerk shall have a salary of $2,500 per nnuum. That Is the highest salary paid to a stato officer, Including even the governor and chief Justice of tho supreme court.- It was well understood at the capital that a largo purse, somo Bald $3,000, had been hung up to kill that bill, so tho tbtmblerlKccrs In tho senato kept It bobbing up and down until tho last day of tho session, when It was reported back with amendments, by tho senator from tho stock yards. Ono of theso amendments Increased tho salary from 2,500 to $5,000. Ho know very well that tho legislature was to adjourn that night and that tho bill must bo concurred In by both houses, nud no vote could bo taken In cither house on Its final passago unless tho amendments wero printed and clrcu lated In tho two houses. At C o'clock that evening no print had yet appeared, but tho gentleman was very much surprised when, about fifteen minutes nftor C. tho printed amendments wero being scattered about in tho two houses. Suspecting tho trickery, I had caused tho bills to bo printed at my own expenso. After that there was scampering, dancing nnd skirmishing all along tho line. Tho bill finally did pass with the $5,000 amendment, which tho friends of tho bill preferred to accept rather than havo It killed. It took flvo men that night to got that bill copied corroctly. It had to be copied threo or four times In succession becauso tho engrossing clerks had been tampered with, and tho bill camo back each tlmo with a few words or a line left out. It was a deadly fight betweon tho men Who sought to protect the taxpayers and tho fellows who wero anxious to got tholr hands Into that $3,000 pot. I havo referred to this Instance simply to show that tho eminent preceptor of tho Commercial club knows something nbout business In politics HiiNtiipaa with the AasesNor, Thero Is no placo in Nebraska, or possi bly In America, whero business nnd poll tics go hand In hand so smoothly as they do In our neighboring city of South Omaha. About five years ago a man by tho name of Samuel P. Brlghom was elected assessor In South Omaha. Mr. Drlgham got the notion Into his head that tho oath be had takon aB assessor had to bo observed, and that It was his duty to make the assess ments exactly as the law provldod, at tho real value, or as nearly as posstblo to the real value. When Drlgham's Intentions bo camo known thero was a stir In South Omaha among tho business mon, who know something about politics. They put their heads togothcr and Induced Drlgham to ac copt a position In Now York as a walking dclegato at $1,800 a year. Drlgham Insisted that walking was tiresome In New York, and thoroupon they gavo him a written contract for flvo years beforo ho loft South Omaha. And I don't know whother ho Is still walk' lng or not. (Laughter). In tho year 1000 tho assessor elected In tho packing house district of South Omaha who, by tho way, Is flro chief of ono of these institutions, wanted a vacation vory badly, or rather tho buslnoBS mon wanted him to vacate, and to they sent him down to Hot Springs for his health. When he returned from Hat Springs he found the tax lists all filled out In duo form, and they asked him to sign them and ho signed them. Dut thoy woro afraid they might bo lost, and so thoy placed them In their own vaults and tnqulsltivo taxpayers who winited to examine them woro advised to wait and hold their breath. You may bo able to rcallzo how business Is conducted In tho town nearest this gen tleman's homo when you remember that at tho last election tho vote for assessor at South Omaha was counted first because It, was much moro Important to tho gentlemen who mako business out of politics to know whother their assessor was elected than whether McKlnley or Drynn carried tho town. (Laughter.) And this Is not a Joko nor a sarcasm. South Oiuiihn'n Hiialiu-as Charter. Last winter tho statesman with tho basso profundo volco uppeared In a now role. He appeared at tho legislature as tho lobbyist for tho allied corporations. As an ox member ho had tho. right to circulate on tho floor, whllo other lobbyists wero rele gated to tho rear or kept standing In front of tho bar. Incidentally, tho gentloman whoMnakes a business of politics and poli tics of business engineered through a bill to provide South Omaha with a new char ter. This charter was expressly designed to Increaso the tax of tho people for the benefit of tho taxrators. That charter fitted South Omaha about as well as Dill Pax ton's overcoat would fit me. (Laughtor.) It was ton sizes too big. It was n great scheme to mako business out of politics. Tho grafters who were trying to break Into tho treasury of South Omaha first went to work to raise the customary pot. Thoy collected contributions from overy city official nnd employe. Kvcry member of tho flro force and every policeman In South Omaha paid $10 and tho flro chief contrib uted $25 In order to have their salaries raised, How much the mayor and chief of pollco paid has not beon divulged, neither have wo any definite figures for the amounts dropped into that slot mnchlno by tho corporations. Ah a starter, a llttlo purse, as I understand It, amounting to $2,500 was sent down to Lincoln to help grcaso tho rollers under tho charter, and tho gentleman who makes business out of politics stands up beforo tho business men of this city and Instructs them how to bring about reform. Tho upshot Is that South Omaha has to pay from $3,000 to $12, 000 a year more for Its city officials In sal aries and for sinecures in the various de partments than It had to pay under tho old charter. South Omaha today Is being run at an expense of $60,000 per annum, and they have nothing moro to show for It than a few policemen and few Bremen. In tho event of a conflagration or a riot they would havo to call upon Omaha to suppress the ono and put out the other, but they know bow to do business In politics, you bet. It waa not a very flattering compliment for tho representative business mon of Omnha to charge them with trembling and fear before threatened assaults of the press. It was an Impeachment of their Integrity as American citizens and an In sult to the wago working classes to assert that 10,000 bread winners of Omaha would enst their votes as they were directed by tholr employers. Mr. Van Duscn went out of his way to cast a inoBt contcmptlblo slur upon the press when ho Intimated , that tho editors who conduct newspapers to promote their political ambitions would sell out the Interests of the peoplo for paltry patronage or betray tholr high trust. to gain political favor. Let mo say, first, that no Omnha dally has any relation to a Job printing ofllco and all tho official ad vertising is either given under tho law to the paper of largest circulation, or to the lowest bidder In competition under spoclfla restrictions. An Unwnrrntitcil Stimuli. To stlgmatlzo editors who havo political ambitions with a lack of Integrity Is to practically strike at all editors that con duct political newspapers. Tho dangerous man In tho newspaper business Is not the editor .with n political ambition, but tho man who runs a newspaper on commercial lines for whatever money thero Is In It. Tho editor who has political ambition must constantly keep his car to tho ground. His supremo endeavor must be to gain tho good will of tho community, and Us con fidence, otherwlso his political ambition would como to nothing. A lnwyer who accepts retainers from everybody nnd any body that Is willing to pay him and hires himself as readily to defend crlmlnnls as to prosecute them, docs not vlolato profes sional etiquette, but tho editor who would deliberately sell himself and change from ono side of a vital Issue that concerns tho public, to tho other sldo in order to promoto his prlvato Interests would not only risk tho loss of his patronage, but would forever havo to abdlcato political leadership. Is It not passing strango to havo a man who only a few months ago appeared In cntrt to dofend nn Impeached mnyor and got htm off on a technicality, should havo appeared before tho Commercial club to talk about tho pernicious Influence of tho press. A Shelf-Worn Cry. In this connection let mo refer to one Incident. Of course you have for years heard the periodic outcry against tho water works. You havo heard good busi ness men advocato municipal ownership, when thoy should have known that the city Is not In position to pay for the works, and under Its contract could not acqulro tho works before the expiration of tho twonty-ycar period, without paying for the, franchise You havo heard men advocating lmprnctlcablo measures of redress, when they might have secured concessions, which by this tlmo would have saved tho city from $50,000 to $100,000. Whenever the wa tcr works clamor breaks out they have al ways Insinuated that becauso tho Water Works Company occupies office quarters In Tho Deo building, tho editor of The Deo could not bo trusted to stand up for tho lntorosts of tho city in discussing the water works question. It Is not generally known, or rather It Is known only to n vory fow, that tho Water Works company's leaso In Tho Deo building expired two years ago In Oc tober. Tho leaso was renowed for tho company by Mr. James Woolworth, but I have refused to sign It, and It lays un signed In my desk. They can move out any month, tomorrow or at any time. I havo placed the paper in a position of lndepon denco so far as tho water works question Is concerned. (Applause.) I have been an edi tor for moro than thirty years, and I will challengo any man to find n single Instance whero I havo swerved from my duty In a public matter to promoto my private Inter ests or personal political ambition. How many other business men would have dono tho same thing? I cannot tell how tho gentleman who has such a distrust of newspaper editors with political ambition would have acted under llko circumstances They say a man who makes two blades of grass grow whero only one grew before Is a benefactor to humanity, but a man who simply wants to llvo off the commu nity and makes business out of politics, and pays no taxes, Is not a human benefactor. Ho is qulto tho opposite. Scarcity of Independent Hnslnras Men It is amizlng that in an intelligent com munity that boasts so many really abla business men, so few have an adequate comprehension of tho machinery of gov I ernment, that thoy can bo so easily lm posed upon. I do not agrco with Judge Hascall 'with regard to the assessment of Omaha corporations, but I venturo to say thoro are not a dozen business men In tho club willing to grapple with these cor poratlons, men who would havo the nervo to fight tho battlo of tho taxpayers. It Is a matter of common knowledge that whenovor a railroad takes advantage of Omaha and imposes upon Omaha, the Job hers and manufacturers want the press to do tholr fighting, but they discreetly scam por from tho firing lino or drop out alto gether as soon as a llttlo rebate Is allowed on a fow curloads or rreignt. They are willing to let mo stand up to be knocked down, battered, abused and slandered, but they will not stand up for themselves. I am willing to credit the great ma jority, In fact, nearly every one of the members of tho Commercial club with pa triotism, public spirit and enterprise, but tho club has dono Omaha an Infinite amount of harm by allowing designing politicians and men who have political axes to grind to use It for selfish purposes by pipe dreams stories and downright Imposition. Oninhu'n City Government. There 1b always room for Improvement in every Institution and there Is a great deal of room for retrenchment, Improve ment nnd betterment In the municipal gov ornmont of Omaha, but for all that I am bold enough to say that the city govern ment of Omaha has never been moro ef flclently conducted than It is today (ap plause) and I know whereof I speak. few years ago you had eighteen council men, now you havo only nine councllmcn A few years ngo we had a salaried Doard of Public Works costing $6,500 per year. now the Doard of Public Works Is mado up of city officials who draw no special sal arles for acting on the board, Six years ago tho treasury of the city was In de plorablo condition and a bugo defalcation was worked up becauso the treasurer was not required to give periodic publicity of his transaction, now there Ib the most rigid checking and counter checking so that we know at least oaco every month how much money has been collected and how much disbursed, nnd In what banks tho money Is deposited. Thero may bo Just complnlnt nbout un- swept streets and poor pavements, hut that Is not duo to bad government, but to a lack of funds, duo to systematic tax shirk ing. As a matter of fact tho cost of tho city government today is from $20,000 to $30,000 less than It was six years ago In splto of tho fact that wo havo as largo a pollco forco ns wo had then and a much larger flro department than wo havo had at any time. Whllo thero has been a great deal of dust thrown and a great many well-defined rumors, nobody has been ablo to chargo pcrculatlon on any of tho municipal de partments, whether It bo tho market mas tcr, tho license Inspector, tho sewer In spector or street commissioner. They aro all so far as I know, Bobcr, Industrious, honest men, competent for the duties as signed to them. Too Many Unpractical Itpformvra. Everything in connection with tho ma chinery of tho city government In in tho main unassailable The only difficulty wo havo Is of a political nature. Tho gov ernment Is republican and all tho city employes are republican. That of courso Is ono of tho effects of what might bo called tho spoiled system, but It tho tax payers are not tho losers by It, no great harm is done. Thero aro In every com munity some peoplo who might bo classed ns ethical reformers, men who want to have tho city government conducted on a higher piano than Is posslblo under ex isting conditions. They would llko to In troduce tno millennium without taking tho preparatory steps. Theso men might bo called halr-trlggcr reformers, they would go off beforo thoy know what they aro about. Wo always have peoplo who agi tato lmpractlcablo changes Instead of get ting down to bedrock and stopping the leaks hero and thero. It Is not to be ex pected that tho complicated municipal ma chinery can bo mado to run as smoothly as the most finely adjusted engine Wo nro dealing with men and you cannot regu lato men by any law that wo may put on the statuto book, nor can you legislate men honest. Tho government of a community cannot riso abovo tho avcrngo standard of publlo morals prevailing In that com munity. You will always havo tho kind of government tho peoplo want. If thoy did not want it they would not havo It. Tho peoplo say thoy do not want sensa tional papers, they hato to see a yellow Journal, that thoy hato to' seo tho immoral material it prints nnd circulates, but at tho samo time thoy pny for It and they read It. Nobody would print a yellow Journal unless thero wero yellow minded peoplo to pay for it. Just as soon ns the peoplo do not want tho yellow Journal, do not want to pay for Immoral literature, Just so soon will it disappear. Munlclpnl Home Utile, When It comes to tho question of gov ernment thero la such a variety of inter ests Involved that It requires almost a Ufa study. I have simply sought to throw a llttlo light on this subject and I trust later on, tho educational campaign will begin in dead earnest. You havo 'about fifteen months yet beforo the city election, bo If you wish to know what you aro about you should discuss municipal Issues de liberately, without excitement and with out candidates. Discuss them purely from tho standpoint of good government, mu nicipal economy and retrenchment on linos that aro practicable. A great many of tho economic changes that are asked for would rcqulro not only additional legisla tion, but also constitutional amendment. When wo can chango our constitution or get it changed for us by the state, we will be able to have home rule. That is what wo ought to have, that Is what I have labored for and shall contlnuo to labor for. I hope to seo tho day when Omaha will mako its own charters, not a charter to be mado by five men for five men, hut by tho peoplo for the people. When homo rule is an accomplished fact, wo will havo a great deal better government than wo have today. ItELIGIOUS. The next conference of tho blshons of tho Mothodlst Kplscopal church has been act for May 1 nt Chattanooga, Tenn. Samuel E. Allen of Halt Lake City owns n. Wvnllffd hlbln. one of the first hooks printed In England. Tho volumo is nt least 300 years old. Charles L. Hutchinson, the millionaire banker of Chicago, has been a church worker and a Sunday school superintendent lor mo past iweniy-iour years. Tho American Bible society mado a good showing last year, its eighty-fifth. Tha total Issue of tho year .boing 1,554,123, nn Increaso of 147,327 over last year. Thero nro said to bo 1.000.000 Catholics In the Chinese empire. During tho last cen tury the number of Catholics In Indlo- China has lnsrenscd from 320,000 to 700.UW. BJshnn Francis M. Whittle of the EnUco- nal dlocem of Vlrclnla has transferred tho ecclesiastical authority and all the caro ot tno cuoccso to nis coadjutor anor a servlco of twenty-six years. Rnv. Dr. Hiram w. Thomas, nastor of tho People's church of Chicago, has ex pressed his willingness to go to tho rccon centrado enmnn of South Africa to dls- .trlbuto tho money raised by tho American xransvani league. There Is but ono Ilumicnot church In ox istenco In America, and that is a quaint old church In Charleston, S. C. In the belfry of old St. Philip's1 church In tho same city is a beacon light to KUldo the sailors in in 3 narnor. Tuesday, February 4, has been selected as the date for the election of a bishop coadjutor of the Protestunt Episcopal dio cese of Pennsylvania. Tho election will be held at tho Church of St. I.uko and Epiphany in l'hiiaaeipnia. A rnmnrkahle nenco manifesto has lust appeared In the London Dally News, signed ny moro tnun o.iw noncomormisi ministers of Great Britain. Tho manifest contains almost every well known namo In the Freo church circles In England. Prof. Iden of tho KnnsnH State Normal school at Emporia has followed his usual custom of hemline to every former nnd present member of his- blblo class,- now 1,300 In number, a Now Year greeting. His present bible class numbers 4W), the largest organization of Its kind In tho United mates. Bishop Eugeno Aug Hoffman of tho gen eral tncoiogicai seminary, t-'iieisea square, New York, has presented tho American Museum of Natural History with sjven boxes of rare specimens of butterflies from Japan, Jamaica, tho Philippines and tho tiimiayao. Dr. John II. Coleman, pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal church nt Glens Fulls, N. Y has been Invited to becomo presi dent ot Willamette university of Salem, Ore., tho oldest Methodist school on tho Pacific coast. Dr. Coleman has not given ius decision. Dr. Henry G. Gangs of Carllslo, Pa,, has been appointed financial agent of tho Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions und will makn his hendnuarters In Washlncton. Dr. Gnnss Is well known ns a composer of sacred music nnu as tno author or several literary worKS. T") "IV. 1 XTU1.aIu .. 1. I . 1 notoriety by publishing a list of whom ho regarded ns tho elite of society In tho United States, has been overwhelmed with offers from lycoum bureaus and lecturing associations to dellno his views of whnt American society should consist, lit. Rev. Chiirles H. Brent. Enlscoi bishop of the Philippines, has bid fnrowoli to Bt. Stephen's church. Boston, nnd from now until lie starts for his now Hold, which will bo Aorll 5, he will devote hln tlmo to speaking before prominent Eplbcopal cnurcnes inrougnoui mo country. The trustees of tho Union church of Flndlov, O., have dispensed with the uerv Icea or ltev. David Poole aH pastor because the style of his preaching Is ton quiet nnd unlmpassloned. Tho contract which tho trustees havo drawn up for tho new In cumbent provides that ho must uso "phys. leal ns well ns spiritual energy" while preaching. Miss Versa Hnllenbeck. the vounir ovnn gnllst of the Holiness Christian church, whose work In the cosnel Held ha at tracted attention at Indianapolis and other cities, tins accepted chargo of tho church nt Sullivan, Ind. She Is 16 years old and has been the means of several hundred persona being converted to religion at the meetings sne nas conducted. RUGS carpels into rugs, we starled at the liner end of the lino and have made the Wiltons and Wilton Velevts up first. Will have ahout 150 on show Monday. We give the sizes and prices below. If you find any the right size and color, it will save you money about one third, not less and even more on some. Monday will bo the best time to see them. GxC-l Moquctto 4-6x6-3 lloyal Wilton $ 6. CO 7.00 11.00 17.50 17.00 26.00 30.00 18.00 12.00 15.00 8-3x7-8 Velvet 8-3x8-3 Wilton Velvet 8-3x-4 Wilton Velvet 8-3x13-6 Wilton Velvet 8-3x13-0 Digclow Axmlnstcr 8-11x11-0 Wilton Velvet 7- 2x0-2 Tapestry Brussels 8- 3x8-4 Tapestry Drussels 10-6x10-7 Wilton Velvet 8-3x10-2 Wilton Velvet 8- 3x8-3 Extrn Axmlnstcr 10-6x12-0 Extra Axmlnstcr 10-6x14-8 lllgclow Axmlnstcr... 9- 0x11-3 Wilton Velvet 10- 0x10-7 Wilton Velvet 8-3x13-0 Extra Velvet 8-3x11-3 Wilton Velvet 8-3x9-2 Wilton Velvet 10-6x11-7 Wilton Velvet 8-3x8-6 Tapestry Brussels 10-6x12-0 Axmlnstcr 10-6x10-4 Axmlnstor 8-3x11-4 Axmlnster 6-9x8-9 Velvet 8-3x8-3 Axmlnstor 8-3x10-8 Best Dody Brussels.... 6-0x9-9 Tupestry Brussels 8-3x10-0 Axmlnster 8-3x7-6 Velvet 35.00 17.50 14.50 23.30 48.00 21.50 33.00 21.00 20.00 21.60 28.50 10.50 30.00 25.00 17.50 9.00 15.00 21.00 6.73 23.00 12.60 ! Special Furnituer Values $17:50 golden oak dresser Is tho best over offered nt our prtco. Swell top and top drawers, solid cast brass handles, 24x30 Inch French bevel mirror, extrn value at $17.50. $30.00 curly birch dresser, $22.50. White maple dressers, pretty pattcrna, from $5.00 to $8.00 under value, at $16.75, $18.60, $22.60 and up. $29.00 mahogany dressers, special, $20.76. $26.00 mahogany dresser, masslvo design, special, $19.75. $39.00 mahogany dresser, brass standard, special, $32.50, Dressing Tables Somo extra cholco patterns In golden onk and blrd's-eyo inaplo from $3.00 to $7.50 under price. $8.00. $9.75, $12.00, $13.75 and up. Chiffoniers Pretty golden oak ones, extra good values at $6.50, $7.00, $8.75, $13.00 nnd up. Maplo chiffoniers. Very special values at $16.60, $19.60, $22.00 and up. rchard & Wilhelm garpet CURED After 39 jtCSEfa IHB READ THESE LETTERS : f!S!0 F ONE-THIRD OF A BOTTLE OF "5-DROPS" CURED HER. JjBiflF J MISS MARGARET HOWARD, Graston, Ky., writes: "I had been suffering aRony with Neuralgia for two years nnd could Ret no relief until I began taking your hMPPj "5-DROPS." I had not taken it but 24 hours beforo I felt better. Now I havo used only one-third of the bottlo and never feel tho pains any more. I owe all to "B-DR0P8" (Trade Mark.) am wish I could praise it all over tho world. " CURED OF NEURALGIA AFTER 39 YEARS OF SUFFERING. J D CAMPBELL, Adairsville, Ga., writes: "I am an old Confederate Veteran and contracted Neuralgia of tho head and have suffered with it ever since, nearly 30 years. I tried everything I could hear of that was recommended for tho troubles and nearly all the doctors I have met with, but nono could do mo any good. "6-0R0P8 is tho only thing that baa done me anv cood. I know It is a grand medicine. " PAID S450 TO DOCTORS BUT-GOT NO RELIEF. WAS CURED BY "O-DROPS." HENRY S. ANDERSON, Marksville, La., writes: "I have been suffering with Neuralgia and Rheumatism and pain in the head never I am compelled to say that ''B-0R0P8" is "5-DROPS" CURES lor n quarter 01 a century ana nuriuK uiai umo j. wavu oijcui u " : could get relief until I heard of the "B-BRUI'S." i tnougnt 1 wouui oniy iry one uoiuo moun i nau irieu bu many uwicr f ,,iU:.,e t .tnnkinH i'K.nROP" but I boucht a bottle. I am now 63 vears of aaa and feel as if I was but sweet 10." CouRhs, Gout, Bronchitis, Asthma, Catarrh, Llvor and KldnoylTroubloe, NorvouBnosa, Backache, Dyspepsia, Indlgoatlon; Croup, Nervous and Nourallo Hoadaoho, Heart Woaknoss, Paralysis, Crooplng Numbness, sioopiessnoss ana muuu umooouo. "S-DROPS" will cure Rheumatism In any of Its forms or stages of davelovmcnt. It mokes no atfference whother you are suffering from Inflammatory, Nervous, Muscular or Articular Rheumatism. "".DROPS" If uted as directed will elve Instant relief andeffectn permanentoure. rncr TA all I A trial bottle -will be mailed free of charge to rliCk IU ALL every reader of this paper who Is a sufferer irom out the Coupon and send to us with Uf A DM1 BlfS If any unprincipled dealer IIAilirillHUi contains no opiates In nny "alMnflnTO Any reliable druWlst can easily sccuro It for reoclpt of price, 81.00 per bottle. ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR THE LARGE SIZE BOTTLE SWANS0N RHEUMATIC CURE CO., 160 TO 164 LAKE STREET, CHICAGO, ILL, Read The That were carpets Wo'vo mado up, 'during this month, a lot of short onda of 8-3x9-8 Best Body Drussolo 17.50 S-3xll-6 Axmlnstor 25.00 10-6x12-0 Moquctto 22.50 8-3x10-6 Axmlnstcr 21.75 10-6x10-0 Axmlnster 25.00 8-3x9-3 Tapestry Brussels 12.50 8-3x8-5 Tapestry Brussels 10.60 9-0x12-0 Axmlnstcr 18,50 8-3x11-10 Tapestry Brussels 12.50 8-3x11-9 Tapestry Brussels 15.00 8-x9-0 Axmlnster 14. 00 8-3x13-0 Velvet 20.00 8-3x9-7 Body Brussels 16.60 8-3x9-2 Axmlnster 17.50 8-3x14-2 Tapestry Brussels 17.00 9-0x10-2 Axmlnster 24.00 9-0x11-0 Axmlnster is. 00 9-0x11-3 Velvet 19.00 10-6x12-2 Velvet 23.00 9-0x11-3 Velvet s 19. 00 10-6x11-0 Axmlnster 23,60 12-9x12-9 Velvet 31.00 10-6x12-3 Velvet 25.00 10-6x13-6 Body Brussels 27.60 10-6x11-0 Tapestry Brussels 15.00 10-6x15-6 Tapestry Brussels 22.60 10-6x12-9 Tapestry Drussels..... 18.00 10-6x12-5 Tapestry Drussels 20.00 10-6x12-1 Tapestry Drussels 18.00 10-6x11-10 Tapestry Brussels.... 16.50 10-6x13-3 Dody Drussels 25.00 go. 1414.14161418 OF NEURALGIA Years of Suffering "5-DROPS" WILL GIVE INSTANT RELIEF AND EFFECT A PERMANENT CURE. THERE IS NO OTHER REMEDY IN THE WORLD THAT WILL, STOP NEURALdlC PAINS SO QUICKLY OR EFFECT A CURE OF THIS PAINFUL, TORTURING AILMENT IN SUCH A SHORT TIME. "5-DROPS" CURES ACUTE the doctor in my family. I would not bo jvithout it in my house. RHEUMATISM, SCIATICA, GRIP, COLDS, any 01 mo aoovc namcu uiacosca. vui your namo and address. offers you a hubt,tltutofor"S-I) form, No alcohol. Isosallcyli you. If It Is not obtainable In your locality order direct from us und wo w ill iend It prepaid on "SWANS0N PILL," A SURE CURE FOR CONSTIPATION, PRICE, 25o. "5-DROPS" (300) DOSES, SI.OO. AT YOUR DRUGGISTS. Maidenhood At the threshold of wedded life with its cares nnd responsibilities, what more appropriate could n bride consider than a box of the med icine that will Keep tho new family in perfect health. "1 took Canearets myself and they are nne. I alto hate been giving them to my children Urs I)at?s, ll'is. Capitol Bt., Washington. "Cascarets are the ties medicine I ever rled. 1 cannot be too grateful for them." -Mrs, Ella Banders, Foi, Mo, "I was tor a long time troubled with con. tlpstlon end catarrh of the throat. Am now using Caiearets with good results and am ssttsfad I will be entlre)ycured."-Mrs, 11. r". Yeomans.4T31 Champlaln Av.,Chlcago. "I hare used Cascarets and must say they are wonderful. 1 recommend them to all my lady friends nh..i.- i. "Will Wfvm, viiwiltvui There are many physical disturbances of the bodily functions con nected with the change from maidenhood to womanhood, find th; health and wholesome life not only of tho bride, tho new wife and prospective mother, but that of the new generation that is to be, depend upon keeping all operations of tho digestive canal regular and natural with Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the only mcdicino that will do it gently yet surely without grip or gripe. y-J. 4 Beit for the Bowel.. All druMlata. ioc, ajc, joe. Never fflQf iVlftlfo l In bulk. The genuine tablet stamped C C C. Ouar eV'" W wB anteed to cure or your money back. Sample and booklet free. Addrew Btefllng Roraedy Co., Chicago or Ni V. to Bee the Best It' Closing Out lH-ynrd samples, Moquctto, Ax mlnstcr nud Velvet borders, 22 Inches wide, l',4 yards long, 60c. Carpets, 27 Inches wide, snma length, 95c, fringed or bound. Drussels, 14 ynrds long, for 75c. Miter Mats, from border corners, IU yards squaro, 76c, $1.00 nnd $1.25. Linoleum Specials Wo bought from tho Nnlm Lino leum Co. nil their goods damaged in process. Tho goods nro of standard quality, but hero nn dthcrc a holo or broken edge. Wo sell them with this understanding only wo roll them out so you can sec. Nearly a carload for salo on Monday nt 38c. Nairns Linoleum Wo aro having another kind of Linoleum snlo. All remnants of in lalds and fltui goods, drop patterns, at half prlco or thereabouts, depending upon tho piece. Remnants of Draperies Half Price Demnnnts of curtain uwlss, Itcmnants of curtain not. llcmnants of embroidered swlns. Itcmnants ot crctonncn and denims, llcmnants of tapestries, 24x2 1 Inches, somo pieces worth up to $1.00 each, only 10 emits. Itcmnants for pillow tops. llcmnants of laco curtains, odd pairs, nnd remnants ot fringe, at lcssthan cost. All short lengths left over from our fall season's busi ness. Lamps and Jardinieres Closing out our cntlro stock nt less than U Its value. We aro going, out ot tho lamp and Jardlnloro business and havo theso goods marked at surprisingly low prices. Douglas OR CHRONIC NEURALGIA. COUPON No. 210 Cut thin nut nl rrnd It with your imnie nnd mldi-Ais to Hwnnion lUirumMlo Ours Cn..Chtc.Airn.kIl(l voil will h enl Ixmle ot ''b-DllOlV free, iwjti'.ld. DROPS" don't accept It. No other remedy will do Its work. It vlntH t n ruin thn fttmnnnh. nr nnv drill's which onlv denden thn and Womanhood "I have tumor which all the doctor told m could be gotten rlJ ot la no other wir then with the knife, but, 1 think the CaicareU aro borMnjt It entirely." -Mr,. E. Plion, Klilnore, Oal. "CeicarrU had itrenge effects In myoaae. I took them fer worme and tot rid of thein. l'or about a year 1 hid alio luffered from my right eye continually vilirlni, After I took the eecond dote of Oaicareii the eja fot well and hu been well erer tlnce," Mr. 'Jowman, 444 Jelile St., Sail I'ranclico. "About a year ajo I wont throuch a Yrr difficult operatlen and ulnce then lufrered from eevere headachei. I tried Caiqarete and the result we wonderful, Und bleu youl" Mn. Motet Leece, Otltoio, Cola, Newspaper.