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TTTE OMATIA' DAILY BEE: MONDAY. 'AT'OURT 17,-1003. REV. FOSTER'S FAREWELL Preach o Final Sermon to Congregation lie Haa Serred. for 8iz Tears, TRIUMPH OF THE GOSPEL HIS KEYNOTE aside from the Dlironn Reports of rastnrat Are Disclosed, Ihowlif Good Work Done During the Period. Xv. T. B. Foster, who leave In a few days for Johnstown, Ta.. In response to a call from that city, preached his farewell sermon at the First Vnlted Presbyterian church. Twenty-first and Emmet streets, yesterday morning;. The regular Sunday school and prayer meetings will be con tinued, and next Sunday Rev. M. O. Alli son of Bloomlngton, Ind., will occupy the pulpit The service yesterday opened with a beautiful ceremony, fully appreciated by the congregation, which Is losing a much loved pastor. Five young matrons, who have been married within the past several years by the departing pastor, walked for ward carrying their five Infants, all dressed In white, and the little ones were conse crated to the Lord in the sacrament of bap tism. The records of the pastorate Just ended, extending from May , 1R97. to the present time, showed (30 sermons, 32 marriages, 30 funerals, 44 baptisms of adults and 31 bap tisms of Infants, 114 members received by profession of faith, 87 received by letter, 86 dismissed by letter, and that of the deaths but six were of members of the congrega tion. The church membership has grown In the six years from 114 to 213 members. Commenting on these figures, the pastor aid the unusually small percentage of deaths was due to the character of the congregation, which was composed princi pally of young people, and as the years went by the record would make a different showing, for which the members should be prepared. In the membership record and the Increase In the contributions of the congregation trchurch work cotild be seen an evidence of growth, which he trusted would be Increased. Taking for hla text Paul's farewell to the Corinthians, II. Corinthians, thirteenth Chapter and eleventh verse: "Finally, brethern, farewell. Be perfect, be of good comfort, be of one mind, live In peace and the God of love and peace shall be with jrou." ' Rev. Mr. Foster recalled that shortly after becoming pastor he had defined his position along certain lines, and had con tinued along them. Continuing, he said In part: Opinion la Verified. "The opinion I then expressed has been confirmed by the past six years of preach ing, that the gospel would never lose . Its power over the heart of man, and that It Is the only power which can change the hearts of men. I have seen men born Into the kingdom through It, just as Saul, the persecutor, was changed Into Paul the preacher, and know that the revealed truth, which reveals to us the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, Is the only power in the uni verse which can make such changes. I have tried to presch to you a gospel of hope, for there Is no gospel of despair for the Christian; he who believes In Christ can but hope, and I have tried to teach Jrouthfulness, pointing to Jesus Christ as an example, and the gospel of self-sacrifice and of helpfulness. We should pray for the kingdom of heaven on earth, for no man can go to heaven who has not some heaven here. I believe that Christ ians are the light of the world and the salt ef the sanh, and that they should 1st their light ahlna and carry the salt where It la Heeded. ' 1 "The gospel of Christ Is (he only remedy for the drink evil and the social evil and alt other evils, for the gospel Is the only thing which can take selfishness out of the world. I do not say that It always does so, but until through It every man loves his God with all his heart, and all his mind, and all his soul, and his neighbor as him self, these evils will not cease. I have not been so prominent aa others In the various reform movements, though I bid them and the men tn them God-speed, but my earnest conviction Is that only by the true con version of the Individual can true reform be accomplished. This man may vote right according to the first reformer, and that man may be right on the drink evil ac cording to the second reformer, and so with others, but It will not be all right until each one receives the gospel of Christ in his heart. It Is ray belief that one day the drink evil, and the social evil, and all other vtla will be put down, for there Is a con stant conflict between them and the gospel, and to say otherwise would be to say the devil was the more powerful. I care not ao tnuoh for organisations for righteous ness aa for the righteousness of the Indi vidual, and my work shall continue to be our grand marching order to go Into all the world and preach the gospel." great pulpit orator can hold his flock while he Is with them, but It cannot bold to gether when he Is gone. 'In your preaching you must be able to speak the truth aa the truth. Tou must convince them that you believe In what you ssy with all the power that Is within you. Character must be yours. Tour ac tions will be the real test of your merit." Rev. Mr. Ludden followed with a sermon to the congregation on Its duty to the pastor. He stated that the flock had duties to the pastor which it was bound to fulfill. To them alt financial affairs should be left and they should not be semlss In looking after them. They must have confidence In their pastor and listen to what he says. It Is not right, he declared, for them to pick flaws in his sermons, but they should seek for the good points In It and form thelr Judgments by them. ' THE SEW ASD OLD CHRISTIANITY. Former Is Better Thaa that of Tester, day, Bays Her. Thorpe of Chicago. Rev. Wlllard B. Thorpe, D. D., of Chi cago, occupied the pulpit of St. Mary's Avenue Congregational church yesterday morning and spoke from the text, Luke 10:29. "Rut he. willing to Justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who la my neigh bor?" "My theme will be the New Christian ity," said Dr. Thorpe. "The Christianity of the Reformation, that of Loyola and Calvin Is essentlatly different from the Christianity of today. So is that of Jona than Edwards and Jobn Wesley. Theirs was a different Christianity. The closer I get to and study the theories of the past, the more I am convinced that the Chris tianity of today Is better, saner and a rh'rlstlike Christianity. The char acteristic of modern Christianity Is its humanltarlanlsm. In the old days the tendency was to dash their heads against the human mystery and majesty of God. The Christianity of today is the study of human nature, feeling and mind. How do our neighbors live, think and love? A better motive actuates the writing of biog raphies today. They get at the heart and soul of the man of whom they write. "Let us seek to And the reason that the non-church goer absents himself from church and why he sneers at religion. It Is the age of the search for facts, the bet terment of social conditions. Man is more interesting today than the study of bugs or spiders, his vocations, his thoughts, am bitions, prejudices, be he rich or poor, the study of the brothel, the saloon, politics, control of political bodies and of men and their action. These are only a few of the studies of today. Fiction Is the study of those elements of human life we seek to know. All things Indicate the enormous appetite for knowledge of thy neighbor. Who Is he? No man is higher than his natural level. The keynote of religion today is human interest. It affects reli gion, sympathy, Justice, love and human rights, that I may know myself better by knowing him. "New things have arisen since the days of Jesus Christ. Even if we go back to the penteeostal church at Jerusalem we find the keynote then waa love and broth erhood. We do not even there find that outreaching love for one another, but rather love for one another. There Is an other and more farreachlng love than that In the cultivation of a Christian virtue. Great though Paul was, he felt' that he must work In order that his own salvation might be assured. Was that the" love of man for man or the culmination of a vir tue consummated by the Master? In the Reformation there was a oold sternness and lack of human Interest. To day we are reveling In a New Christianity. It is a new Christ born In these modern years. It Is a new era In human history. It is Christ's spirit that prevails today, not' St. Peter's. This Is a day of human Interest; It la evidenced In the efforts to Ameliorate and Improve the industrial conditions, endowing educational move ments, missionary philanthropy, the labor atory to cure human disease and alleviate human suffering. It Is the eager seal of Christian workers for the betterment of thy neighbor. There Is a pathetic and noble humanltarlanlsm In the Salvation Army, and the Volunteers. They say 'dear man,' not 'hopeless sinner.' It Is not the spirit of evolution but the great and grow ng spirit of love of man for man. The wldeness of God a love and mercy Is boundless as the aeas. The spirit of the new Christianity Is the higher life of man. The time has come when we must adjust ourselves to this new, reorganised Chris tianity. What can I do to serve It and make It more holy?" ' KHW PABTOR AT GRACE LITHERAJ. Rev. M. 1m Mellek Formally ladnetea lot Bla New Position. Rev. M. I Mellek of Fort Madison, la., was formally Installed as pastor of Grace l.utheran church Sunday morning, although he has been acting in that capacity for more than a month. The Installation cere monies were corlducted by Rev. J. F. Bel bert of North Platte, president of the Ne braaka synod of the Lutheran church, and by Rev. L. P. Ludden of Lincoln, western secretary of the board of home missions. Rev. Mr. Selbert spoke to the new pastor ef his duties to his congregation and what was to be expected of him. "The power of the pulpit may be declin ing from its former seat of greatness," he aid. "This la partly due to the fact that the people ' are doing their own thinking more and more. The province of the minis ter has grown beyond that point where he preaches entirely to teach, lie must co operate with his flock and for that purpose we bave the liturgy. It Is only within reoant years that the liturgy has come Into use In our, church In this country and even now It Is looked upon with disfavor by soma portions of our own clergy. Tet It fills a need of the church. The province of the laymen Is to take part In the services as well as to listen and It Is through the liturgy that this part Is taken. The pastor must be capable of ordering the liturgy correctly as well as in preaching a good sermon. It Is a portion of his duties. Again, the pastor must look after the up building of hi flock. He must tend to Its Increase. One of the strong points of our church Is oatechlsatlon. We believe In Instilling the spirit of Christ Into the young rather than In converting the older people to the faith. "The duties of the pastor do not end with the pulpit.' He must be one of them. His cares are many and he must carry many of their , troubles In his own heart. To be a great pastor you must have large sym pathies. Tou must be accessible to them at all times. Like a physician, you must allow them to consult with you when they will of their earthly and spiritual Ills. Tou must bear with them tn patience and through a kindly and loving spirit aid them to better things la and out of the church, A truly great church is founded on this love of the flock for Its pastor. Buch flocks do not scatter when their pastor Is with them bo mora, but continue on with their p.w loader la the sains spirit ot desire. CrVTMZATION AND THE CHOCTAWS, What Missionary KJnsr flays ef Condi tions in Western Oklahoma. By special request of Pastor Thomas An derson of Calvary Baptist' church,' located at the corner of Twenty-fifth and Hamll ton streets, F. L. King, who has been act' lng as a missionary under the direction of the American Baptist Home Mission so ciety of New Tork, among the Arapahoe Indians of western Oklahoma for the past Ave years, lectured to the congregation. The lecture was upon the present status of the tribes In the Oklahoma country and especially upon what are known as the blanket Indians. Mr. King devoted the greater part of his time to speaking of the change of condl tlons spiritually among the red men, but also related many Incidents of Indian life and character which were very Instructive to his hearers. The Arapahoes in the dis trict where Mr. King has been laboring are worshipers of the sun, the earth and Are. These are the principal objects of spiritual adoration, but many minor ob jects are Included In their category of gods. The speaker expressed the opinion that there Is much room- for missionary labor In the field where he has been working, and he thinks that a great deal of good may be accomplished by efforts made In the right direction. He believes that all the tribes are capable of being civilised and christianised If ths proper steps are Uken. I Mr. King Is at present the guest of Dr. Rlordan. He will remain In the city a few days, and from here he goes to Carroll, Neb., where he will visit his mother for a time, and later visit aoma of Vila form. college chums in Ohio before returning to the field of his labors. Tell This to roar Wife. Electric Bitters cure female complaints, surely and safely; dispel headaches, back aches, nervousness or no pay. 60a For sale by Kuhn A Co. ORIENT ROAD IS FINANCED Iain of $3,000,000 Additional Stock Placed After Being Aahorited. DICKINSON TELLS OF WORK ABROAD Contract Hade wlth Hembnrg-Amer. lean Line Which Is Almost Globe. Circling; In Its Operation Progress of Coastrnctlon. Edward Dickinson, second vice president and general manager of the Kansas City, Mexico & Orient railroad, arrived home yesterday morning from a two months' trip to Europe. Mr. Dickinson's trip was purely a business one and he stated yes terday that the financing of the "Orient road," ns It Is best known and commonly called, Is now an accomplished fact. In company with Mr. Stlllwell, president of the road, Mr. Dickinson went to London In June to confer with the flnance com mittee, which has its headquarters in that city and of . which Lord Munson Is chair man. Their plans for an Increase in the capital stock of the International Con struction company of 3,000,00fl, or from 17,000,000 to $10,000,000. were considered and approved by the committee, the increase to be used in the construction of branch lines, and the issue was authorized. Since re turning to this country a week ago Mr. Dickinson received a cablegram from President Stlllwell, who returns about Oc tober 1, that the 13,000.000 of additional stock have already been placed by him. The International Construction company and the Union Construction company have contracts with the railroad company under which they are to turn the entire road over to It, ready for the equipment, which the railroad company will Itself put on. The International company has contracts for 1.075 and the Union company for 420 miles, and the entire financing of them, which has now been accomplished, la In fact the financing of the road. Important Traffic Agreement. Of almost, if not quite, as much Impor tance as the above was a traffic contract made by Messrs. Stlllwell and Dickinson with the Hamburg American Stoamshlp line. Mr. Ballln, the director general of the company, met them In London and the contract calls for a monthly service at the start from Port Stlllwell, the western and tidewater terminus of the road on the gulf of California, In Mexico, the service to be increased as traffic demands. The combination of the Orient road and the Hamburg line will be as near globe circling In Its operation as exists today, or Is probable for some time to come. The latter company now operates a line of ships from Hamburg to Ceylon, Calcutta, and Japanese and Chinese ports, and when Its contract with the Orient goes Into effect will extend Its service to Australia and other southern Pacific ports, to the Hawaiian Islands, and Port Stlllwell. A line from Kansas City to New Tork the Wabash and Gould lines are the eastern connections of the Orient road completes the circle. The Hamburg company has 900 agencies In Europe which will hereafter be also working for the Orient road..: Progress of New Road. '' ' ' Considerable progress has already been made, Mr. Dickinson said, In the construc tion of the road, over 1,200 miles of the right of way having already been pur chased, and 800 miles, or one half of the whole road, having been graded.' The largest part of the remainder will be com pleted within eighteen months and ths en tire road will be finished within a year thereafter. There are a number of short tunnels in the Sierra Madre mountains tn cutting which electric plants, operated by water power from the mountain streams, Will be used. It la expected the same plants will later be used In mines, the operation of which the new road will make possible. Compared with other roads the expense of tunneling will be small, not being over 11,000,000 on the whole road. In three places, covering a distance of 326 miles, from Wltchlta, from Chihuahua, and from Port Stlllwell, the road l already In operation. A study of the route and points on the Orient road will be a surprise to those not very well posted on geography or who have not seen maps of It. The line from Kansas City to Port Stlllwell will be 600 miles shorter than existing lines from Kansas City to San Francisco, Port Stlllwell being shown to be, by a line drawn north and south through the United States, 200 miles east of Salt Lake City. It Is between 1,300 and 1,400 miles from San Francisco to Port Stlllwell, which facts show conclusively. In Mr. Dickinson's opinion, advantages of the new road In the matter of attracting and controlling traffic between the. United States and the west coast of Mexico and South America, Australia New Zealand, Japan, China and the far east. The Orient will also, by its connections at Kansas City with the Gould lines and at Chihuahua with the Mexican Central, have the shortest line from Chicago to the City of Mexico. The line from .Kansas City to Port Stlll well will run southwesterly In a very direct line, and will bo about 1,800 miles long. No Improvements to Annex. While abroad Mr. Dickinson also visited Amsterdam, a number of the stockholders of the Orient road living In Holland, and also Antwerp and Paris. But neither In England or elsewhere did he notice any Ira provements In operation which might profitably be adopted by American roads, nor does he think that the American sys tern could, for example, be successfully Introduced In England. On local railroad affairs Mr. DloVlnaon declared his Ignorance of anything of Im portance not already known. He did not. he said, know the points tn the case be tween the Union Pacific and Great Western roads, which was decided by Judge Munger last week, but Inasmuch as the Union Pa cific had for years Invited all roads to use its bridge, and had stood as an open door, he did not see how It could now success fully take such a very different position If the Great Western was willing to "pay the price," It could not, he thought, be prevented from using the bridge, and the rates, otherwise the courts would again Interfere, must be ths same as those charged other roads. Mr. Dickinson will remain in Omaha sev eral days. Ills daughter, Mrs. Lyman, who accompanied him on his trip, stopped over In New Tork City, but will be home this week. stunts were hssardous In the extreme, went through their act without a tremor. Sam Murphy gave a rare exhibition of daring. In his balloon ascension. Instead of seeing the Intrepid aeronaut seated on the bar of a trapete, the big crowd saw film mount a bicycle and wheel his way. to the point where the gas bag began to soar upwards. He landed in the lake, and was fished out, none the worse for his trip. The Pierce glass blowing show was a feature yester day. This troupe of glass blowers handle glass as a seamstress would her needle and thread. They spin and weave and sew the brittle stuff with irase. Nordln's orchestra gave a most delightful program afternoon and evening, while Dodson's Military band furnished the music for the grounds. The bathing beaches and the boats had their customary big clientele. ' The roller coaster, the Ferris wheel and the merry-go-round took care of the numerous little ones. At Lake Manawa the Don C. Hall Stock company had two big audiences at the Ca sino. The bill was the time-honored "Ten Nights In a Bar Room." This company will give "Old Farmer Hopkins" Thursday for the balance of the week. The balloon races were given according to schedule. and the bathing beach was as usual crowd ed. Covalt's band Increased its popularity by rendering the best program of the sea son. At the Kursaal Thlele a band enliv ened things. Northern Mleklgaa Bzenrelon. Only $5.00 from Chicago to Ludlngton. Frankfort. Traverse City. Northport, Charlevoix. Bay View and Petoskey and return, via Michigan Central; $6.00 to Mack inaw City and $7.00 to Macklnao Island and return. Get tickets and berths now. Good going August a, regular trains, re turning jp to September 1. Michigan Cen tral city ticket office, 11 Adams street. Chicago. Homeseekers and Colonists. The Missouri Paclflo wilt sell homeseek ere round trip and one way colonist tick ets to certain, points In Kansas, southwest Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, etc., at very low rates Tuesday. August 18th. Tickets limited to twenty-one days. Stop overs allowed on going Journey. For fur ther Information call on or address Thomas F. Godfrey, passenger and ticket agent, southeast corner Fourteenth and IxnJgUs. or Union station, Tenth and Ma son streets, Omaha, Nab. A Bora Never Barns After Porter's Antiseptic Healing OH la ap plied. Relieves pain Instantly and heals at the same time. For man or beast. Price, 26c. BELLSTEDT AT THE BEACH Cornet Vlrtnoao Will Piny at Conrt land, Beginning; There Today. Today Herman Bellatedt, the eminent cornet virtuoso, opens an Indefinite engage ment at Courtland Beach. Mr. Bellatedt will have as his accompanist Ernest Nor din's orchestra of sixteen pieces. -. The Sunday business at both Lake Man' awa and Courtland Beach was up to the high standard these two resorts have main tained whenever the weather permitted At Courtland Beach a long Ust of attrac tions were given. The Btckett family gave a pleasing performance at the top of their lofty rlgguia. aud, though some of the FRIENDLY STABBING AFFRAY Iphonae and tiaaton Affair Between Two Frenchmen tn Third I Ward. A stabbing affray, which resulted in the severe cutting of L. Orleaver, living at 1011 Capitol avenue, occurred at the corner of Ninth and Douglas streets about 7 o'clock last night. The man who sustained the Injuries and . . Fercot, both Frenchmen, have been friends for several years, but two or three days ago some difficulty arose between them which culminated last night In a fight. The two men were standing in front of Emll Gall's saloon. : when the trouble started. Orleaver struck Fercot a stinging blow in the face, and when Fercot recov ered he went at his assailant with a knife in his hand. He plunged the weapon again and again Into the body of Orleaver. In all eight wounds were Inflicted, two in the back, one of which was about two and a half Inches in depth; three in the left arm. gash two Inches long In the left cheek, slight cut over the ribs In the left side and a deep wound In the left side of the stomach. It required almost two hours for Police Burgeon Bchleler to dress the wounds and sew them up. The fight started in the street, but when it ended both of the men were Inside the saloon of Emll Gall. Officer Maloney, who was oft duty at the time, happened to be driving by at the time. He noticed the smaller of the men, Fercot, running up Douglas street, and as he was covered with blood from the blow he had received in the face, the officer Jumped out and stopped him. The two returned to the saloon, where Orleaver was found In the rear room and both of the belligerents were taken to the station. Fercot was charged with assault with In tent to kill, but Orleaver says he will not prosecute htm as they are friends, and he thinks he is as much to blame as the man who cut him. After Orleaver's wounds were dressed he was assigned to a cell. Rammelo Glrllemlus and Stephano Col ombo were occupying a room at 203 South Ninth street yesterday evening. Colombo had a purse which was tying upon a stand In the, room and which contained $20 In cash. He asserts that he left the apart ment for a short time and when he re turned $7.t0 was missing from the pocket book. He promptly accused his friend of tak ing the money and'-the accusation as promptly led to a light When the two men were brought to the station In the patrol wagon they looked considerably the worse for . their encounter,' but Glrllemlus had slightly the Worse battered visage of the two. An attempt was made to place Co lombo In a cell, but he rebelled and before he could be quieted down it was found nec essary to adjust the straight-Jacket. He was said to be suffering from an attack of delirium tremens. SPECIAL TRAIN Via the Northwestern Line to Lake View, Iowa, and Return, Saturday, Aug. 29th, From Omaha 7:30 a. m back home same evening. Only tl.BO-Round Trip-$1.60. Bpend a day at beautiful Wall Lake. Fine groves, steamboats, bathing, rowing, fishing. " Only tl.SO, $1.60, $1.50. City ticket offices 1401-1403 Farnam Street. Dr. F. W. 81abaugh, dentist, 618 N. T. Life. Trinity Choir Boys Return. Prof. F. Hatson Wright. L. L. C. M.. rtl- rector of the choir of Trinity cathedral, and his choir boys bave returned from their outing at Lake OkohojI. Two weeks were spent at that dellathful resort, and a most enjoyable vacation time Is reported by all. Nothing but tan was brought back as a reminder of the outing, for none of the boys met with accidents and none were SICK. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. S. 8. English of Tecumseh. F. J. O'Don- nell of Stratton. and N. W. Lang of Wash ington, v. t'., are at the Millard. H. H. Eberhardt of Sallna. Kan.. II. R. Trowbridge of Denver, Lillian Ideel of Cal loway, A. W. King of Beattle. and II. O. Alexander of Dead wood are at the Her Grand. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Llla of Denver. H. T. Loulder of Blue Bprlnsa, J. W. Post of Kapia city, l nomas w. Hlackmore of fTe- mont, and J. T. White of Bellefourche were Sunday guests at the Murray. J. A. McLaughlin of Sumnter. Ore.. Wil liam Letson ofDeadwood, J. P. Curry and lamuy or rori Morgan, toio., in. a. vun of Nebraska City, J. C. Rvan of Denver, and C. O. Bloomfleld of Fort Crook are registered at the Paxton. B. Parsons of North Platte. Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Cheney of Crelghton. H. H. Wallace of Tekemah, Harry Wales of Nebraska City. H. W. Austin of Franklin, John Gary of Boise, A. P. De Ford of Twin Lakes, Colo., and 8. D. Houghton of Falrbury are at the Merchants'. 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UH1TUD mTATBB OBHUmlTtiHY. rwa HMfajr, I lli.L, a a mm. rt , i Lwtha rA wm. 9 V IImmH)-. a ,,.,),. AFFAIR WITHOUT A HEART Municipal Governmsnt So Appears to Man Who WanU Hit Taxes Cancelled. IN TEARS HE VAINLY PLEADS TO COUNCIL Inable to See that City OITIclels Cannot Transgress Derree of Un and Remit Ills Tnyments. I A municipal government seems to be an affair without a heart. An old man named Slattery found It so Saturday afternoon. He asked that the dearest possession he had on earth be secured to him, but was told that the thing called a charter did not provide for almsgiving. The old man found it very strange and could not understand how a law could lock the gate of charity, for the councllmen had none other than sympathising words. They said they could do .nothing as they looked solemnly at one another. Most of the councllmen were new In the business and had not learned to look a charter In the face with a conniving eye. What mattered It to them- whether they were managing a corporation that costs as much as the expenses of the pope, his household, his church and his cnrdtnalsT They had millions for Improvements and re pairs and maintenance, but not a dollar to release a wrecked, penniless and lonely old man from supporting the very govern ment upon which he relied for bread. Sluttery sat storing dully while a young lawyer gratuitously talked to the council men. Everyone had told the decrepit old man thnt It was no UHe, but he could not reconcile himself to the be.Jtef that the taxes could not be lifted from his small house and lot If the lawmakers so willed It. Old Man's Effort. Now he appeared to make the trial he had set his heart upon. He was clean shaven and a fresh collar was' fastened about his neck. Locomotor ataxia, or something of the kind, had seized him. His Hps twitched painfully when he talked and it was only with great effort and self control that he could enunciate at all. "Tou see, Mr. Slattery Is In the poor house," said the young man, who knew perfectly well that his words might aa well have been breath blown on a mirror. "He has this little property, which yields him a small rental when tenanted. The taxes run back a number of years and amount to $60 or $70. He has no money to pay and fears they will be sold for the taxes. He Is alone In the world and Is much attached to this property. He wants the taxes canceled. If you can posslblly do It." Blattery tried to say a few words and failed, but succeeded In placing the tax statements In President Zlmman's hands. The president glanced through them, tben at Slattery, and then at the blank wall opposite. Decree of Stern Law. "This is too bad," he said, finally. "I would like to see the taxes canceled, but unfortunately we have no power to do It. Weyhave no right to cancel any regular taxes. If It were a reduction asked for, or an Inequality claimed, we might do some thing, but in this case I do not see that we can h-lp you, Mr. Slattery." The president had spoken In a loud voice so that the old man might hear. Slattery did not seem to quite get the import. "Who has the authority?" "No one. Even though we should violate ( our obligations as councllmen, tne treas urer would not lift the taxes. "I am paralyzed. I can't work. I have to stay at the poor farm. I am afraid they'll take my property." "No, I don't think they will. But you should have a guardian appointed to care for your property." "I am afraid he might steal It. There are so many rogues." "Do you think that the young lawyer who Just went out would steal ltT" "I don't know," simply, and with a face that lacked expression, because It no longer had voluntary mobility. The room ful of men laughed. Then they were silent quickly. They looked as though they would run away If they decently could. "But surely something can be done," murmured the halting voice. "My wife left me the property all we had, and I can't bear to lose It. See, here Is the will. Some relatives tried to get the property away and I had to fight the case In court." Will of Ho Avail. "Tes, Mr. Slattery, you have shown me the will before. It doesn't help matters any. We are prohibited from helping you, much as we would like to do." "My wife but " and the shivering, shak ing old man began to cry. Two or three tears dropped on the old timetable with which he had wrapped the will and the other papers. The tears seemed to strike the paper with tho Impact of a raindrop on the pavement, so still, was the room. President Zimman tried to learn If part of the rent money, 18 a month, could not be applied regularly on the taxes, thus preventing the property from being listed for delinquency sale. "There Is no one on the place half the time," answered the old man, despairingly. "It's way out on the prairie and run down and the people won't stay." No one said anything. Slattery listlessly replaced the will and his court decree for the house and lot In his pocket. After a few minutes he rose and tottered to the door, where he stood for a moment, sway ing, as though physically uncertain whether to go away or Incline once more to the forlorn hope. In a moment he passed out down the hall. RAWlKP Great Clearing illM U LUEWS Salo of Odd n o iik. Goats and Vests. TIIK KKLI4III.K MOIIK. HiftSduffner U Mint 1 Hand Tailored A.1 I U V MM :.i f Mm About 125 odd coats and vesta to be closed nut at 5"o on the dollar. These coats and vests are some that are left from our J7.60 end 110 00 suits, where pants did not match them. In ordrr to close them out we bave marked them down, to be closed out Mon day at 12.75. About l&o odd coats and vests, In stngto and double breasted styles. In btue serge, cheviots, ciisslmeres and worsteds, all well tailored, none worth less than $10.00 and I12.R0 for coat and vest, our special eale price for Monday only, $3 75. HAVDRVJI GREAT MOXEY SAVIXtJ SALE OF BOYS' AMI) CHILDREN'S CI.OTIII3R. Teopla who buy carefully are always on the watch for Just such occasions as this. An opportunity to save considerable on the finest suit of clothing. We want to close out our light and medium weight suits quickly, and the prices we have quoted below will bring crowds of people who want to ssve money on boys' and children's clothing, REGU-AR fa V ALXES FOR OSe. In very desirable patterns, In gray and brown mixtures, In light, medium and dark colors, made up In Norfolk and double breasted styles, regular $2.00 values, for only 95c. ItEGt I.AIt $.1 'ALrE9 FOn t.BO In very handsome patterns, In light and dark colors, pants made with extension waistbands, reinforced taped seams, made up In Norfolk sailor-blouse, and two-piece styles, regular $3 values, for tl.W. TtKGU.AIl . VALVES FOR 2.IW. - Made up In sailor-blouse, sailor Korfolk, Norfolk and two piece styles, the. nob blest and swellest things of Imported and domestic fabrics, light, medium and dark colors. In fancy cheviots, cassimeres, tweods and homespuns, suits worth up to $6.00 special sale price, only $2. Bo. 1 Boys' all wool knee pants, ages 3 to 18 years choice of 60c to TBo values, on sale Monday, at 25c. Children's washable knee pants, regular 25c values, go on sale Monday at 10c mm i FM1 o; 2)UG aw WHY a LOU IMfipl i j I Baltimore and back, $32.25, Sept. 17 to 19. Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo and back, $17.60. Salt Lake City and back, $30.50. v Deadwood and Lead and back, $18.76. Hot Springs, S. D.a and back, $18.40. 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