TIIE OMAHA St'XDAV flEK: AUGUST fi. 1011.
FEE OR NO FE& AT FUNERALS?
omaah Ministers Ditcnts Matter of
Pay for Serrliei at Buriali.
KOIfE CHARGE, AIL WILL TAKE
Tariff Fixed, bwt Ml Aa-ree that
Ike ftorvlr MoiM De Paid Tor .
' If th Mmrnrrl tr
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In'" adjusting e'atfns acainst an estate,
County Judge lHe of -trie Dous'lae emmty
probate court scnled a minister's ohars
for preaching the funeral jfrmon from t'-i
to fit. .The Bee has,.ubinittad. this, matter
to a number of Omaha clergymen, asking
their opinion on It. The specific questions
asked each were:
yL What rule should govern In the matter
of the minister's fee for' the funeral ser
mon? '
1 If a fee I charged, to M excessive?
The preachers who. have replied appear
o- bc of the mlhd that a fee should be paM
for the sermon at the funeral service, but
are not willing to fix and tariff for the
guidance of persons who may want to did
and be appropriate! burled. It is the con
census of the local ministers that the cir
cumstances shotild govern. Several of
them relate incidents to Illustrate their
Po'ntt. , -
All agree that burial service for the dead
will be afforded free of cost, but they
equally agree that If the friends f tho
fjt( trc willing to pay that no offenao
wilt be given the officiating clergyman by
fttrtrlng' hint a fee. None attempt to fix
the amount., and some think t&O Is not. ex
resolve! , Fsther Williams. In bis quiet way.
suggests that frequently the wear and tear
on the minister's conscience Is worth at
least that much.
.. ,, Takes What Is Offered,
vl never make any charges for funeral
services. Very few pastors do. If they
offer me aught, I take It,' unless they are
suit poor.
..Art' old friend of mine charged (5 for con
ttiembers. He took nothing from the poer. '.
rl approve of Judge Leslie's ruling. A
doctor or a iawytr.Tlkaly would ask the J5i.
'In Pennsylvania' and the east generally,
all. offer pay fur funeral services of min
sters. Here many expect us to do all for
pothlng. It Isn't right. Non-members, who
pay nothing - to uphold churches, should
surely pay for such special service. Soma
even forget to -say, "Thank you."
U QROH. .
. ,' . Pastor "St.. Mark's Lutheran
Fifty .Dollars EicomIt.
I bar noticed the, account In your paper
concerning the matter of preachers charg
ing' a fee for funeral sermons, and I noted
with- sorrte surirlse that one at my minis
terial brethren valued his services at $50 for
ne funeral sermon. -
a'As to my opinion about this matter, I will
merely quote my own practtoe. It ta not
my practice to charge a fee for a funeral
sermon.- 1 think I have attended nearly
1,000 funerals where I was the officiating
minister, and in only a few cases have I
ever asked any recompense, and those eases
were where the parties were wealthy, and
I was asked to put. In a bill. The largest
funeral fee 1 ever eecelved was 123, and tbat
the man paid me, himself, while he was liv
ing, and when he, died another, preacher
preached' the sermon, so he was out. I
cannot,' remember of aver, putting-In a bill
for more than $10, And' that -I did by request.
I thlnnk $Ii0 for a funeral ta an excessive
fee. A minister la not 'supposed ' to work
far money. He values the. funeral as an
-6ecaeioa when ho can ' preach the gospel
and. manifest a Christian spjrlt, and it .be
Is In It for tba money tU .spiritual., of facta
area minimized, If not destroyed, and I think
the practice la a great mistake. -To-tell the
.truth about this matter, I think that as
ministers wa have no, right' too expect a
fee. Many' of th people are over-bUTdened
and are poor, and, the other expenses, for
the burial of the dead are very excessive
today and' burdensome. It will, hardly do
for mo to express my whole opinion on hls,
Jbut.lt Is a.poipt on which I have thought a
great deal., and there Is much Injustice In
thlg matter, and I feel that ministers should
retire from this field of money-getting In
their offices over the dead. My own prac
tice )s to let that matter be wholly with
the people, and If they w lah to hand me
something. "I thank vGod and -thank 'them;
but I make no charge, nor do I think I
should. This Is a very Important matter,
and a minister's practice la (his regard is
quit suggestive as to his whole mission to
man. - CHAKUSS W. SAVIDQE. '
an' ' -' Pastor People's Church.
-e-
ei Mo Fee Demanded.
jcWlth the clergy of our communion It Is
xt tho custom to 4reaot funeral sermons.
The church, has appointed a beautiful ser
vice known' as "Tho Order for the Burial
of the Dead." This service cannot be used
for any unbaptlzed adult, any who dte ex
communicato or who have committed sui
cide. For any person, therefore, who Is
entitled to. Christian burlul, be he high or
low, rich or poor, potentate or pauper, the
tamo service is used. The soul la com
In fended to God's mercy, care and keeping,
Who . alone knows the condition of, that
soul, and, the body Is committed , to the
ground In the certain faith of the resurrec
tion. of the body and tlie Ufa of the world
to come. Every priest, therefore, considers
' k privilege .to lay ' those of his flock
.whom he hm known and loved, to rest
with words of prayer and benediction, and
for this solemn duty.be neither ask a nor
expects any fee from his people, Thar la.
therefore, with us, no law governing
funeral fees, Prom one's own congregation
funeral feea are not expected and for per
forming -this office for those outside of
one's congregation, who. may be entitled to
Christian burial, no fee can be demanded.
My own experience has been that people
Kho, are absolutely indifferent to the
church and Christian Institutions, in tho
day of their health and strength and do
Hot contribute one cent toward the support
of such Institutions, are wont to leave part
ft Injunctions with their friends to see to
It that they are given Christian burial and
that some minister be secured to' officiate.
rat la a tribute to the Chrlatian religion.
But, In casea of this kind, especially
where there ts the financial ability.' why
should not a fee or an offering be given to
tho ' officiating minister or clergyman rto
be used for . whatever ' pious purpose or
purposes he may desire? And such a fee
or voluntary offering should be commen
surate with tho financial ability of those
Who give It. or In keeping with the value
of tho oatate of the deceased.
la, the light of what I have just said,
the question as to whether 160 Is an exces
sive funeral lee where a funeral tee Is
charged-da on purely, of relativity, d
pending wholly upon the circumstances of
the case. In some casea It would be an
excessive, and exorbitant fee; in others.
gauged by tho scale, of expenditure for the
funeral. It would be a most modest fee
Then, too, whoa a sermon la preached In
connection with the service, one must needs
fake Into account the value the preacher
place yn his sermon. Doubtless there
would bia a different. valuation placed upon
ft by tho bearer to' that of the preacher.
7 here seems to nave neon some such a
disagreement aa to value in the caie ex
ejlttag this Inquiry.' But the preacher's
Valuation of services rendered mast he
given due consideration. Bo a question of
(Jila kind dooa not admit of a categorical
answer of "yea" or "no." speaking gen
orally, fsw clergymen are liable to be over
paid by either excessive fees, which are
generally voluntary; stipulated salaries or )
other emolument.
JOHN A LriKflT WILLI A Mi.
, Rector Church of ft. Fhlllp the Deacon.
('Ift the Preacher'. Conae lenre.
It Is difficult for me to answer your
questions for personal reasons. I do not
preach funeral sermons. I bury the dead
with the appointed services of the church.
Tor that I do not think either priest or
minister should charge or have any finan
c:al reward. He Is entitled, of course, to
a decent living for himself and those de
pending upon him. Havlnl that, lie has
no right to retail tettr.Unn office for
money. But this Is Ju-U at trui of wed
dings ss It Is of funeral. ' It Is Just as
true of a X fee aa of a VC or.e. la so.-.ie
crises a V fee Is more of a h:i:tm "an a
ISO fee would be In Clici. My o-j ru
would be: Bury no one wtiere rich: an1
duty do not require' It But when th.-e do
require, let there be no fee.
rj"t. "If a feo Is chard. Is " exces
sive?" Tl-nt depends), ot cvjrve. utn.n th;
ability of the family, the r.f the esUto.
Doctor's fee?, lavy ;'. fee are oo erni
by that rule.. Whv tin minuter-. If foe
are c harged at a'!? ( hnv6 heard f :!ierat
sermons prearhed, a.-i1 I hn, e !icai of
others that. I fc-ouM r,'.f myself proccli
for ten times K0. And slm!!' beeatie triey
were lies. In mhio cafe the wer.r ai'.d tear
uf a minister's conc-'orce ought ', to bn
worth mora Uian J50. Judfce Labile ei.-ed,
I think, unless he made Inquiry as to the
character of the sermon. If true, 810 ought
to be enough. If. untrue as to the char
acter of the deceased,', J30, was,' I think,
too little. As for my own experience." when
I bury people, I make no charge. My
ehlefest difficulty with people outside of
by own congregation has been to make
them see that I really have no r'Cht: to
place a money ralne on t religious service
Oftentimes money baa been forced upon mo
on peril of giving real offense If I refuged
absolutely. JOHN WILIJAVS,
Rector St Barnabas' Episcopal Church.
o Rrtl to Qovera.
I know of no rule governing the question
of feM. it Is a matte left' entirely to
the good will and courtesy or
otherwise of . the persnn you -are
ministering -to. I romemb.ir on one
occasion driving over, thirty-five miles,
when Jthe mercury was . somewhere about
0 degrees, to make a. young party happy.
There was an all night dance, and one had
to sloep standing up. Jt Was, two whole days
gone, and I didn't gat even, thank you, and
had to pay $12 for my horses. .Tills. I am
glad to say. Is very unusual, and I only
mention It 'to shbw you that ' the thing
works both ways. ....
Fifty dollars for a funeral sermon does
took somewhat excessive, and would make
orae people almost afraid to die. I have
reoetved many fees In my ,'tlfne, and some
of them exceedingly liberal, but I have
never in my life made a direct charge for
a service of any kind, even for a wed
ding. I feel very much like the old darky
who said: "Brethren, you have to pay for
the pump but thd water is free."
,-v-. '.,-.. . J. A. TA.NCOCK, ',
1 '. Dean of Trinity Cathedral.
Leaves It to ilonrner.
-I have ieen out of the city and have not
seen the Hem- to' which' you refer about
Judge Leslie's cutting ' down a fee for
preaching a funeral sermon from $50 to $10.
In my congregation all members are en
titled to the services of the minister at
funfraJs without extra fee.
I have never charged a fee In my life,
oven to non-members, but have left the
compensation for services rendered to the
liberality or financial ability, of the, par
ties concerned. '
!T, have tw.ee received a $50 fee for fun-
errfs, but In one case It covered' a' small
railroad expense. Where a fee Is charged
I-should consider $26 a fair-hafge, and In
some cases $10. It nit -depends .upon cir
cumstances. FREDERICK COHN.
Rabbi Temple Israel.
Ontaldera tkowld Favy,
Replying, win say:.
First When the Interested parties are not
members of tho. congregation or church
there Is no good reason wfcy they should
not fee a minister fur conducting a funeral
service, . -They, pay the undertaker and
hack driver,' why pot the minister,, who
must gly a half day f: his time, and fre
quently also the time of two or four, sing
ers? "Note that I say service, the sermon
Is but a part of the ssrvlce rendered.)
Second If the above said .parties should
require a church heatod and decorated, as
well as the services .of, a busy minister and
choir, $u0 might not be excessive. But for
the average funeral service It would be ex
cessive. . .
Personally, -I require no fee for a' funeral
service, but am frequently compelled not
only to give my -time but also to pay ray
own expenses, when the people are entire
strangers, and have no claim whatever on
my tine or the church. On ' the other
hand, no true minister would think of ac
cepting a fee from any'one In financial dis
tress or other great affliction.
' H. J. KIR8CH8TEIN.
Pastor. North Bide . Christian Church.'
OMAHA STREET CARMEN
LEAVE FOR DES MOINES
4at m Cm to the Soeae of the
Strike to Aet aa Strike
I Breakers.
Six men n the employ of the Omaha
6treet Railway company quit the company
Friday ' to go to Dea Moines to secure
work as strike breakers, and it Is under
stood that othera left Saturday morning.
falling to show up at the accustomed time.
Fifteen men. who were formerly street
railway conductors and motormen, left
in a body Friday evening for Des Moines.
Employment agencies In Omaha deny they
have had requests from Des Moinea for
men.
BANK WILL NOT PRESS DEMAND
Agrees to Walt t at II Water lloarel
and City Council Agree on Haw
to Itats the Money.
Respite from the pressing demands of
tho Omaha Water company and other
holders of judgments against tho Water
board for unpaid hydrant rentals, was
granted on one bill of over SBO.0CO Satur
day morning, whan the Omaha National
bank agreed, to wait until the council and
Water board could agree as to bow the
money was to be ratstd. The Judgment
owned by the bank wss not Included In
the mandamus suit, which recently Com
pelled the city to levy for IJUO.uOO In ag-
gresatnd JMgnaaBta. but a demand was re
ceived by the council from the bank for
immediate fatyaoaut. cat penalty of another
mandamoa suit. Tba city council asked
tho Water board to use' part of Its unex
pended surplus of S71.4UO to pay the judg
ment, and no agreement on that proposi
tion has been reached. Ptndlng the de
cision uf tho Water board, which Is hesi
tating because R. Beecher Howell wants
to keep the money la oold storage to make
Indefinitely described improvement, the
bank will withhold Its demands. The
promise was given to Councilman W. 8
Sheldon, chairman of the finance com
mittee, and City Comptroller Fred Cos-
grove.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Georgw A. TltLer of th Omaha navy re
emuinif station has been granted a fur
lough of one week and left (Saturday to
visit wlta tie parents la CI uoraao springs.
Officers
i 1A - ' ,V U. 'fi .: ' I
111 TV- 1 4l l F '. - III I
If ' Jilt i - V 1 1 1 I
cJ. W. UJREGIZR-
rites. tHrm sTATC shehiftsauw
DUNKEL -WANTS PRESIDENCY
Grand Island Sheriff, After
Office of National Body.
High
CONVENTION 0PEUS ON MONDAY
Local Committors Have Prepared no
Excellent I'rotraui of Entertain
ment, Iarladina; Visit to
' the Den.
Leading delegates who will come tomor
row to attend the 'national convention of
sheriffs are laylnn their wires for the con
vention plums. It is reported In advance
that there will be some lively contests for
the offices. The gteatent honor Is thst of
the' office' of president, and it seems likely
that a Nebraska man will land It this year.
Sheriff James M. Dunkel of Grand Island
is the candidate. He Is president of the
state association and has a large follow
ing. He will have his forces well organ
ised by' the time the election Is held.
The Nebraska Sheriffs' association will
hold Its meeting In conjunction with the
national convention. Mr. Du;'cel hopes to
have the entire Nebraska delegation with
him. and ' Blnce Nebraska will have the
greatest representation he stands a good
show of winfilng out for tho presidency,
"It will be a long time before tho sher
iffs who Attend the national and state con
ventions forget this city, for we have ar
ranged a program tho like of which has
seldom been equalled In any city in which
sheriffs' conventions have been held," says
Sheriff Brailey.
Address by Peters.
The convention will be called to order on
Monday morning by Sheriff Charles W.
Peters of Chicago, who is president of the
national association, ' and the business of
organizing will follow. Mayor Dahlman
will address the visitors, welcoming them
to Omaha, and he will be followed by Judge
Foster. The Monday morning session will
be closed ' by an address by President
Charles W. Peters.' The afternoon will be
spent at a musical 'entertainment at the
Paxton hotel."'. This entertainment will bo
furnished by' tho. Midland Chemical com
pany of Dubuque. . Monday evening the
thief takers Will be the guests of the
Knights of Ak-Sr-Ben at the Den.
"P'S! f
cars will leave the Paxton hotel at 7:43
to trie ' Den, '-wherei the visitors will be ad
mitted by badges furnished by the local
ommittee on entertainment.
Tuesday morning u jne aeiegwies nave
recovered thlr .composure, "District Judge
W. S. Sears, will talk :tot them upon the
subject, "Relation of Sheriffs to Court and
Public 'Officials," ' James Dunkel, president
pf the' Nebraska Sheriffs' association, w!l I
follow with an address. "Sheriffs," after
which the delegates will be shown through
the new Douglas eounty court house. After
the inspection of the court house the sher
iffs will be taken through the city hall
and Jail. : :!.,' ; .
In the afternoon the visitors will be en
tertained by tho' Stors Brewing company,
Who will treat the members of the national
and state associations to a ride through
the city and then hold an Informal recep
tion for them. '.''
The Worrel Manufacturing company of
t. Louis will be hosts to the visitors Tues
day evening at an entertainment and re-
CATARRH of '
STOMACH
RELIEVED
byPERUNA.
1 Do Honestly Believe Your
Great Medicine, Peruna.
Saved My Life."
Mr. Samuel A Seal,
Mr. 8 a in uel A. Seal. HuuLa 1. TteadV
vay, Tenn.. wrltejr:
-It gives -no great pleasure to taatify
to the great g-jod your medicine. Peruna,
has done for me In a chrania case of
starch of the stomach.
I was confined to my had -fin aiDn
ttma and could nut ait up. I waa grad
es. ry gruwing worse. Seetng- how Pe
runa was recommended for catarrh, I pro
cured eume. After taking- U a few days
I began to get better. I continued ualog
ft until I was able to go to work on the
farm again and now I am tn vary good
health.
"I do honestly believe your great
medicine. Pernaa saved say life, and I
cheerfully recommend it to like auffer-era.-
- - v--.1'i.-,':'fi:'.;".V'.!-.-
I
of Sheriffs' Association
ooopc
ception at the Rome hotel, where refereeh-
ments and amusement will be provided.
Wednesday morning District Judge A. C.
Troup will talk to tho convention, on "The
Duties of tho Sheriff to the Public." and
win be followed by the reports of the va
rious committees, election of officers and
after winding up the business of the con
vention the choosing of the convention city
for 1313.
As yet there has been very little agita
tion in the matter of choosing tho com
ventlon city, but It is understood that Den
ver; St. Paul,' Dallas,' Tex., and Milwaukee
will all make a determined effort to win
the prlae. '
MRS. F0LS0M DIES IN CHICAGO
Daughter of Omaha Pioneer
and
Owner of Boston Store'.
-.""' ':'.'' ' Tract.' ' .'
Mrs.; Allc6 R.- Fbtsom, a daughter-tn-law
Qf John B, .folsam,' one of Omabc's pio
neers; 4fd -Wednesday ' In -'.Chicago.- Mrsr
Folsora was an aunt "of Grover Cleveland
and, the mother ;ot the s late Benjamin F.
roloom, William' li. Folsom 'and. Miss M.
a; Foisom. . ' ;' , " , ; ., ';'.
nt"H half the filoaton Stre Is located
and only- recently renewed a fifty-year
lease to Brahdeta ; 4 ''Sons? '
I 'jk , Vr - - V - ; a- -i . y
,?' rtkajr-i t II ' Si "' & '. '
lir i ?iimslil(iir $imm
J2 aailLJii
We have on hand a number of slightly used pianos sample new pianos
and "back from rent" pianos that will be included in this price sacrificing sale.
Below are a few of the prices on both new and used pianos:
Knabe".
Chickering & Son
Vose & Son....'.....
Weber..
Peek......-.;....,...:
Ivers&Pond.r..;
Kranich & Bach.
Estey (used)........
Davis & Son
Kranich & Son
FUJI
n
kal km
mf mm
Piano Department
WA.. (tKRBUR -Jr.
E
yAya nim
CBHtJtSlPE.fRBvftr. c.
e8fi.HRirFS ASS' ,,
BRIEF CITY NEWS
are Soot Print IK
isieotrlo rans Burgeso-Oranden.
Slcklnson for district Judge. adv.
Big SnH for a rail Suit for $10,400
was brought against the street railway
company In district court Saturday morn
ing by Mrs. Agnes Carr, who alleges that
she was damaged In that amount by In
juries she sustained In a fall received June
0. The plaintiff alleges that tho car
Etarted suddenly at Fortieth and Curplng
streets as she was attempting to alight,
and threw her heavily against the guard
rail, causing Internal Injuries.
Sale Take Charge of Smith Agenoy
W. Farnatn Smith & Co. has placed Wal
ter H. Dale In charge of its Insurance de
partment. ' Mr. Dale for the last four years
has occupied an Important position with a
well known local agency In Omaha and
has' t wide and favorable acquaintance
among insurance men and tho Insuring
public.'
MOTSxzirrs ox- oo-eajt mAxsxrn,
"fort. ArrtTd. Salla.
NEW TO. ......., Madonna..........
NSW TDKiC 1 Prarnact
LIVEftPOO.. ' Conlcan
OINOA Ancona.....
yvKBNBTOWX Cwlrlc.
are included in our annual
mid-summer sale. We have
broken all previous sale rec
ords and are giving the piano
buying public better quality
at a less price than we have
ever offered before.
$190
(used). $180
125
.....................200
.......$109
.3199
250
?... 200
161
150
The above are only a few of
on hand at this time. :: ::
Organizer Fieder
Says Journeymen
Barbers Are Not. Done
Second Sunday of Restricted Houri
May Bring Developments in Fight
for Sunday Closing-.
What the second Sunday if restricted
hours will bring to the journeymen or
master barbels Is un open question at this
time, but Interesting thlnas may develop.
Depending on i:drv Crawford's recent nf-
fu'lal act which practically invalidates the
bathers' Sum'ay v'o!nn ordinance, some
of the masters will open their shops to
morrow. On the other hand the Journeymen
declare that they sre going to put forth
every effort to solidify and validate the
ordinance. In this connection. C M. Fieder,
representative of the American Federation
of Labor, and epeclnl orgnnlxer for the
burners, says:
"We nro golns tn rontlnue our fight to
prohibit bsrberlnr on Funday until we win,
and win we will, because tho men wha are
directly nf rooted n:e in earnest.
"One ef tho leading masters Is making
the rounds of the barber shops urging the
barbers to keep their shops open for the
purpose of carrying on a peneral barber
business In hplte of the ordinances recently
pasxed prohibiting it. Ho tells thos whom
he calls on that It is no violation of the
law to give a shave or hair cut gratis,
and that the law rim he cvnded by selling
a customer a hair tonlo and giving away
a shave and that colored water will pass
for hair tonic.
"Why did we leave a loop hnlo In our
ordinance? Well, it -was Intended that by
permitting shaving and hair cutting with
out pay on Sundays that we, the members
of the barbers' union, could continue our
charity work In the orphanages and hospi
tals. 'We regret very much that certain per
sons have seen fit to take advantage of
that loophole, but we will rectify this In
time. Our local union Is gaining In member
ship, dally and the boys are more deter
mined than ever to win this fight."
CRAMER TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Postal Heei of Station B la Suffer
laac frem a Qraeral Break
down. Suffering a general breakdown after a
somewhat long period of 111 health, J. E.
Cramer, superintendent of Postoffloe Sta
tion B, Twenty-ninth and Leavenworth
streets was taken to the general hospital
Friday. Until last Saturday he waa able to
attend to his official dultes. A complete
rest and careful treatment are expected to
restore him to normal health. .
. nor alcohol. - .:
The Ingredients, as attested ander earth, are Mono rest (CAsseato Caeadaa
' si). Biovaroot (Sajtruaarte CmuaOemMla). Qslden Seal root (Hy4rmUt CanaeVaW
tit. Queen's raot (StJIIInria Sy Ira tics), EUack Cherry hark iPrumiM Vtrgtmm-iui). , .
' - Mandrake rest iPttoahyflum PtilMimm), with triple refined glycerine, sesaarsd
In a scientific laburatary in a way that ne erargtat cauld tmiUla. ' : .
This tonlo contains no alcohol to shrink up the -red. blood oorpnsclee I, Irnt, on)
the other Hand', it increases their number and they beoame round and healthy..
It helps the human system in the oonstant manufacture of rich, red blood. , It
helps the stomach to assimilate or take up the proper elements from the foody
thereby helping digestion and curing dyspepsia, heart-burn and many uooom
fortable symptoms, stops excessive tissue waste in convalescence from fever
for the run-down, anasmio, thin-blooded people, the " Discovery " in refreshing
and vita!izio. Stick to this safe and sane remedy, and refuse all " just as good
medicines offered by the druggist who is looking for a larger profit Nothing
but Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery will do you half as moon good. '
Weiler...
Chickering Bros,
Singer
Wellington
Kimball
Vose & Son.....
Fischer (used)
Stanley & Son
Singer
the scores of bargains we have
Write today if you can't call.
a
HO MONFY FOR WEED CUT7',T
4
Comptroller Finds Tund Set Aiic.
That Purpose is Exhausted. ,
ELECTION FUND 13 ALSO GO. '
It Is Ksaected, However. This r'witd
Will lie Replenished h
Water nonrd Pays for the
l.nte KWt?tn.
In the very middle of thesummer the
city Is lt-rt without a cent In the fund
for cuttlnat weecis. City Comptroller Cos
grove h:a. found that of tho lA.et aside
for Hint purixise to.h evpendeil by the.
street commlsslrner, only ii" was loft, and
that was spent during Saturday morning.
The regular rate of expenditure while the
money lasted has been ) a day. and the
amount left was Just enough for the Sat
urday half day. To street commissioner
will have no chance to cut any more weeds
unless he take something from .the-tret
cleaning fund. That had I00.000 at the be
ginning of th? ;ear. and the present
amount Is about fi.ft). It Is possible that
soma help may be obtained by converting
some of lh!s money to wood cutting pur
poses. x i .
The election fund of the city Is also near
exhaustion, with cnlv. JI3S .51 left. This will
soon bo replenished, however, when ' the
Wai!r board pays tip the several thousand
dollars which It owes the city for elections
held at Its Instigation. Even when replen
ished, the election fund seems certain to
run short before the year Is over. It. Is
estimated by the comptroller that with' all
tiie rpoclnl registrations and revisions that
have beon made necessary by bond elec
tions and tho submission ot the commission
form of government, the fund of 16.000 set
aside for the year's election expenses wilt
be exceeded by at least I2.SH0. ' '
PRAIRIE PARK PROTECTS LAWN
Appoints Watchman to Sec ore F.vl
denco Anal ant Thoao Who'
Leave Sidewalks.
Action was taken at a meeting of 'the
Prairie Park club last night towards ap
pointing a watchman to socure evidence
for the prosecution of any person - who
crosses the sidewalks and trample upon
the lawns of the district. The; residents
have experienced much trouble during TTe
summer and Intend to employ strenuous
measures against any one found guilty, be
he dairyman, dellveryman or iceman, they
say It makes no difference.
Also a resolution was passed endorsing
the opening of school houses tor civic pur
poses under proper restrictions.
The meeting was held at the. residence ot
A. U Alexander and waa well attended..
Weak Heart
Many peep's suffer Irom weak hearts. TWy msy experi
ence shortness of breath on exertion, pain oyer the heart,
or dizzy feelings, oppressed breathmi after maale er their
eyes become blurred, their heart is not affioieatly atronf
to pump blood to the extremities, and they bare cold bend
and feet, or poor appetite because of weakened blood supply
to the stomach. A heart tonic and alterative shoold be taken
which has no bad after-effect. Such is Dr. Pieroe's Golden
Medical Discovery, which contains no dangerous amrootioi
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