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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , SEPTEMBER 5 , 188a \VELV32 PAGES. All the Avenues of Occupation Arc OverCrowded - Crowded , and the Mon Are Underpaid. TAKING IN THE TOWN AT NIGHT. A liny at n Wntcrinu I'lniio A Hnron Who Kals with Ills Knllfc A llniiiliillncil Ilmttllr * of llliuik * noss-"Tlie r.looclH" Chinatown - town Oeiicral Howard. FiiAxrt.TO , August 30. [ Cor- tcspontlonco of the UKI : . ] The long , monotonous ride through interminable miles of the dusty , dreary sagebrush country , makes the green , fertile valley of Sacramento doubly welcome to the fagged traveler as ho looks about him the last morning of his journey. Approach ing the bay of San Francisco , he is sensi ble of the peculiar creeping chill that Indicates tlie proximity of the city of fog and mist. As the ferryboat touches the wharf , and he is borne along with the rest of the surging , scrambling crowd , Ids feeling of strangeness is augmented by the babel of noises that bursts on Ids unaccustomed car , and conipare.il with which the sound of the locomotive was a mere whisper , lie is scarcely reassured us to his locality until a gap in the crowd reveals to him Unit ho is walking , or rather is being pushed , along a double line of ItliA/.KN-TIIItOATKI ) RAI1MKK , whoso stentorian lungs , as they clamor for a victim , would Jill an auctioneer with envy. If hois overcome by their insistence and yields himself to their rapacity , ho is more than human if lie can settle his bill without venting a few ejaculatory remarks on the exorbitant rates for conveyances , llackmen are nbout the only ones who have a chance to amass wealth in San Francisco , for , except the street-car lines , which are probably the most numerous and complete to bo fouml anywhere , there is no other mode of getting around , and the drivers take advantage- the monopoly to charge $1.50 per mile for one person and $10 tor a two or throe hours' drive around the parks. Gnrneys and hansoms are never seen here , and it seems as though some one might confer a boon on the traveling public , as well as on the non- millionaire residents , and reap a sub stantial reward for himself , by mtroduc- lug them in San Francisco. There is probably no country in the world that lias been so KXTiXdIVKIY : I.I 15 D ABOUT as Caliiornia , nor a city that has been so exaggerated and overdrawn in every re spect as San Francisco. It has its merits and demerits the same as any other place , but while its drawbacks have been , for the most part , curiously ignored , its advantages - vantages have been portrayed in cla/- xling colors by legions of those glowni" word-painters who prefer to mislead with the wondrous creations of their imagina- lion rather than deal with commonplace facts , and who delight in laying the f'oun- dation in the minds of the uninitiated for iSllKSS : CASTLES IN M'AIN , destined to bo rudely overthrown by rough collision with the reality. Many are lured hero by these fables , expccliii" " a good luck and fortune hitherto in"- known , but one or two days' trial is con- viueing proof that there is not elbow room in any of the various professions or trades. NKWtSl'Al'KU M'OIIK is one of tlie most overdone of any pro fession in San Francisco. Men como from England , Ireland , Scotland and ( iermany , as welt as all points of the United States , and at once make for the newspaper ollices as a mode of employ ment somewhat genteel and not over- fatiguing. During the Urand Army ex cursion the applicants averaircd three a day. Many of the resident "adies " seek to increase their exchequer in this way. and several of the actresses earn additional pin-money by occasional harmless scrib bling. The stuff is disposed of not often lor its merit , but because ) the business managers , with the discrimination char acteristic of their kind , buy it for its cheapness. The ciiL'ucn ciiom Kini.n is another unyielding one. To quote the words of a man who was questioned on the subject , "People hero don't go much on churches , and. the result is they are in a poor condition. Most of the choirs are voluntary. " This was rather astonisliin" in a place noted for ita wealth , and it is to bo hoped that the man was mistaken , but in a city where Sunday is the gala day and the tnno for excursions and phiasurinii of every description , people are apt to be borne with the current and scarcely hesitate to ponder whether there is a right or a wrong way , or trouble to give a thought to aught but the present moment. In fact , life in a largo city , and especially such a city as San Francisco , seems A FITFUL , VANISHING VISION , short and profitless , with nothing to indi cate after it has gone out that it over ex isted. To take a stroll around the city after nightfall Sunday evening or 11 peel ) into the various places of resort , one would bo inclined to believe that the Sabbath is appropriated by the children of Baal as u day of carnival , Every place in TIIK LINE OK AMUSEMENT is in full blast , from the comic opera hall of medium respectability to the under ground concert dives , many of which nave the added Inducement of being free , but where the straggler is expected to order liberally from the women who servo around the drinks. San Francisco lias three or four cozy theatres , but no mag- nilicont ones , a few cheap places that are very good for the price , and any number of low variety dives of different degrees of worthle.ssnoss and obscenity. The Tirol ! is a resort for the masses. A stock company brings out popular operas the year round , and though the portormanco is hcnreoly suolt as to warrant one's fre quent attendance , beer is served as a sort of compensation between acts. The Itolliv Union is a notorious place , frequented - quonted only by mon , and the stones of its daring and license have been sueh that feminine curiosity could stand it no longer , ami occasionally u party of ladies , disguised in ulsters , and with veils thick enough to hide the hottest blushes , has been known to sneak into the back re cesses of n boxt giggling ami lluttering with the half-delighted , half-timorouseon- soiousness of doing something "naughty , " ami full of frightened expectancy for what might bo revealed to them of the shady aide of San Francisco life. They are destined to ho disappointed of anything - thing very shocking. A duo of burnt cork impositions appear , mumble some unintelligible rubbish , and disappear , to the great relief of the spectators. They tire followed by successive song-and- ilanco females , who are only remarkable for their entire nbsonco of talent. Ono after another coarse woman comes for ward and bawls , without any voice what ever , some sentimental ballad. It Is curious how the repertoire of these people inevitably embraces the pathetic or the sentimental rather than the bright and rollicking. No less than three of the dreary specimens who appealed that evening shouted out some dismal plaint about fier mother. It seemed a positive sacrilege , nud set one to speculating on the various stages of transformation that must have occurred ore' these pitiable im ages of womankind were evolved from iunocout childhood. The performance concluded with the "can-can , " which was suggestive or not , according to how it was viewed. The party departed with the conviction of an evening mis-spent , und determined that the next time tiiey wnntod to see anything naughty they would wait for Fay Templeton and .ho "Mnseotlo" and gel the worth of their money. One of the most nourishing products of the coast is its KM\ : CROP The experience of your correspondent tends to the belief that the llea is some what discriminating in Ids tastes and prefers to turn his attemiou to.-oniething less toujMi than the carcass of a newspa per man , mil he is unremitting in his ap plication to those who are susceptible to liis presence , and the bluene s in tin- air of San Francisco is no doubt attributable to the industry of the llea It mu. l bn very discouraging to a young man to be interrupted in the midst of a pretty speech by the sudden exit or nervous clutching of his lady-love as she discovers a bite. It is enough to rob him of all in spiration , and It is not surprising if sen timent does not lloiirlsh m the ( ioldcii ( Sato city. A great deal of misrepresentation lias been done concerning the ATTIIH : OK tin : SAN KIEANCI.-CO LADIES. They have been described as exceed ingly loud , with striking contradictions In costume , such as a parasol and white dress with a sealskin coat. This ia utterly untrue. Of course sealskins nro worn ; in fact , they are so common a ) to seem scarcely desirable. White dresses , however - over , are never seen , or any of the blues and pinks with which women usually de light to adorn themselves. Neat tailor- made suits are worn the year round , and the only noticeable thing about a San Francisco woman's toilet is its nattincss and perfect lit. Small bonnets are worn , set well forward over the head so that the front is on a level with the f-.ico. Wraps and llanncls are a necessary adjunct to comfort , and a grate lire is the consum mation of luxury. The trade winds , which last from Juno to September , are constant and penetrating , and drive all society toTUP. TUP. WATKItlXO PLACES , which arc numerous and well patronized. At the head of these stands the old Span ish town of Monterey , with its mairnili cent Hole ! del Monte. The building itself , though vast and luxurious , is bo t described by the word homelike. An air ot cheer and brightness pervades it , and with its surroundings of trees , lawns and endless llower-beds , makes it a sort of earthly paradise , and one that no trav eler should overlook. This is where the bloods congregate and where celebrities from all parts of the world are seen. Modjcska was a central ligure there dur ing mid-summer. Last week there was quite a congress of notables a young American doctor , who had spent alt his life in Japan and who is over in the in terest of the government , taking a lirst Jook tit his native land since infancy , and inclined to be disgusted with it ; Orune- baum. a Jewish consul of some notoriety ; a noble lord from England , nnda French reputed baron , who Jeans over the table and eats with his knife , while he sits side ways in his chair and scans the occu pants of tlie dining-room with a persist ent stare that might bo considered impudent in anyone but a scion of no bility. His manners are not more outre than the rest of his personnel. His morn ing costume is a suit of white llannel with a coat of enormous plaid , but Ids chef d'oovro is a black calico suit spotted with white polka dots , which fascinated the eyes of all present , and even throw the waiters out of their usual professional immovability. These little eccentricities did not prevent M. Le liaron from get ting neck and neck with the swells al most the lirst day of his arrival , either owing to their accessibility to anythin" not American or the Frenchman's assur ance , which was enormous , and it is probable that by tins time the entire park of El Monte resembles a jungle. Speak- in : ; of thoSAN SAN FllANC'ISCO 11LOODS , it might be interesting to know that they are the most common stock that San Francisco can produce , and indicate by their faces that their aristocracy is that of wealth rather than of lineage. They have the Anglo-maniu as bad as thci'r eastern cousins , and the most popular young man at El Monte appeared to bo uu Englishman , who , by tlio way , was positively shabby in his attire and 'whoso chief accomplishment appeared to be lawn tennis , though sometimes ho would gratify the artistic eye of the dudines , whose inseparable attachment ho was , by lyin ; ' full length on the beach , face down ward , rooting in the sand with his nose , perhaps scenting crawfish , while a group of girls , lolling in tlie sand regardless of white llnnncl dresses , surveyed him with a soulful yearning that would have made Oscar Wilde writhe with ecstacy. THE YOL'NU LADIES of this resort require their millions to make them puss muster , for not in a single instance would the face of any girl noticed hero bo her fortune , and the male portion is what young men usually are when tlin.y are required to put forth no effort for themselves , dummies in. white llannel suits , their brains run to flirtation and their energies to lawn tennis. Ono young fellow , who was mentally put down for a dressed up drv goods ciork taking his summer outing , turned aut to bo a wealthy banker , one of the high oligibles , but even after this information it seemed impossible to iden tify that bandolined bundle of blankness with anything but a ribbon counter. Sat urday night tlie Spanish students gave a concert in the III Monte music hall , fol lowed by the weekly hop. Only a few couples took the lloor , as the inon , as usual , wore in the minority. The Call- fornians still adhere to the old-fashioned manner of holding their partners in a tight embrace Instead of merely touchiti" hands in tho"approvcd eastern stylo. The ladies of El Monte set a very good o.xam- plo iii the simplicity of their dross. White Ilannol Is the favorite fabric tor general wear , out for dinner those wore usually exchanged for pretty demi toilets of inex pensive material. Diamonds wore never Been , and scarcely any jewelry was worn by thcio daughters of millionaires , al though any one of them could buy out half a do/.on of the over-dressed fro- qiiisntord of other resorts. The California ! ! excels in the grace of dispensing HOSI'ITALITV , as 'the enthusiastic reception given the G. A. it. visitors testified. The city was a picture that pen cannot do justice to , with its endless vista of bright colored flags strung from one side of the street to the opposite. Every place announced itself the "headquarters oi thnU.A. U. , " from the Y. M. 0. A. to the Vienna boor gardens , and even the city prison and morgiio declared their readiness to re ceive them. DOINO CHINATOWN is about the lirst of the many eight-see ing inflictions that the visitor undertakes. Ho starts out full of gay expectancy and ready for anything , but after ho has tramucd a few miles through a maze of narrow courts and foul collars and pas sageways , and Inhaled the compound uu- wholesomones * of that quarter of the town till ho is ready to tumble over , ho pays the guide & .25 for his services , hi- vests another dollar in a Turkish bath and PUCKS himself In chloride of lime till ho thinks ho Is fumigated. Them ho tries to reason himself into the belief that ho has spent the evening very pleasantly and prolitably , and coos to bed to dream of highbinders ami all the things he didn't see. The Chinese seem a peaceable , industrious people , whoso chief ollimso appeals to lie In the fact of their exist ence. People rail at them , but continue to employ them , which Is conclusive evi dence that they aru satisfactory servants. I'lioir joss houses contain wonders of carving in wood that show their great mechanical skill and patience. These places of worship arc fragrant with the odor of punk , the Chinn.so iiicenso which is over burning on their altars before tlu wooden imaso of Confucius ( Confuschla , the guide called it ) , and his right and left bowers in wood. wood.AN AN OI'll M DKN proved to be a small , dimly lighted room , where three or four snoring prostrate forms gave evidence of the potency of the drug , while two others wore busy Miioking themselves into oblivion. One of them , who was very communicative , said that he smoked six-bit" worth a day , and ho went through the whole process of preparing the opium and lighting the pipe , which is n matter of time. The dissipation is rather an expensive one , as the drug costs $15 a pound.and Iho vic tim of it must bo continually under the influence or sutler unbearable torture. TIIK CHINKK TIIKA'IRK is something worth .Boeing as a curiosity , though live minutes will exhaust It. The actors arc all men , some of them female impersonators. They haven't the remotest idea of stiigo business , and their grotesqueness - tosqueness and general lunacy can only be dimly imagined. The Chinese or- chiislra , seated at the back of the stage , keep up a constant jangle of meaningless sounds like the nolso of a hundred tin pans being , pounded. There is no scon- err , no iirop curtain , and when a man is killed ho falls Hat for a second or two , and then gets up and walks off. Tins in cludes nearly all that is to be seen in the Chinese mnirter , although the guide told the gentlemen of the party that when they came over without the. ladies ho would show them the details , whatever thai term implied. No one thinks of IcavingSjui Francisco without ti visit to Presidio , . OKNKIt.U. IIOWAKU'S HKADQt'AIITKHS. The olllcers are all quartered in such picturesque and commodious houses us seldom tall to their lot , and the well kept lawns and tropical wealth of flowers make it a place to be remembered with longing , ( toiiotnl Howard's is an ideal home , situated in a perfect labyrinth ot flowers. The dining-room , where lunch was served by an immaculate Chinaman , is after the English style , chaste in its appointments , but entirely homelike and with an atmosphere of tlie large hos pitality that is inseparable Irom General Howard. Opening out from the drawing- room is a wide piazza enclosed In glass , which overlooks the bay of San Fran cisco , visible beyond a hedge of glowing geraniums. To the loft is the band stand , where music makes a lilting accompani ment to a scene of indescribable beauty , and on botli sides arc co/.y summer house retreats , where the college stiuteiiu may pursue his studies undisturbed by any thing more material than the Hvroiiic visions that are apt to bo invoked in such surroundings. MINNIK HATH. A Tnlo of a Hustle. Detroit Free Press : "They may say what they please , " said a Mount Clemens belle , "aboi t the nuisance of bangs and tlio agony of ears sawed off with millitary collars , but all the bother they ever gave mo was jus pure fun to what 1 went through with last Sunday with one of those new-fashioned bustles. " "Can't yon toll us your experience ? " wo asked , "The many readers of the Free Press- " "No , no , " she interrupted , frowning , " 3-011 niusn't yut it in the paper now. Itut it was really too dreadful ion sec , I had gone to Chicago to visit my tricnd Katie Is , and the first thinj' she told mo was that I needed building/1 "Von were in delicate health ? " wo in quired , "Ohtno , " she answered impatiently , "I didn't sot out enough , and whore I did set out it wasn't in the right place. What I needed , she said , was one of tlio new style bustles ; but it was Saturday night and too late to buy one , and I couldn't have gone to church the no.\t day if Kate hadn't offered to stay home and lend me her bustle. The next morn ing she came into my room holding up a whitish-brown bag. " 'What's that ' said I. ' ? . 'Tho now patent , elastic , adjustable , India rubber , inflatable bustle , ' said sho. 'It's only been worn once , and its perfectly splen did. You'll be certain to like it. ' " 'Hut what makes it stick out ? ' said T. " 'Air , ' said sho. 'Look here. ' "Then she put her mouth to the little pipe and began to blow and blow , and when she had pulled away about fifteen minutes the thing had swelled out to the si/.e of a meal sack. 'It's as light as a feather,1 said she , giving it a little tap that sent it bouncing across the room. " 'Hut I don't think i should like such an animated background,1 1 objected. 'It's rather too lively for me. ' ' "Nonsense,1 said slio ; 'when strapped on it's as firm as a rock. ' "Well , she fixed the tiling on mo and said it made mo look like another being , which I think , likely , it did. 'It's just gorgeous. ' said slto , 'only , perhaps , it's a little a very little too big. Hut you needn't mind that ; lots o girls wear them even bigger.1 "So I wore it just as it was , and I must say when I looked at my shadow going to church , and saw how stylishly it poked out behind , 1 felt pretty ioft.y my self. When I got to church 1 had to sit on tlio very edge of the scat , for , as Katie had said , the 'patent mllatabie1 was as firm as a rock E en ! Hut it was such a comfort to know that 1 was properly built up. Well , we got along the bustle and I pretty comfortablyall things con sidered , until the sermon was nearly through. Hut just as the minister was singing 'Finally , Brethren,11 heard ( oh ! mere.y ) I heard a sound.11 "A sound " exclaimed " ? wo "That was strange indeed. Did the preacher drop his HibloJ" "Oh , no , " she answered shaking her head. It was a most dreadful sound , like --tlio hissing of a teakettle.11 "That must have been horrible,11 wo cried. "Oli. you can never know. Everybody turned round everybody , I mean , but me. 1 looked straight at the minister. I suspected. I know , 1 felt , what was going on and I didn't dare to move for fear of a worse explosion. 1 looked as cool as I could , but really and actually 1 thought I'd burn to a cinder , 'juforo that awful sound at last died away in a long , long li/--/-/ , and I found myself still alive. " "It was pitiful , " wo said. "Oli , I should say it was. When I looked in the shop windows , going home , there 1 was as straight as a lend pencil and all the boys behind just killing them selves. Mercy , they needn't talk to mo about military collars. I'd rather have both ears sawed oil' than to go through the vicissitudes of one of those 'patent elastics1 again. Htnily lli j TnstOH anil Habits of Your Pittsburg Dispatch ; Parents phould study the tastes and habits of their chil dren more carefully than they do. IJy so doing ( hey may , in a majority of in stances , save thorn fatal errors In after lifo. Indeed , there are few individuals who cuiiHt trace whatever wrong habits or tastes 'they may have to the system under which they were trained. They may also bo able to trace whatever of good tlioro may lie in them to the same cause Mich mistakes us putting children to the study of music or fine arts , when they possess no genius for them , are in. excusable. Not only is the child's energy wasted , but it is disgusted with the dis cipline to which it is subjected , loses in terest in that for which it has a tuslo , and finally becomes indifferent as to what it does , It is perfectly natural for children to tccl that , if they cannot got to do that which they would like to do , they will not do that which Is appointed for them. They may perform whatever tasks are [ riven them , but under protest , and witli little benefit in the end. METHODISM IN NEBRASKA , The Struggles of tie ' 'Church ' During tlie Earlj ; Days- ITS TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS. Tlin Pioneer I'reao'liors Tlic ttlneiaiil ThcMrtlioillst Work-Cliiiruli Col- [ Written Jortfir Onxrlm Ninnlay lift. ] The wonderful Increase of methodlMu throughout tin- world since its inuucura- lion into societies by John Wesley , in England in l"an. is phenomenal. Tnu great foniulor of this scut characterized llio now departure from the forms ami customs of the established church as "Christianity in Earnest. " Hi-was an earnest , conscientious , learned man , who saw the need of a bolter life , anil a inoro thorough consecration to the calls and needs of Christianity , llo nnulo for him self , anil for Ids followers , religion a personal matter , a living issue to govern all HID acts of life. The established church repudiated his methods , some of his doctrines , and all of his work , and then trusting in providence , and gu'Ued by nil the good influences that ho could control , ho started out almost uncon sciously to lind a now branch of the Church of ( iod. How well he succeeded the whole history of the church with its millions of communicants , and its 'Jo,000,000 , of ad herents , tells to the world. His itiuarant motto was "The World is My Parish , " and lie trieu to until this motto into thn hearts and lives of all his preachers. This lias produced the itinerant work of that church. All its bishops and ministers consent in their work to bo itinerants with no settled place of abode or labor , but as missionaries to go to any part of the work , in any country whore they are most needed. The bishops , unlike any others , have no diocese in the sense of an Episcopal bishop , but from year to year arc assigned work the world over. Now in North , or South America , or in China , or India , or France , or Itul y. The minis ters in a restricted sense follow the same rule , unless in educational institutions.or acting as chaplains in public institutions , or in missionary work they must move every three years to a new locality. This method of work transfers them frequently from the Atlantic to the Pa- cilic coast and from the. extreme north to the south , or vice versa. The natural ro suit of tliis constant change is that on all the frontier , in plain and mountain , wherever civilization trains the slightest foothold , and , indeed , among the sav ages the Methodist preacher is found , with his horse and saddle bags , his bible and hyinnbook to preach the doctrines of Methodism to the pioneer , the miner , mid in the tent jjf the savage. When Kansas and Nobr\ska ; Jwcre territories Tin : ITIJfKIJANT was here with tlie first white covered wagons , and when there were not enough in this territory to form a respectable conference ot ministers , Kansas and Nebraska were united for that purpose. If wo are correctly 'informed ' , the lirst conference was hold In NebrasKa City about 18.)0 , and tlfe jurisdiction of this conference extended over both territories. Like the population ; which wis very spareo , so wore tlip Methodist organiza tions , but still in 1B53 there were twenty- two organizations of the Methodist church within tiio torrritory of Nebraska , More than three-fourths 'of these wore south of the 1'latto river , as that portion settled more rapidly than the northern territory. PlatUsmouth , Nebraska City , Table Hock , lirownvillo , Beatrice and other places in the south and Omaha and Uollovuo and Caliioun and other places in tlie north , iiad organizations at THAT KAULYUAV. If tlie preachers wore engaged in some secular employment during the week , as lie must bo at the commencement , to gain a livelihood , they hold services on the Sabbath , and often during the week , and formed classes , which meetings are the ( irst in order in all new Methodist churches. Hov. II. T. Davis , now of York , und one of the most successful and laborious ministers of the church was lirst stationed at Omaha. In those days the ministers changed every two years , and this process has given this gentleman charge of very many of the most important 'churches in the state , and is a good illustration of the working itinerant system of Methodism. Hov. \Villiam M. Smith was the lirst presiding older of the district , llo is now of tlie chinch south. TIIK METHODIST WOKK is divided into what are termed confer ences. These embrace all the itinerant preachers , and they meet once a year to receive their appointuienUs to their liolds of labor from the bishop , and to atten'd to the spiritual and temporal till'iurs of the church. The preachers arc stationed at the will of the bishop , for only one year , but the ministers may by his ap pointment stay throe years , In the same way the presiding elders are appointed with thu exception that they may remain four years in their work. The confer ence is again divided into districts each in charge of a presiding older or sub- bishop to whom are committed the tem poral and spiritual care of all the churches in his district , including the members , the oflicers and the local preachers. These men travel over their districts four times a year and usually spend Saturday and Sabbath at each ap pointment. They thus .know the exact condition of every church and they counsel with the preacher , ami with the quarterly conference , a body consisting of the stewards , leaders of classes , local preach ers , Sabbath school superintendents and trustees. The presiding elders men tire among the best posted men in the state , in their govern ! local ities , as this constant visiting once in tlireo months by railroad trains and in private conveyances in the , rural dis tricts brings them in .contact with nearly all the men of inlllioneo in those sections. Perhaps no men i" a year answer so many letters of iimuirV from emigrants and persons not only seeking location in busineiTi , as do these men who aiowel , posted in busiiu < f > ) i nd know almost every section ot land of the country over which they travel. No men probably imvo contributed more than these to the settlement of the country. TIIK I'HIWiniXO KI.DKI13 at the annual conference become tiiu cab inet of the hsho/ln'stationing ! | preach ers. They judge 6f tlld fitness and tal ents of the pnmclfutf in their quarterly visits and of the wants of the people. Withoutjtheso advisers the bishops would scarcely bo able , particularly if new lu their work , to intelligently place the mon in the suvoral churches. They listen patiently to all representations and then their decision is linal. Of course there arc a tow preachers In every conference that are popular , and all the stations would bo glad to secure thorn , but these must bo judiciously placed in the several districts in places where they will have the greatest inlluunco and do the most good. Just hero let me correct an urrof that gets into almost all secular papers. Tlmy talk of Methodist "deacon. " There is , oxccpt as an order in the ministry , no such ofhcor In the church. The officers arc stawards , who look after the tem poral interests and collect and pay money lor current expenses of the church , A Great Rush at Omaha's Lowest Price Boot and Shoo House. v 1318 XDOTJG-L.i.A.S } : ! JSrTREIET. Jloncat Goods at Loir Prirett always wins. JSwybotly cH'thnsiaslio with their purchase. SPECIAL BARGAINS FOU THIS WEEK. I.oor11'nir ! milii' Sltpnnr.s nt lile. ( n 1'air Ladles' Kid lltitton Shoos , worked bn ( ton h ole Jino pair Ladies Kid Too silppiMNiil # < * , only SI per pule. " 00 Puir Ididies' Kid and ( font Slippersat oOniid fine. MM Pair Woi-kimjiueu's Shoes at .Vic. "Sc , $1 nnd SI. " . ' ! 20) ) Pulp Iiiullt's' ( ieiiulne Pebble ( iont Uiittou Shoes , lonu Pair Men's Drcs'.sShues ut $ lul , sf'J , $2.30.ite. , &c. worked budoii holes , only * I per pair. Childrens' ' School Shoes in Endless Variety at Astonishingly Low Prices , It will be a mistake to buy anything in the Line of Boots , Shoes or Slip pers before inspecting our immense stock and Low Prices , ' Our facilities for securing and offering baigans : a e unequalled , ± 3 ± Q ! ) ios of Low Prises , Home ® ! flae SSioe on Wheels. trustees who have earn of the church property and leaders who lead the classics that meet weekly. The bishops go to tlio small and large conferences alike as will be seen from tlie names of those who presided here in Nebraska when there were scarcely a do/.on preachers to meet them , lllshops Ames , Scott , Morris and the peerless Simpson came by stage , and wagon , and horseback - back to the remotest part of the work just the same as to the large cities. .Itishop Hakor proMiled at the first Omaha conference after the separation from Kansas , and met a fcoblo band of men who had consecrated themselves to this great work , but they wore stromr in their resolves to spread the truth at what ever sacrifice , over the territory , and with horse and saddle bags they defied tlio heat nnd storm , the wild beasts and the wilder men that roamed over tl.e vast plains , and they went wherever a family was found to prcaeli tlie gospel of Jesus Christ to the people. Among THE KAKIA * ritKAt'lIBIlS were Revs. Davis , Smith , Lemon , Hart , Huroh , Giddings , Miller , Roberts , White , Pritcliard , Slaughter , Giio and others. Thoseeamo to stay as Methodism usually docs. An English lord sent for his .solici tor toconsidt him about the introduction of Methodism to his estate. He said he had used every ellortto Keep the heresy as ho called it out , but lie believed it bad gained a slight foothold , and ho wanted to crush it. His solicitor inquired if he was sure that tiiu haled dissenters were there , and was answered in thuaflirmative. "Well , " said he , shaking his head decidedly , "tlioro is no help. Had you consulted mo earlier wo might have prevented it , but once here they come to stay. " It is this iiggressivc , tenacious character thaj lias marked tlio progress ot the denomi nation from tlio lirst , and Nebraska was no exception to the rule. Some of tlio strongest preachers of the denomination have been sent to this territory and state. Dr. West wood , and DoM \ Malyr , and Miller , and Wright , and Williams , and Lemon , and'Slaughter , and Phelps , ai'd McKaig , and Thompson , and Britt , nnd Creigliton , and others compare favorably with tlie same number ot preachers in any conference , and there are many others scarcely a whit behind these prom inent men. Tlie educational work of tlio Methodist ; church in Nebraska has not been neg lected. There have boon some failures , sueh as are incident to now states , as to location , and needs , but these are being remedied. The lirst place selected for a school was tlio new city of Oroopolis. situated at the intersection of the li. & M. railroad with the Lincoln branch , just across the Phitte , in Cass county. Ityas too previous and died. The institution at Pern followed , enginered by Hcv. Mr. liurch and others , but when at the in stance of the bishop the Methodist Episcopal conference declined to adopt tlio child it was turned over to the state , and became a normal school , and has been a success in that lino. Tlioro are TWO COLLWiKS now started in the state , one at York , south of tiio Plattc , and tlie other at Cen tral ( Jit.v , on tlio Union Pacific. Tlio col- lijgo at 1'ork has been under the charge ot Hoy. Edward Thompson , D. I ) . , for several years , and on the whole , taking in the nu'iibor that have been enrolled as students on its books and the work it has done , it lias been a success. Financially it has been , as most young institutions are , somewhat embarrassed , but the elec tion ot Hov. H. N. McKaig , of this city , as president , and the enlisting of several rich mon into the board of trustees , promises now life to the institution and better results. Its debts will bo paid and a fund of $100,000 raised to put it in first- class condition. The number of students last year was over three hundred , and the college buildings aru good , though not quite \yhat tlio present condition of the institution demands. Much is ex pected from the energy and popularity of tlio now president , and it is certain Unit if conscientious , hard work and good ability count anything , ho will do inuch to place the college on a firm foot ing. TIIK rOU.KOr. AT CKNTKAL CITV , of the North Nebraska conference , has nbout the same endowment as that at York. Ii is soiling a largonumber of lots from several hundred acres of land do nated to thu college , and with individual Biib.-ici'iptioiis , for a now cnti.Tpriso , lias a good showing. The trustees are men of standing and character , and will do all they can to place the college on the road to prosperity. Tlio management of the professors nnd the teachers is highly spoken of , and tlio location isquito favor able. The citi/.cns are enthusiastic in doing their utmost to maku the college successful , Tlioro is another institution in lied Wil low county still younger thr.n the others. The York college is supported by the Nebraska conference. It contains all the territory south of tlio Platte and west as far as tlio limits of tiio West Nobrafka conference , which occupies the whole western part of the stat" ' . TIIK 3IAI.LAI.IKi ; t..NIVKItSlTV is the child of this latter conference , It is situated in HodVillow county , near ludianola , in the township of Itartley , named for Hov. Allan Hartley , who has ivon 1,300. acres of land ami other gifts to tound the college. It is in the embryo state as yet , but it will doubtless , with the patronage of the We.it Nebraska cocfercnco , a body of active , earnest , hard-working mon , come Lo the front soon with the other institu tions. Tim little band ot ministers assembled it Nebraska City at the lir.st conference nis just grown into a sturdy company of jarncat , thoughtful man moro than two ImndruU strong. They literally "com- jiass the whole land" with the not work : > f their appointments , and with the other denominations work for the common good. Wo have not the figures to show Iho numbers of the church , but it num bers tirst except the Catholics and the Lutherans , and if it registered its chur c members from the same standard asthcsi two largo denominations do , it would bi fully up to them in numbers. Like al frontier work , Nebraska , to t-ome extent is still missionary ground , as these mei could not bo supported and churche : built by llie people who are often begin ning life anew on the homestead , or preemption omption or the tree claim. oilmen iirn.mxo has boon carried forward in an almost unprecedented manner. The people have been willing to sacrifice in every way tc have a place of worship , and the chnrcli extension society has aided many strng gling churches. This society is locatei in Philadelphia under tlio charge of Hov Dr. Kynett as secretary , and Dr. Spcncoi as assistant. Its object is two fold , ti : give a certain amount to build a churcl and loan for the same purpose a small amount on the church at a low'hite ol interest. The famous Chaplain MeCabi of the Union tinny , was long connected with this work. His plan was to give $ WO to a country church and loan as much more on five years time. Ho built in this way hundreds of churches. The gifts and loans were not confined to thesi amounts , but each church stood on ib own merits , but this was the favorite plan of Dr. McCahc to aid small churchoi- costing from $1,000 to ? U,000. The loan and gitt of $ r > ( K ) was tin inspiration and the people did the rest until Iho church was built. He went to hundreds of men all over the country , got his gift ot § WC and others contributed so that ho could loan the other if250 , until during his ad ministration and 1 believe also since lie has left to asMinio the place of mission ary secretary , they have been building two churches a day throughout the United States. Hev. Dr. McCabe is one of the niost tireless and successful of men. His first work was to labor far hospitals and homes for wounded soldiers , ins next to build two churches per day. And 1:1 : this lie becomes intimately connected with Nebraska Methodism , and his present woik is to raise § 1,000,000 this year for Methodist minsions. and lie seems likely to bo successful. Key. Dr. Lemon has built in his work as superintendent of missjons in western Nebraska , with an enthusiastic and well trained corps of assistants , about fifty churches , nearly as many have been built in northern Nebraska whore Hov. Phejps , Marquette , and Hodjietl hold the reins , and many moro in tlio southern confer ence where that prince of men and preachers , Hov. Dr. Miller and Uritt and othe.r presiding -elders work , who.so names do not occur to us just now. This is only A HASTY SKETCH of the Methodists in Nebraska , but it shows the energy and tlio dctcrniintitio-.i of tlio youiisrcsi of the denominations , now only about a century old , while most of the others number several contui- ies in t ioir lifo , to push the work until there shall bo u church in every village and hamlet from the rising to the setting of the sun that shall honor the name of Christ the savior of mon , whom they believe - liovo came to save through human in strumentality thn millions of men on tlie face of the earth , through tlio preaching uf his gospel that shall "make them wise unto salvation. " GIOHUI : : W. FKOST. RUNNING BY RULES. L'lirious I'lacnrilH I'oRtott in n Ilnltl- iniiro AIaii'8 Home. There are a good many queer people in this world. Just at present Ualtimoro contains tis odd a personage as Charles Dickons1 Mr. Dick , He is a book-keeper tvho rims his house by rules. A reporter jf the News who recently visited his re.3- Idenco says : Placards of rules were placed in every room for the guidance of its occupants , and for their violation sundry penalties : ire provided. In the hall the following rules were posted , the placard being wedged in the crevice of tlio mirror in Llio hU-ruek ; : "Please hung your hat up. "Please wipe your feet. "Please do not take away our um brellas. "Please put your umbrella in the rack. "Enter the parlor by the lirst door to the left. " In the parlor he found a similar poster. It was fastened to tlie simile of a drop- light , and at night ils lettering was brought into conspicuous prominence by Lho fight under it. The placard reads .him : " 1'hmso do not soil tlio photograph ilhum. "Please do not linger tlio oil paintings : o site if they are genuine , for they aro. "Please do not touch the mineral spec- nions on the side-table. "Ploaso do not move join chair from Imposition it occupies. "Phiaso close the piano after using it ind put the music where yun found it , If foil found it out of its place put it where ; t belongs. "No visitors entertained In tills parlor jofore 3 p. m. , and butwoon the hours of J and 8 p. m. and after 10:1)0 : ) P , m. Any visitor calling at any hour when no en- icrtainmmit is allowed will bo compelled : o await the arrival of the hour when iomo member of the family is pimnittod .o outer. "Young men will please observe the : ule that r.o visitors are entertained after I0ii : ! ) p. m. "Members of this family tire prohibited Tom occupying this parlor except to en- : ortain callers,1' ' The rules are rough on visitors , but thu eporter learned from a regular victor tone ) no of tliu youi.g ladie.i of thu house that hey are rigidly enforced. Suspended from a chandelier which ivorluings the dliiing-tnblo in the dining- oem was a placard which reads thus ; "Plouso take your thmi in eating. "Pluaso replace the different articles in ho castors. "Ploaso do not place your elbows on he table. "Please sit upright in your chair. "Please cat with your fork , " In the kitchen the fiorvant girl kept uch a close watch upon the reporter thut ' he could not copy the rules ho saw over the dreshor. lie got a few furtive glances at them. They were very long , and outlined - lined in.detail the . ' 0ok's duties , such as i the amount of salt , pepper and other i condiments to be placed in certain arti cles of food ; the amount of Hour required for biscuits and rolls for each meal ; when butler was to bo used , etc. Tlioro was a place for every pan and pot , ami each wtis specified. Even the amount of coal required for a day's use in the ! kitchen stove was set ilown. There was , ' i a special injunction that everything \ to bo kept neat and clean , and any failure | % to do so would be detected by the master j ' of llio house , who would inspect the i ' * ' kitchen every day. Tlio servant girl was i U allowed to receive company ono ninht ! s each week , and she was permitted to take j * Sunday night to herself provided she \ * would return by 10:110 : it. m. Violation I ' v\ ' of the rules was punishable by her being V- kept on duty Sunday and refused company - ' ' pany either for one , two or three weeks , ( as the magnitude of ihu oll'onse miglit ° justify. , The harshness of the paterfamilias was brought into full play when he devised tlie rules for the bedchamber which his two daughters occupied. The placard was of tlie same pattern as those in other rcoms throughout tlio house twelve inches by eight , plain black lettering , surrounded by a broad black border. Iho placard was suspended by ribbon from tlio top of the mirror frame , and the card covered tlio top of tlie glass. It was probably placed in that position by tlio father to insure ils being seen long and often. Every time that either of these young ladies ties her bonnet-strings , ar ranges her hair or ga/.es into the depths of her blue eyes , she cannoi help seeing that placard. Any young lady must know how often , then , thoMi rules meet the eyes of the fair occupants of the room. They read thus : . "My daughters will refrain from using \ cosmetics , paint , powder and other .sueli stuff on every occasion. "Tight-lacing is prohibited. "No conspicuous jewelry must be worn. "Rose-water is the only perfumery per- milled. "The teeth and nails must be brushed at least twice a day. "Tlio bureau drawers must bo kept in prime order. "No higli-heolcd or tight-fitting shoes allowed. "No garments .should bo thrown hap hazard on the chairs. "The lights in this room must bo ex tinguished at 11 p. m. promptly. "It is unnecessary to add that my daughters will say their prayers before retiring at night and after rising in the morning. " Similar rules are placarded in the cham ber occupied by the father and mother. Even the .son is not exempt , and hois told how oflen lo shave , what kind of cravats to wear , etc. 1'tlio KiHi. Sam Slick said a kiss was like creation ; it was made out of nothing and was very good. The Roman emperors demanded to bo kissed on tlio feet , and later to have tlio ground before them kissed. The. Hiblo has many tender and some terrible passages concerning kissing , tlio extremes of which tire that of Mary Mag dalen , so mil of loyo and palhos. kissing tlio fool of the bavior , and Unit of .Indus , betraying him. To kiss one's sister is not particularly unpleasant , but it is only a broad anil butter allair. ( iood , but not sweot. To kiss one's cousin is somewhat different and gives a jam taste to the operation , particularly if she comes under Iho de nomination dangerous , lint to kis.ssome body else's sister or cousin , thai sur passes the other as fur as ice cream nnd cake surpasses bread and jam. Eclipse -i lirst ami the rest nov/hero. Slcrno called it "flesh and blood witli an angel on tlio Inside. " Sydney Smith says : "Wo are in favor of a certain amount of shyness when a kiss is proposed , bill it should not bo too long , and when the fair ono gives it let it bo administered with warmth and en ergy ; let there bo soul in it. if she close her eves and niir ! ) immediately after it tlio effect is greater. She should bo care ful not to slobber a kiss , but to give it as a huniining-bird runs Ids bill into a hon eysuckle deep , but delicate. Wo have tlio memory ot one received in our youth , which lusted us forty years , and wo be- llovo it will bo ono of Iho last things wo shr.ll think of when wo die.1' How Co KiMip tliu HoyH nt Homo. St. Paul ( ilobu : "How shall I kenp my boyo nt homo ? " asked a matron of an aged and experienced head of a family. . < ; { "How old tire they , madam ? " iiitorro- * /rated / the sago , before committing him- solf. solf."My oldest , " she renlied , "is thirteen , and my baby boy will be six years old the oOth of September. " > "Of course yon would not like to chain them up , would yon ? " > "No.1 ' f "And your husband is not able to rent a circus and have it in the house the year f round ? " f 'No , ho is in very moderate circum- | stances1 < . "Well , then , I would suggest as the most economical , at the same time tlio ' most elleetivo plan , to place patches on the boys' trousers , make the patches of dillbrrtnt cloth from the rest of the gar ment , and place them whore they win be least scon when the boys are seated. This will keep them at homo and may in duce sedentary und studious habits. If this falls with tin * youngest , tie a sunbonnet - bonnet on his head tin it tight , so ho can't get it oil' . As long as the siiubonnut lasts ho will stay at home. Kotliin" can coax him into society. " A dnucht'ir of Joiiny Llnd Is coming to this country to Hint ; . She Is nut ( Inscribed as iiuioat HliiKer , hut bofnK the ilnughUir tit hfr mother will doubtless prove to bo "uu at * b- tmcilou. f
