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.
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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
