14 : THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUJSTBAY BfeCEMBER 28 , 1890-SIXTEEISr PAGES. THE INDIAN AS A CHRISTIAN , Ho Becomes a Law-Abiding and a Peace- Loving Oitizcn. WIDE EXPERIENCE AMONG THE SIOUX , An Omnlin Correspondent Iho Appointment or a City Mis sionary to UrliiK Children I to Hunilny Holiool. ! j The recent fan ntlcal crnzo nmonR the In- ' dlans nnd the disturbance that has been oc- j cnsloncd liy It has heon n source of much con- I ccrn nmoiiff the Christian clmrchcs that have | been laboring extensively with the Sioux. , Tlio Kplscopnl church , under the leader- i ship of Hlsbop Hnro of South Dakota , has I doubtless done tnoio effective work nmonff 1 thcso Indians thnn has nny other donomltm- j tlon , nnd It Is very Interesting nt this critl- cat time to learn how the Indians , who have professed conversion to Christianity nnd who liavo given up much of tholr wild manner of , living , nro holding out In the faith and In the practice of Christian living. Dcnn Gnrdncr , vine corresponds a good deal with Illshop Hare , suld the other day , in speaking of the Indian situation : "Bishop Hnro'd views upon the Indian dlf- Hcnlty I hull with dollht ( ? utter reading the BCnselcss nnd Mcnsatlonal stuff which orcu- plea HO much spnco in the dally papers , Ono would Imagine Uiat the name Indian Is sj'n- onomous with "ferocious , wild beast. " Thcro nro Indiana nnd Indians. I understand that tlio Christian Indians , to n man , are loyal and responsible citizens , nnd this In the fnco of 4 discouragements that would overpower and I demoralize the average white Christian. "Seine suimrt scribblers in the dally papers bring out the mouldy old chestnut and offer It to the puhllc , that 'the only good Indian is ndoad Indian. ' "Wo have nine Sioux Indians , nobly workIng - Ing in the sacred ministry 1 About forty Sioux Indians helping them ns licensed cntochlstsl Forty branches of the Woman's Auxiliary nmotigllio Hloux hidlnn women I Seventeen hundred Sioux Indian communicants I Sioux Indians contributing nearly $3,000 annually for rolklous purposes ! "But what Impressions have all thcso soloinn but cheering facts made upon the public mind as compared with thowild antics of thohcnthon Sioux Indians which have ex cited tlo intention nnd stirred the feelings of the country , nnd dully occupied column after column of the newspaper * for two weeks past ! Alas ! alasl as I have written elsewhere - where , wickedness presents moro vivid con trasts than vlrturo docs ; its history Is moro picturesque , nnd has moro of the clement qf the unexpected which adds popper and salt to life. But let it not bo forgotten that ho has not learned bow to live who esteems the salt cellar and the pepper-cruet the most Import- nut things on the table , Bishop Ilarosays helooltsupon the move ment at "tho effort of heathenism grown des perate to recover its vigor and relnstnto itself. Many of the missionaries have long been expecting such a struggle. " The bishop suggests that the Indian rinc- leaders who have before wrought trouble should now bo forever separated from their trlocs and that care should bo exorcised in administering punishment. Hosiiys also that a Uiffcrcnco should bo ir.ado between the good Indians nnd the hopelessly bad ones. "Tho names of. nil Indians are down on Ggency lists , Indians are Known individu ally 4to tnaehors , missionaries nnd aRonts. Discrimination Is therefore quite practi cable. It will bo an event In Indian lifo of Vast nnd far-reaching Influence for good If. after this outburst , the Indians discover thai the power which bears the sword will dolt "for the punish mont of evil doers and fcr the praise of them that do well , " "Let good sense and Christian charity ar rest thO tendency which this outbreak of wild passion will naturally have to dampen Interest in Indian missionary and educa tional work , and to produce the feeling that such wofkhus Ucen vain. "Settlors have lied , not so much because of real danger as bccauso of their fears , nnd while they have been fleeing , lone white women teachers In Indian camps have been pursuing tholr word without molestation and without alarm. I have visited several Indian agencies und have late news from all the Sioux Indian country , but I liuve yet to learn of n single case of insult , much less of violence. olTorod to any teacher or missionary In any of the fifty odd stations scattered ail overthe disturbed districts Iu South Dakota. " So fur us wo have Information therois some thing in the work of the church which the wild Indlr.a even when bent on plunder respects. A curious nnd suggestive fenturo of this universal plundering und destruction Is the evident Intentional sparing of the chapels und the adjacent mission houses. Not ono one of them has been touched. Homo MlsHlnnnryVnrlc. . Mr. John Dale writes to the Nebraska Cbristlon Advocate of December 20 , express ing his views upon the need of moro homo missionary work in Omaha nnd touches the Important question in a very energetic man ner. Ho compares the number of children hi the public schools with the number in Sun day schools nnd proves that there must bo hundreds of children who are neglected and who nro not In nny Sunday school. These children ore growing up In nn atmosphere of religious indifference or absolute wicked ness. The churches , Mr. Dale says , nro not reaching the masses and something must be done to check the increase of criino anil vlco In the largo cities. In conclusion Mr , Dale says t "You nslc mo what 1 would do. In royly I would say : "As Methodists , wo should do our part of the work by tindlng the right man , lilted by gifts and graces , for city missionary. Ono Who understands the peculiar needs of the work , whoso heart Is nil aglow with the Spirit of Him who came to 'seek and save these who are lost.1 There nro Just such men , nnd none others should bo employed. Such a man with such a hnurt , a good ad dress , a faculty for organization and untiring energy sent out with the endorsement end co-operation of all our churches and Sunday school ? , paid a salary of enough to keep him above financial needs and n contingent fund on which ho could draw , by nnd with the endorsement of an executive committee. His salary and expenses should bo assessed and paid regu larly on tlio llrst of each month , thus releas ing him from all caro'ln that direction. If this could ho done , or some other plan dovlsod nnd put Into operation , ono yeaii would show wonderful results. All our churches would be benefited by accessions. Our Sunday schools would bo largely aug mented , nnd mission schools , the forerunner of churches , could bo established and sus tained. This work , In my Judgment , could bo made very successful , and a gicat felt wont would bo supplied. " Ch u roll Notes , Tlov. Mr. Crane of the Sownrd Street Mclliodlst church has just closed a very suc cessful series of revival meetings at whichever over forty persons wcro united with the church. Ho proposes to hold another revival In a few weeks. Ho has secured the services of Kov. Hooplngamcr , an evangelist who la said to bo very successful In the work. Tbo ladles of the St. Mary's AvouuoOon- grogatlonal church presented Mrs , Wlllard Bcott , wlfo of the pastor , with u very line gold watch on Christmas , Dr , Tlmln delivered his lecture "Tho Evolution lution of tbo Yankee , " in Lincoln last week before the Congregational club , Dr. A. W. Lnmnr Is progressing with his series of sermons on character building on Sunday nlguts. Ho Is attracting largo con gregations and arousing a good deal of Inter est , Mr. L. D. Holmes of the First Baptist church , has undertaken the establishment of a Sunday school for the poor and neg lected clilldrcn who have no regular homo church. Thto Sunday school is held at ! i o'clock in the First fiuptlst church and has already n .membership of about ono hun dred pupils. Ilcv. "Wlllard Scott returned lust Wednes day from St. Joseph , Mo , , where ho delivered his lecture on "Thobplrltof the Puritans" In the First Congregational church of that city , Iov. S. 0. Harrison of Prat kiln , Neb , , was In Omaha last \veolt In the interest * of Frank- lln ncndcmv. Ho left on Thursday for the cast whew bo will solicit fuuJs for a mouth. The ladles of the St. Mary's Avcnuo Con gregational church sent away four box es of provisions , mostly clothing and footwear , to tlio sufferers of western Nebraska last week. The matter of electing ofilcers for the Sun day schools for the year IS'Jl is now the prin cipal topic of consideration In many of the most Influential churches of the city. A superintendent of ability , zeal and Imlofiitlfd- blo energy Is the llrst and most Important matter to ho considered. All vvho have hnd experience realize that it Is no easy task to superintend n Sunday school and do the work properly. Many of the present superinten dents will bo re-elected nnd tlio future for every congregation In Omaha has signs of excellent promise for nil who desire to work whenever nnd wherever they see , mi oppor- u nlty. t Hev , William K. Henderson , the editor of thoCcnti-nl West , nnd Mrs , Henderson have goto to Indliuinpolls to spend the holidays with the former's ' father. Ho will bo gene ten days. CH Vll Ctt XO TICKS Trinity M , R. church , corner Twenty-first nnd Blnticy streets. Kov. W. 1C. Beans , pas tor. 1'reuchlng 10 : ) n. m. and "i.TO p.m. Morning subject , "Advent of Christ. " n Christmas ucrmon. Evening , " /.Ion's Glad Morning : n Christmas Concert.1 Sunday- school ut 12 in. , J. T. Hoblmon. superin tendent , Young peoples' meeting , Oi30. Scats free. The people made welcome. St. Mary's Avcnuo Congregational church , corner of Twenty-seventh street. Hcv. Wll lard Scott , pastor. Services nt 10:30 : a. in. nnd7:30p. : in. Sunday school at 110011. Chapels ntil o'clock. Young People's Society of Chris tian Kndcnvor meeting nt 0IO : ! o'clock. Christmas service in the morning , with special , music by tbo choir. In the evening n yaw Year's sermon by the pastor nnd appropriate music. Southwest Lutheran church , Twenty-Sixth street between 1'oppleton nnd Woolworth avenues. Kov. Luther M. ICuhns , pastor. The Lord's ' Supper will bo celebrated ut 11 a.m. Services at 7 : ! W p. m. Subject , "Tho Christ-Child's Birthday. " The muslo at the morning service will bo : Antiiom llnrkl What Mean These Holy Voices Vcrrtl Gloria I'atrl ICerroK Kyrlo Zahn Oforlaln Kxcelsld Old Oliiuit Hallelujah Schocbcrlcln Scluitz Ilst toAly I'rnver ' Kimfnmii fimctus llortntansky AKiinsDol Lnyrfz NnnoDlmlttls . ' .Persian Tune In the evening the music will be : Anthem To Our licdeeiuur's Glorious Name Imll niorinl'utrl Nclthurdt Tbo Cimtlclo Magnificat Arnold Anthem llrlghtest and llcst Hill Vcrslclo Luyrlz Westminster Presbyterian church , Kov. Dr. Gordon will conduct both services. Morn ing subject will be "They are dead which sought the youig child's life. " In the evenIng - Ing his subject will bo "Tho three It's ' of Christianity. " The musical part of the ser vice will boas follows : MOIINI.Nd. Organ voluntary Mght In Hcthlchcm Oh do Hcrlot Introlt dlory to God Attwood IHi.xulogy I'ralso God from Whom all HIcssliiiis tt'lotv Olory In Kxoolsls Hrlrtgowator Ky rfe Kleslon Ir. ) 1'eaco Hymn 1'rlnco nf Bnlrni , No , 212 AiiUii'iu Behold I bring yon good tldlngq Hymn Joy to tlio'Wor'ld'tlio ilord Ts t'oiu'u No. lO Hymn A Growing Kingdom. No. 757 Organ voluntary Hallelujah Handel EVENING. Organ voluntary Night Shades no Longer Kosslnl Introlt My soul doth magnify tlio Lord. . . 1'lorlo Hymn Hark , what mean these holy voices. No. 'M Anthem How llcuiitlful upon the Moun tains J. Webb llyniii Itock of Ages , No.874 Hymn l < 'or tlio Muri-lcs of tlio Day , No. IHO Organ voluntary festival March Sudds The regular choir of the church will ho In attendance. Following are the singers : So prano , Miss Alice Knodo ; alto , Miss Snot- man ; tenor , Mr. James E , Kclby ; bass , Air. Easson ; organist , Miss Busson. Sunday school ut 1U noon. Y. P. S. C. E. at 0:45 : p. m. , subject , "Extending the Angel's Christ mas Song , " Miss Julia Newcomb In the chair. All Saints' church , Twenty-sixth and Half- Howard streets. Holy communion , 7:80 : a.m. Sunday school , 0lO : ! a. in. Morning service 11 a. m. Choral evensong , 4 p. m. Evening prayer nt 7 : : tO , followed by tbo Brotherhood bible class. > The following is the musical programme : MOKNl.NO 8KI1V1CE. Processional Hymn 24 Vonlto Tone VIII , 1st To Deiun Lnudumiis In F .Smart Jubilate Dee In K Smart Anthem Drop Down , Vo Heavens llurnby ( See Service for Christmas Ere. ) ICyrlc , Gloria , Orutlus In G Calkin Hymn No. HI Ueeesslonal llymi * S8 EVKXSONO 4 P. M , Processional Hymn 21 1'saller ' 'alh Day Woodward-Gregorlaii-Hayes MngiilHoatund Nuno LMmlttls In Kllat. . liarnby Anthem Ailolulla 0.Ion , Tlmt llrlnu- otli Good Tldlnss Stalner ( SuuOrTertorium Christmas lay. ) Hyimi . . . .No.ai Ucccsalomd Hymn 1S ! The usual services will bo held nt the First Christian church , on Capitol avenue and Twentieth street , morning and evening. Preaching at 11 u. in. and 7:80 n , m , by the pastor , Kov. T. E. Cramblet. Morning sub ject , "Living Christianity ; " evening , "Koso- lutlons , Their Use mid Abuse. " First Universahst church , North Nine teenth and Lathrop streets Hev. Q. H. Shinn , pastor. Subjects : 10:45 : n. m. , "Our Call ; " 7:30 : p. m. , "Poet Wblttior as Inter preter of Christ. " Sunday school at 12 m. Trinity Cathedral Capitol avcnuo and Eighteenth street. The Very Nov. 0. H. Gardner dean. Holy communion , 8 n. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m. Morning prayer , litany and sermon 11 n. m. Evening prayer nnd sorinon 7i : : < ) p. in. The dean will preach morning and evening. South Tenth street M. E. church , corner Tenth and I'lcrco streets , Kov. Alfred Hodgott , pastor. Class meeting 10 a. m. , preaching 10:30 : a. m. ; subject , "Tho Wlso Men und Their Presents. " Sunday school , 13 m , Epsworth league , 0no. : Preaching 7:30 : p. m. ; subject , "Tho Father's Promise.1' ' Seats free. Good music. Everybody equally welcome. Southwest Presbyterian church , corner of Twentieth nnd ieavenworth. Kov. 11. Y. Atldsson , pastor. Services at 10:30 : n. in. , and 7 : 0 p. m. Surjocts , morning : "A Christmas Sermon,11 Evening , "Tho Short Bed and Narrow Cover. " Sunday school at noon. Young people's meeting at 0:45 : p. m. Beats free ntid all are cordially Invited to attend all of thcso services , Kountzo Memorial Lutheran English church , Sixteenth nnd Hnnioy. Regular church services at 1010 : ! n. tn. and 7 : ! ) ) . m. Sabbath school at 13 in , St. Matthew's mission Sabbath school , corner Fourteenth and Center streets , utl:30 ! : p.m. ; Y. P. S. C. E. at 0:30 : p.m. Morning subject , "Unity in the Local nnd General Church. " The pastor , Kov. A. J. Turkic , will preach both morning aud evening. All are welcome. IJIl'IETIKS. St. Peter ucvcr yet issued a f rco pass to a duuo. Hell Is fall of "gentlemen" roasting Iu cor rect form. Few angels could remain nngollo through a liny fovcr season. rioty Is the top coat of rollglonand Is often too short to cover up the tails of creed hang ing down behind. "Why is It there are so many vinegar- vlsaged Christians ! " "They keep thoij re ligion over foruso on Sunday and it sours. " AVlfo Do you bellovo coal dealers over go to heaven when they die ! Husband ( n min ister ) No.my dear , not unless they repent of their weighs. Dr. Plexus-Why do you maintain that the blblo is behind the spirit of the ago ) Air. Plexus Bocnuso It doesn't associate tares with wild outs. Clergyman-Ah , my friend , why don't you lay up treasures for yourself In heaven ! Bus iness Man HOC-HUSO I am not sure that I will over get there to claim th-jm. The deuce take Adam and that apple , His appotlto ho could not check , And wo the consequence imistgrapplo Ho gave It to us iu the ncok I "I will ask you , " said the attorney for the prosoutloii , "if you bellovo In a hereafter ! " " 'HJect , " Interposed the attorney for the de fense , "lie's toll he's ) you already u pawn broker. " "It's a good thing people are not treated noivudays as Annantas was for lying. " "Why sol" "U'bywl Why , If wo were , Begloy , nobody'd bo alive but you nnd I , and you'd bo paralyzed , " "My friends , " shouted the exhorter , "what will you do when brought to the bur of Judg ment ! " "Call for beer , " broke In a Godless wag. "i'oung man , " quickly retorted the preacher , "wo are fully persuaded that vour bier will bo ready for you before you reach that bur. " . St. Peter You understand that kings nnd rulers like you are supposed tn bear the bur dens of their subjects , of course. Shade nf Cznr-Certalnly. St. Peter Well , you had bolter go down below and get warmed up , for the poor fellows whom you sent to Siberia to freczo to death. There has been some sharp things said lately with respect to plagiarism In the pul pit. It Is claimed that when a preacher uses the words of another ho should always ac knowledge H ; but the dlftlculty Is to know when the quotation ends , Ono man who ap propriated ( mother's seriimn began with : i'A certain man hath said , " hut his hearers illd not dro-un that they were Indebted to that "certain man" for the whole sermon. "Those must have been great times during the Hood , " sold the man who spends hl ex- stcnco In a distinct devotion to society. "Ev erybody was In the swim then. A young girl whoso Inst name was Mnck , Went to church In a now sealskin sack ; In donating hcrmlto She squeezed it so tight That her kla glove cracked right 'cross ' the back. Sunday School Teacher Why were only S'onh and his family saved In the nrkl Small Boy 'Cause Noah was coed and didn't ' ask nothln' . The rest wanted the earth , an' they got It. ilo told his pcoplo of the awful woo The love of money brings Into this sphere , And two weeks later packed his trunk to go To where they'd pay him twenty more a year. "It Is a great hardship. Is It not , sir , " was asked of the Methodist preacher , "to bo or- lorod from ono church to another every few years' ! " "It would seem so , " returned the dominie , "but It's a great saving in ser mons. " O , why docs the girl in the front pow turn red , And wrlgglo around ill at easel 3' because she's forgotten her handkerchief seal And she's trying to hold back a sueezo. Bishop Hurst says of the proposed Mctho- llst university In Washington : "I believe the money for the site , * 10UOUO , , will bo se cured during the coining winter. Already between $ -15 000 and $00,000 have been sub scribed.1' Dr. Albert Shaw , just called to the chair of political nnd municipal Institutions nt Cor- icll university , Is widely known by his mug- fizlno articles mid his lectures. Probably no other American hns made so careful n study nt llrst hniid of municipal government abroad nnd at homo. The acceptance by the trustees of Johns Hopkins university , of the women's proposi tion to endow the medical department , places .t In the front rank of these universities which , to facilitate the higher education of women , opens Its doors to them In ono of tbo most Important branches of science. George W. Wlllard , D. D. , LL. D. , ex- president of Holdelbergunlversity , Tillln , O. , has accepted the call to the ohalr of ethics and apologetics In Urslnus college , College- vlHo , Pc.im. This chair was formerly illlod bvltcv. J.I1. A. Bombcrg. Dr. Wlllard has already entered upon his duties. Edward Everett Halo suegests the appoint ment In some leading university of a "pro fessor of America , " who shall stand as an expounder orAincrlcanlsm. Every good cit izen is a professor of America on his own ac- L-ount , and also on expounder of AmericanIsm - Ism , and , what Is more , will light for it If It Is necessary. A college professor could hardly do more than that , but If a "pro fessor of America" is required there Is no ono better qualified than Edward Everett Hole. Hole.Mr. Mr. William Tomlins , the Chicago musical director , Is now organizing a number of small classes , which nro to receive a thrco years' course In vocal training , nnd at the opening of the world's Columbian exposition thev will bo massed Into ono largo chorus , wlnoh will sing at the opening exercises , an cpitomo of what can bo done iu that way by children. At the recent meeting of the board of trustees of Columbia college a largo number fellowships were established worth $500 a ycur each , to bo granted to graduates of a college or scientilio school for the purpose of assisting them in the pui-sult of special lines of Investigation or scientific research. Twelve of these fellowships nro to bo awarded next July , eighteen In the following year and twenty-four the year after. It Is stated that for the year ending July 23 1890 , there were , In New York state , 800,000 children of school age , who did not attend school for nny part of the period. The average - ago dally attendance at public school fell 1,000,000 below the population of school ago. The average annual salary of teachers was only $4.80,71. The cost of maintaining the public schools was 817,302,471 , of which $10- 422,172 was paid to teachers. Since 1870 , It Is stated , 845 Indians have re ceived Instruction nt the Hampton Institute , and the Judgment of the principal is that only twenty-live of the entire lot have been "dis appointing. " "For pcoplo not compelled to work for their food , " the principal says , "their conduct is most encouraging. All ex cept the twenty-live bad ones have done from fairly well to excellently well as teachers , cntcchists , farmers , mechanics , teamsters , herders , laborers , clerks , etc. " The thirst of the southern negroes for knowledge Is illustrated bv the experience of Atlanta university. The flood of students this season , which is expected to continue until Christmas , is already so great , says the College Bulletin , that "after filling all the available. space In our buildings , wo have al ready had to go outside to accommodate the last arrivals until nil practicable facilities in this direction have boon exhausted. " New buildings "are nn absolute necessity if the noble work of the institution is not to bo cir cumscribed. _ _ tflXTEll SPAMtKLERfi. Drake's Magazine" : A mun , deserted by his friends , is apt to have an all-gone feeling come over-hlm at times. Drake's Magazine : "I feel out of humor , " remarked the funny man. "That's the way you feel when you write your jokes , Isn't it ? " asked his friend. St. Joseph News ; "What awfully poor billiards Missen plays , doesn't ho ! " "yes. Only natural , though. " ' "How sol" "He's a detective , and you know they can't ' handle a cue. " Fllcgondo Blatter : Absont-MInded Pro fessor ( to his pupil ) Well , my dear boy , so It U time for you to go to bed ! If you should dream of your father tonight please give him my compliments. Tno gas motor stands In the cellar cold , Barely earning Its salt la summer ; But Iu winter it's worth Its weight in gold , For then It's a regular hummer. Pittsburg Dispatch. Life : "Yor look had , Jim. Boca under the weather ! " "Sorter. Today's the llrst time I've ' been out-cr-doors In three months. " "What was the matter with yorl" "Nothln' ; but the Judge wouldn't bellovo It. " The heated summer term is o'er ; The perspiration loaves the brow. The man wno used to shut the door , Will always leave It open , now. Washington Post. Washington Post : "Didn't the pool from whom you were reading refer In ono of his lines to the 'germ of Immortality ! ' " Inquired Mrs. Brixton of her husband. "Yes ; but it does strike mo as carrying this microbe theory too far. " Detroit Free Press : The Arabs have no "hello ! " In their language. The nearest they come to it Is to throw a stone and hit a man In the back and then ask him as ho turns around : "Does it please houvon to glvo you good health this morning ! " Fllegendo Blnttor : Secretary of the Char ity Society The rich and good Herr Von Knicher has Just told mo that you are likely to bo put out of your house this cold winter's duy for non-payment of rent. Who is vour landlord ! "Her Von ICuIchor. " Puck : Distracted Woman ( at the police station ) O , sir , I have lost my poor old father 1 This morning ho wandered away , nnd I fear , for his snfoty.ns ho Is totally deaf , Police Sargent In that case , madam , wo will soon Und him. Ho U walking on the railway track. Chicago Tribune : "Your husband , I hope , Mrs. Upjobn , " observed the good pastorwho was making his quarterly call , "remains con sistent in his walk aud conversation ! " "N-not quite , " sbo replied. "When ho haste to got up in the night und walk with baby his conversation U dreadful. " DISCOVERER OK ELECTRICITY , The Mm Who Prepay ? lie Way for Frank lin an > dMoore. , . > A HUNDRED ANti" SEVENTV YEARS , It In Tlmt IjciiKttt' ' < r Tims Since Ste phen Grny Dlnuovorctl Coiiiliiutlon mill Insulation , ' Sumll Kays Mntlc Useful. "Ho was a meritorious philosopher , " Tyn- dall says , by way of scant epitaph. Living , hoVM something of a rccluso , making queer experiments and It coiling the results to himself until ho found the grove very near to hi m , nnd then ho told \vlmt ho had learned while almost In the article of deathwrites Park Dcnjiiinln In the Now York Herald , There nvo more tears thnu there Is laughter In the history of human discovery , and the fallibility of human Justice la no where so vividly shown. Stoplion Only lived and worked , and died poor , of course , and n charter house pen sioner. Tyndall's brief eulogy , an occasional men tion In the electrical treatises , mid that is nil that ono llnds to prove that ho existed , un less , perchance , delving Into the old tomes of the philosophical transactions of the Koyal society of London , ono rends thcro with astonishment how tins man was the llrst to discover electrical conduction , aud the first to send the electric current over cords and wires , nuil the llrst to discover electrical Insulation. With Stephen Gray starts the electric tele graph , and It Is his story of I TO years ago that Is to be retold here. Gilbert's list of electrics , published In 1COO , showed that thcro wcro many things other than the umber which , when rubued , would attract light bodies , and this list had been In creased by the Jesuit Cabeus , by Kobert Boyle and by others. It Is hardly possible to repress a smile on Ihidlntr Gray , at the begin ning of his work , seeking foruow "electrics" and explaining how ho took n hair from his wig and rubbed it and found It to bo elec trical , and then , as if to make it iiuito certain that the electricity was hot at all dependent upon ihu fact that the hair cama from his own head covering , ho procured "a line hair from a dog's ear and discovered the same vir tue In that. " RTheu ho rubs pieces of silk ribbon and bits of linen , paper and wood shaving and leather and gold beaters' skin , and Unas that all those , too , become electrical , mid that paper crackles und gives light In tbo dark. The device which he employed to test the electri cal condition of these bodies was a feather suspended by n ploco of raw silk , but why tie uses silk , or that ho oven thought thnt'tho silk had anything to do with preventing the electrical charge communicated to the feather from running away from it , does not appear. Eight years elapsed before ho found out the why und wherefore of tt. Probably the world does not know more than a small' fraction of the experiment , made and results obtained Gray in this In terval , nor how much knowledge afterward discovered , or perhaps never slnco discov ered , died with him. Ho pu ollshed the rec ords of some of his experiments , and dictated an account of the rest of them on his death bed. Although it was perfectly well known that nn electrified body would attract an other body. It was uotr atall known whether or not ono body could communicate its own electrical condition to another , and this last Gray undertook Jo 11 nd out. lie says , in referring to his experiments of 128 , that long prior to that time he hnd noticed that a glass tubeIf rubbed in the dark , communicated light to bodies. Just how ho docs not explain. Nor have wo any knowledge what this experiment was. Hut at nil events , touching.ns it wcro accidentally the very uttermostbo.undary of electrical science us it is .now ( the curious relation and probable Identity of light and electricity ) , ho wonders why , "as the ttibo when rubbed in the dark communicated alight to bodies , it might not at the same time communicate electricity to them. " So he made nllttlo tube of glass three- and one-half feet long by a little over an inch in diameter , and , in order to keep It clean in side , put corks In the extremities. Being u cautious Investigator and not wishing to dis turb his experiments by overlooking condi tions , ho thought it would bo advisable to try whether the rubbed tube nctca nny differ ently when the corks were Inserted in the ends. Not that he supposed that the corks would have any eltect , but ho thought it was just as well to see that they did not. So ho rubbed his tube before the corks were put In and rubbed It afterward , applying it both times to a suspended feather , and the tube attracted the feather at ono time just as well as it did the other. But whether by accident or design is not known , on ono occasion , Instead of present ing the glass tube to his feather , ho ore- sented the surface of the cork. And then , to his surprise , ho saw the feather behave just the same us if the glass itself had been approached preached to it. Hero was an answer to his question at once , for the electrical vir tue of the tube had certainly been communi cated to the cork , dcsplto the total dissimi larity of the two substances. It Is easy to Imagine the flood of questions which must have pressed upon him at once for solution. If the electricity will go from the tube to the cork , will It go from the cork to anything elsol Over how long a cork will It travel ! Will it travel over anything else butcorkl Fortunately for Gray thonnswers wcro all within the reach of his scant income. HU llrst experience was to Insert , a wooden rod four inches long into the cork and fasten an ivory hall on the end of the rod. And ho saw that this bill , oven at that distance , at tracted and repelled the feather as well as the tube Itself did. Ho then increased the length of the rod and found tlio result the samo. And then for the rod ho substituted Iron wire and brass wire in lengths of two or three feet , mid still the same result. And then ho hung ttio ball by a piece of pack thread from tbo tubo. Still the same hap pening. Then he asks himself , can this vir- tu'j bo communicated only to an ivory ball ! And if not , to what else ) The things bo hung on that pack thread were extraordinary In their variety. Hero Is a list of them : A guinea , a shilling , n half penny , a piece of block tin , a piece of lead , a tire shovel , tongs , an Iron poker , a copper teakettle which ho says "succeeded Just the same whether empty or full of hot or cold water , " a silver pint pot. a brick , a tile , a piece of chalk , various stones , including the loadstones and sundry vegetables , all of which worked perfectly well. Then came the question , how far would the electricity travel } So for the wlro two or three foot long ho substltutedMs' fishing rod , adding Joint after Joint , and still the electricity ap parently ran to the pnd , of It. And then .ho substituted other rods still longer and finally ho got to long pieces-of pack thread , forty or fifty feet In length. - Hut when the thrco'd became as long as this , It was troublqs'qmo to support , so ho fastened the line by loops hero and there to the beams of his room. Now ho got into trouble , for the electric1 virtue , as ho called it , no longer appeared-at the end of the lino. Nothing daunted , ho searched for the dim- culty unu found it. The electric charge ran off the line through thu loops to the beams , and so it did not truvoUho path which was intended for It. 13ui finding difficulty Is ono thing und overcoming" ! ! is another. So for a long time Gray Wiw ' puzzled. Ho dodged the obstacle bv continuing his experiments with vertical lines only , getting the desired length by dropping them from tbo tops of buildings. "Ono line Juno day of 1720 Gray goes to "Ottorden place" to give his friend "Mr. Wheeler" n specimen of the experiment , and he shows Wheeler how electricity will run down a wlro thirty-four feet high. Wheeler is astonished but not satisfied. Ho does not see why the electrMty cannot bo made to travel over nny distance on n horizontal itno , But the question of supporting the thread comes up again , mid finally Gray roaches the conclusion that if ho uses something which U quite strong and very thin the electricity , or at least some of it , will not bo able to got through the thin loop und will stay and travel along the thicker thread. So ho decided to try supports of silk. And then , Wheeler and bis servants as sisting , they nut up a line eighty feet In length In a long gallery and the electric chorgo goes easily from end to end of It. Thou Wheeler boldly proposes to double the Hue , carrying It back to Its starting point ; and again the result was successful. The investigators become enthusiastic ; they go out doers and put up a line nearly 300 foot long , and iho ball nt the end of the thread at tracts the feather us strongly as before when the tube connected to the other end of the HnolsrUDbed. The discovery of electrical conduction is not only complete , not only la It proved that electricity will travel over long Unas from place to place , but Gray hits reached the border of another great discov ery equally Important. Wheeler , always wanting n lonqcr line , proposed returning the longest cord they had yet used back on Itself. This was done , but the weight of the line being considerable when It wns shaken by the rubbing of the In ho thollttlo silk threads which held U up broke. Thereupon they got some pieces of brass wlro of the same thickness as the silk loops and supported the line on them. The wire held the line ui > nil right , but the elec tric virtue no longer ran over Its path. "And now " the record ' ' , says , 'thoy wcro convinced that the success they had before depended on the lines that supported the line of communication being silk and not on their being small. " And thereupon they strengthened their silk loops mid they In creased the length of their puck-thread'llno nnd found that they could send the charge over It when it was TlV > feet long. And thus they found how to Keep the electricity on the line , nnd so the discovery of electrical Insula tion was made. To recount the curious things which Gray did in order to substantiate and verify his re sults would tuko far more space than is here available. At ono time wo ncohltn hanging up boys by the neck and licrls to find out whether'thov would transmit the electric cflluvln , which ho determined that they did perfectly well. And then ho llnds that ho can transmit the electric charge not. only to n boy but from ono boy to another. And then ho discovers that It is not necessary to hang boys up , bo- cnuso ho can Insulate them ] ust as well by standing them on cakes of resin or glass. And this ho docs with remarkable success. But his boys do not seem to have had n very happy time of It , for Gray about this time became mulcted with n desire to investigate the .sparks and crackles which clectrlllod bodies gave forth and which ho noticed par ticularly to occur when his rubber tube was applied to n suspended poker , tongs or lire shovel. And so , having hung up a small boy by silk cords nnd applied the tube to his feet or hands , ho observed with much interest ( which , it is needless to say , the bo.v did not shnro ) that the unfortunate youth felt him self pricked or burned whenever anybody ap plied tholr hands to his face , although the same disagreeable phenomena did not occur "when they applied their hands to any cor- tlon of his body through his clothes , except upon his legs ; where ho felt the pain through his stockings , tboueh they were very thick ones. " The boy finally objecting very forcibly to such treatment , was replaced by a rooster , and doubtless the objections of the rooster resulted In the substitution of a largo "slrr- loin of bcof. " Gray's last memoir relates mainly to the curious light which appeared at the enO of his conductors and the strungo explosions which occurred there all to him "singular manifestations of the clectrio lire. " So singular , Indeed , as even to seem "to bo of the same nature with that of thunder and lightning. " This was the first suggestion of the identical character of lightning and electricity. Whether iu him there would have been an earlier Franklin no ono knows , for hero his life nnd his experi ment * ended colncidently. The two great discoveries of conduction nnd Insulation are enough to win a full measure of fame for nny man , no matter how tardily they may bo recognized as his , for the endless cobwebs of wire and their glass supports which carry the slsnals of the telegraph all over the face of the earth , or the slender copper thread Im bedded In the rubber which serves as a path for the current under thousands of miles of ocean , are but repetitions of Gray's pucli- tbread line with Its silk support. HOSJEl' FOIl THE JLAtflllS. Cosmetics used hero cost $40,000,000 n year. Cloth bonnets art ) more popular than those of felt , and n novel trimming for these is the material laid on with the edges raw , with nn appllquo garniture above of black and gold , White crepes do chine , with sprays of flowers embroidered In natural colors , are beautiful for evening dresses. These crepes come in forty-live Inch width , with a hem stitched hem. Chlftron moussellne Is a new material in troduced In Paris during the summer nnd appearing hero this fall. It Is a crinkled silk muslin , and adds ono more to the list of airy-fairy fabrics. Among the most stylish nnd elegant capes are those of black mink skins with the fash ionable Queen Anne collar , the front of the capo being fitted to the figure. The English red coats , the gay red-cloth Spanish Jackets for afternoon drives , and the dark Spanish surouts and redingotcs for walking are much In favor. Some of the handsomest toques and bon nets have crowns of cloth or felt , studded with "tool or Jot , with the brims of velvet , and gilt or steel ornaments are used in pro- f usion. The simplest nnd most popular style of street costume for ordinary wear has the clinging sldrt of straight breadths , with a Jaunty short Jacket iu reefer style , or a three- quarter length coat. A correspondent notices that the majority of literary "ladies seem to affect certain colors for their gowns. It is also thought that they mostly work In brown studies , nnd prefer their books to bo read. A superstition like wise exists that they affect blue stockings. A now device , which will bo of Interest to hosiery dealers in the United Statoshas been recently patented in several European coun tries and .11 application for a patent is on lllo In the American patent office. It consists of a combination stocking and garter made by running a rubber clastic band through n welt at the top of the stocking. The ends of the elastic appear outside of the weltand may bo arranged to fasten with a button or a fancy clasp similar to these used on kid gloves. Among the fashionable rough goods nro camel's hair and English serges in long clan tartans , and cbovlots with fine brilliant lines of crossbars of vuguo , indefinite colors charmingly blended. The plaids uro used by young women for skirts and diagonal dm par ies , with. Jerseys of cuirass bodices of main dark fabric when a plaid corsage Is not liked. The smaller figured cheviots are beautifully made up by French and English designers , with lapped surplice botlico and velvet pins- teens , the skirts In round full English fash ion. ion.Faced cloth and storm serges in plain colors mid largely imported by wholesale houses for autumn and winter costumoi. These como In all the sllvor-biuo shades , the plum blue , with purple in it ; the dahlias erred red plums , the porcelain green with less of yellow-and more of blue than formerly , yet wholly different from the drake's neck or peacock shades ; the cigar browns with much yellow , the Vandyke and mahogany tints of reddish cast , and a now vlcux rose that Is the exact daric purple-red shade of a Jac queminot rose ttio next day after its cutting from the bush. Of all the rich women of America Mrs. Philip D. Armour of Chicago is the house keeper par excellence. She is a complete mis tress of all that tends to make homo best , most beautiful nnd most attractive. She Is particularly well versed in thoartof cooking , and many of her leisure moments are devoted to originating and preparing choteo dishes , Mrs. Armour's recipes are famous among her friends for their never-falling excellence nnd nro in great demand among all the wealthy young matrons of her acquaintance. Thorfc nro thousands of yonng women be tween the ages of sixteen nurt twenty-three In Now York city who nro working ton hours a day for SI , $ J and $1 a week , These nro the salaries paid girls who run checks , but the other class hold moro responsible positions , Some of them stem tobacco loaves , others work In cracKer factories , clothing shops and dressmaking ostnbllshments.somo wrap cura- mels In papers , wash watchcases , tug goods and check oil boxes of merchandise. Dut the great majority are clerking In the largo retail stores , where the willingness of comfortably circumstanced girls to work for small pay has produced nn over-supply of labor. How these dependent little women mnnago to preserve - servo tholr moral and physical lifo is beyond conjecture. _ A Charming Ateiiinry. No Improvement have boon so marked , so signally perfect in attainment , in the lust low yoara , us the numerous luxuries which luivo been introduced in transcon tinental travel. Instead of burrowing rocullcutioiiH the tourlnt now Una left to him wlion his journey la completed , a clwrmliifj memory of perfect train wer- vlco mid pnlnco dining cars. The nr- run Cornell IN this winter for dining earn on the Union and Southern Paultlo romln is ttomothlut ; fur In ndvnnco of anything in that hitherto attempted. AVhnl Joe Murphy 8ny . President Thurtnan of the American asso ciation has not made ninny friends In the vi cinity of Chicago by his bold declaration mndo bore that ho would oppose any attempt mtulo by the Western association to secure equal representation with the league nnd as sociation In the national agreement. While this city has no direct connection with the Western association , Is seems to bo the ren dezvous for Its players nnd officers nnd It draws the greater part of Its players nnd equipments from hero. As a result the sym pathy of all In this locality Is with the West ern In Its attempt to rlso to the dignity of n major league. I see no reason why It should not bo given equal rlglits with the nssoci- ntlon nnd league. Kvon the most ardent ad mirers of the former body will not declare Unit it was a much stronger organization than the Western In nny particular last season. The Western hnd nn evenly balanced cir cuit , with a majority of its clubs more than holding their own financially , and It was con ducted with more credit to Itself than has been the association the past two years. Cnn the American say truly that It had two clubs In its circuit that cleared expenses last sea son ! I think not. It was nn unevenly bal anced aggregation of International league and Association cities , nnd In every particular , except posf Ibly playing strength , was Infer ior to the Western , which It has the nssur- ancoto dub "n minor lemrue. " Mr. Thurman may succeed In his ends to innko the Ameri can a stronger body than It bus ever been In Its history. Suppose ho does I How much will It surpass the Western' The latter Is as firmly established as the other , nnd to my mind should bo nccordod full rights. It has no Von dor Abes , Bnriiles , etc. , to make themselves and the league they represent ri diculous. Besides , In Mr. KrnmhoiT they have ns able n president as Mr. Thurmnti , ns Iho latter will probably find out If ho comes ngnlust the westerner in any discussion. Around the Oflluo Stove. Pitcher McNnbb has again signed with Denver , while the deluge , Mr. Flood , has been released from reservation. Billy Hawes of Minneapolis nnd Eddie Flanngnnof Lincoln nro at Lowell , Mass. , both pining for a sllco of advance. Tim Hurst has never been even thought of In connection with the management of the Omahus. Minneapolis need not worry over the Gate City's ' chances next year , sl'io will bo In It up to the nock Billy Hart , Lincoln's stellar pitcher , is "sticking" typo in the Times-Star ofllce , Cin cinnati. Judging from Billy's "stick" work out here last summer ho must bo up among the host "compi" of thoQuocn City. Manager Cushmnii of Milwaukee opens up a billiard hall Now Years which ho will en deavor to make tbo ball players' headquar ters , Haven't heard whether thorn Is a fau cet connection or not , but It is probablo. Van Horn of Denver is after "Chlppey" McGarrand Young Fournior of last season's Bostons. It would bo Fournler than any thing that has yet happened If Van secures the versatile Chippoy. The St. Paul Pioneer Press fixes the makeup of Milwaukee's club for next season ns follows ; Thornton , Griffith , Clausen and Benwlck , pitchers , two rlght-hundcrs nnd two left-handers ; Wcstlake and Krolg , catchers ; a now man for first base ; Welch , second base ; Alberts , third base ; Schoob , short stop und captain ; 1'oorman , right field ; Pettlt , center field ; Dalryroplo , left field , w ith an extra lullcldcr. ElmerJ Foster says ho doesn't linow whether Alison willuso him next year or not. Ho says ho hasn't heard from Anson slnco the season closed , and ns the Chicago club will have Cliff Carroll. Duffy , Hynn , Wilinot and himself us outfielders he is likely to go somewhere else. Foster says he'd rather play with Minneapolis thnu nny where else , but supposes it Is Impossible to get back Into the KOOU graces of the baron. Tlio king i s passing away the winter hours husking corn on his father's farm at Mfnnctiaha. According to Mr. ICruuthoff the Kansas City club .still has a bona tide claim on Jack Pickett , but ho says that ho does not want Plckctt. Ho does want Sowdors , whowns taken from him by Johnnie Ward. Ho told mo recently that what ho wanted more than anything else was a short stop and to get n good one the Kansas City club would bo willing to formally release Plckott and Sow- ders. Mr. KmnthofT says that the money paid by the Wagners for Pickett was atmply tlio costs of the suit nnd a bonus for Its dis missal nnd that Pickott has never been re leased from reservation. They have no in tention , however , of playing Pickett on the Cowboy team. While- all the magnates have been striving to settle matters they have notglvcn so much attention to players , and as a result a western manager has crept Into the camp and signed ono of the best pitchers In the late Pee L. , nnd , from nil accounts , will bo able to hold him. The club is Minneapolis nnd the player is Gumbert of the Boston team. The Minne apolis people got nn Inkling that Gumbort wanted to play in the Western association , and they found out that ho was not under reserve - servo by any league , and so signed him. Wnetheror not the contract was conditional or not is not known , but tbo chances are that it is absolute , nnd that If Boston has an ns- sociution team Gumbort will not bo u member of It. This is pretty sure to bo the case should Mr. Krautoff succeed in his scheme of getting the Western association admitted to full membership in the national agreement. Curry Foley , the Sportlmr Times' excellent correspondent from Boston , says In his last : I am sorry I disappointed Sandy Grlswold on the Louisville story , but ho must bear in mind tnut I was not In the league at that time ; nnd even the men who were playing with the Louisville crooks did not know how they fixed things , nor did they over know that they were crooked until the men were expelled. Craver was always under sus picion , but like others , nothing could bo proven against him until the time of the Louisville exposure. I have no doubt but what O'Leary told Mr. Griswold a moro in teresting story than the ono that I penned , but I gave facts nnd O'Leary did not. Dan O'Lcnrv ' knew nothing whatever about the Louisville men , nor did ho over meet ono of them until they were ex pelled. O'Leary was playing away up in the wilds Jof Minnesota ( Min neapolis ) at that time (1870-18T7) ( ) , nnd the only ono ho over know was Devlin , with whom ho got acquainted In Now York state during the season of 1878 when ho ( Devlin ) was working hard for reinstatement. I played with O'Leary the year after the men wcro expelled and ho did not know or claim to know anything about the case. O'Leary has a memory like an oyster It's always asleep and the fact that ho cannot remem ber half of the funny scrapes ho has been the hero of during his checkered ball career , shows Unit ho would bo a mighty poor au thority for a man to bank his money upon. IMlNCCllUIICOIIH SpOrtH. Turkev shooting on the beach across the river this nttcrnoon. There will bo a cocking main , seven battles , $10 a battle and $ ' " > on tbo main , ut Howies' road house this afternoon. Ed Hothery his : Just received by express a coop of seven magnificent black-breast rods , which will bo "ordered" for introduction in the pit later in the winter. Jnqk Prince has been telling western men how , In days of old , when times wore-chilly , ho raced before i0KK ! ( ) soctators | , and that ho believes thu same thing will be repeated In Denver. O Jack I OJackl ' The "ladles'safety starter" Is among the novelties In 'cycling sundries across the water , iiy means of this device a rider can make a standing start without difficulty by placing ono foot on the Moor nnd the other on the pcdulvlicn taking the muldlo. After a gentle shove the saddle will spring automat ically Into position. Frank Parmoleo has received direct from England 'a now 7' ' pound hammorloss Greener , price $500 , and will make Immediate preparations looking to a contest with J. A , It. Klllott for the American field cup , cm- bloinntlc of the championship of the country. Perhaps a brief sketch of the Kansas Cltv champion will Interest local trap shots , ft follows ; Mr. Elliot was born In Mansfield , 0. . July 'JO. 1853 , nnd Is the soii of Dr. It. M. Elliott , who moved from Mansfield nt the be ginning of the Into war to southern Illinois , known as Egypt , and after the war moved to Kansas , where Elliott lived until he married , when ho moved to Missouri , ultimately set tling In Kansas City about five years ago. Elliott Is live feet ton Inches In height and weighs 18.1 pounds. Ho has been always a strong advocate of the organization of the western sportsmen for the protection of garno and the elevation of sportsmanship. It has been the object of bin life to excel all others as u true and field shot. Ho bus used ovcry personal effort to encourage gentlemanly con duct Iu Individual contests uud to do away with the wrangling that hns chnrnctorlicd M many of them , and ho will always suitor de feat ut the trap from a skillful opponent rat her than gain success by collusion In nny thing dishonorable. I Us matches nro nlwayj up and up. Ho Is the owner of and control ) his shooting park , where nil reputable sports * men are welcome. Dr.Blrnoy. nosoand throat. Boobldff. Statistics collected abroad show that for short distances , as 1,000 yards , wlro catte furnish the most ofllclent moans of transmit ting power , but for greater distances , nsfi,000 yards , electricity Is by far the least wasteful of nil methods , By order of his Royal High ness there will be given at the Coliseum , Nc\v Year's Eve. , December the 3ist , a grand Carnival Masquerade and Fancy Dress Ball. His Royal Highness , King Folly , hereby-- commands all persons in Doug las County , including South Omaha , Council Bluffs and Omaha , to lay aside dull careen on the above evening and ap pear at the Coliseum to partici pate in the festivities. The Regent Duke of Figaro and Horatio Giggles , Chancellor of the Palace of Laughter , will usher out 1890 and usher in 1891. Good-luck , happiness and prosperity in store for all , * ? * who attend our Carnival and v Masquerade , New Year's ' Eve. , December 3ist. This will be grandest , most fantastic and elegant affair ever given in the West. The Coliseum is being especially decorated by an eastern artist for this occasion. Two bands of selected artists will furnish the music. Come and welcome prosperous 1891. Rejoice again in the defeat of prohibition by celebrating and feasting. In order to encour age our subjects to come in beautiful costumes , his Royal Highness has appointed three judges , who will give to the most comical , elegant and best represented character masks. $500.00 in valuable prizes. Carnivals are very popular in Paris , Rome , Venice , Kansas City , Lincoln and Council B'uffs. In order to give my subjects a chance to enjoy and blow themselves I have in structed the Mystic Circle to spare no expense , but to make this Omaha's first carnival a dream. . Gentlemen's ticket , $2.00. Lady's ticket , $1.00. Family Boxes seating 8 per sons , $15.00. The street rail way company will run cars all night. night.Signed" [ ] ' ' His Royal Highness , KING FOLLY , By I-IOKATIO GIGGLES , Chancellor of the Palace. THE SEASON ! facilitate matters , TO we have divided our immense stock of fine custom made SUITS AND OVERCOATS into four [ 4 ] lots and marked them at prices that will insure a speedy sale > E want to call your attention to the SUITS AND OVERCOATS we are offering at the above named price. Look in oir window ; come in and we will show them to you. Remember the price , $15.00. FOR SALE My I'alntlnv . nnO I'aporliandni : Iniiliuii , Kitab. Ililioil ISAH. llun iv well nglecUnl l > ck ofYoil l'un.r | , Wall Moulillnai l'alnt , Ilmilioi , cto. P. W1NDHEIM , 010 8.10th Street , Oumbi ,