THE OMAHA DAILY BEE :
WHAT WOMEN HAVE DOSE.
Oomecly , Tragedy , Ronmnoo and Mishaps
in Which Tboy Have Acted Tholr Part.
PAID A DIME FOR A PAIR OF DIMPLES ,
A Trlwco Girl Wanted lo See I.lfc anil
Ucunnio a JJootblnok For
tune for n Typo- .
writer.
"Can I get something to do hero , " snld a
youthful looking person lately to the pro
prietor of the Alcazar barbershop adjoining
the San Frnnchco theater of the same name ,
says the Chronicle. "Yrs , " responded the
proprietor , "wo will glvo you ft trial. What
is your namol"
"Kdwnrd "Wilson , t > lr , " said the youth.
So Edward cahio and wont , cleaned up th
shop , brushed customers' clothes and learned
o 'shlno" shoos in n wny that would have
done honor to a professional. The cleanli
ness and adaptability of the now hand was
much noticed , not only in the matter of work ,
but In dress.
"What a hnndsomo boy. " said many a cus
tomer. A visitor would nlwnys take a second
look at him. Ins appearance was so striking.
About medium height nnd Inclined to bo
plump , tlio bootblack had a round , open ,
pleasant face , two largo black oyesa medium-
sized nose , n very pretty , expressive mouth ,
nnd the wliolo over-topped with a wealth of
short , rich brown hair. Both feet nnd hnnds
were small , and showed no signs of hard
labor. Ills ago was not over twenty. Ono
fact in particular was moro than once re-
markcd-tho bootblack's usually well-
developed hips.
Always pleasant spoken but retiring , the
young man made many friends. No work
was neglected nnd Kdwnrd was nlways punc
tual. UarbcrEnklo began to think ho had
found nksasuro in the line of trustworthy
help.Ono
Ono day toward the end of last wcok a cus
tomer came In. Ho looked startled ns his eye
fell on the figure of the young bootblack , ami
noted in an uneasy manner nil the tlmo ho
was being shaved. As ho was about to leave
ho called the boy to him nnd the two con
versed In a low tone for a few minutes. Next
morning the boy was on hnnd as usual. He
pave notice , however , of leaving , and was
paid off.
During the morning the customer of the
previous dny stepped Into the shop nnd in
quired for the boy. Upon being told ho had
Bono , ho smiled nnd said : "That was n
young lady in disgulso. Is it possible that
none of you hero discovered thnt factl" All
Ills hearers looked astonished , and so they
wcro. No further Information would the
caller furnish.
It Is believed that the voting woman Is well
connected in this city , anil being rather wild ;
curious and venturesome , lias gene Into tbo
ways of men to sco what she could ilntl out.
"When last seen the pscudo boy wns plainly
but neatly dressed In n pair of dnrk-bluo
pantaloons , brown shirt with a handkerchief
knotted at the throat sailor foshlou ; dark
cout and black derby hat.
Imoky It Wns n Girl.
A young Brooklyn Benedict sauntered
flown Nassau street' several months ngo in a
reverie , says the Now York Sun. Ho was
thinking of his homo across the brldgo. An
interesting event was soon to happen there ,
nnd ho wns on his way to a fruit store to buy
seine dainties for his you UK wife. Ills face
beamed with hnppy anticipation of the thanks
of the little woman wno awaited his return.
Ho pushed through the crowd of pcdostrmns
without hooding anything or having the train
of pleasant fancies diverted , until ho passed a
young Italian imago peddler. The Italian's
Btoclc of piaster work was displayed In a high
doorway out of the way of the busy throng.
The sunbeams lighted up the statuettes.
The Benedict looked down ut them , walked
on n few steps , then turned bnclc. Two tiny
busts had nttractod his attention. Ono rep
resented a boy crying , with his cap pulled
nway over his right oyo. Tbo other was n
dlmplo-cucokcd girl , laughing. They capti
vated the young benedict's fancy.
' How much , are thoyl" bo asked the
Italian.
"Tcna conta , " replied the peddler , his face
lighting up gaily at the prospect of a pur
chase.
"All right. I'll take 'em,11 the Brooklynlto
said , .and when the peddler had wrapped
thorn In nn old newspaper ho tucked them
In his overcoat pocket and continued on bis
way to the fruit storo. Ho hid the images
when ho got homo , and without his wife's
knowledge placed them upon the mantel in
the dining room , where stio would sco them
the llrst thing In the morning. "It will bo a
little surprise , " ho thought. The plan worked
to perfection. The mistress of the house
hold gavo" little cry of delight as she caught
eight of the girl's bead.
"What pretty dimples , " she said , when
the young IJoncdict came down to breakfast.
"Yes , rather pretty for the prlco. I
thought you'd like 'cm ' , " the husband re
plied.
In two months tlmo the happy event that
the household had been looking forward to
anxiously had happened. A cood-naturcd
girl bahv had como to further distract the
tjcitcdlcLs mind from the dry details of busi
ness. Ho had weeks before forgotten the
trilling purchase from the humble Nassau
street art purveyor.
A week later the healthy infant looked up
at the ceiling and smiled. Her fat cheeks
creased into two unmlstnkablo dimples. The
Benedict laughed. Ha wns immensely
tickled. Tbo dimples looked as pretty as
could bo , and ho was proud of the fact.
"But , wbero on earth did the dimples como
from ! " ho said. There bavo'nt boon any In
our families. "
"A h ppy whim of nature , I suppose , " said
the young mother , aud she kissed each dimple -
plo several times.
The boncdlct wont down to dinner nlono
half nn hour later. His ore chanced to scan
tbo mantel nnd rested on tbo live-cent bust of
tuo laughing girl.
"ByGeorgol" ho fairly shouted , "thoro
are those dimples now the very ones.Well ,
I call that about the best investment ot a
dlmo I over mado. "
It was another Illustration of the whims of
nature. The dimples had captivated the
young wife. She saw them dally. They had
made a lasting and pleasing impression upon
tier mind , and , as often happens , whnt the
mother most admired had been reproduced lu
her child.
"It's ' lucky It wasn't n hey , " said the beno-
dlct philosophically. "It might bavo uccn a
crier of the worst description. "
13vcr3-where.
H. U. Stixtd ml.
Only love li everywhere
In tbo earth , the sea , the air ;
In our laughing and our tears ,
In our confidence and fears.
Love capricious love anpenrs. '
Fleeting joys and lleotlug woo"
These tno sum of love compose ;
Take away Its bliss aud pains-
Nothing clso in life remains.
On the Threshold.
A letter cnmo to the Fargo , S. D. , postof-
flco the other day addressed to "Mr. Paul
, Merchant's hotel. " On the envelope
wns written this request : "Should ho not
bo there v/ould tbo postmaster please open
and do the best ho can In regard to this. "
Paul was not there and the postmaster caused
the loiter to bo published In the hope that it
may meet Paul's eye and move him to a re
sponse. Huro Is the letter :
. . N. Y , , Jan. 2.1-Mr.
Dear Sir : Itbccomos my painful duty to In
form you Sue is dying of hemorrhage of the
- lungs. The reason of my writing of this is ,
T- In going through her things to her friends ,
which she did a little tlmo ago , she said
nothing In regard to the rings she were until
today. She said : "If Paul ever comes ,
give him this ring and my blblo , and tell him
to meet mo up there. " Insldo of the blblo
wo found a letter dated two years back , nnd
for the lint tlmo wo found the reason she
had never married. It looks as if she had
carried a sad heart with a smilingface. . Now
If you are still free , do not lese ouo mlnuto in
writing her ; sny nothing of your receiving
this ; only tell her you heard she was tick.
\ Bho > aiuy live until it reaches her ; If so. I
will write you for her , also wrlto you how
slio received It. I hnvo been for weeks her
constant attendant , and ib Is a very sail picture -
turo before 1110 to paint you a thin , wan
Face and long brown hair resting on tlio pil
low. It scorns to mo the sweetest face 1 hnvo
overseen , It Is at least the nearest heaven
wo will ever sea hero , ami you cnn only lm-
nglno the prayers that iirogolnjrup for her
but she " ' that I
recovery , only says , 1'ray
mny rest. " Sincerely yours , -
Not.
Lift her up tenderly ,
TnvU her with care ;
The banana-peel tripped her ,
Anil you know she can't swear.
Found Her Fntlior.
Hattlo Trip , a comely youriR Indy of
eighteen , of Sprlngport , Mich. , lint found
her father after having considered him tlead
over slnco she wns old enough to consider
nnythinp. Tills Is tlio way of It : Ilnttlo
wus born at Stanley , her mother dying when
she was six months old. Her relatives took
her to urliifr her up , and her father was lost
track of. But Ml Trip , ni she ( trow older.
was told about it , mid as soon us she learned
to write , sent letters nil about the state and
waited for answers that never cnmo. A
short tlmo ago she hoard that her father was
in the soldlera' homo at Grand Hnplds. She
wrote a letter there and found him. Ho has
lots of money and came on the first train ,
aud two hearts are now hnppy.
and I'ltib. "
Mn. Valentine Ail \mi \ In Hurper's Yniino People.
When Notta of Nnpoll came to this shore ,
She know but two words "needles , pins"
and no more ,
Until a street Arab , uncultured and wight ,
Did something I cannot consider ns right ,
And taught her to add to the "noodles nnd
pins , "
"When a man's married his trouble begins.1
Hut Nettn , of Nnpoll noted erelong , .
By looking nt ladles who'd list to her song ,
Tiiat this was a sentence exceedingly wrong.
Aud bsing n poetess after her way ,
Bethought her of something more fitting to
say :
So that now her refrain is still "Needles nnd
pins ,
When a man's mnrrlod , n treasure ho wins I
AVhlch Is whv the good housewives , at least
in our block ,
When Notta appears , all select from her
stock.
A Mr.ivoVoiiiiin. .
Prom nn interesting account of a recent
visit/ made by Arthur McEwon to the Stock
ton , Cal. , insane asylum nnd published in the
Bnn Francisco Examiner , comes this romnrlj-
nblo story : " 1 am going to introduce you tea
a peculiar cnse , " said the doctor , nnd ho pre
sented mo to a bright-faced young woman In
her early twenties , becomingly dressed , nnd
about whoso rooms books nnd periodicals
were to bo scon. This young lady has volun
tarily Immured herself. She is sane , but at
.ntcrvnls illusions follow sleeplessness , nnd
then she is dangerous. The daughter of r
professional man , she is educated , has had
some success ns a writer for newspapers nnd
magazines. I foar.iMiei Istoron ttiostasocl
the asylum theater playing tbo pianoj and
playing well. Her manner Is engagingly
cheerful and unnfToctcd. She Is n strenuous
sort of girl nnd has been n hard student.
"Whenever 1 meet with any success in my
writings , or otherwise , " she said , "I become
so exultant and hopeful that I. can't sleep for
happiness , thinking of tbo future , and then I
lese my head. Most people go down under
adversity , " she added with a good-humored
smile , "but it seoins I'm ' the other way and
' can't stand prosperity. "
When insane she does not lese her sense of
identity , but her real surroundings disappear
nnd nro replaced by wholly imaginary ones.
"Tlio last time , " she said , "I believed I was
In Franco and taking part in a light at the
birricadoa , I had been reading about the
French revolution , you sco , nnd I suppose ,
when 1 am not myself my mind is dominated
by most recent strong linurosslous. If I can
go six months hero without n return of my
trouble I shall bo very happy , and if a whole
year passes I shall feel that I nm cured. "
And she Is going to stay until she Is cured ,
however long it may take. She bas strength
of will , a stout heart , nnd keeps her mind
nnd hands employed steadily. "For I must
not think about myself , or permit tbo blues
to # ot hold of me. I am educating myself in
patience. " Her smile was bravo and reso
lute.
Lt to lev Typo Writer.
When George C , Kandall , the well-known
San Francisco druggist , died n short time
ago , few , If any , of his friends had the least
Idea that a romance was woven Into the last
few months of his lifo. Yet such was the
fact , which unexpectedly , came to light
through the filing of his will.
That showed that while the testator was
possessed of considerable property a very
small fragment of It was left to his relatives ,
bnd after n few minor bequests tbo bulk of
residue of his estate was loft to his intended
wife , Miss Bert Wallace. According to the
Call a man who know Kandall intimately thus
outlined tbo romance : "Kandnll , poor fel
low , was of n sentimental nature , though ono
not knowing the man would hardly think so.
Ho wns thoroughly infatuated with Miss
Wallace , the stenographer nnd typo writer
for nn Insurance company. She , however ,
esteeming him ns n friend gave no encour
agement to his advances. In fact , I believe
bor heart wns elsewhere , and that , woman
llko , she practically threw away the prospect
of wealth and station to love the man ot her
choice. Ills rejection if ho was rejected ,
for I do not know that that unpleasant for
mality actually happened hurt him badly.
Yet , though ho know his love was not re
turned , ho sat down and made nn heiress of
the woman who refused him. I believe tbnt
his heart wns broken , nnd that his sudden
dentn was duo entirely to the disappoint
ment. "
A reporter visited the ofllco where Miss
Wallace is engaged. The young lady wns
busily employed getting out tno correspond
ence and 1 promptly but very politely do-
clincd to say anything in connection with her
legacy.
From her co-laborors and ofllclals of the
ofllco it was learned that sbo Is n lady of re-
ilnement , educated aud of n charming dispo
sition. They say that after the announce
ment of Mr. Randall's ' death she felt his sud
den end so keenly and was In such evident
distress that the company excused her from
her duties. She remained away from busi
ness and has donned mourning at tiro. In
other respects she Is unchanged In manner ,
the fact that she has been unexpectedly pre
sented with a considerable fortune making no
difference whatever In her strict attention to
her pfllco duties. She Is a native of Santa
Cruz , where her mother resides , aud where
her brother , who is also a beneficiary under
the will , is engaged in the drug business.
A friend of the druggist said that the esti
mate placed on the cstnto in the petition for
prohato of the will was far below its actual
value. "Why , " said ho , "a week before ho
died ho was negotiating lor a picco of real
estate hero and inado n bid of $75,000 , for It
in cash. I'll stake my reputation that the
estate is worth close upon 100,000 , and that
If the wilt stands Miss Wallace will come in
for fully 250.000.
"Lucky girl I Well , I should say sol"
Dress Like .Savages.
Just before Explorer Stanley loftNowYork
ho was tendered a reception at which were
displayed n moro than unusually startling
array of low-nocked drosses. Observing the
great traveler scrutinizing ono particular
specimen of ehb-tldo corsage , n friend said :
"Not been used to that sort of costume of
late , oh. Stanley 1"
"On the contrary , said the African author
ity , cheerfully , "It makes mo feel qulto at
homo , lluf you should see the Uynayombes ,
my dear boy you should sco thoUyiiayom-
bcsl"
"Worse Tlmn Glovca ,
A Boston confectioner , talking about the
use of brandy in making chocolates and other
sweets , sala : "I never know of any ono be
coming Intoxicated by this means , but 1
know of a cnsa where a young lady was in
duced * to drink sorao liquor , and knowing
that the fact would bo detected when she got
homo , went into a confectioner's and bought
and ute some brandy chocolates , to which she
laid tno blumo for her very suspicious breath
when she returned to her parents. I have no
doubt ttioro are many other cases of the
kind , too. "
Unllnlslicd. .
Week's Sport : Dashaway Hava vou
heard Hobluson's nowstorvl Ho started to
tell It to mo when wo went down to the races
together the other day but didn't have time
to finish it.
Clovortou Wbyl dldu'tyou return with
bimt
Dashaway ( sadly ) No. Ha rode baclfc
OTPVIPI/Mvrr ? rip TMI ? K\too \
SICNIFICAaiE OF THE MASS ,
Manner and Meaning of This Most Ancient
Form of Worship ,
HISTORY OF THE EARLIER CELEBRATIONS ,
I'ARtors In the Drouth Districts
In Dlro DIstrcHS-Worlc of
Local I'astors nnd Their
People.
The following article , the first of a series
upon "Tho Mass , " has ocen prepared espec
ially for Tim Hen by Uov. Patrick R Mc
Carthy of the Phllomcnn Catholic ; cathedral.
The Catholic church is rich In historical
Interest. From it sprang all the Christian
denominations nnd to It the world must turn
when In search of interesting facts concern
ing the early struggles with idolatry.
People who wish to bo well informed upon
the subject of early Christianity cannot afford
to ncilcctn very careful study of the rites
and ceremonies of the Catholic church and
Its many beautiful church services.
Writers do not ngrco , writes the rov-
crend father , with regard to the
origin of the word "mass. " Some sny it
comes irom the Hebrew1 word inassah , n
debt ; others that It is the Greek inycsls ,
Invitation ; others that it comes from nn old
word common in northern Europe , mcs or
incsso , n feast or banquet. From this word
come the English words Christmas , Michael
mas nnd many others , used to describe the
old feasts of the Knglish church bctoro the
reformation. JMany good authorities ngreo
that tlio word mass comes from the custom
that prevailed in the church In the early cen
turies of dismissing the catechumens , the
Jews , contlles and strangers before the con
secration. These were permitted to bo pres
ent till the offertory when a deacon would
cry out : "If n catechumen bo tn-escnt.lct him
go out. " The people were dfsmlsscd nt the
end of the service by the deacon singing :
"Go , the dismissal Is at hnnd. " The word
dismissal In L.atin was "Alissa , " nnd as in
the early ages of the church the people
kept all their services secret , they used to
say : "la the .Mlssn said yet ; " that is to siy :
Have the people been sent away yctl In tlmo
they liecamo accustomed to call the great
sacrifice the "MIssa. " From this expression
came the latin word "mlssa" nnd the English
"mass. " The Greek fathers of the church
called it differently ; The Mystnpogin , the
Synoxis , the Anaphora , too Eulogin , the
liierurgia , the Mystcrlon , the Dolpuon , the
Tclclon , the Agathon , the Prosphora aud the
Lltingrn.
In the Catholic church , Latin nnd Oriental ,
the mass Is held and believed to bo the con
tinuation and application In u symbolical aud
mystic manner of the sacrlfico on the cross.
At the present dny the mass is cele
brated , in nine different languages , viz. :
In Latin , Greek , Syrlac , Chnldaic , Sclavonic ,
W.nllachlan , Armenian , Coptic nnd Ethiopia
Latin 'is"lli6 lnngur. S Of tlio mass In the on ;
tire west and in a few placcs'ln the 0 1St-3Hii
has been so without change from the beginning -
ginning of the western church.
Green is tbo language used In the mass by
the Urintor Melchlto catholics of the east.
These catholics are to bo found In Syria , Je
rusalem , Uussla , in the Kingdom of Greece ,
in Italy , nnd In several places of Europe.
They comprise the Mingrolians , Georgians ,
Bulgarians , Muscovites and others. Mass is
said In Synnes by the Maromtes of Mount
Lebanon nnd the Syrian Mcluhitns of the
cast. It Is the liturgical language of all the
places where the liturgy of St. James is used
as tiio normn.
Chaldiao is the language of the moss
with the Babylonian Catholics , who nro
chiefly converts from Ncstoranlsm. These
people inhabit principally Mesopotamia , Ar
menia and Kurdistan.
Sclavonic is the mass language ot the
Catholics of Istria , Llburnla ana the coast ol
ancient Ualmatia. It Is the lltuigical lan
guage of all In union with Itomo who. belong
to tlio Sclavonic nation. Wallachian has
been In use in the mass by the Wallnchiaus
since the seventeenth century. Armenian is
the liturgical language of nil who are called
by that natno la the cast today. They inhabit
Armenia proper , or the modern Turkoman ,
who nro found also throughout Asia Minor ,
Syria , Palestine , Turkey , Georgia , Greece ,
Africa , Italy and Russia. Coptic is the lan
guage used at mass by the Christinas along
the Nile. Ethiopia is the liturgical language
of the modern Abyssinlans. None of these
lituivlcal languages Is the vernacular of the
people who use it. In every case the - language
guage is classic or dcail , and unintelligible to
the people. It was found noccssnrv In the
case of the Coptic language usedin * the
liturgy to print it in Arabic characters so
that it might bo pronounced by the clerey.
A very interesting study is that of the
robes or vestments worn by a Driest when ho
celebrates mass. They ore almost all relics
or reproductions of the apparel In common use
when Christianity first appeared in the
Iloman world. Each vestment also" convoys
to the devout and instructed Catholic a-
meaning and reference to some doctrine or
net In the lifo of the Savior. liesldcs the
cassock , the priest in celebrating mass wears
pix vestments , viz. , the umico , the nib , the
pirdlo , the maniple , the stole and the chasu
ble.Tho
The nmice , so-called from the Latin "amlc-
iro. " to clothe or cover , Is a rectangular piece
of linen about three feet lonjr nnd two feet
wide. It has n string nt each of Its two
upper corners , by which to fasten It on the
shoulders of the wearer. In early days the
umlco served us u covering for the head and
neck. In the tenth Christian century It
Rave place to the ecclesiastical cap , or
bcrettn. The mystical meaning of the tunica
may be gathered from the prayer which the
priest recites when putting it on. "Placo
upon my head , O Lord I the helmet of salva
tion for reiwlling the attacks of the Ivio
one. "
The second vestment is the nib , so-called
from its white color. It is atloosely-fltting
garment of pure linen , entirely enveloping
the body and fastened nt the neck by means
ofastrlng. 1'rlests of the Latin church put
on the alb wltn the prayer , "Purify mo , O
Lord 1 and make clean my hiartthnt ( washed
in the blood of the Lamb , I may possess eter
nal Joy.1 In the Itusslan church the prayer
is , "My soul doth magnify the Lord , Who
clothed mo in tlio garment of salvation. "
Tlio clncturo is tno third vestment used. It
is of as high antiquity as the alb , which It
always accompanies , its chief , in fact.lts only
ofllco , being to keep that garment in its u ro
per place on the person or the wearer , The
prayer use'd in putting It on Is , "Gird mo , O
Lord , with the clncturo of purity , and extin
guish in my loins the heat of concupiscence ,
that the vlrtuo of continence and chastity
tuny nbltlo in mo.
The maniple is the fourth article which
the priest vests himself with. It is a small
strip of precious cloth of the snmo material
as the stole and chasuble , having the crosses
embroidered upon It ono In the middle and
ono at each end of Its extremities. It is
worn over the left wrist , to which it Is fast
ened cither by a jiin or n string. Its whole
length is generally about two feet and its
breadth about four inches. When fastened
on It bangs equally on both sides. Originally
it was Intended solely for wiping the perspi
ration from the face of the wearer and drying
the hands so that the sacred vestments mlghi
not bo soiled , In fact , it served In every
way as a handkerchief , as wo sco from what
the ancients hnvo written about it. Thus
Alculnjin tlio ninth century SPC.IKS of 1
as follows : . ' -The little handkerchief which
is worn on the loft hnnd , whorowlth wo wipe
off the moisture of the eyes and nose , desig
nates the present lifo , In which wo suffer
from cupcrflous humors. " The ninnlplo Is
put on with the following prayer , "May I
deserve , O Lord I to bear the maniple * o
weeping nnd sorrow , In order that I mny Jov
fully reap the reward of my labors. " The
mystical meaning , then , of the maniple is
that it reminds the priest of the trials nm
troubles of this life , and the rownrd that
awaits him If ho hears them in a Christian
llko manner.
The stele ranks fifth amongst the vest
incuts. It Is n long band of cloth , of the snmo
width as the maniple , but about three times
its length. It is worn around the neck and
crossed on the breast , In which position It Is
kept by the "cincture. " It is universally ad
mltted that originally the stoic
was very similar to the neb
and covered . the entire person
The prayer used In vesting with the stele Is
as follows : "Restore to rae , 0 Lordl til
stele of immortality which I lost through th
transgression of my llrst parents , nnd thougl
I approach unworthily to celebrate Thy sacrci
mystery , may I merit nevertheless oterna
Joy. "
Many of the Anglo-Saxon stoles and manl
pies had little bells of silver and gold attached
to them , which made a most agreeable , deli
ate sound whenever ) . ( ho sacred minister
hanged position.
The chiwibK so cnllcd from the Latin
cnsuln , " n little house , is the last In the
atnloguo of sacrcif VoUments. Accord *
t\K \ to Its nticlont form it enveloped
ho entlro person of the priest , leaving noth-
n g but tlio bead visible * Hence , the word
'ehaiuble , " n little lioiuo. In Its prcscntdls.
losltlon It Is open at both sidcs.nnd as Itrcsts
n the priest it reaches d6Wu In front to about
ho knees , and a few inches further behind.
Is material must bo ot precious cloth , such
as brocade , silk ot- the llko ; nnd its
oloronoof the live mciitloiicd In the rubrics ,
iz ! While , red. violet , vrccn or black. The
irnyor used in the vesting with the chasuble
s as follows : "O Lord , who hint sold My
eke Is sweet and My burden light , grant
hat I may so carry It a * to merit ' { by praco. "
n Its figurative signification the chasuble Is
Jtnblomntlc of charity on account of Its cover-
ng the entire person , as charity ought to
cover the soul.
The mass , which Is the most ancient form
f Christian worship and the form
ollowcd by the vast majority ot Christians ,
sast and west , nt the present day offers
unny points of interest to the curious stu
dent.
It abounds in antique ceremonies and
Irnmntlc episodes. It Is In fact n dramatic
representation of the death of the Savior on *
" bo cross.
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I'astorH In Sore Distress.
Many of the Christian ministers laboring
n the drouth-distressed portions of the west
nro Just now undergoing the most severe
trial of their lives thus far. Some of the
churches In eastern Nebraska began some
nonths slnco to provide the means of sup-
> ort for those pastors whoso people nro loft
lestltutoby reason of crop failure. So long
as the contributions were sent to the drouth
stricken regions by the churches and general
donations , the pastors who were in need were
frco to receive u reasonable share of the pro
visions. but slnco the support has begun to
bo mostly supplied by the state , the ministers
do not feel like asking for n portion
tion of the assistance thus furnished ,
and many of them are looking full
in the face of actual want. Hero seoins to DO
nn opportunity for some very practical homo
missionary wont nnd church people in east
ern Nebraska and in other states where
there is plenty are bcglnn ing to awaken to
Lho gravity and importance ot the situation.
Many of these pastors could pick up and
leave the country until the earth again responds -
spends to the toll of the husbandman , but It
would bo a very great privation for the people
ple who have bcenloftdestltuto by the drouth
to bo deprived of hearing the gospel during
Lho long , gloomy mouths of wait
ing for better times. The faithful ,
courageous minister of the gospel will not
forsake his people so long ns uo cnn got a
crust of bread nnd clothing enough to protect
him from the nipping frosts of winter. Tlio
Methodist church , which is always pushing
out along tbo frontier of civlllzutinn , 1ms
many ministers In western Nebraska just
now in great need of the most ordinary com
forts of lifo , and a special appeal will bo made
to many of the churches in eastern Nebraska
for assistance which must bo supplied very
soon or many of the pastors on the frontier
will bo obliged to leave their Holds of labor
in order to provide for themselves and their
families ,
Uov. C. W. Merrill ot
superintendent of mlsslous in the CongrcgiP
tlonnl churches of Nebraska , began a series
of revival meetings in York to continue two
weeks. Ho will hold similar meetings at
Asblund , Fremont and Kearney , staying two
weeks at each place.
The Congregational churches of Omaha
will hold n union communion service on Good
Friday. This is the 'iirst meeting of the kind
over held by the Congregational churches of
Omaha ,
The Young Peoples' ' Social club of St.
Mary's avenue Congregational church held
two special AsU Wednesday services last
Thursday nnd Friday evenings and the meet
ings will probably bo continued this w'cok.
Mrs. E. B. Haynes tins returned from Chicago
cage where she spent last week Inspecting
thti Methodist deaconess hospital with u view
of getting approved Ideas fora similar In
stitution to bo established hero next month.
In Chicago the lady -was1 the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas J. Staloy of La Salic avenue ,
former residents of Omnhac
The entertainment nt the First Methodist
church last Tuesday night was a decided suc
cess. The address by Bishop Newman upon
Japan was brief but very interesting. Uov.
Merrill nlso spoke earnestly nnd entertain
ingly. Thu exhibition Illustrating the man
ners , customs ami costumes of the Jupanoso
wns excellent , The programme of the
evening was elosod by the serving of
refreshments. This part of the entertain
ment was especially pleasing by reason of the
fact that the young ladles who served were
Japanese costumes.
It will bo eight years tomorrow slnco Hov.
\Villnrd Seott began the work of the pastor
ate at the St. Mary's avenue Congregational
church. The church bsgan with nothing at
the tlmo Hev. Scott came , nnd it is now the
largest Congregational church in point of
membership In the state , it has ! ! 00 members.
There are but two other pastors
jri Omaha who have been hero ns
long ns Hev. Scott. They nro Rov. W. J.
Harsha and Ucv. Williams. In the Congre
gational church there are but two who have
been In the work nt ono place longer than
Hov. Willanl Scott. They nro Rev. Louis
Gregory of Lincoln and Rev. M. P. Harrison
of Scnuncr.
The last monthly report of General Secre
tary Hazel ton of the Omaha Young Men's
Christian association contained some very en-
couragjng features. There has been a rapid
Increase in the attendance upon the tiundav
afternoon meetings. The average fo'r
December nnd January wns 212 ,
being double the number of the correspond
ing months of lust year. The month of Janu
ary nlono showed an average of ! 3f > 0 , which
wns the highest in the history of the associa
tion with the exception of ono month when
Evangelist Hitler was in Omaha. There
ware 115 additions tp the association during
the months of December nnd January. This
speaks well for the work of Mr. Holscnbuttlo ,
the mombersnli > secretary.
The general sccrotnrys' conference at Ne
braska City last Friday was well attended.
Messrs. Helsonbuttlo , Hrooknernndllazloton
went from the Omaha association.
John R. Hnguo of the international com
mittee will arrive in Omaha within a week
or two for tbo purpose of assisting In raising
the Indebtedness on the Omaha Young Men's
Christian association.
There was a very enjoyable concert at the
United Presbyter-inn church In Kountzo
place last Friday night. The chorus class of
the church , assisted by Miss ' Clarkson and
Dr. nnd Mrs. Eddy , sang the well-known
production , "Under the Palra , " in a very
creditable manner.
Rev , Charles G. Sterling , who hasj been
doing missionary work nt Pine Kidgo agency ,
S. D. , has been called to the pastorate of the
Lowe avenue Presbyterian church. Hov.
Sterling is said to bo a young man of excellent
ability ana of much spiritual zeal and en
ergy. Prof. A. C. Ong has been elected ns
chorister. '
The Woman's Boa.rflpf Missions of the In
terior , nn organization , connected with the
Congregational church , is making a strong
effort to induce the congress of the United
States to take some actions toward prohibit
ing the oxnortatlonqtntoxlcatlng , } liquors to
uncivilized foreign. countries. A committee
has been scnt-to Washington to petition con
gress with regard tatUo matter. At a meet
ing of the board hold nt Kansas City a series
of resolutions were adopted reciting the do-
nlornblo effects of liquor drinking
in the hnlf civilized b'puntncs and islands of
the sea and beseeching congress to consider
ways and moans by.whlch the United States
might prevent the exportation of liquor to
the half civilized countries beyond and the
islands in the midst of the sea.
Tbo meeting to bqlnldin the First Presby
terian church of this city next Tuesday by
the loading ministers of Nebraska , lown ,
Kansas , Colorado ana Dakota will bo of much
Importance , not only to the Presbyterian
church but to Omaha. The object Is to con
sider the advisability of planting a thooj
logical seminary in Omaha. The Institution
if establish , d hero will bo the loading school
of the Kind west ot Chicago. The Presby
terian church has a school in Chicago , the
McCormlck seminary , which hat property
worth . ' ,000,000. The school to bo estab
lished hero will bo the only great seminary
established by the Presbyterian church
west of Chicago nnd will draw to Its support
from n very wide scope of territory.
It is understood that valuable donations of
lauds have already been offered for the site
of thn seminary , and n good do l of work hns
been clone on the quiet which will bo brought
to the surface when the ministers meet next
week. Tbo college element Is lacking in
Omaha , and the establishment of a few good
educational institutions hero would bo of in
calculable benefit to every grade of society ,
and give the city a good standing abroad ,
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This Includes nlso nil traveling , hotel anil
slght-seelnp expenses. The trip will bo made
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charge of competent guides. The trav
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tour covers nlL the principal coun
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Mugnlllccnt mountain scenery , the beautiful
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to properly appreciate the vastness of our
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For the third largest list of subscribers to
the WBBKI.Y or SUNDAY HEE wo offer a ticket
from Omnhu to Quebec and return. What
could bo grander than a trip down the bcautl
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There nro no points on this continent of
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pleted his education until ho has seen the
scat of government. Tbo persons and points
of interest in Washington are innumerable
and to the intelligent observer n visit there Is
full of interest. New York nnd Philadelphia
ns the commercial and financial centers of the
country are always Interesting.
All this sight seeing and traveling given
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Fulls and return. Ever since yout childish
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For the sixth largest list of subscribers wo
offer a frco ticket from Omaha to Salt Lake
City and return. Tno famous Mormon city
Is fast becoming a Gcntllo city , and will in
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the hot su mmer days. Why not sccuro a
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For the seventh largest list of subscribers
wo offer a f root ickot to Denver nnd Mnnitou
and return. While n shorter trip than nny of
the others it combines many pleasant fea
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lU'.l.UUOVS.
There nro now 20,000 , prolcstntit Christians
in Mexico.
Tlio southern Presbyterian church now has
thrco colored presbyteries.
During 1S90 the IJnptlsts sent out the larg
est missionary force they ever put into the
field in any 0110 year.
Evangelist Mcodv says that those who sny
they will forgive but can't forgo an Injury ,
simply bury the hatchet while they leave the
handle out , ready for Immediate uso.
Canon Scott Robertson has figured up the
money given nnd bequeathed to foreign mis
sions in the British islands during the vcar
It * ' , ' , and Iliids the sum to bo $0,500. 530.
The Protestant Kplscopnl church has 4,1VI (
clergy , ! ! 9'J ' candidates for orders , 'J0 , ! ) ; !
parishes and missions nnd 503'J'J'J communi
cants. The number of baptisms hist your
was OlVB ( , of which nearly 47,000 wcro In
fants. The contributions for the year wcro
$ l'JT54,7ti7. ,
The Methodist Episcopal church , south ,
has adopted the Kpworth league as Us de
nominational young people's society. The
young people of the Methodist Episcopal
church , the Methodist church of Cannda mid
Methodist Episcopal church , south , are now
enlisted under one dcnomlrwtloiml banner.
Kov. Henry C. Swentzel , rector of St.
Luke's Protestant Episcopal church , 'Scran-
ton , Pa , , hns been named by the house of
bishops of the church as missionary bishop
to Japan , If Mr. Swentzel accepts the call
ho will bo required to llvo in Toulo. Ho Is a
young man and has been rector of St. LuUo's
for llvo years.
The returns of the vote of the presbyteries
In answer to the overture for the general as
sembly , establishing the ofllco of deaconess
in the churches , come In slowly. At present
the majority of the presbyteries voting hnvo
declared in favor of tlio deaconess. But im
portant presbyteries have voted very do-
cldedlv hi the negative.
After hesitating moro than n year the ves
try of Trinity Protestant Kplscopnl church
of Pittsburg , Pa. , decided to accept the leg
acy of $1,000,01)0 ) bequeathed It by the late
John II. Schoenbergcr of Now York , who
died leaving nn estate worth several millions.
Ho tnndo the bcmicst conditional tlmt Trin
ity's ' pows bo frco and prayer service bo held
twice dally within her walls.
Bishop Ignnclo Monies do Ocn , the probable -
able successor of Archbishop L\ibastlda of
Mexico , Just deceased , was another friend of
the unfortunate Emperor Maximilian , who
appointed him honorary chaplain in 1SCO. Ho
if n Mexican by birth , was educated in En
gland nnd Mexico , served In his priestly ca
pacity In nn English parish for a snort period
and is widely known in Europe for his
scholarship. Hols about llfty yours old ,
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Kansas City every Friday via the Snntii
Fo route. Ticket nito from Chicago
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6ii ; < "nnsas , City $35 , sleeping iinr nito
Kansas City $3 per
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411 N. Y. Lifo Bldg. , Omaha , Nebraska.
Lawyer M. V. Gannon received by express
from Minden , In. , on Tuesday last , n hand
some Knglish mastiff In Ben Butler , A. K. C.
register number 10,011.
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The kennel clue was wi so in its selection
of its presiding olllcor at their last meeting ,
inasmuch as ho was n newspaper mane , and
hU immo Is Barney Gordon , alias the Gen
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IIo lilts by his tooth a cnsk of
water astride of which are three
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He cats glass of all descriptions.
Lamp Chimneys , Goblets , Pinto
Glass nnd Tnblo Ware with nrdont
relish. A medical mystery. A
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Return of the Omnha favorites.
The talented RHINEHART
FAMILY In tholr Musical Comedy
"THE DOLL DANCE"
introducing molodlos , medleys ,
comic , pathotlo and doscrlptivo
songe. A bright galaxy of song ,
wit and humor.
DEAVE'S ROYAL MAEION-
BTTB3.
Mimic nctorson a mimic Bingo.
A pleasing illusive coinlc perform
ance.
AUSTIN , the Musical King in his
entertaining unique musical per
formance.
SEVILLE , the noted Irish Comedian , In a sketch full of Irish pleasantries.
THE CURIO HALL HAS A NUMBER OF NEW AND CURIOUS NOVELTIES.
REMEMBER , that on Saturday the children arc admitted to the boat souls free end that on Fridays the ladles rccoiv *
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