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8 THE OMAHA DAILY BJBE : JfcrONDAY , DECEMBER 10. 1894.
JlERO OF THE PROTESTANTS
Birthday of Qnstavus Aiolphus Eeligiously
Celebrated by the Lutherans ,
SERVICES AT KOUNTZE MEMORIAL CHURCH
HOT. At J , Tarklo Described Wiint Modern
Clvlllzntlnn Owes to tfio Oront Swedish
Chieftain Sermotn In Other Local
I'ulpitt Yesterday ,
The Lutheran churches of this city , and
Indeed all over the world , celebrated the
300th anniversary of the birth ot Gustavus
Adolphus II , the great defender of I'rotcs-
tanlsm , yesterday.
At Kountzo Memorial Lutheran church Pas
tor Hev. A. J. Turkic preached a sermon
especially prepared for the occasion. He said
In part :
The ages have left us no richer hcrltaga
than catno In our possession at the tlmo of
the German reformation. The human mind
was emancipated from ecclesiastical slavery.
The rubbish of centuries' accumulation was
cleared away , nnd freedom of consclencj ,
speech and action was promulgated. A price
less Jewel came Into man's possJsslon. With
out the reformation the spirit of the "dark
ngca" must hava been Indefinitely prolonged
and the course of modern civilization must
have been essentially different.
But before these- blessings had been en
joyed a century all the arts of cruelty were
brought to bear by the Roman hierarchy to
wrest them away from the Individual for
ever. One by ono the liberties dl Protestants
were encroached upon and diminished. In
this extremity several ot the Protestant
princes and free cities formed for defense
Into what was called the Protestant union ,
and In 1618 the flames burst forth nnd the
flro soon spread all over Germany. This
wicked attempt to crush out Protestanlsm
by material nnd brute force led to what Is
known In history as the "Thirty Years' War , "
the longest , the most terrible which modern
Europe has seen , In which Germany was
tortured and torn to pieces , and from which
she was generations In recovering.
For twelve long years the contest had
been waged and the Catholic league was
master of the field. It seemed as If all
Protestantism would be crushed under Its
oppression. Hut In that dark hour of
calamity and fears God raised up n noble
protector and fhtrcpld general , Gustavus
Adolphus , king of Sweden. Ho was wel-
comen as a deliverer on the part of the
Gornfnn Protestants , who realized that their
very existence was at stake. He accepted
the commandcrshlp of the vanquished. Ho
rorlved the beaten army and awakened
interest In the Protestant cause and In two
years defeated the enemies of civil and
religious freedom.
INFLUENCE OF SCANDINAVIA.
I am afraid wo have never realized , or
at least have not understood , how much the
welfare of mankind depends upon
those extreme northern kingdoms
of Europe. Those people who
dwell In the "land of the midnight
Sun" have been Important agents In our
modern Christian civilization , They sent to
the realm of song a Jenny Llnd nnd Christine
Nllsson , to the throne of the violin an Ole
Hull , to the realm of artists a Thorwaldscn ,
and to the sphere of Invention a John Erics
son. It was from Sweden that the first
settlers of Pennsylvania came and dwelt
along the Delaware and taught the Indians
the religion of the cross , and prepared the
way for the humane treaty of William Penn.
Our west and northwest owes much of Its
development to these frugal , Industrious ,
God-fearing people , who have broken up the
virgin soil and contributed much to our pro-
grcsstveness.
The Ideal king of these earnest people
was Gustavus Adolphus. Ho was born In
Stockholm , Dacember 9 , 1GD4. Many of the
royalty of Europe and four of the European
capitals are resounding today with panegyric :
of the dead hero. He was the grandson ol
Gustavus Vasa and the son o'f Charles IX ,
nnd in his short reign freed his kingdom
from Danish , Russian and Polish enemies
and brought peace and prosperity to his sub
jects. Before ho was 35 years of age , and he
only lived to bo 38 , he had developed his
country Industrially , educationally nnd re
ligiously. "Ho was great as a military genius ,
but greater still as a benefactor of oppressed
peoples. " He did not leave his home with the
wtali or purpose to extend his territory. Ho
was not moved by the spirit of Alexander
before him and Napoleon after him , the
spirit of conquest , and while all human
motives are mixed , yet all selfishness seems
to have been excluded from Qustavus enterIng -
Ing upon his war In Germany. It seems to
have been his only purpose to rescue his
brothers of the same faith.
Ho could have remained nt home nnd en
joyed the country he hnd freed nnd developed
Dut with nil the privileges of luxury nni
case ho chose rather to endure nil sorts ot
perils nndntlgucs ' , even to offer up his llfo
In battle In order to emancipate suffering
humanity. Our deepest reverence nnd horn-
ago are due to Gustavus for giving hlmsel
so unreservedly to the preservation of those
liberties dearer to good men than llfo Itself
UAYED AND FOUGHT.
thing Gustavus did when he
at the mouth of the Odor on the
little Island ot Uscdom was to fall upon his
knees and pour out his soul In earnest
prayer to God , and from then until his death
two years later , the fighting and prnylnt
wont ever hand In hand with him. Durliif
the two years of his campaign he showei
the greatest military skill and ho never
desisted from his marchings , sieges , battles
and victories until the power ot the league
was humbled and Protestantism was de
llvcrcd.
On the 6th of November , 1632 , on the fleh
of Lut7.cn , the defenders and foes of clvi
nnd religious liberty were struggling for
supremacy. The Protestants gained the day
but Gustavus fell. The determination o
Catholicism to make a grand effort to re
fetter n half-liberated Protestantism was
thwarted , llut the victory seemed too dcarl ;
purchased. The greatest protector whlcl
Protestantism ever knew had perished. A
heart-rending cry , not of despair , for they
were victorious , but of anguish , went up
from the Protestants on the continent and
In England. Ho was simple , brave , devout
With the highest sense of his kingly dignity
and yet higher sense of his great mission on
earth , he had a single cyo to the work Go (
had given him to do. More cannot be Bald
of any man.
Wo nre the happy Inheritors ot the grca
blessings for which Gustnvus fought , the
principles which form an essential part o
our government. If the hierarchy had beer
victorious on the field of Lutzen our clvlllza
tlon might have been different. Civil nm
religious freedom Is the foundation stone o
our free Institutions. These require th
most careful attention nnd guarding. Whll
vro have Had centuries of Protestant growth
yet they have been centuries of constan
struggle to maintain our priceless privileges
Wo ot this generation must have the sani
spirit as our fathers ot old. Wo shouU
pray God that liberty may be maintains ,
without war nnd shedding1 of blood. Hut w
must have the came unselfish , loyal , devotee
spirit. We miiBt have greater heroism , en
thuslasm and devotion to Christ.
NATUKAI , LAW Sl'llllTUAL LAW.
Sermon of Or. ICnnu ut I'lrst I'roiliytortan
Yostrnlny Mnniliii ; .
The services at the First Presbyterla
church yesterday were conducted by Uev
Dr. William P. Kane of Dloomlngton , III
who Is the pastor of the church of which Vic
President Stevenson Is a member. Dr. Kan
Is a speaker In the practical order , who seem
to endeavor to Impress his hearers by th
plain application ot the truths which h
preuchea rather than by any rhetorical en
thuslasm. At the morning service he spoken
on the topic. "The Survival of the Fittest ,
nnd took for his text the familiar idmonltlon
"Unto him that hath shall be given , an
from him that hath not shall be taken awa
In 'fill ? KnIn ! [ U&'Veak'er ' said tlm
It wai a fundamental law ot nafur
that In order to keep what we have wo mui
use It. There was no promise tor the Idle
All things were developed and enriched b
ute and that which wai not used was entlrel
lot ( , What was true In the material worl
was not less the law of spiritual things. I
would only require a. casual observation o
ie occurrences of the world about us to see
hat riches , power and possessions teemed
o accumulate In some hands and to disappear
rom others. Nothing succeeded like success
nd there was nothing so fatal an failure ,
'hen a man had acquired the reputation
! being a wit every one was ready to laugh
t his moit stupid remarks , while the most
parkllng witticisms of another would be re-
clved with funereal solemnity. Every ono
was ready to be n friend to those who had
Iready a multitude of friends , but they
irncd the cold shoulder to the despised nnd
ie forsaken.
The same principle held good In matters
f benevolence. People who had gifts to
> estow hastened to give them to the Instltu-
lens that were already rich and celebrated ,
while they overlooked entirely tiio poor and
truggllng cause. Those who had the most
eed of assistance were most Invariably the
ncs from whom It was longest wltbltd.
The speaker held as a general proposition
! iat whatever was a law of nature was also
law of God. While It seemed right that
lie strong nnd promising plant should crowd
ut the weakling , when the same principle
as applied to humanity It seemed harsh
nd unjust. There was no corrective
ir remedial power In natural law. It moved
n a sure and certain course , and If a man
lolatcd It his misstep was not corrected ,
ut he was punished for It. The universe
vas created to correspond with what men
hould be , and the only reason why the
atural law might work a hardship was be-
ause man was out of his right relation with
t. The same civil law which Insured pro-
cctlon to the man who respected and obeyed
t brought blight and suffering to the trans-
ressor.
In proceeding to draw the distinction be-
ween the natural law as applied to nature
nd that which governed humanity Dr. Kane
eferred to the scriptural statement that
The Son of Man Is come to seek and to save
hat which Is lost. " What the law was
> owerless to do God had done by sending
Us son Into the world. It was for the de-
verance ot those who were being borne
ownward by the retributive forces of the
atural law that Christ had been crucified.
This was because man was not Intended
o be n creature of dust , but the child of the
Creator.
At the evening service Dr. Kane spoke on
'Only Sheep and Goats. "
nioiti : .SKi.r-coNsiuit.vriox.
llftliop Nrwinnn Tolls \Vliut Is Needed for
Advancement of Christ's Kingdom.
Bishop Newman preached to a large con
gregation yesterday morning nt Hanscom
"ark Methodist Episcopal church from the
cxt , "The Master Is come and calleth for
hee. " This was the bishop's first appear-
nee In the pulpit since his return home
nd the congregation that assembled to greet
ilm proved to him , If he has not already had
vldcnco enough , that he maintains the high
steem so often testified before by the churchgoing -
going people of Omaha. His general theme
vas the conversion of the world and the
mportance of the consecration of the In
ilvldual In bringing about that result.
The conversion of the world , he said , was
one of the noblest designs ever conceived
> y God. The purpose of God to bring the
entire world to his feet In adoration , in
aith and obedience , stands forth sublime
n its Isolation to challenge the faith , inspire
he soul and Inflame the zeal of every Chris-
Ian man or woman. "You may well say
hat the design Is a stupendous one. It Is a
stupendous ono to me. It Is the only thing
hat challenges my faith. I can look at the
mysteries of Providence and not stand ap-
> allcd , because I know that Providence has
he power to accomplish all the mysterious
and wonderful works of the universe. I
can look at the Infinite mysteries
if religion and not stand appalled , for what
cannot comprehend I can believe through
altli. Dut when Jesus Christ stands at the
iank of the river Jordan , a savior without
i single disciple , a leader without a single
ollower , a general without a single soldier ,
and announces the coming of the tlmo when
Us kingdom shall be universal , I stand ap-
> alled , when today , after the lapse of cen-
.urles , I see the condition ot the heathen
world.
"What Is the cause In the delay of an-
Iclpation of Christ ? Is there no balm In
jiledd ? Is the bible a book ( if romance ?
: s Christ a mere philosopher ? If we wish
o understand the. cause of the delay we are
.0 go Into the depths of Christ's philosophy.
The very substance of His philosophy centers
around the consecration of the Individual.
5od never contemplates humanity as a mass.
He always segregates the mass Into indi
viduals and asks for the Incarnation ot lllm-
"self In each heart. The upward and onward
noves of civilization have always been
jrought about by the efforts' of single Indi
viduals. Men may bo divided Into two gen
eral classes , the malevolent and the benevo-
ent. All great and upward .movements ol
society , either benevolent or malevolent may
is traced to Individual men or women belong-
ng to either of these classes. Thus , Caphlas
lad more to do with the crucifixion of Christ
: han any other man or men. Voltaire , more
: han any man who ever lived , did more to
jrlng on the terrible French revolution. John
Calhoun was , more than any other man
responsible for the civil war. On the other
hand , the great beneficent events In the
world's history have been the result of the
efforts of great Individuals. The German ref-
srmatlon was the work of a solitary monk
In the history of our own American colonies
t was Patrick Henry who was responsible
'or the American revolution , for It was his
.nsplred . eloquence that kindled the fires o :
patriotism In the breasts of the colonists
Rising above all or these , It was Jesus Christ
alone who cgncelved. the great design of ac
complishing the redemption of the whole
world.
"When God plans some great work he al
ways selects some man or some woman as
His leader. In the dark days of Christianity ,
when the popes were Infidels and the prlesti
lecherous. Martin Luther was called and
through him God accomplished the great revo
lution. In every great crisis In history God
raises the Individual to meet the emergency
In our own nation , when men turned to eacl
other and asked from whence was to come
the leader who would lift the nation above
the forces at work for Its disintegration , Goc
lifted the veil of obscurity and there , un
known to men , stood the Immortal Abraham
Lincoln , who will llvo forever In the mem
ory of God and In the hearts of men. God
does not raise up prodigies. Ho gives to the
world a Francis Bacon or the Apostle Paul
but ho gives but one Bacon and one Paul
The tlmo may come In God's providence tlm
He finds It necessary to unite the power of a
dozen minds. He docs not call twelve men
to Ills aid , but he gathers the Intellect o'
twelve men Into the mind of ono man am
that ono man accomplishes the divine pur
pose.
"And now , to the final point , the consecra
tlon of the Individual. The man or woman
who will consecrate himself or herself to the
work ot God must avoid the two extremes
ot overestlmatlon nnd undervaluation. You
can consecrate your ono talent to God , bu
what Is needed Is the multiplicity of the ono
talent. You may not bo the mighty flooi
refreshing the earth with the copious shower
that bring blessings to mankind , but you
may bo the dewdrop that , kissed by th
rosy lips cf Aurora , nestles In the heart o
the violet. You may not b3 the mighty wm
that sweeps everything before It , but you ma ;
be the gentle zephyr , bringing peace to th
hearts of men. " _
I'lIlLLlf'S "JtOCK ISLAND" KXCUllSION
Through Tanrlit Slrcpln ; Car to Han I'nin-
clico and I.o
Via Chicago , Rock Island & Pacific railway
leaves Omaha every Friday at 1:10 : p. m.
via Denver , Colorado Springs , Pueblo , Sal
Lake , Ogdcn , Also through tourist sleepo
to Los Angeles every Wednesday on ou
southern route , via Fort Worth and El Paso
Tickets and sleeping car reservations can b
secured at the "Rock Island" ticket office
For full Information call on or address
CHAULES KENNEDY , 1602 Farnam St. ,
G. N. W. P. A.
llurlliigtun Iloiito.
PERSONALLY CONDUCTED EXCUH
SIONS TO CALIFORNIA.
Every Thursday. $25.00 caved ,
City ticket office , 1321 Farnam street.
KEENAN Lawrence Joseph , Saturday even
Iner , December 8 , n ed 21 years 4 month
and H days , BOD of James L. nnd Kate II
Keemm , nt their residence , 1615 Chlcag
street. Funeral Tuesday morning at
o'clock , from St. Phllomenn's church t
Holy Sepulcher cemetery. Friends of th
family Invited to attend ,
VltuburK nnd Allegheny City paper
please copy.
N LOCAL GERMAN CIRCLES
'remising Interest in Ibo Schuetzenverein
Awakened at a Recent Meeting.
NEW BUILDING PLANNED AT RUSER'S ' PARK
.atcst TlicntrlcnU by the Tarnarn Lndlcs
Showing 1'omliiDSS for thoilloullng Alloy j
lllrtlulny Turtle * I-Jixt Week
I'nriigrnphs of Gossip.
Interest In shooting matters , which has
> ecn on the wane for some time , was again
evlvcd at the first regular meeting In three
months held by the Schuetzenvercln at
haeffcr's halt last Tuesday. Inattention on
ie part of some members and disinterested-
ess of others brought about this lax condl-
on. Now , however , the club promises to
icstlr Itself once more Into activity and to
ct a firmer basis. At the meeting several
esolutlons were adopted. One of these was
o the effect that members In arrears with
lies who should make full payment of them
lefore January next should be released from
urther payments for the succeeding eight
lontlu. It was also ngrecd to order the
Ifferent club medals , which were destroyed
t the Ruser's park fire , replaced at once.
Arrangements for the 1893 shoot are to be
nadc nt the January meeting. Charles Metz ,
lenry Seldler and Claus Paul , who were
mong the originators of the society , but who
ecently resigned their memberships , were
ormally readmitted and declared .original
members.
A number of the shooters evince great
ntcrest In the projected plans for a new and
o be well arranged building at Schuetzan
lark Ruser's. Architect Voss Is now pre-
ireparlng them. The outlines of the struc-
ure , which Is to be of brick , Indicate a
ulldlng of large proportions and an Ideal
ne for a popular summer resort. Henry
tuser says that preparations for erection
vlll be made as soon as the companies pay
iver the amounts In which the burned build-
tigs were Insured. A number of rifles , some
ulte costly nnd belonging to members of
he Schuetzenvereln , were consumed In the
re , besides mcdnls nnd other personal prop-
Tty. Losses were sustained by Charles
Krug , Herman Busch and others.
trillion U'clncn. "
The audience which gathered a week ago
yesterday at the Turn hall exceeded In
lumbers any heretofore assembled to witness
mateur theatrical productions at this place.
'hat the participants also enjoyed the high
aver of the assemblage was amply testified
> y the frequent applause which they re
ceived. The house , , was packed , and It re-
icmbled more the auditorium of some popular
heater than the hall ot a single German
oclety , to such an extent had friends and
members made their appearance.
Messrs. Herbertz and Stoecker participated
n different roles in the one-act comedy ,
'Wcnn Frauen Welnen , " and both executed
heir parts to the satisfaction of the
audience. Mesdames Llndemnn and Merges ,
ho former of whom Is well know to the
German theater-going public , attracted
peclal notice. William Altstadt , who Is no
lovlce In performances of this sort , acted
ils part of waiter In a manner which left
no doubt of his ability as a comedian , though
not n professional. The entire play was well
arranged. The succeeding Dude march by
en young turner ladles , as arranged and
originating with fr. Altstadt , furnished nn
occasion for seveAl encores.
The stage entertainment closed with n
mrlesque , entitled "Recruiting of Soldiers. "
Messrs. Julius Schuett , Delterbeck , Unger
and Altstadt appeared In this ns unwilling
subjects to servo his majesty in uniform.
Assisted by Miss Burntz all the participants
acquitted themselves well.
Lmllcg Tu Id n K to Howling. "
Bowling liati to some extent become In'fcc-
tloua even with the young ladles , -who con
sider It quite the proper fad to send a twister
o clear the boards. Tame diversions seem
to have lost their charms In some circles
and ore' giving way to the more forcible
recreation of bowling. Not Infrequently sucl
parties are organized to play at Oscar Man
ser's.
There a miss entertains her friends to
: ombat on the alley to their best amusement.
Last Wednesday evening Miss Krug gave
such a party there to her friends to the num
ber of fifteen. A luncheon was served ut the
proper hour , nnd perfect enjoyment declaret
jy the participants.
Every Monday evening the alley Is also the
scene of private clubs for recreative exer
cise. Messrs. Hitchcock , Garneau , Morrison
and Ford are almost regular visitors.
lldj-scn'B Illrthilny Tarty.
P. J. Boysen , local manager for Lemp's
Brewing company , Invited many of his fr'cnds
to his homo on Seward and Twenty-slxtl
streets last Friday night on the occasion o
the thirty-fifth anniversary of his birth. I
was a pleasant party which gathered am
congratulated Mr. Boysen. With the wel
wishes , toasts and serenades the members
illd ample justice to what was set before them
by the genial recipient of these honors. The
Saengcrbund was represented by Messrs. P
Kaiser , Henry Kaiser , Julius Kaufman , Fcrd
Inand Lehman , Richard Engelman , Anton En-
gelman , Louis Meier , Fritz Dllly , Robert
Glerscht. H. Koseman and Peter Laux. On
behalf of the society , President Kaiser con
gratulated Mr. Boysen , who responded will
thanks. Tlio affair was well enjoyed by all.
I.ocitl < ii > rumn Cluaslp.
The younger members of the Lelderkranz
society gave a sociable and dance at the 1ml
ast evening.
The eighth annual ball of the Bohemian
Ladles Benevolent society Is to be given
on January 5 ,
At National hall last night the Tel Jed
Sokol gave a dramatic entertainment for Its
members and patrons.
The Schwaben verln la perfecting arrange
ments for the annual masked ball of the
society to be given nt Turner hall some
time In January.
Charles Vogel , prominent In Swablan clr
cles , Invited his friends to Turner hal
yesterday afternoon to assist him In cele
bratlng his birthday.
The World's Fair orchestra gave a pleasan
muslcalo last Sunday at Saengerbund hall
where a number of music loving Germans hac
assembled to listen to the concert and voca
selections from the Llederkranz and Saenger
bund.
At the homo of Henry Kaiser , Twenty-third
and Nicholas streets , the birthday celebration
of Matthias Kaiser nnd the former took
place last Thursday evening. Members o
the Saengerbund and a zither club furnished
music.
The second anniversary of the Saengerbum
will be appropriately celebrated by tha
society next Sunday evening at its hall
The usual entertainment program has re
celved additions until the affair promise
to be quite an elaborate one.
In accordance with long established cus
torn , the membsrs of the senior class ot th
Turnvereln , accompanied by thslr entlr
families , will properly celebrate Christmas
at the hall and around the Christmas tre
on December 26. The occasion Is olwoy
one ot unusual mirth and an event long
looked forward to by all the participants.
Last Friday evening the Blizzard High
Five club enjoyed an entertaining time eve
a game ot cards at LouU ; Sautter's resident
on Cumlng street. Those who participated
were : Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schaeffcr , Mr
and Mrs , George Haywood , Mr. nnd Mrs
Golden and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sautter
Prizes were awarded to Mrs. Golden , Mr
Schaeffer , George. Haywood and Mrs
Schaeffer , the latter two winning boob
prizes. _
TUB DIUECT HOUTHKltN UOUTi :
Via the Itock Julnact > hnrtest Line nm
lliVtctt Time.
To all points In Kansas , Oklahoma , India
Territory , Texas and all points In southern
California. Only one night out to all point
In Texas , The "Texas Limited" leaves Oma
ha at 5:15 : a. m. dally except Sunday , landln
passengers at all point ! In Texas 12 hours I
advance ot all other lines. Through tourls
cars via Ft. Worth and El Paso to Lei An
gelts. For full particulars , maps , folders
etc. , call at or addreu Rock Island tlckc
office , 1602 Farnam St.
. CHAS. KENNEDY , Q. N. W. P. A.
A Cnnl frfimi ' , It. Falconer ,
Wo will hold QutvtRrand annual opening
hlg evening. Store rjlll close nt S nnd open
t 7:30 : p. mi Evptjpnti Is requested to be
ircsent. We will dslipw them the grandest
tsplay we have -rvrr had. Come and see
he grand array ot holiday gifts.
N. D. FALCONEH.
IMPLEMENT DEALERS.
roipectiu of Aniiunl Meeting to lie Hold
In Omaha ficxt Mouth ,
President J , M. | Uutks and Secretary W. S.
) elsher of the Nebraska Retail Implement
) calcrs' association have sent out to the
calcrs of Nebraska and western Iowa the
ollowlng circular , , regarding the next annual
neetlng :
The fourth nnnunl meeting ot the Nebraska
letall Implement Dealers' association will
10 held In the Omaha Hoard of Trade bulki
ng , corner of Sixteenth nnd Farnam streets ,
January 9 and 10 , 1895. H Is hoped and ox-
iccted that all the Implement dealers of
Nebraska nnd western , Iowa will bo In
ittcndanco nt 10 o'clock n. m , , the opening
lour , that the good work so well begun three
cars ngo may bo put In the best possible
ihapo for Intelligent action during the niect-
ng.
ng.We
We expect to have the Jobbers of Omaha
and Council Bluffs co-operate with us and
iclp to mnke the meting n grand success ,
nnd have. assurances from prominent men In
he cast that they will be present nnd ad
dress us , nnd several addresses will bo made
jy dealers on : "Contracts , " "Railroad
Rates , " Classification , " "Grievances , " "Col-
ectlons , " "Canvassing and Territory. "
The railroad companies have granted n rate
of ono and one-third faro for the round trip
on the certificate plan , and have reduced the
number to 100 Instead ot 150 as last year ,
so there Is no probability of a disappointment
his year , as was the case nt the last annual
neetlng. Ono will pay full fare for his
Icket , for which ho will take a receipt from
he ticket agent. This receipt must be given
o W. S. Delsher , secretary of the nssocln-
Ion , prior to or Immediately after the meet-
ng Is called to order. These certificates will
10 properly stamped by a representative of
he railroad companies , making It good for
he return trip with the additional payment
of one-third fare.
A special Invitation Is hereby extended to
ho dealers of Nebraska nnd western Iowa
who are not yet members of the association
o attend this meeting1 nnd have their names
enrolled In the membership list. "In union
there Is strength , " nnd by having every
dealer In the association the objects for
which the association was founded can "be
accomplished.
Several of the leading hotels will make
reduced rates.
_
Clicai ) Itntcs to the Went.
On December 4 and 18 the Union Pacific
will cell first class round trip tickets to all
lolnts In Kansas , Nebraska , Colorado , Wyo-
nlng nnd Utah at a rate of one standard first
class fare for the round trip , plus $2. Read
of ivonderful prosperity of the irrigated dls-
.rlcts along the line of the Union Pacific and
ake this oppartuulty to see tor yoursslf.
For further Information , descriptive printed
natter , time taU'ea , etc. , call on or address
your nearest ticket agent or
H. P. DEUL ,
0. T. A. U. P. System ,
1302 Farnam St. , Omaha.
I.lneuf ) i.iul l.aces.
Mr. John Frledlander , the well known Im
porter of St. Louis nnd New York , Is In the
: ! ty. Ho Is stopping at the Murray hotel
for a few days , wliero he Is showing the fin
est assortment of llnqns and lace curtains
ever seen In the city. Cameo quilts , table
inens nnd other novelties and lace curtains
will bo sold at one-half the ordinary cost.
Ladles Invited to 'call.
NO\F Omaha Limited Train.
On and after Sunday , November 4 , tin
Chlcngo , Mllwaukeei & St. Paul "electric
lighted limited' " will leave Omaha at 6 p.
m. , arriving In Chicago at 0 a .111. Remem
ber this train carries dinner a la carte.
Ct S. CAIUUE.R , Ticket Agent ,
1504 Farnam St.
HAIU'KST lIXCtlUSJONS
Via the Wi hmh'U. B.
On November 20 , December 4 and 18 ,
the Wabash will sell tickets at one fare ,
with J2 added. For tickets or a copy of
the Homcseekers' Guide call at Wabash
office , 1502 Farnam street , or write.
G. N. CLAYTON. NT. . P. Agt. Omaha.
Sninosrt Association.
A special meeting of the Samoset associa
tion will bo held at the rooms in the Con
tinental block on Monday evening , December
10 , nt 8 o'clock , to receive Importnnt re
ports nnd to discuss matters of vital Im
portance to the association. The attendance
of every member Is earnestly desired. David
L. Cnrtan , vice president.
2'KltSO.fAl.
W. L. Parks of North Plntto is n Mlllard
guest.
A. J. Day of Spcarfish S. D. , Is at the
Paxton.
The Katie Emmett company Is domiciled at
the Barker.
Milton Doollttlo of Atkinson was a Paxton
guest yesterday.
John W. Plckens of Hastings was In
Omaha yesterday.
W. L. Borley nnd wife of Atchlson , Kan. ,
are at the Mlllard.
J. C. Elsentrub of Sioux City , la. , Is stop
ping at the Barker.
Members of the Dazzler company arc regis
tered at the Barker.
J. S. Wcaverllng of Norfolk was at the
Dellono last evening.
George J. Compton and wife of Fort NIo-
brara are Arcade guests.
H. A. Hobbs and Samuel Socket of Ban
croft are nt the Arcade.
F. W. Heaton ot Medicine Bow , Wyo. , Is
registered at the Paxton.
W. F. Green nnd Ed Reed of Kansas City ,
Mo. , are registered nt the Barker.
O. F. Bancroft of Madison nnd W. Cham
berlain of Clarkson took dinner at the Mer
chants yesterday.
James A. George , John C. Scott nnd W.
F. Mlllsnps of Washington , D. C. , are regis
tered at the Paxton.
At the Mercer : H. C. Hackney , Longmont ,
Colo. ; L. H. Beason , Salt Lake City ; R. Raymond
mend , Napa. Cal. , George M. Lovelock , Chicago
cage ; J. S. Knight , Washington Court House ,
O. ; Walter McLucas , New York ; D. P.
Slmms , Salt Lake.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Frank Valcsh of St. Paul ,
Minn. , passed through Omaha yesterday on
their way to Denver , where they go as
delegates to the American Federation of
Labor , which conve'nes In that city today.
Mr. Valesh Is deputy commissioner of the
bureau of labor statistics of Minnesota , while
his wife Is In charge of the labor depart
ment of the Mlnneapojla Tribune.
n't tlio Hotels
At the Paxton I. R. Alter , Grand Island ;
A. V. Carlani Gothenburg ; M. Keith , North
I'latte ; W. J. Lawrence , Morton ; F. J ,
Urown , Kearney.
At the Mcrchanto n. O. Rhodes , Pawnee ;
U B. Stone. Neha\yka ; E. M. Thomas.
Btanton ; J. B. McKay , Wllcox ; O. W. Whlte-
aker. Kearney ; J. A. 'Pulleys , lied Cloud ; 8.
8. Alley , Wilbur.
Awarded
Highest Honors-World' * Fair.
M'OST PERFECT MADE.
pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. F'
T ) AmmonU , Alum or any other aduU ! / * '
. ; o YEARS THE STANDARD.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Six Meat Taggers Got Notice that Their
Services Are No Longer Needed ,
INSPECTORS BEGINNING TO TREMBLE
First llcmilt ot the Invcstlgntlon Mndo by
Dr. Do VoeOmnlia Dog Clicked Up
In Sixteen Minuted by a Magic
City rrofcsslunal.
Six of tlio government taggers have ro-
celvcil notice that tholr services are no longer
needed In this city. This Is the first result
of Dr. DoVoo's searching Investigation of the
workings ot meat Inspection In tho. Magic
City. Dr. DeVoo Is special ngenl lor J. Ster
ling Morton , and has put In considerable time
here. Ho has made several visits. The last
tlmo ho remained about ten days. The tag
gers who were let out are Joe Duller , T.
Lcddy nnd T. C. Casey , from the Cmlnhy
plant ; W. W. McCoombs nnd A. Jacobson
from Swift's , and Mr. Reeves from Ham
mond's. The men received the notlco Sat
urday night.
Mono of the Inspectors have yet been fired ,
but It Is presumed that If Mr. Morton Is
going to reduce the tagging force ho will
also let out some oV the Inspectors.
There has been no marked decrease In the
work to bo done by Inspectors , so It Is argued
that a great many men have been drawing
pay for doing nothing , or that the tnggljig
In the future will have to b : neglected to a
degree.
Mr. Morton has In his letters and state
ment ! ) repeatedly given It out as his opinion
that the meat Inspection business Is a very
largo farce. Ho first let out fitly or sixty
women In the microscopical department.
Later on ho reorganized the heads of the
Inspection department and now he has com
menced on the taggers. The cost of meat In
spection In this country has been fully as
great as the money received for exported
product. Only a few months ago all the
pork handled by the packers had to undergo
microscopical Inspection whether it was to
be exported or sold here. Now nothing is
turned over for mlcroscop'cal Insp5cllon ex
cept for the export trade.
South Omaha business men are very much
displeased with Mr. Morton's course. It
takes a good many dollars away from them ,
as It throws many South Omaha citizens out
of employment.
The packers have very lltllo to say about
the meat Inspection business. They claim
that there are some things connected with
honest Inspection that assist them and that
other things do them Injury. The language
of one of the packers Is : "Incompetent Inspec
tion Is worse than none at all. "
Whipped the Om lint Doer.
About 100 South Omaha sports accom
panied Denny Murphy and his dog "Pilot"
lo a secluded spot yesterday afternoon , where
they witnessed a fight that was a corker ,
while It lasted. The other dog Is owned by
an Omaha man , and while ho Is a clever
fighter and has a good record he was not
In It at any stage of the fight with "Pilot. "
It took the South Omaha dog just sixteen
minutes to make the Omaha man's canine
throw up his tall. It la but fair to state ,
however , that the Omaha dog was not In
Kcod fighting trim , but If It had been It would
iiavo been , whipped just the same. The match
was for a purse of ? 100 and the door receipts ,
which amounted to about $75 more. The only
betting done was on Saturday before men
knew that the Omaha dgg was not In good
shape. Mr. Murphy has one of the best
fighting dogs In the country and Is always
willing to back his dog for any amount of
money.
AIliKlo City < : < H lp.
The city council meets tonight.
Mr. Wllcox ofIda Grove , la. , Is visiting
his son , Ilert , of the firm of Persons &
Wllcox.
The Taxpayers league will hold a meeting
Tuesday night to discuss matters pertaining
to the school board.
The delegates who attended the meeting
of the National Live Stock exchange at St.
Louis returned home last night.
Considerable Interest Is being manifested In
the coming contest between the young men In
South Omaha High school nnd the Crystal
League Debating society of Omaha. This
contest will be held In the Methodist church
In South Omaha next Saturday evening.
Miss Clara McCoy , stenographer at the
Drover's Journal ofllce , leaves for Kansas
City this week. Her young friends met
Saturday evening at the residence of Mr.
and Mrs. J. M. Fowler to express their good
will and to wish her a pleasant vacation.
The civil service examination of applicants
for positions in the mall department took
place at the High school building Saturday.
It will be about two weeks before It will bs
known who passed and who did not. The
examining board consists of Mr. Lacourse ,
Mr. Uozelle and Miss Hardy. There were
thirteen applicants. Mr. Lacourse Is the new
assistant postmaster.
1'nrk for Clifton 11111.
People living on Clifton Hill want a park.
A meeting of the Clifton Hill Improvement
club was held Saturday night , when a
movement to secure a pnrk was started.
It Is proposed that n tract comprising ten
acres , north and east of Forty-fifth street
and Military avenue , be used for the pur
pose , nnd that It be traversed by a boule
vard. A committee comprising Messrs.
Thaxton , Head ) . Millar , McCoy and Qlllnn
\vrnt appointed to present the plan to the
park commissioners.
City Mission l.Hiinclry Keporr.
The report of the City Mission laundry
from Its establishment , September 1 , to De
cember 1 , 1&9I , shows that the amount paid
to help was J2S2 ; expenses , $73 ; making a
total of } 335 , every cent of which has been
paid out to | > 9or women.
j.oo.ir ,
The Omaha City Mission desires to ac
knowledge the receipt of donations from
the following schools : Lothrop , Webster ,
Lake , Long , Saratoga , Kellom , Farnam , Lin
coln and Pacific.
The ladles of Oarfleld circle No. 11 ,
Ladles of the Qrand Army of the Republic ,
extend a vote of thanks to Comrade Dennett
of South Omaha for his assistance In solicit
ing names to organize a circle of the Ladles
of the Grand Army of the Republic In South
Omaha.
OOHMIT T11IS TO MISMOUY
LATKST STYLES-LOWEST I'ltlOES
.CLOAKS.SyiTS.FURS.
. . . .
tor. lEtt andHmia Sis , , OMAHA
I'Avrnvnr.nnir.Hill HUM
Or the Liquor Habit , Positively Cured
CY ADMINISTERING DR. HAINES1 QOlDtll SPECIFIC ,
It can be given In a cup cl coflcc or tea , or In ar
ticles ol food , without tha kno'tletlgo ol the
person taking It ; H Isnbeolulcly hni inlets niul
will effect a iiciinnncnt oiul rpccily cine ,
whether the patient U a moderate drlukcr or
nn nlcohnllo wreck. IT NEVER FAILS. " 0
GUARANTEEnrornplctocuiolnovcrylnstanco.
4H pnpo bonk FREE. Aililros In roiidiJcnco ,
GOLDEN SPECIFIC CllOS ) RlccSL.CInclnnMI.O.
Far sale by Kuhn SL Co. , Uruss'sta. ' Cornel
1Mb and DouL'las atreeu. Omatia.
The Mercer Hotel
Cor. 12th and Howard Street * ,
Under now mnnncomnnt. will fuinUli liT-
TEIl MEAI.Siiml 1IKTTK11 KOOMHull ( stoum
heiui-d and electric lighted ) tnan any liotul In
Uriuilia ( or tlio ruto of 32.OO per Uuy. Uooms
u Itli bath HM utid t.Ttt ) .
Try tlio Mercer next tlmo you vMt the clly.
TuUo the llarnoy htrcotcuf ut I'nlon Durjot
to I'Jtu fctruou From Webttor street l ) pot
tuba car to Howard street.
2J. M/.Z.OICJ1' ,
A local crockery dealer , who Is well posted on clilun ,
claims that the reason China went to pieces at Port Arthur
Is because of the lacking experience in Pekln' . Sing Long ,
the diplomat lannderer of Cumlng street , attributes the
defeat to the fact that it takes a good many pieces of China tea
a set fora Jap to feast on. Secretary Gresham is trying to
persuade the emperor to give some China to the Japs as a
Christmas present in order to keep Shanghai from tlm
bpnllets. ( )
China makes a lovely Xmas present among the rich , but
the non-rich must look to something more useful and less
ornamental. A suit of dressv and warm clothes is the thing.
Sensible and appreciative.
TheNebraska has prepared a Xmas surprise 2 splendid
suits extraordinary values a good deal better than we've
ever done before.
A A
Five Six
SixFifty
Dollar Fifty
SUIT. SUIT.
The $5.00 one is really q $10.01) one. All wool to begin
with , strong and ssrvlcorumlcrlng cheviot and twouil ; Italian
anil wool lined , light , dark and blue , checked and mixed pat
terns sack style.
The $0.50 one is a close companion to any $12.00 suit in
Omaha nobby , dressy and stylish some ; ? -biittoii cutaway
sack ( the newest cut ) , some one , and some 4-button sack.
The fabric is bine diagonal cheviot , similar to richest mer
chant tailor garments in appearance , at least double
warped farmer satin lining and finished in a manner becom
ing any first-class cloth.
A forerunner to Xmas gilt-edge value No. 1 You'll hear
of us in a few days again about other Xmas things. Watch
our announcements.
CHEAPER THAN CANAL POWER
The OTTO Gasoline Engine will
furnish you power at a cost of 5O -1
to 40 per cent le'SS than the price I
proposed to be charged for power
by the Canal Co.
For particulars call on or address ,
The Otto Gas Engine Works ,
321 S. 15th St. , OMAHA , NEB
"OUPIDENE"
J Tbtssre'atVegotablt
. . - > VltallrwUicprescrl | > .
tton of n famous French physician , will quickly cure roil of nil nf r.
vous or dhriucs of tlie generative nreaui , such rs LostManlinoil.
Insomnia , 1'nlns In tlio lucKbemlnnl Emissions , Nervous Debility ,
rimplei , Unmnens to Marry , Kilmustliis Drnlin , Varlcocclo and
Constipation. 11 stqpi n 1 losses by dny or nlgtiU Prevents quirk-
_ IifssofdlwlmrgohlchlfnotcliPckertlciiilstoHpprmalorrliOBtt and
nPFORF . AFTER nil tbo horror jorirapotency. CIll'IliliNKclcainieaUioUror , tUo
inn Mr I L.H mdneysancl thonrlnaryorRansolullimpurlUes.
CUPID12NR ntrengtbcnsand restores small weak Orleans.
The reason sufferers nro not cured by Jioelnrn Is because ninety per cent nro troubled with
Pro i llll . CUl'IDENEM tlio only known remedy to euro without nn opi-rntlo" . Wouirnilmoiii.
ciA written cxiarantHOgiven and money relumed If six boxes does not cilec' . a iiormwitntcuro.
tlioo a box , six fur { 5.00 , by mnll. Bend for ritEKclreular and testimonials.
Address A VOSi JHEIlICINi : CO. , r , O. Do.t 2076 , San Traiiclaco , Cal. for Kale by
GOODMAN JJKUU CO 1110 Farnam Stroot.OmnUa.
FINEST THE WOULD PRODUCES.
1,000,000 Packages Sold Weekly. Best Grocers Sell Them
" DIRT IN THE HOUSE BUILDS THE HIGHWAY - .
WAY TO BEGGARY. " BE WISE IN TIME AND USE
Perhaps He Might See
Hotter If he licltl Itmt paper a little cloter ; > ia
certainly could BOO. not only much better , but
perfectly , If provided with a pair ol properly
lilted spectacles. Nenr-Blilite < lnc , uncorrccteJ
by gla > kCB , Imposes n nevero tax on tlio yri ,
which are needlessly weakened by the utrnln In-
volvcl In trying to inlsuso them. Defects In visIon -
Ion grow , like weeds , without cultivation , anil It's
danniTouB to overlook them. Whatever may bethought
thought of a tax on Income , n tax on the sight
will ne\er do. as It Is npt to leavu the taxers out
of night. We lit every eye perfectly. NO C11AHUU
FOIl TESTING TlIU EYES.
The Aloe & Penfo'.d Go , ,
14O8 Fnnmm Street.
Oppoftlto Paxton Hotel ,
SCIENTIFIC EXPEHf OPTICIANS ,
THE LION DRUG HOUSED
BAILEY ,
THE DENTIST
I'axlon Jlloelf ,
_ 10th ami'imium.S'li
Hiph-Olas ] Deatal Work at Ea-oaabla Prices
Prompt an ! o'irtSJ 11 tnit'njillvn ; l ? all
PalnlebH extraction of te-Uh wlthoiiteus i or chloro
form Kull net loclh on ruboer I OJ. I'eoplo II v -
Inif awa/ from Omaha waited upaa tuo day tu y
are In the clly ,
U4y attendant. Telephone IOU. Derm * nipokea.
Prepared from the orMnal fo mula pro
rervcdlii the Archlvcttof the Holy Lantl.liiiv
.ngan authentic hlctory dating bao < eOOycaru ,
A POSITIVE CURE
for oil Stomach , Kidney and Bowel
troubles , especially
CHRONIC CONSTIPATION ,
Prlco CO cents. Sold by all
"the Franciscan Remedy Co , ,
131 VAT 3URB.T 8V. , CHICAGO. lit ,
.3 for Circular i J'il Illustrated Calendar.
For sale by Kuhn &Co. , 15tli & Douglas
RAY
NO PAY UNTIL CURED
v tnrrt tou 10 8,0
WrnnforBani Reference * .
_ _ i. EXAMINATION FREE.
to Operation , No Detention from Business ,
SEND FOB CIRCULAR.
THE O. E. MILLER CO. .
Ml and SC3 New Tork Ute bldg. Ouufc *