THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE.
TiSTAKJ/ISIIED JUNE 10 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MORiNTNGFEBBTTABY 10 , 1S9 ( { SIXTEEN PAGES. SINGLE OOPV FIVE CENTS.
N. W."Gorner
16fcli and Douglas
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' TOMMORROW THE ENTIRE STOCK OF ALL THE GOODS FROM THE 10,000 ROLLS
15,000 DOZEN LADIES' WET
,
V , HENRY ROTHSCHILD STOCK
lit II Bought from the Insurance Underwriter , but all I'roiu ( lie Ortitii li'inrinoii ( ( Slnrp ,
FROffl BURN oml on'y s'lshUy dcmagod by
FREE
GUARANTEED
OP THE OEHM DEPARTMENT STOB.E wntor.
And nn immense line of OF BALTIMORE , MARYLAND.
n AIISOI.IITiiV HOI'S ! ) AMI PKIIKKCT. I2XTUA HEAVY 1NOIIAIX
.M.I * .NH\V COOIKS .MOtMliri' KUtt THIS SKASO.V.S TltA , *
CAnrnrs u iai LA u
ALL THE WOOL ALL WOOL 1'IUCK 290. GO AT KG 16c
AND ALL WET BLtAGHED AND UNBLEACHED MUSLIN , IMPORTED SERGES IMPTD CASHMERE All the Men's White and Col All the Highest Grade Wilson PKU YAUD
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E.I New York. BROCADED NOVELTY ENGLISH DIAGONALS Shirts WHITE AND FANCY PER- 1NO1IAIX C A U 1' K T S.
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anteed free from burn and only slightly WORTH 15o A YARD. GO AT GERMAN NOVELTIES sold in Italihnoro up to \Voitli _ up lo A YARD TOMORROW AT 29C
Worth n Do Inr n Ynrd , nt $1.00 , o nt " "J'"t '
damaged by water. Worth n ( tollar WJ'rtU lip to $2.25
STRICTLY ALL WOOL
All the Indies' ( very wet ) n.OOO prcil elegantly nini Ince trimmed ombrold- , 12 KXTHA SUPERIOR AM ,
bltrli nnd low neck , WOOL IXGHAIN CAU- 39c
Plain Corset Covers COKSET COVIikS YD 1M3TS GO AT 33C A
wet , worth to a
very '
up
best qimlily flno muslin , dollnr , nnd 1,000 Indies' All the MEN'S PANTS YAUU
worth Hoc gn tit ! io India wet fancy Lawn Waists ALL THE ri > EST GRADES THE . " MEN'S All wool cheviot , all wool Cas-
AND NEWEST STYLES "Imcre , nil wool worstedS 100 PIECES OP SCOTCH
3.000 pnlrn Indies' extra DOLLAR AND HALF CASSIMERE all eel tricot , all wool I
All the high grade , very pliuc , all wool ding- \ .
DRAWERS wet , PANTS < > iml.stiluc3 , plsilds and nonY HKUSSELS GO
Muslin and Cambric FBEfieH plain , worth up to
with clusters of tucks DKAWKKS That sold up to A PAIR TOMOKHOW 39C
, $750
nnil yoke bniitlp gooil
ivldth , very . wet , worth brolderv trimmed nnd with lace finest , worth em- $1.75 ENGLISH BRGaD S $2.50 All at $1,98.
up to OOc. up to fl.OO a pair. Not a piece of dress goods in go YOUR CHOICE OF 1,000
$2.00 FANCY PiOVETiES PAIRS OP NOTTINGHAM
this lot worth less than . .
All the All the ladles finest $1.25 HAM IACB CUR
Ladies' quality rtight Robot and all go at 390 yard in. the O33HM STOCK [ jo at TAINS , WORTH UP
Slcirt Chomtios TO ? 3.SO A PAIR ,
Nightgowns
pound and perfect , hand MONDAY ONLY tl.CO. .
thnt nrc In any wny some emlirolilery nnd All the 4 to 14 All the 4 to 14
Kolloil , ,
liy writer cm- luce trimmings largo
bioldcred tucked yokes plecves , extra wide. BOYS' KNEE Boys' Wool SEVEN-FOOT WINDOW
or lace trimmed. Worth up to $2.50.
PANTS KNEE PANTS SHADES COMPLETE , I3c
In cassimere , that That sold for fifty WITH FIXTURES , 13C
sold for cents EACH
250
FROM THE
300 large bolts of 5000 yards , SIL OeliiTi Department Store CHILD'S and YOONG MEN'S ' SUITS GAR8AINS BASEMENT. IN
very wet worth 150 yard , .
All Silk Fancy Black and All the Boys' All the
Embroidery ( -1 to 14 ypars ) (13 ( to 10 years ) 10000 Dimity 3c
Waist Colored Knee Pants Young Men's Long short lengths %
Suitable for kind
any very neat styles , Pants 3-1'iccj ' Suits
SUITS -
of trimming , worth ice wide and narrow , Taffetas DRESS SILKS Worth up to $3.50. . . . Worth up to $10.00. Drapery Silkalines , 2c
Cheney Bros. including nil the WortimiOOO worth 150 , go at. . .
10000 yds open-work All the finest heavy put-o silk
24 inch-
- CM i HOB , pcuu.de All the Best Standard Prints
dozen Fisk
200
lace edge best quality stiio grits grain , 4c
Pti nn Qillr and 2. ) pieces of Clark & ' 40 a yard , all modes .
Men's 50c
ullliid win ovcning shaded in
In bilk ' . TtilTetus nnd yard thread
( Dop't. ) 200 yards Basting
' " 'vitlo black nnd Silk Neckties. . . .
Sp'endid , dainty de "Worth. 75c cream
signs , worth t'n'tiiblc ' for skirt nnd waist China Silks.T Worth up to $2.00 ic spool .
trimming , worth up to We yard.
Regular Si.oo quality Machine Thread
50 differcot stvles All the All the
New Printed Warp ic
"W ET ? MUSLINS m-MM" " " most elaborate Men's Linen Collars Men's. 35c i a spool
UNULIiACHKD. Fancy ' Trfcludm E.w. . aud All kinds of checked , striped'
All the AH the .Taffetas Silks' alt other brands Sijk Suspenders it fancy ml plain l.nens ' wash jro Jjogda nt 8jc-'a nnd yard
Unbleached r
Bleached '
for whole cnstume ?
Muslins Muslins und waistP , Pornlun All the 1,000 Dozen Heavy' % c
and Dresden styles actually ' ' Outing Flannels
Waists
of kind nnd grade Lonsdalo , Fruit of Boys'
every the beautiful calor- worth . lei's
in the Sichor stock that Loom and Lonsdnlo in s , lancyclmnfre- $2.50 and Blouses Extra heavy
became . wet , go nt 3c ! Cambrics , in anyway able blripcs and now sa'.in chcclra''and a yard , Button or link Latest style worth 81 each. Sanitary Guinea 5c
yard. wet or mussed. stripes , all worth 81.00 , go nf ( i'Je. < ro on snlo Monday nt 9Sc a yard. and Outing Flannels.
IG 8 SALE IN DRUG DEFT , ? NT
Woodbnry's Facial Soap , regular price 50c n cake Cologne Hocpiet Soap , worth 25c bottle Hsiilroad hlvcr rills. . . . He Good Tea at 10c S ROASTED 7RESH
We .sell a whole " box for DO 7t"c for , Iiox. . . . , . . "Oo ITio bottle Uailroad'C'ouKh'ML'dloine 10c ( Iholce Vncolorcd .lapan Tea UOo The ( food line Urokcn Uoslou Coffee Combination Coffee , worth IlOc , at 12H-C- 2uc-
Cosmo ItuUennllk" Soap , wor th 40c . . , . .17c a boj . ' . . . . . " In Halm. . lOe Choice KtiKllhli Hrcakfnst . " ) C . ' .
Pa
Other Buttermilk Soap . . . . 1-pound bar Castile Soap. ! "c bottje Hallroad Our high fjrado Mocha and Java , very tine 'iOc , 3 pounds for $1.00
lOc a b : > ; These prices till for Monday only. Iteniembor we als6 give you 10 Moyune Gunpowder U5 ounces of high grade Baking Powder in a fruit Jar for 25c
4711 Soap . .ll'c a cak .Splderleg Uncolored Japan , worth Lemon Kxtract , bottle Cm
. . . " pur cent coupons with every purchase in this department , fi . , per
.Vie for
30o cut Castile Soap. Pure \Vh3lo uud Grouail Splooa o' a\l Itlun -
AS SEEN BY HIS CHAPLAIN
Au Intimate Picture of Grant as Ooloucl
of the Twenty-Tirst Illinois.
THE GREAT CAPTAIN AS A SUBORDINATE
I'roiiiiitiic-HK , IIciiu-Nty , CuiiriiK < >
unit JiiNtlct SIctliodH of UlNcliilIuc
Sliniillelty l Dreitu mill
Mil miLT.
( Copyilglil. 1896. l > y B. B. McClure. Limited. )
( The author of tlic&o reminiscences died
In 1879 wlillo serving as pastor of the
MrtliOillat KiiUcoiinl cliurcli at Slielbyvlllo ,
111. Ho Becins to liavo written them out
nbout the tlmo of the closing of the war.
They furnish ono of the most Graphic pic
tures of Grant ever given to the public. )
Grant Is about flvo feet ten Inches In
liolght anil will weigh ICO pounds. Ho lias
a countenance Indicative of reserve , and an
indomitable will and a persistent purpose.
In dress he Is Indifferent and careless , mak
ing no pretontlons to style or fashionable
military display. Had bo continued colonel
till now , | think Ms uniform would liavo
lusted till this day , for he never used It ex
cept on dress parnOo , and then seemed to re
gard It good deal as David did Haul's
minor. He usually wore'a plain , blue bloueo
coat , and an ordinary black felt citizen's
QUANT IN 1SCS.
hat nnd never had about him a single mark
tn distinguish hit rank. While he In 10-
svrved In his Intercourse with stunners , yet
In the quiet circle of friends , especially
when Iliq car en and duties of office are over ,
be Is free , frank , communicative and upree-
able in the highest degree. He regards
smoking as a luxury , and If he takes a prldo
In anything , apart from the succeas of his
enterprises , It Is In his horsemanship. In
his estimation a good horse Is next to a good
soldier.
"His body Is a vial of Intense existence , "
and yet when a stranger Eaw him In a
crowd he would never think of asking his
name. He Is no dissembler , no assumer
of snob dignity ; he has more thah ordinary
freedom from selfishness , and appears tone
no one as an ambitious man. He Is a sin
cere , thinking , real man ; by real we mean
thnt he docs not take to shows , shams of
"nourishes , " but to realities.
CHEERFUL AND COURAGEOUS.
Ho Is always cheerful ; no toll , cold , heat ,
hunger , fatigue or want of money depresses
him. Ho was Just as buoyant while a colonel ,
away from paymasters looking after bush
whackers In Mlsbjurl , and with tcarce money
enough to prepay a letter , or buy a p'po full
of klnlklnlck , n he Is an the hero of a hun
dred battles , and the commandcr-ln-chlef of
the finest army In the world and with the
wealth of the nation at his command.
In action he is bold and daring almost to
n fault , and the excitement of the contest
flrea the whole nun. Yet ho novcr loses
his Edf-control , and his Influence of dis
cipline and training can. bo seen In his most
rapid movements. He goes to battle as
though a charitable country was watching
him ; as though ho felt Intensely the re
sponsibilities of his station ; that hundreds
and thousands of hearts were reeling , for
ueal or woe , upon his decisions und movements
ments- .
In private he Is magnanimous , having a
upeclal regard to the feelings and Interests
of others. He has no desire to rife by the
fall of others ; no glorying over another's
abasement ; no exulting over another's tears.
He went forth to the field of strife only at
the call of his country , and he strikes at
her bidding , smites at her command , and
when the rebellion shall " "
cry "enough , and
his country dial ) bid him retire , 1m will
qulotly and dutifully return and repose on
th ? bosom ho has so bravely defended.
PROMPT AND EXACTED PROMPTNCSS.
Ho does his work at the tlmo and he re
quires all under his command to 1 > 9 equally
prompt. I was walking o\er the encamp
ment with him one morning after break
fast. It was Uiaial for each company to
cull tbo roll at u given hour ; It was now
probably half an hour after the time for
that duty. The colonel was quietly smok
ing his old meerschaum and talking and
walking leisurely along , when he noticed a
company ilrnwn up In line and the roll being
called , Ho Ir.flontly drew htb pipe from
his mouth and exclaimed ; "Captain , this
Is no tlmo for catling the roll ; or.lei your
mm to their quarters Immediately. " The
comma ml was Instantly obeyed , and elie
colonel resumed hlx smoking and walked
on , conversing as quietly as If nothing had
happened. 1'or this violation of discipline
those mon went without rations that day ,
excepting what they gathered up privately
from among their friends of other companies.
Such a. breach of order was never wltnetted
In the regiment afterward while be was
colonel. This promptness In one of Grant's
characteristic ? , and It Is one of the causes
of his euccesi ,
A want of tliix coining to time has been
thecaune cf many of tha disasters that
have attended our arms. A general Is be
hind time with bis division or corps , and
the day Is lost.Vo may conjecture that
Hid buttle of Dull Run would have retultej
In nur favor had Patltrton been prompt
to intercept the reinforcements of the
enemy , as be was" directed. And a cloud
came well nigh settling upon the head of
Grant at Shlloh because of the loitering of
Patterson.
Grant would correct , and , If necessary ,
punish any want of conformity to rule or
neglect of orders , or Infraction of regula
tions In as cool and unruffled a manner
even as you would give' directions to your
gardener before breakfast.
EMPTIES WHISKY FROM CANTEENS.
On one of our marches , while passing
through one of these small towns where
the grocery Is the principal establishment ,
some of the lovers of Intoxication had
broken or glided away from our lines nnd
filled their canteens with whisky , and soon
were reeling and ungovernable under Its
Influence- , While apparently' stopping the
regiment for 'vest. Grant passed quietly
along the ranks and took each canteen , and
whenever be detected the odor , emptied
the liquor en the ground with as much
nonchalance as he would empty his pipe ,
and had the offenders tied behind the bag
gage wagons till they had sobered Into
soldierly propriety. On this point bis orders
were Imperative ; no whisky or Intoxicating
beverages were allowed In his camp.
Right hero I would notice the report that
once obtained some circulation , that Grant
was a lover of ardent spirits himself , and
that ho Indulged too freely In tbelr use. Of
this report I would Eay that I waft with
him for tbo mont part of threeinonthu In all
eorts of weather , marches and exposure ; wo
ate at the same table , often slept In the
fame tent , and sat around the bame camp
lire , and I never knew him to allow ardent
eplrlts In the regiment , nor did I ever know
him oven to taste them In any form. I have
seen him In company with his superiors In
J. L. CRANE , GRANT'S CHAPLAIN.
office where wine and brandy were freely
patulng , and when offered to him lie In
variably refused , usually remarking that he
never Indulged In anything stronger than
coffee and tobacco.
His promptness and energy In correcting
errors and reforming abuses In his regiment ,
sometimes led his men , especially thoce who
were guilty , to feel that he wae hard and
severe beyond necessity , Cut while he was
thus vigilant and active In enforcing strict
discipline , yet be was not unfeeling nor Indifferent -
different in regard to the sufferings
which the necessary penalties of camp life
brought upon unsophisticated and uninten
tional offenders. .
EXAMPLE OK GRANT'S DISCIPLINE.
When we baited at Salt River , Mo. , two
of .our young bloods , supposing that It was
necEsyjry to show their hatred to the rebel
lion by some valorous exploit , had hardly
pitched their tents when they"'started off on
their own responsibility to seeh for the cne-
nilcu to the union. They left , In the after
noon , stayed all night , anitycaine back next
day In flying colors , bringing , with them a
"secesher" and two of his .horses. Grant
wao seated by the iloor of KlsSlent when the
two heroes brought trophies of their victory
before him. Hel did not rise 'from his scat
nor pull bis pipe from his mouth , but quietly
nuked the boys : "Who save you permission
to bo absent from camp1"Nobody ' ; wo
Just thought we'd go out and look after
seine secebhers , and we'vepund this feller
and brought him up , " an < K they pointed
triumphantly to the prisoner , ; who was still
sitting on his horse and looked as If he ex
pected to be shot before he'could say hla
prayero. f
"I'll attend tt > your casb first , " laid the
colonel , nnd the flm > h of victory began to
fade from their faceo as Uio continued :
"Captain , you will take these boys and have
them tied to a tree for six hours for leaving
camp without permission- ) boys looked
crestfallen nnd d'tappeareu ' yn company with
the captain. After the cplinel hid ques
tioned the trembling farmer and hlu pco-
fcwlons of attachment Id the. union were
found to bo in tit factory , -and' ho freely took
the oath of allegiance , lie fist him at liberty
and Icsurcly renamed Iilu-.smoking , nnd In
In If a minute looked as though nothing un-
UBuM had happened , and turning to me
with apparently us alm'-Jn ibis remarkhe
Inquired : , Jik J
"Chaplain , what do you hi ik of camp life
by this time ? " .
"It Is entirely a new ph > ii , of life to me ,
colonel , ami I liavo hardlylx 'ii ' able to come
to a definite conclusion yet.
"What did you think tbc conduct of
these two young men ? " be tiked ai colly
If ho were inquiring ( he weather ,
" ! think the young- men ere not Intcn-
tlcnally guilty of a v liljci of dlrcipllne ;
the method wns Irregular , bu they dnuhtleea
thought they were Uclnga good tiling for
the rountty. " * ' ,
"Do you" think I pubUlicd them too te-
vprely ? " ' " ,
* ' 'Well , colonel , I do nog ] kjigw that I am
prepared to Judge cf what Is "too severe In
military life. " j
" 1 don't urk you for a , mlIta-y | opinion.
I ask fcr ) oup opinion as a clt/.en ; chap
lains are not t > uppocd to te military men.
They are supposed to carry Into camp the
tunic feelings and views of justice and right
they had In civil life. " , Anjl bo raised his
pycu as If to tee whether ijwero appreclat-
Ing h't < remarks.
"As you have asked mo for a candid opin
ion I will ( 'lvo It. I think /he / punishment
of these boys was not proportioned to their
cffento , U It were I , six hour a tied up to a
tree would be a wrlous butjiicss. I think It
waa rather too severe on the boye , colonel. "
"Hut , chaplain , uppo& < e wo were sur
rounded by an enemy , and men were al
lowed to ttray from camp , they would be
taken prisoners or loco tbo'r ' lives In tuch
a case. "
"That appears reasonable , colonel , but
we are net near au enemy ; licaldee , the
beys are In a new position , and know not
exactly what Is expected of them , und had
no Idea what they were bringing en them-
iclveo. "
"llut we chould so prepare when the
enemy Is at a distance that we may be
ready when be Is near at band. "
"Tim is true , elr ; yet I itlll think a
milder punishment for unwitting offenders
would au effectually work the mine result * . "
The colonel stroked his beard with his
left hand , a habit to which he Is accustomed
when there ID the slightest Interruption to
the current of his thoughts , and he- puffed
his I'mcke with renewed vigor , and reflect
ing a moment , called out : "Orderly , go and
( ell the guard to release tho&e boya tied
to the tree1. ' ; they have been punished long
enough. "
RIGOROUS AGAINST PLUNDERERS.
His honei'ty ' Is above suspicion. I regard
him as one of the most Incorruptible men
In the nation. Ho allowed no man to take
unlawfully a single cunt from the govern
ment It ho had the power to prevent It.
Therefore he never was a great favorite wtlh
contractors and cotton speculators. He had
no patience or time to stop and parley with
anyone who was trying to maUc a nice thing
cff of the miseries of the country , and the
hardships of the soldiery.
In the early part of the war It waa too
common for some colonola and generals to
detail favorites to GO away on government
buulnesD and at government expense , while
In reality they were going on a visit home ,
or to some rendezvous of pleasure , purely for
their o\\n gratification. No doubt In this
way the government nan been defrauded of
thousands of dbllnr ? . None of this nould
Grant ever permit. He claimed that ha !
faith to his country In this respect lOiouId
be kept as Facrcd aa lily faith to a partner In
bUElneps. It was refreshing to an honest
man's ssul to see how coolly ho could refuse
all E'.icli applicants. And when they at
tempted to argue that their double dealing
was Justifiable , to hear him dryly reply , "I
wish H3 further conversation on that point. "
and turn from them with as much unconcern
for their perplexity us a rchoolboy manifests
for Dying kites. No amount of talent , or per-
i > : mil Influence , or Influence of friends In
high life could for a moment swerve him
from his conscientious Integrity , He la
"Kormed on the good old plan ,
A true nnil hravt1 , und downright hone-ft
man. "
HIS I'ROMOTION TO BRIGADIER.
In the afternoon of a very hot day In
July , 18C1 , whllo the rrglment was sta
tioned In the town of Mexico , Mo. . I had
gcno to the cara as they were- passing and
procured the Dally Misvour ! Democrat , and
seated myrclf In the shauoiv nf my tent to
read the news. In the tolographlc column
I soon came to tlu > announcement that
Giant , with several others , was made brig
adier general , In a fuw minutes ho camu
walking that nay , and I called tn him :
"Colonel , I have tome news here that will
Interest you. "
"What have you , chaplain ? "
"I see that you or ? made brigadier gen-
oial. "
Ho seated himself by my side and re
marked :
"Well , Mr , I had no suspicion cf It. It
never caino from any request of mine.
That's seme of Wat-hhurn'n work. I knew
WatOiburn In Gslena. Ho was a ttrong
republican and I was a democrat , and I
thought from that he never liked me very
well. Hence ue never had more than a
business or street acqua'ntance. Out when
the war broke out , I found that ho bad
Induced Governor Yates to appoint me
muttering officer of the Illinois volunteers ;
and after that hid something to do In hav
ing mo commissioned colonel of the
Twenty-first regiment ; and I suppose this
la mc-ro of his wo k. " And he very leisurely
rose up and pulled his black felt bat a
little nearer hlu eyes , and made a few
extra passes at hlu whlekera , and walked
away about his buttlnoi with ai much an-
parent unconcern .13 If some ono had merely
told him that Ills new suit of clothes was
finished.
Grant belongs to no church organization ;
yet ho entertains and expresses the highest
esteem for all the entcrprlsjs that tend to
promote rullglcu. When at home , be gen
erally attended the Methodist Episcopal
church , to which some of the members of
hlo family wcro connected. Whllo he was
colonel of the Tiventy-flr&t regiment ho
gave every encouragement and facility for
securing a prompt and uniform observance
of religious services ; and was generally fqund
In the audience listening to preaching.
IlEV. JAMES L. CRANB ,
ChapUIn of Grant's Regiment.
J.MI'IKTIKS.
The Argonaut Is responsible for the follow
ing story of u negro preacher whoto con
gregation habitually made a great racket
every Sunday. Upon bslng questioned the
old man , with evident sorrow for the Ignorance -
ranco of the colonel , said : "Doan' you know
the Lawd's prayer ? " "Of course , " repllo.1
tt.o colorel ; "but. whit lias that to do with
It ? " "Doan' do Lawd'u prayer pay hollared
bo Thy name ? " replied the all-wluo preacher.
The late Dr. Thomson , arclibltliop of York ,
when ho was bishop of Gloucester , suffered
from toothache , and , by medical advice , re
sorted to narcotic ! , to icllevo the pain. Ono
morning , after a night of great Buffering ,
as ho left the house to consult the doctor ,
Mrs. Thomson beggcl htm not to allow the
plijtlclan to prescribe a narcotic , as It af
fected his brain for several hours after tak
ing It. On hla way the bU'hop met the pout-
man , who handed him a largo official en
velope , lie opened It In the btreat and read
hlu appointment to the ECO of York. Instead
of visiting the doctor lit ? hastened back to
communicate the surprising news to his wife.
"Zoo ! Hoc ! " Ii9 exclaimed , "what do you
think has happened ? I am archblbliop of
York ! " "There , there ! " rejoined the wife ;
"what did I tell yon ? You'vebeen taking
that horrid narcotic again and uie quite f.ut
of your head. "
In a pleasant , social little Kentucky toun ,
not long ago , a new mlnlEtei arrive 1 , relates
the Courier-Journal. Fervent in his mlbuion
agalni't the world , the Mesh and the evil one ,
and not duly considering the points of his
compass , t.o delivered from hla pulpit the
first Blindly a tirade against card playing.
On Monday the wealthiest member of his
flock called on him and said :
"Oh , dear Ilrother I'arker , your sermon
was very unwUe. You will offend half your
people If you talk against cards.Ve arc
jufft a little quiet community all by nnr-
Belves here , and we play cards whenever wo
want to. Don't tuy anything more about
card playing. "
So the next Sunday the new preacher
launched out on dancing. Again the
wealthy member visited him to say that
his church people had alnayi danced all
they wanted to , and ho must not lay any
thing more agalnit dancing. The evil of
horse racing was his subject the following
Sunday , and this brought the rich member
to him In great distress of mind ,
"Great gondnetv , Hrother I'arker ! this Is
ono of the finest horse tscrtlonii In the elate.
You are beilde yourself when you try to put
down horse racing , "
"Well , " eald the despondent preacher. "If
you say so I'll have to let theie ovlls alone.
Next Sunday I'll abuio the Jews. "
"All right , " remarked the wealthy mem
ber , "but don't overlook the fact tint I'm
the cnly Jew In your congregation. "
LAItOIl AXU IXDUSTHY.
Koine of the Drltlbli railways are adopt
ing electric lighting for railway trains.
The co-operative society or London , Eng. ,
employes 240 clerks and Its annual sales are
upward of ? 50,000,000.
After an Idleness of two years , the Do
I'auw window glass factory at KIwood , Ind. ,
resumed operations last week with SCO em
ployes.
A Montreal judge ordered the stonecutters'
union to pay a nonunion stonecutter $137.50
as damageii. They used no violence , but
walked out whenever ho was engaged.
On tbo Austrian state railway oil burning ;
engines nru pronounced n great saccees. In
a recent lest steam pressure was Increased
from 45 to ISO pounds In three minutes.
The barber. * ' union of Minneapolis hat *
asked shop proprietors ) to discontinue taking-
soneatlon.il newspapers. They believe the ,
reading of these flavliy sheets "between cus
tomer./ ' has a pernicious effect on the
younger members of the craft.
The report of the state factory Inspection *
In New York advocates the reduction of the
hour. ) of labor of womun under 21 yearn of
ago and boys under IS years of ago employed
In factories from wlxty liouru per week to
forty-eight hours a wuk , or to an average
of eight hours per day , ax liau been done In
other btnteu.
Through the efforts of the International
Association of Machinists a commissioner baa ,
been appointed by the secretary of the navy
to Inquire Into charges of neglect of duty ,
favoritism , \lolatlon cf the civil esrvlco laww ,
etc. , which have been preferred by the asso
ciation against officials In the- Brooklyn navy
yard.
yard.Henry
Henry D. Lloyd suggests that national and
International congresses of labor and r.oclnl
reform should be held , preparatory to anl
culminating In a unified and universal dcin-
oiHtratlon on the first day of May In tli
first year of the now century.
A law was passed In the state cf Now
> ork In 1895 , giving the factory Inspector
certain extraordinary powers rver bakeshops.
Tiu ! uct was In force Just six months at th
tlmn of closing the report. There were.
I'J3S b.ikeshops liibpactfd under this law.
A most revolting * tate of affairs was found
In many bakcshops , especially In New York
and Hrooklyii , Details are given showing :
extreme uncleanllncis In bakcshops and
woikmen , the presence cf swarming vermin ,
rodcnU and other animals In and about thu
brend und flour ; the damp , unwholesome
cellars In which the bread for a great part ot
the population is baked ; contagious dlpeasea
of the baker * , arid their Incredibly long houra
of toll.
At the preicnt rate of Increase of poula-
tlon In the United Kingdom of Great Urltaln
and Ireland 400,000 new persons have to
bo provided for every year , either by emi
gration or homo Industries. During tha
present century alone the population of Great
Urltaln has Increased from 10,500,000 to
30.000,000 at the present day , an Increase *
of over 200 per cent , Charles Booth , tho'
eminent statistician , maintains that In Eng.
land alone each year about 1,000,000 peopla
arc In receipt of poor-law relief. H statea
further that "many people probably live In
greater discomfort than those who frankly )
accept pauperism , and that one of every foun
persons over C5 years of age U a paup r
The richer classes live nearly twicer as lena
ai the poor , the age of the rich averaging )
05 yean , while that of the poor Ii only 21
yeara. The children of the poor din threa
times as f st ai the children of the rlcb. "