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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1896)
r TTTE OMAHA DAILY UEE : SATVKDAY , 5 , 1800. COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT MI.VOIl .MH.VriO.V. Photo supplied and cameras , fill tl'dway. M. Flammant of Mlneola Is a muffs visitor. Miss Marie Ilryant Is visiting In Creston. Mr. and Mrn. C. H. Judson are homo from Mlnhcwaka , I nil. Mrs. W. S. Lewis of West Side Is visiting relatives here. H. J. Morgan , wife and daughter , arc visitIng - Ing In Indiana. The North Sixth street bridge Is rapidly ncarlng completion. Mrs. M. llenson of Indiana is a guest ot Mrs. U. I ) . Thomas. "Jolly Old Chumi ) , . will appear In thlu city Sunday night , December 6. The city council mosts In regular monthly session next Monday cvenlnir. - . The women of the First Daptlst church cleared nearly $100 from the "Carnival of Fame. " George Oornnr has returned from Chicago , where he completed a course In the Chicago Ophthalmic college. Miss Mnxwnll and Miss Thomas of Omnha are guests of the family of U. D. Thomas of Twenty-sixth avenue. Ileach. & Mowers' minstrels will ho at the Dohany theater Monday night. Ono of thel ? chief attractlonti If ) the fine band. Mrs. Hycrson , a woman well versed In hos pital work In Chicago , hns been chowen ns superintendent of the Woman's Christian hospital. A marrlago license wns Issued yesterday to 0. F. Turner , aged 2.1 , and Martha K. Hutrhlns. aged 20. Uoth are residents of Council HlufTs. As the family glanced over the table , re splendent In snow-white linen , they pondered dered : "Great Is the Kngle laundry on family work ! " Mrs. Jnhn Danforth will entertain the Ladles' Aid society of St. Paul's church on Tuesday afternoon. A cordial Invitation Is extended to all. Mrs. K. J. Walters IB dangerously 111. She was not expected to live on Wednesday , but was yesterday reported to be slightly better , but not out of danger. There will ho a civil service examination toilay at the federal building. A number of applicants for positions of postal clerks and letter carriers will be examined. P. C. DfVol , who has been confined to his bed for several weeks with but slight liopes of recovery , Is rapidly convalescing. Ills friends coon expect to see him l > acl. In his place In his business house. Hazpl camp , No. 171 , Modern Woodmen of America , announced nn election of olllcers yesterday : W. C. lioyer , V. C. ; O. Gronvenor , W. A. ; J. J. Stewart , K. H. ; S. II. Snyder.C. ; C. F. Plnckney , K. ; J. D. Austin. W. ; John Gilbert , S. ; G. F. Chase , M. ; C. G. Saunders , D. ; C. W. Atwood , A. D. Hov. II. L. Yager of Atchlson. Kan. , field secretary of the Lutheran Hoard of Church Kxti'iislon , arrives today to assist Hcv. G. W. Snydcr In the work connected with the building of the new church. Ho will preach Sunday morning and evening for St. John's English Lutheran church and In the after noon for the Enterprise Lutheran church In the country. The will of the late Mrs , Rttn J. Coulter wns filed In probate court In Kansas City , November 28. The document huiiueaths nil her personal property , fourteen lots In the city of Council Hluffs. real estate In Anoka , Minn. , nnd a two-thirds Interest In the Kan sas City homo to her daughter , Susie A. Jefferls , of this city , and n one-third In terest of the home to her husband , W. A. Coulter. A. Meyers , a farmer , was soliciting the aid of the police yesterday to recover a lot of groceries that had been stolen from his wngcm. Meycis purchnncd flour , corn meal. Biigar , salt , baking powikr nnd some other stuff and left It In his wagon In front of a Biloon on South Main street while he went Inside to see a man. All of his groceries had disappeared when he returned. Ho spent the entire day looking for the thief , nnd left for his home , south of Mnnnwa , with en empty wagon , kilo In the evening. All 1ho heads of departments In the city building are busily engaged upon the work of preparing their annual reuorts. The showing that 'each ' will ho able to make will bo highly creditable. Engineer Toste- vln is very complacently satisfied with the fact that his report will show that he has been able to save the taxpayers $1,193 In the expenses ot bis department during the year In the Item of salaries and olilco ex penses alone , and show at the same time that the work accomplished during the year lias Involved as much , It not more , office laU > r than the previous year. C. H. Vlavl Co. , female remedy. Medical consultation free Wednesdays. Health book furnished. 309 Mcrrlam block. N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250. Visit C. O. D. Hrown's toy department. K n fore I n K llu Curf 'iv. The first prosecutions under the curfew ordinance wcro brought In the police court yesterday. The victims were two colored boys , Clarence and Bonnie Fields. They were picked up by the police on the pre vious evening an hour after the time when the ordinance declared they should bo nt home. They spent the night In one of the upper rooms In tbo city Jail , and yesterday morning wcro obliged to have It out with Judge McGce. The officers testified that the boys had been warned very often to keep off the streets nt night , but had disobeyed. Tbo boys bad numerous excuses to offer , but the Judge turned a deaf ear to all of them and charged up a fine of 53.00 against each. Judge McGce , after administering n Btrong Ucture , suspended the sentence pend ing good behavior. The police have had Instructions to look clinrply after the boys and girls who violate the ordinance and arrest each offender. F. W. Dean , M. D. , eye , ear , nose and throat , 211 Me-rlam block. Ilartlctt Grocery Co.'s big A flour , $1.10. Ciiinlnif Ciifklr Carnival. The Western Iowa Poultry , Farm and Gar den association Is arranging for a magnifi cent exhibition In Council Illuffs , beginning December 14 , nnd to continue six days. Tbo exhibition given last year was such a suc cess In point of Interest taken by exhibitors ot line fowls , farm and garden and house hold products as to greatly encourage the stockholders. On this account they have enlarged upon their Ideas , and will Include with their new show that of the Omaha Fanciers' iiKsoclntlon , also the exhibition of the Southwestern Iowa Horticultural so- cloy. The entire Klseman block will he utilized , comprising the three lloors , thus making n capacity for use equal to that of any similar show ever given In the oast. Premium lists have been prepared , showing liberality on tbo part of the management , nnd n determination to outstrip all former shows held lu the west. Full particulars may be learned by addressing the secretary , \V. A. Uroncweg , Council 'lllulTs. ' Mixed nuts , Cc pound. Hrown's C. 0. D. If you want n bargain In watches and diamond's call at Snyder's , 323 H'way , llartlett Grocery Co.'s big H Hour , 89c. ( Jin- dull The Field club managers contracted with tlio Chicago University Glue club several months ago to glvu a performance In this city for the benefit of the club. The fact had not been altogether forgotten when the club con cluded to give the society circus , but tbo date had not been kept In mind , The attention of the club haa been called to the contract , and the announcement that the ulngero will be , ready to ulng when the time comet ) . Tlio Field club miMiiberu rcallzo that It would ap pear to bo afldng too much of the public to glvo It0 patronage to another entertainment 1x3 teen after the circus , and they have been somewhat perplexed. It has finally been de termined to give the concert under the nns pices of the club , but for the benefit of the churches. _ _ Day & Ileus , 39 Pearl street , Council nlufli , have some extraordinary bargains lu fruit , garden and farm lands near Council muffs. Now In the time to buy real estate. Nine bars silk soap for 25c. llrowu's C , O. I ) . _ Fresh meats. Uartktt Grocery Co. CITY IS TO PROTECT ITSELF Will Sus tlio Owners of Lots Along West BrOiitlway. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT IS NEGLECTED I'll JIM rut for tin- Improvement * IN \ii\v I'liHt Due anil llu * City HIIN lleen Holding ( he Suuli City Attorney Hazelton Is making prepara tions to bring suit against the owners ot lots on Lower Hroadway who have become delinquent In the payment of special tu.\ts for the cedar block paving. About $20,000 Is Involved , and under the assessment for the Improvement the city Is responsible for the amount and has recourse In turn ugalnst the owners of the property. Thc-so lots have been offered at tax t > ale for the last two years and have not been bid In , as not. even the tax tltlo dealers wanted them. The next regular tax sale will commence Monday and ns soon as It Is over the ac tion by the city will bo commenced. The assessments for the Improvement along the street were made In the/ fall of 1SS8 , when the first fifth of the cost ot the work was due. The lots average about < 1S5 apleco for the entire paving , and on the lots In ( | ticstlon | only two or three of the fifths have been paid In. The last payment Is duo this year nnd they will again bo oflercd at tax sale. The city authorities do not expect any ono to bid them In. Mr. Hazel ton said yesterday that the action ho Intended to bring was one usually resorted to by municipal authorities for protection where special Improvement taxes wcro duo and the property could not be disposed of at tax sale. The suit would be an action In equity and amount to about the same as the regular foreclosure of a lien. This would permanently establish the claim of the city against the land. When It was offered nt tax sale the city would bo obliged to buy It In to protect Itself. City Attorney Hazelton says It Is even poa- slblo for the city to go further and establish Its claim as a personal Judgment against the property owners. This , he said , was not contemplated , as It would be stralnlm ; a point to try and go outside of the value of the lot to collect for any special Im provement that had been made In front of It. The majority of the lots on which the specials are duo are owned by a ftw parties , the single lot owners having paid up for the most part. The general tax sale this yc.ir will bo large , the delinquent list being ono of the largest ever published. V. .11. C. A. KIXAXI'IAI. COXIMTIOX. MamiKerH of Hie IiiNtHiitloti Arc 1'u/- r.leil UN In tin * Kiiturr. The > Young Men's Christian association has been traveling In exceedingly hard lines recently , nnd the promoters nnd sup porters have been on the verge of despair. For several months the expenditures have greatly exceeded the receipts , and at the present tlmo thcro has grown up an un pleasantly largodeficit. . Several prominent business men who have always been largo contributors to the association have been practically carrying the burden of the work on their own shoulders for several months. Just what to do Is greatly puzzling Secre tary Cokcr and the board of directors. Sec retary Cokcr Is working , nnd has worked most faithfully and acceptably to the asso ciation and the members of the board , and the lack of financial support Is chargeable only to 'the stringency of the times. At the coming meeting of the board of directors It Is probable that some new de parture will bo devised and recommended to relieve present pressing necessities and Insure -the future usefulness of the organi zation. One plan that Is under considera tion Is to Interest the managers of the rail way lines thnt terminate here. It Is be lieved that very material aid can be secured If tb-j matter Is properly presented to the companies. The Northwestern company an nually contributes $1,200 to maintain the association at Hoone , which Is the end of the first division east of Council Hluffs. It Is believe that If the railway company con siders the Inllucnco of the association upon Its employes at Hoono to bo worth $1,200 the same Influence exerted here , where the temptations are much greater and where a larger number of the railway men must live , Is also worth something. If each of the railway companies could bo Induced to con tribute $5CO annually the assistance would bo sufficient to make the Council Din ( Is as sociation ono of the foremost In the state. There am few associations In the state that have better facilities for the work. The gymnasium Is complete nnd the apparatus Is In fine condition. The rooms are large , well lighted and heated , and every thing necessary Is provided to attract and enter tain the young men. The facilities for giv ing free baths could not well ho Improved upon , and when to nil ot this Is added the fact that the location of the rooms Is In the most accessible place In tbo city , there Is apparently nothing lacking to Insure success. The men most deeply Interested In the work feel that the situation demands the best efforts to cecuro the presence of the railway men nnd the aid of the railway companies , and H Is probable that some definite action will be taken with a view of getting the co-operation of the railway com panies. _ Illi ; Sale of ClimliH nt IliiHton .Store. TIIKUB WILL HE IIUSV TIMES IN OUH CLOAK DEPARTMENT SATURDAY. Ladles' and misses' cloaks. Jackets and capes specially reduced for this sale Satur day. day.Lot 1 About 100 garments , Including Indies' heavy plaid golf capes , misses' ana chlldien's long cloaks , worth from $3,00 t6 $10.00. Wo offer your cholco Saturday for 98c each. Lot 2 Ladles' heavy beaver jackets In black and navy. Largo sleeves , black vel vet collars. Worth $6.00 , your cholco Satur day , $ i.r.o. Lot 3 Includes beaver Jackets In black arid navy , brown boucle cloth and chinchilla cloth , all cut and trimmed In the latest style. Lot 4 corslsts of ladles' Jackets , formerly sold from $15.00 to $17.00 , In tans , greens , browns and blacks ; all pcrfcctlng-fltttlng and well made garments. Your cholco of this excellent line for $10.00.I10STON I10STON STORE. Broadway , Council Illuffs , la. Durfeo Furniture Co.'s great removal sale Is now In full blast. You In It ? No better Hour made than llartlett Gro cery Co. 'a big A. $1.10. Mixed candy , Be pound. Hrown's C. 0. D. Fremont Culled Upon < o Settle. M. J. Tldd , the Insane patient sent Inhere hero from Randolph , Fremont county , Thurs day , was ordered sent to ClnrlnJa yesterday by the commissioners. He was sent then aa a patient from Fremont county and the expense of his care will be charged up to that county. The commissioners of In sanity have decided to make a teat caseof this ono and If the Fremont county au thorities refuse to pay for Tldd's care at tlie asylum an effort will bo made to com pel them to do so. Nollrc < < > lee HiiiilerN. The cold weather of the past few days haa put a ir-orry twlnklo In the Ice-dealers' eye , and by the beglnnlng\of the week prob ably two or three hundred men and teams will find employment. Hughes , the men's ou litter , at 415 H'way , wonts to eay to the Icomrn and laborers generally , that bo Is selling the best of felts and overshoes to lie had for $200 , and the very beat line of caps , gloves , tiudcrwear , and In fact every thing for men that can bo found In the city. If > ou want to staud weather see Hlg I ) flour , 99c ; good enough for anybody , llartlett Grocery Co. Fancy Now York uppliti , fl.DO per barrel , Urowu'a 0. 0. 1) . , Tiionu.ii OVUH A S.MAI.I , nnirr. Vrlirnnkn Kitrmrr I'lirecd Into Court Over n Trivial Midler. Hon. Spencer Smith , the newly appointed niulslnnl county attorney , tried his first cnt < o yesterday. It was a criminal action brought In Justice Cook'o tribunal , wherein Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Carbco seek to have Wilbur Snx- ton punished for dlsitorlng of mortgaged property. Attorney Smith rocurcd n contin uance until today for the purports of con- trjltlng authorities. The tt'tlmony showed that Saxton. who Is a Nebraska farmer , recently removed to this city , purchased n power woodnaw from the Sandwich Manu facturing company for $40. He secured the purchase prlre by giving n mortgage on the caw , fifty cords of wood , n plow nnd some other property , or about five tlmeo the re- curlty that the Sandwich company nrked. The purchase wns made hist spring. Saxton tuys he had an undur.itamllng with the Sandwich people that he wns to have per mission to raw the wood and sell It , to gether with other wood In the woodynrd ho haa been running In the routhcrn part of the city. The Inat of the wood wn raid last August. Saxton had paid the caw noton as they became due , and on December 1 ho owed but $7. For the purpn\j of working him n deep Injury , and to gratify pcrmnal t-plte , Mrs. Carbee , Saxton alleges , went to the Sandwich company's office nnd , by represent ing that he was a friend , succeeded In pur chasing the unpaid notes nnd secured the mortgage. Ho then Immediately begun nn attachment milt , tying up Saxton's property. This was followed by the filing of nn In formation , charging him with having dl'po clef of mortgaged property. Thin offenw ) . It was alleged , consisted In the disposition of the wood several montha previous. The hearing of the caw called up uovcrnl law points that Justice Cook des'lrcd time to Investigate. Snxton Is getting after Carbee , and was yesterday circulating n petition to have hla commission as special policeman revoked. Some of Carbee's neighbor's have secured the mayor'a permli'rlon for him to act as ppeclal watchman In their neighborhood , and he has been wearing a tin star , and carrying a big gun for swine time. The petition la directed to the mayor nnd city council , and goes pretty deeply Into Carhee's record. Carbeo Is the "lly drum major" who made some his tory hero several yearn ago. 'Bartlctt ' Grocery Co.'s big A flour , $1.10. HVAXS-DAXKOHTH .Ifllv STII.Ii Ol'T. ' Court' * IiiNtruelloiiM Si-die- Leading l'Viitnr ' < > or tin" CiiNt * . The case of F. II. Evans against Jostah Danforth was given to the jury last even ing after 5 o'clock and up to a late hour last night no verdict had been returned. An arrangement wns entered Into between the attorneys for a sealed verdict , which Is expected to he In this morning. Judge Green's Instructions to the jury were brief and ho practically excluded the claim of the plaintiff for damages on the ground that he had been Induced to Invest In the Fire Es cape Manfacturlng company by the repre sentations of the defendant that he owned a controlling Interest In the concern. Aside from the regular verdict nnd the amount of damages to be awarded the plaintiff the jury were requested to answer two special Interrogatories as to the amount they al lowed on the claim for wages and the amount allowed for the purchase of the stock In the company. The case of Slglcr against Murphy will bo tried In the dUtrlct court this morning. A special venire has been called as follows : W. T. Trnvln. 18 North Main street ; Michael Morris , 131 South Fifteenth street ; Frank Hcnnlson. G19 Twelfth avenue ; George Wicks. 1003 Third avenue ; Emery Jones , 701 Seventh street ; Harry Wlsslcr , 821 Twenty-eighth avenue ; John M. Scanlan , 700 Graham avenue ; J. H. .Mitchell , 1603 South Seventh street. The ball bond of II. E. Ghcer , confined In the county Jail on a charge of attempting to swindle a motor conductor , was reduced to $100. A few days ago an effort wns made to have him released on a habeas corpus proceeding on the grounds that the last grand Jury liad forgotten to act upon his csae. csae.The The partition of the estate of Pleasant Taylor as reported by the special referees was approved by Judge Green yesterday. < llartlett Grocery Co. has two stores , ono opposite postofllco , one Eighth street and Broadway. 23 Ibs. fine granulated sugar , $1.00. Urown's C. O. D. Killed li > - n Ktill. Eric Larson , aged 41 years , died yester day from the effects of Injuries received In on accident three days ago. Larson has been engaged with other laborers working on the Indian creek excavation until last week , when the freezing of the earth stopped the work. Ho then went to work busking and hauling rorn. While engaged In shoveling out a load his feet slipped just as he was In the act of throwing out the scoopful , nnd ho fell very heavily across the wagon wheel. Ho was not supposed to be severely Injured at the time , and continued his work for several hours. Ho began to complain of pains In his lef side , and when ho reached his house , at 1022 Seventeenth avenue , ho was n very sick man. Medical attendance was called , but the efforts of the physicians were unavailing , and Larsen died In great agony. It Is believed that the fall splintered ono of the ribs In the vicinity of the heart , and the fractured bone Inflicted n fatal Injury. Larson had been nn unusually powerful man and had always good health. He leaves a wife and several small children. The funeral will occur to day from the residence at 2.30. Rev. Mr. Paulson of Omaha will officiate. The body will bo burled In Falrvlow. ItoekcrN for CIirlNtiiuiH I'rcxciUH Don't forget that S. S. Keller hns the finest line of rockers and chairs at the lowest prices. Go to Hartlctt Grocery Co.'s flour sale. Hoffmayr'fl fancy patent flour makes the best and most bread. Ask your grocer for It. MIM.IO.VAIUK'S SOX IS I'KXXII.HS.S. In .lull ClinrKred ivHh Mimy CrliucN nml AVIthoiil KrlfiiilM. CHIC \GO , Dec. 4. The son of a million aire , bred In luxury , finely educated and liberally endowed with Intellect , M. F. Cohen , ocuplra a cell at the county Jail , without friends and unable to glvo bonds. Ho Is penniless. The prisoner Is charged with the larceny of $400 from the New York Llfo Insurance company. George W. Rlggs the local nmi.nger , Is the complaining wit ness. In ac'dltlon , It Is said that Cohen has several charfc-ca pending niralnat him In the west , besides others In Chicago. Ills arrest this morning on a capias re calls the career of Sarah Althea Hill , whoso name wns coupled with that of Senator Sharon , California's millionaire statesman , In a sensational divorce suit. Cohen Is n nephew ot the woman , and wan a witness at the trial. Ills father and mother nro very wealthy citizens of Houston , Tex. , and ho had all the money ho wished. Ho cut n decided figure In the west and on the coast. Money was no object to him , and ho spent It like a prince. As a nephew of the Hill woman , the young man became widely known. Finally his career of high living caino to an end. He was disinherited by his father on account of his misdeeds. Since then ho has lived by bis wits. H Is charged that ho defaulted his ball In Indian terri tory , St. Louis , Houston and Galveston. iiAYAiin siis : A IHIKAM FIII'IIIID. ; : Conllileiit Hint n Permanent Arbitra tion Treaty \VIII III * Arranged , NEW YORK , Dec. 4. A copyrighted cable- sram to the Evening Post says that Ambassa dor Uayard assured the Evening Post corro- epondent today of the belief that before his departure from England tiomo permanent ar rangement of arbitration would bo reached between England and America. Negotiations were , Mr , Hayard said , being conducted at Washington , not through him , but they arose so naturally from the afilnlty of the two peoples that now the Venezuelan question had moved no far toward a settlement , there wan every reason to hope for a speedy and favorable leuuo lu the larger qucotloa. SABBATH SCHOOL MOVEMENT Its Scope , Power fiTiO'rogriRS and Evan- qnii.ijL THE QUESTION tif. WAYS AND MEANS ' I'miiipl , t'nlUMt uiul IVHlMiMit Activity liiMire.s n ( ilortiiitM llnrvowl 1'2 - ' ' trnt of Hi < . , jb'le lit liivllliiK I'll I III fill r 1 Two limitations must bo noted In con- Elilurlnt ; this subject.'Olio Is In tlio words "Sabbath school movement. " At llrst j thought this might lie uuilorstood ns mena- IIIK the Sabbath school Itself In Its general work. Hut such Is not the scope of the words as we shall use them. Wlmt Is meant Is that particular form of Sabbath school activity known as Sabbath school missions , represented by the missionary department of our board , and by other similar organi zations of Ood'a people. It Is the movement of the Sabbath school out among the un- cvaiiKellzed ; the movement of the church out Into the world's highways and hedge rows ; Into the neglected districts of the cities and the destitute places of the country , for the specific purpose of gathering the un taught Into the Sabbath school ami teach ing them the good news. We arc not talking about the church school , one of the regular departments of every well organized congre gation , doing Its work In tne nurture and Instruction of Its own young people. Hut wo nro talking about the Sabbath school goIng - Ing In advance of the church , out Into the territory of the world , In aggressive work among these who have no church privileges or care. I nm glad of the recognition the subject makes of the fact that there Is a movement going on hero ; tbat the Sabbath school , pleatta bear with the exprost'lon ' , has "got a move" on her and In .her. It Ui a Flgn of life and power and progress. Dead things are tlll. lint , thank God , the Sabbath rcliool Is not dead , nor looking In the direction of the cemetery ! There Is movement here that is gathering momentum and speed every hour. The pccond limitation of the subject Is In the words "evangollrtlc value. " Hero Is value of a particular kind. This Sabbath school movement may have value of other kinds , noclal , reformatory , commercial , even. Rut wo have nothing to do with thctHJ other klnda of value now. Our Inquiry IP solely about the value of this movement as a means of evangelizing our land , and bringing the news of the great salvation to thosa who need It. What la the value of the Sabbath school as a means of reaching , teaching and saving the neglected and lost ? THE QUESTION OP DUTY. There Is no debate here about the question of duty In the matter of evangelization. Duty Is clear as > the day , positive as the orders of a general. Evangelize ! Evangelize ! All along the line , all over the world , the command runs , laying the burden of holy duty on every Christian. As long as a tingle child remains In the darkness of sin and In Ignor ance of Christ the duty remains with us In all Its binding force. Wo don't have to de fend the work of taklnfc the goppel to the destitute. If any one wants to dispute that point , he must have It out with the Muster who has Issued the ohlqr , not with no , Ours Is a question of wayfj and means. The Sab bath school Is offered to us as one of the ways of reaching tlio 'last. It enters the field as a method of evangelization. It Is ono response to the command of Jesus. This movement undertakes to put a Sabbath school as quickly as'possible ' In every com munity where there , Is'no regular and sys tematic Instruction " .In .religious . truth. It takes the best Chrlsflan workers It can find , and , without any red tape , without waiting for a church organization or for ecclesias tical Investigation and action , it sets them to work teaching what' , tha.blblu says about tlio way of life. Now , the question la ] how much Is thlx movement worth ? pt4 ri It pay ? If It Is out of date , wasteful of-men and means , hi- einclent , a knife that will not cut. n mill that grinds no grist , a tree that bears no fruit , then let us have done with It , and use something that will do the work. Hut If It is well adapted to the end approved of conscience and of Clod , then let us push It , and not play with It. EXTENT OP THE FIEU ) . What Is- the work awaiting us ? How great Is the extent of the field ? How pressing the need ? Wo cannot well understand the value of the Sabbath school as an evangel istic agency , unless we know something of the work proposed. The Sabbath school works mainly among the young. According to the census of 1890 there are , In round numbers , 22,000,000 of children of school age In the United States , and 7,000.000 under five years of age. In the central western , mountain and Pacific Mates there are 8,333,125 young people of ochool age. Of these 2,483,058 are enrolled in the Sabbath schools , or 29 per cent of the entire number. In the rest of our land the proportion Is not much better. There ore today not less than 14.000.000 of the youth of this country under the ago of 21 , and old enough to bo taught , who are not enrolled In any Sabbath school , and not receiving regular Instructions In the word of God. Most of these nro receiving no Instruction whatever In religion. It Is not rare to find lady of 18 In one cap j like that of a young of our western states , who came Into one of our nilmlon schools. When the question was asked , "Who Is Jesuo Christ ? " she whispered to her feat mate , "Who was Christ , anyway ? Do you know ? If you dp , the question. Is tell mo no I can answer our work done when there are grown people ple In our land who do not even know who Jesus Christ Is ? Here then Is the alzo of the waiting har vest 14,000,000 of young people to be taught In the first principles of reli gion. Seven millions of lads and young men who never enter any house of prayer. Where arc they. Some of them In your town and mine. Some of them In thnt country echool district : some down in the timber along the creek ; some yonder In the now settlement , where farmers are starting In nod houses and dugouta. All over the land , the lakes , the rlvera. from the St. Johns to the Glla. from Florida Keys to Puget sound , the field Is white to the harvest. It Is morally certain that If we don't win these young people to Christ while they are young , only a very small per cent of them over will como to Him , or know Him savingly. We have bible authority for likening tlite work to a harvest field calling for reapers and we see that the field Is not ono of these llttlo ten-acre.'lots wo used to call fields back among the eastern hills , but rather ono of our Dakdta fields , twenty-five miles square , glowlj/gaml / Hashing like a sea of gohl In Its glorious ripeness. Wo want to save that Acldj What meant ) shall we employ ? * MEANS TO , HE END. Hero comes a mam with ono of the sickles of long ago , ono of'tho kind that used to put cloven distinct1' adhes to the square Inch Into our backs III boyhood days , and ho says : "Take tliisj sickle and save your harvest. It cuts ( train. " Another steps up beside him and offers the cradle , whoso broad blade used 'to ring out such merry music on the air oj' ' the July morning , as the whctstono plnyjcil'J Its skillful tattoo , "Tako this , " crles tlip brawny armed cradlcr ; "It Is a good' tool to cut your grain. " And now rflrlves up the modern harvester , with Its sharp-clicking cutter bar and Its deft , steel-fingered knottcr , and offers to do the work , 'They are all means of value for harvesting , How shall their respective value for the work In hand bo measured ? Yon answer , by trial. Put them at work In the field , and test their points by * experiment ; results will provo their worth. Now , this Is just what we have done with the Sunday school In this missionary move- incut. About nlno years ago our church drove thin harvester out Into the field and sot It to work under the direction of the missionary department of our hoard. Wo wore not the. first to do this , but wo are In It now , thank Godl What are the re sults ? Hesults nro the tent of value ; what value does this agency show by these tents ? I , It has the value of perfect adaptation both to the work and the workcra The or- canlzatlon and methods ot tbo Sabbath tchool fit the great city ml"slon , with tin thousands of puplb' , and It Is Just as well suited to the llttlo country district , with Its half-dozen famll'cs. ' H brings the Christian worker Into direct personal contact with the pe'jolnrs. and tlit.B utilizes the tnlsbty force of pcriMiml Influence , personal Interest and affection. Its methods attract , awaken and enthuse young and old. Without exaggera tion , we c.in * ay that "the children cry for It. " Its bright murle. variety of excreta ? ' . boo\o , iile'.ire5' , papers , twlnl Intercourse , appeal at once to their nature , and open n ready door for tl e entrnr.ee of the word Into their hearts. It carries all through that tcrsonal element which Is to Important In leading to dccltlon , and which Is so often lacking In the formal preaching of the gospel to the manges gathered In the great congre gation. H requires no Itnposrlble conditions In the way of buildings , appliance * , uniform qualification ! ) of workers , and formalities of worship. It will work In the great , mo lei building , planned with class-rooms , foun tains , llowern and all the modern Improve ments , and It will settle down comfortably under the shelter of n shady tree , or In the corner of n barn or blacksmlth'n shop. It can use n Judge of the supreme court for superintendent , and It Is Just ao glad to employ the tact and love of rome godly mother , whose other hours are all buried with the cares of home. H has the value of adaptation. ACTION AND ECONOMY. II. It hns the value of action. It Is prompt and loses no time. The great demand of our farmers Is for n harvester that will gather the crop quickly , when It Is ripe. The old sickle would do It you had a small crop , or agca of tlmo nt command. Hut here Is n work that demands Immediate action. My observation teaches mo thnt a great deal ot time may bo lest In planting a church In a needy locality , and establishing tbo formal preaching ot the gospel there. A committee or two to visit the Held ; n re port to Presbytery ; a petition from the people ple for an organization and a minister ; some moro red tape , and perhaps six months ( I have known It to bo two years ) befoi-o the work Is really under way. Hut the Sunday School missionary cornea along , sees the need and the opportunity , anil lie goes to woric the same hour. The first Sabbath day then- is a mt'etiiiG , the school la organized , and begins Its blerscd work at once. Here Is an Instrument tlmt saves time and lic.it of all , saves the perishing. It has the value of action. III. It has tbo value of economy. Our en gineers want the locomotive that can do the most work with the least fuel , at the least cost. Evangelization costs. How can wo make the means nt command go furtlunt and accomplish most ? If there Is a way to reach moro people nl the right time with the gos pel and at less expense than by this Sab bath school movement I have failed to find It. Most of the work Is freely given the willing offering of Christian love for souls the fruit of honest desire to do good. A few dollars cover the necessary outlay for books and place of meeting , and your school thrives and does Its work where no other form of Christian activity could be supported. You can take your Sabbath school to a thousand places where It would be Impossible to take the regular church organization. Compare the cost of this work of saving a boy by the gospel with the cost ot taking care of a lost boy by the courts. A careful Inquiry was made by a well known Sabbath school mis sionary Into the expense of the trial and execution of a man after his arrest for the crime for which IIP was finally hanged. When he bad gathered all the Items together he found their sum was equal to the cost of organizing forty new Sabbath schools In frontier neighborhoods , or It would have sup ported nn average school of 100 scholars for twmty-flvo years. Friends , If we want to gc.t good value for our money , let us put It Into Sabbaith school missionary work ! IV. Thh work has the supremci value of the lilgheet efilHoney. This harvester gives the grain ! This tree bears fruit ! The work done by our board during the past few years Is a matter of record , and I need not takeup the tlmo repeating the won derful story. Hut let a fcaairo or two stand out just now < o Impress the facts. I know ono of our missionaries who has organized ten new school In eight months , . There hove been ninety-four professed con versions In connection with these schools , and of these sixty-one have united with the Presbyterian church and twelve with other churches. In the few years our hoard has been doing this work seven schools , on the average , have been organized every three days , or 6,959 In nil , and 311,223 scholars have been gathered In. Thousands have boon hopefully converted to Christ anil the seeds of heavenly truth planted where. In multiplied thousands of cases , the fruit shall yet bo unto eternal life. Look nt another fact. Slnco wo began this movement eight years ago there have bnsn 1.599 new Presbyterian churches or ganized. Including those , reported from for eign mission Holds. Of this total 41S. or 26 per cent , have grown out of our Sabbath school mission work. Ilrcthron , this tree Is n fruit bearer. It bears precious fruit , much fruit , and herein Is Gel : glorified. In this Sabbath school movement , then , ihcro Is the value of ] > erfect adaptation tea a most important part of the work of evan gelization , of untrammeled quickness of ac tion , of unsurpassed economy , and of mar velous frultfulncss. If we have not nndcr- s'ood It before. It Is tlmo that wo now awake to the fact that In it his movement wo have ono of the most Important and valuable of all the agencies of the church for the evangelization of our land , ono In which talents of every degree may bo utilize * ! forGed God , and where the dealro of every true Christian heart for service finds an open door. J. C. M'CUNTOCK. Il II. it ( T ! UOOKUKHl'IXCJ. Income Inr rrl > - Sivollp l mill Miiblll- tll'M l'lnl < TNtllt < 'll. IJALTIMOUE , Dec. 4. The report of Stephen Little , the expert accountant to the Baltimore & Ohio reorganization com mittee , Is made public today. The accoun tant finds among other things an over statement of the net Income amounting to 12,721,067. from Juno 30 , 1891 , to Juno 30 , 1895. This amount Is divided as follows. For 1892. $955.173 ; for 1893. $413.301 ; for 1891 , $701,003 ; for 1895 , $621,230. Ho also finds that of $6,269.007 paid In dividends during the period mentioned only $971,440 was earned. The Items withheld from operating ex penses and the methods of xwclllng the Items year by year are given In detail. Hy writing up the value of stocks owned and other such praetlcea the net Income was swelled by amounts that should havo. gone to profit and Ices. Two Improvised profit and loss accounts were oj > ened , ono desig nated "general adjustment account" and the other "securities adjustment account. " Mr. Little says thcro la a. mlschargo ot worn-out equipment to profit and lotw In stead of the Income , amounting to $2,843,598. Charges to Income of $2,061,741 were im properly capitalized under the tltlo of "con struction , main stem , otc. " Improvement/ ; and betterments of leased and dependent roads amounting to $3,575,453 wcro Improperly charged to capital account. The total of tlii-so Improper entries Is $11,204,853 for the HUVCII years and two months ending November 30 , 1895. During 'the period under scrutiny there wcro declared $2,956,920 In stock and $3,312- 086 in cash dividends on the common Block. Concurrent with the stock dividends of 2 per cent In November , 1891 , wca the sale to a syndicate of $5,096,000 additional common stock , and In February , 1892 , $2,161,800 moro common stock was Issued In exchange for 120,100 shares of I'lttsburg & Western com mon stock at $1S a share. Mr. Llttlo says that the liabilities of the company to November 30 , 1895 , were under stated by $5,481,834 and that -tho floating debt was $16,212,730. Tlio net Increase In liability In the period under review has been $22,180.073. uovs wno AIM : AUISPT S\VI.M > IIIIH. Illelianl ( iriuit .MoilUN HIM ! Illx llrotlier ArtArroMltil for ForKliiK- . NEW YORK , Dec. 4. Chief of Police Murphy of Ilay City , Mich. , has orrlve-d here to take charge of the young forger , Klchard Grant Monks , who In to be taken to Michigan. Chief Murphy saya Monks and his brother William , aged 16 , nro both "degenerates. " William was arrested Sat urday at the Parker hotel , Chicago , on a charge of being Implicated with Hlchard In small forgeries In Ilay City anil cluowucre. "Hlchard Monks , " said Chief Murphy , swindled every one , friend and fou alike. Among his vlctlnm was I1' , E. llradluy of Hay Ulty , who was Ills bondsman when the young man wad arrested oa the charge of murdering lits lather. " ' 0a South Omaha News. The coroner's Jury which was Impannried to Inquire Into the death of Willie Hultcr listened to the testimony of wltnrvifcs yes terday and returned a verdlot to the effort that Ihitter had been killed by Villon Pa cific locomotive No. 1S01. No blame was attached to the railroad company. The crc\\ of the fast mall did not know that a bo > was struck as they passed through Albright consequently their testimony was confine * to the speed of the train as It passed througl the city. An ordinance was passed by the city coun cil on September 4. 1SSS , regulating tin speed of trains within the city limits , but the state supreme court a few days ago declared the ordinance void. The deelsloi was handed down on October 21 In the cast of Samuel Montgomery nnd P. J. McNall ) against the Union Pacific Hallway company In the decision the court holds that tlu ordinance was not published In a newspaper for ono week as Is required of all ordinances with a penalty attachment. The records showed that the ordinance was printed In the Dally Stockman only once and for the error Indicated the Judgment of the lower court was reversed. This decision leaves the city without any ordinance governing the speed of trains within the limits of tlu city. A similar decision In relation to the same ordinance was handed down by tlu federal court some time ago. Petition fur nriiilhiur Twnty-Kimi. Several petitions asking for the grading and opening of Twenty-fifth street from Ate to I street are being circulated among the property owners on that street. Council man Vansant of the First ward has taken nn Interest In the opening of the street and at the present time nearly nil of the property owners have signed ono of tlu > three petitions In circulation. It Is the In tention to present the petition to the city council ns soon as possible and have tin necessary steps taken this winter for the grading of the street , so that when spring opens up work on the grading can com mence. The street , when graded and opened , will make a line dirt driveway from thr bualncM part of the city to the city limits on the north. City CONN | | > . Police Onicer Gary Is on the sick llr > t. N. A. Long , Twenty-seventh nnd N streets. Is quite sick. William Hanley of Ontario , Ore. , Is n vi'jltor In the city. George L. Dare has gone to Carroll , la. , to engage1 In buslnero. W , C. Hector has recovered frrm his re cent Injuries enough to be out on the street. The Presbyterian church women will hnl 1 an exchange at Scarr's drug store this even Ir.t' . Charles Graham , a cattleman from Sun dance , Wyo. , Is registered nt one of the ho tels. Heubpii Forsythe. who Is very 111 at tin- hospital , was reported some better yester day. Seven hundred street signs have been placed In position at a coL < t to the city cf $120. $120.Link Link Holhwell will be tried In police court toilay for trespassing on stock yaids prop erty. Uccchwooil camp , Woodmen of the World , will give a ball on Christmas eve at Y. M. I. hall. A. Wall , one of Fullcrton's prosperous farmers , Is In the city looking after some business. H. J. Clark of Holyoke , Colo. , was on till.- market yesterday with a consignment of cattle. ' H. M. Friend nnd A. W. Smith , both e.f Opal , Wyo. , were vlstors at the ttock yards yesterday. It Is expected that the rebuilding of the cooper shops at Cudahy's will be completed next week. Sunday afternoon Hcv. Dr. Wheeler will deliver an address at the Young Men's Chris tian association. The Emanon club Rave n dancing party at Y. 'M. ' I. ball last evening , which woa a very enjoyable affair. Janice Ryan has purchased a fruit farm from S. M. Iloyt at PapIIllon and will move out thcro before long. The funeral of Willie Hutter was held yesterday afternoon. The remains wcro In terred at Laurel Hill cemetery. Contractor Hannon Is laying a sidewalk on the south side of H street from Twenty- fourth to Twenty-pevcntli street. The Royal Neighbors of America will give an oyster supper on Wednesday evening , De cember 9 , for the benefit of the hospital. The funeral of the Infant non of Mr. aim Mrs. D. Koano will be held this forenoon. Interment at St. Mary'B cemetery. A civil service examination will be held ut the High echool building today for po sitions ot clerks and carriers In the postal service. Yesterday afternoon Officer Kreh arrested L. GunderBon , a car Inspector ut the yards , upon n charge of assault and battery , pre ferred by his wife. A telephone message was received nt po lice headquarters yesterday afternoon from the officers at Sidney , la. , stating that Ixw- ell Adalr nnd two other boys named Nor ton and Sweeney had been arrested there for breaking Into a store. The boys are well known In police circles here and In Omaha and Adalr has frequently been ar- reoted for larceny. When nt homo Adalr lives with his parents lu this city. You think of Scott's Emulsion as only for those who have consumption or who have inherited a ten dency to it. Almost its greatest use is for those whose condition is so im paired as not to he ahlc to get the good they should out of their ordinary food. In nearly every case with these , Scott's Emulsion of Cod- liver Oil brings back appetite , stimulates digestion , restores color and plumpness , and controls the diseases of thin ness. Book about it , free , 50 et § . nd $1.00 , t ill druggists. SCOTT & UOWNE , Chemlns , New York. DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHISKEY All Druggists. A.MUHIMIXT.S. : : DOHANY THEATER. Juit onu funny performance , Kunilay night , Dec. G , tnci liowlliik' , lilliirlutiB hit , JOXLY oLtf CV/.TJMS , ntcriirtU'i ! liy a ninKiiKlccnt army cf talent. All iivalaiiflie nf inrrrlment. Jum Iliu think' to ilrlvti awuy t.iu MUCH. lfKUlar price * ll'ix , II.M , ? c. Me , 30c , ? 5c Ki'nl on ule ut Heller * ' ilruK tluru on unil HfUT Tuenluy. December 3 , PQHANY THEATER. MONDAY , DEC. 7 , A chancu of u llfutliuo thu over popular Beach & Bowers Minstrels. A iiaruKoa. of iileiiHtiru ; a ri-Kiilur dollar nhu\v for only I"o nml : io cenin. I'oiulur | jirlcu for tlm people. Ktu tlm Km lid puruilu ut 11:30 : , Haiti of MIIH ( fur tliu monarch of modem lalnutrvluy will opva Frlduy inoriiliitf. Gladness Comes With n hotter mulerMmiUiir ( | of the tnnisii'innntmv of tlioinun.v pliys- ieti ! ills , which viiuish hoforo proper uf- forls frentloofforlfipleasant ettorls rlyhtlv lUroeteil. There is comfort In the lcnowlo < ltp , tlmt so ninny forms of sickness nro not iluo to nny uctintl dis ease , but simply to a constipated condi tion of the system , which tne pleasant family laxative , Syrup ot Ki s. prompt ly removes. That is why it is the only remedy with millions of families , and is pvorywhere esteemed so highly hy all who value ( rood health. Its lienetieial vOTects are due to the fact , that it is the one remedy which , promotes internal cleanliness' without dehilitatinp ; the organs on which It acts. It is therefore all important , in order to jyot it * hone- Ili-ial effects , to note when you pur chase , that yon have the genuine arti cle , which is'manufactured hy the Call- fornia FijT Syrup C ( ) . only and sold hy all reputable dru ists. If in the enjoyment of f oed health , and the system'is rotfiil.n1 , laxatives or other remedies are then not needed. If ulllictcd with nny actual disease , ono may bo commended to the must skillful physicians , hut if in need of a laxative , one should have the best , and with the well-informed everywhere , Syrup of l''irsstands ' | highest , and 5s most , larpoly usjduml ( fives most pcnoriil satisfaction. MAURER'S -KKTAIL 342-344 HROADWAY , Counoll BliiiFs , In , Visitors and purchaS' ors e < ] ' .tally vvolcomc. Largest critablish- inont in the Ktit Prices in Kut Cl'yatal Our stuck is the largest anil pricna tlio loueist. S-lnch Howls. HosiMlnle cutting ( as out$4.01 ) S-incli Strawberry diamond anil fun cut Howls J3.00 7-ltuh Strawberry diamond and fan cut Howls $1.7S Fiiiii-y cut nllvo nislu-s Jl.UU Cut ( .ilass Salt.s nnd Peppcrt\ warranted sterling silver top : ' , each COo Labrntory titoppiTA nnd deep , fancy cutting Vlnenir CruelK. each T5o Prices on Vases , 1'ltcners , Tumblers. Stem Wnro. etc. , In proportion to tlio above. Among n larjjo line of novelties we mention tlio following : Flat Painted Dottles , Drinking Stelns.encli' $1.00. $1.00.Decprated Hcer Mupfl In n variety of tie- Umpire Green nnd Cupid CMna In Dresser Set" , Plates , Cups. Candlesticks. Hon lions , Oil1. Under Glnzu llluo nnd Iloies China , In Sulnd Sets. Ice Cream Set. . Chocolate Sets , I'liildlni ; Sots and novelties for the dresser. Itlch lianil imlntcil Kruli Center Comports and 1'latcs. SURars and CreaniH , Chocolate Sc-ts , etc. Copies of Louis XIV shapes nnd decora- tldiis In nil thu rlchne.ss or goods of that period. An attractive line In odd tlilnns for the table Is the new decoration , viz. . hand paint , ed Mnrschalr Nell Ho es In dllTeiciit colon ) , llnlshed with regular heavy polil i-dne. A very dainty line consisting of rinlillnpr Sets , Choeolnto 1'ots. Ulseillt Jars. 1'lntes , C'elery Tr.iytt , etf. . Is decorated with heavy K'olil peroll and Krench hand painted IlKiiro ci liters. We have In odds nnd ends "choice hits" or Sevres , Ilresdi-n. Doulton , Worcester. I'nrlH enamel nnd gold mounted Koods , nnd n par ticularly Kood collection of Pancy Pottery. LAMPS. LAMPS. Dresden Lnmiis , Delft Lamps , Wrousht Iron U-imps , ( Sold and Onyx , in fnct every- thliiK deslrnlile In the Lamp line. Silver novelties and wnres for the tahlp the larnest variety nnd prices hy far the Dresden and fancy pattern ! * In Hat nail Clothes llrusheM. metnl mounted Clear Uoxes. Hnzors. .Match HOXOH , in fact a ureut varloty of new noveltleH for Ki'iitk'iMeii. Kern Dishes In laruc variety. Dccornted Dinner Sets trom tT . (0 to J12j , In every conceivable uliaao and dccorntlon. Chamber SetH from $1 2."i to KJ.M. from tlm praetlt-nl to the odd and iinalnt shape which acids HO much to the attractiveness of your room. Carvers In law variety from "lie uuwanlii. S-pleco jM-arl nnd silver mounted Carvura , iloKer IJros.1' 12 or. . Triple Plate Knives nnd Forks , $1.33 per sot. Retail 342-344 Broadway COUNCIL HLUFFS. A Jewelry Store I tlio hoht place n the world to tfc-t Kiitftfojtions for Xmas presents. The stock is mi varied and this prices are HO varied , that every kind of taste and every kind of poolcot- bouk IH sure to ho Bulled.Vo want visitors just about this time our holi day stuck U In and lirnt comers will got the best , M. WOIAMAW , JnwolonuiilSoIfliitlllo Optloin.il , 401) DUO A O WAY. Council Bluffs , Iowa. CAPITAL , - $100,00(1 ( \vt : SOMUIT vouu uvmsKtm , VVU IlKNIltlJ YOUR L-OLLIStri'lOM. ONli OKTIIIC CIMIUHT HANKS IN IOWA * 0PCII OHNTTAIU ON TIM I ! IJUIT" " " " ' AND BB va oil warm.