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    8 THE OMAHA BEE : 113H UA11Y 15 , 18 ! > 7.
JOHN WATSON FORJ1S A TEX1
Eov , S. B. Moormick Oriticises thi
Oclobrated Scotch Divine.
/IIS / SERMONS AND WRITINGS DISAGREI
c nt UIP I-'lrt 1'roiliylerlni
Church Di-nln v Hli ( lie AlleKeil
lNllMiell'N Ill-til ( Til tllC
I'rvnulier null Author.
At the First I'rcsbytcrlan churc'j last nigh
Rev. S.H. . McCormlck took for his subjM :
"Tho Last Judgment ; Ian McLaren , Llttora
teur , vs Inn McLaren , I'reachcr. " . Ho choni
for his text John III , 18 : "He that bellcvctl
on Ulin l not judged ; he that belleveth no
tilth been judged already , because he hall
not believed on the name of the only be
gotten tun ot Cod. "
The dtectifslon of the general theme "Th <
Lost Judgment" will tonight bear partlc
ularly upon thu views of Dr. Watson as BO
forth In the sketch "Ueyond Redemption , '
nnd In hU chapter "Judgment According t (
Type , " In the mind of the Master.
The eharacter of "I'osty" Is very vlvldl )
portrayed. Ills bad habit was that o
intoxication and the various attempts or
the part of his many friends at uilu reforma
tlon are aa amusing as they are fruitier
So far aa anything appears In the storj
"I'osty" Is not a religious man ; makes nc
pretense of being a follower ot ChrUt ; am'
Is act forth no ono who ( a In the grasp ol
n ruinous appetite. Apart from hid faithful'
ness to duty , his own great claim to mcrll
consists In the bravo deed which closed his
life , whereby ho was able to rescue a llttlt
child from drowning. All are Intcrcrtcd Ir
" 1'csty , " and "Jamlo" Is made to asfc
"What think ye , tlr , bccam o1 I'osty or
the IWicr Bide ? " The answer Is "Did yi
ever read what shall bo dune to any man
that hurts one o' God's bairns.
"Fine , " answered Jamie , "a mlllstnnc bool
hit ) neck nn1 lutae the depths o' the 'sen. '
"Then ( t seems to me that It niu.it be well
with I'osty , who wont Into Hie depths and
brougth n bairn up nt the coat of his life.1
The question la not , wo will obosrve. eg tc
whether a man may bo a Christian and yel
bo under the power of appetite. It Is sim
ply this : "If n man who makes no profession
to being a Chrlsl.'nti Is brave enough to
pliingo Into n stream and save a child's life
nt the cost of his own , will he be paved ? "
John Watson , litterateur , mcma to tuy "yea. "
JOHN WATSON'S ORTHODOXY.
It Is perhaps not easier to defend the
orthodoxy of John Watson , preacher , than
It IB to tluteiul him as n writer of touching
sketches. Hut ho certainly docs suggest a
very different answer In his sermon , from
that In the story. IIo there asserts the cer
tainty , the reasonableness and the Tightness
of a final Judgment. There will bo two
places Into which two classes of men will
03 naturally go as at the close of the day
the sheep and swine , which .have been In
the Held together , will separate , one going
to the fold , the other to the sty.
Jesus did not como to reduce moral order
to anarchy. lie did not break the connec
tion between sin and punishment. He com
bined tender compassion for sinner with
condemnation of sin. He places the rich
man of luxuriant life In torment and casts
the unprofitable servant Into outer dark
ness. The wheat Is gathered Into the gar
ner for that Is where It belong. The tares are
burned.
The basis of this judgment Is what each
man Is In the sight of the eternal , and
this Is determined by his relation to a liv
ing person Jesus Christ. In His life He
divided those who cnme Into contact with
Him Into two classes , thnso who were at
tracted to I lm and those who were re
pelled , The perfect revelation of His moral
glory will raise this quality to Its highest
power , which will In the final judgment bo
the consummation of the process -\vhicli
Is now In 'action. It will bo morally 1m-
p'osslhlo. that' ' Peter and Judas will be In
the same place.
Human life will finally break against
Jesus as .a rock , each current to follow Its
own direction. Acceptance or rejection of
Him determines acceptance or rejeqtlon at
the judgement day. And this Is so for the
simple reason that Ho Is the revelation of
dlvlno goodness. To reject Him Is to reject
perfect goodness ; and this Is to reject
heaven and eternal life.
nivRS TIIH HKASOXS'KOH HIS FAITH.
Ilev. XiMVloii M. Mann Tfllt ; Why He
IN a t'lilliirlnn.
A very largo audience , exceeding the seat-
lug capacity ot the building , assembled ct
Unity church yesterday morning to hear
Ilev. Newton M. Mann's "Seventeen Reasons
for Doing a Unitarian. " A bare outline of
the rnrtnon Is here given :
Taking for a text the Injunction : "Co
ready always to give an answer to every
man that asketh yon a resacn of the hope
that is In you , " the preacher referred to the
tomcrlty In these days of coming before a
congregation with n discourse that extends
to seventeen divisions , and reminds one of
the tlmo when the sermon run through sev
eral hours , bespoke the patience of his hear-
on , and begged them to consider his forbear
ance , since ho could easily have found 100
or moro reasons , Instead ot limiting himself
to seventeen. Ilrlcfly stated , the seven
teen reasons ; are :
1. Generally speaking the Incredibility of
the civeds of other churches. A reasoning
mind demands a reasonable religion.
2. Whatever other thoughts one may have
of God , wo must think ot Him now as one ,
not three or thirty. Wo are Unitarians
Instead of trlnltarlans , because wo have
never been uljlo to see how ono can possibly
be three , and at the > amo tlmo ono. We
have no USD either for a dcnil-god , such as
Satan.
3. Tim prophets of Israel taught a strict
UnllarlanlEin.
1. Jesus followed In their footsteps , nnd
had nothing to cay about a trinity ,
0. The greatest of the Greek and Roman
philosopher * appear to huvo believed in one
Cod , solo and undivided.
C. The vastucss of the universe , as seen
to modern eyes , renders Incredible the whole
ulnry of Incarnation , throwing It Into dis
proportion absolutely preposterous. That
story , and nil similar utorlcii told by pagans ,
were Milted to a tlmo when this earth was
supposed to be the principal part of crea
tion. Modern astronomy makes myths of
them.
7. In this church there U n disposition to
kr > cp Hlli'iit concerning things ot which noth
ing Is known or can be known. To the soul
wrary of humbugs and empty speculations ,
It U an Immense rcltet to find such a place.
DHMANOS MORK THAN A THEORY.
8. Unltarlanlsni declares for the brother
hood of man , Insisting that It shall bo more
than a theory , that It shall be practically
exemplified.
9. It teaches that what man has done and
been , man can do and bo ; that examples
have been set IIH not , for our despairing nd-
mlratlun , but for UK to attain to , and even
to Burpast ) . So our faith encourages the
noblest endeavor.
10. It U possible In this connection to
liavo a natural and reasonable notion of
wtrit the bible Is the surviving literature of
an ancient people. Thus wu are delivered
from the monstrous Incilms of a miraculous
revelation , brjught Into the world the Lord
only knows how ,
11. UnltarlunUm teaches the dignity ot
human nature , the adequacy of our powers to
that which Is expected of them ,
12. It welcomes all advances of thought ;
docu not llvo In constant apprehension that
bomo fine day something will be found out
to upset the whole foundation of theology.
13. It respects your Individuality nnj mine ;
Dr. Lyon's
PERFECT
Tooth Powder
AH ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY.
Ueotl by people of rofmemeut
for over quarter \ of a century.
docs not tell u what Wb shall think , wha
we thnll believe ; Icavca us free.
14 , It hftft no denunciations for unboltc\
crs , never prefers a. charge of heresy. It I
not walled In like a prison to keep the she ?
from going astray ; It Is a field where th
sheep go In and out and nnd pasture , Th
gates turn easily and swing both ways.
IB. This church , nominally so small , pro
vltlra the widest fellowship. The Unltaria
Is the cosmopolite In religion. Seeking enl
to do good , he IB In practical sympathy wit
all who nro trying to do goad.
1C , It breathes the spirit of the age
Every sclentinc discovery helps It on , Th
stars In their cauraci sotm to bo working
with It.
17. It Is the rollglon of common sense.
A 1HIKAM 01. ' llt.MAMTY.
iinil SI liM ( In n
( iri-nt Clly.
The young girl was bewildered by her
surroundings ; there was much glaring light
and many stairs to climb and to de&cend.
She finally succeeded In getting out ot
the enclosing walls and found herself on n
broad street , jostled by tlio unsympathetic
crowd.
She raw many dork bars radiating fror.l
ono center a strong nnd unyielding center
llko to the power that makes ? unwritten laws
nnd forces obedience to them ; nn she passed
these bars , one by one , and felt strong In
her own nature to go on , she grew older
nnd wiser , but she journeyed In darkness
and there were many stumbling blocks set
for unwary feet.
In the height of her Innocent and yearn
ing womanhood she suddenly felt the pres
ence of n glorllled face , not near her , but
high up above the surging mast'es. A great
light shining from within this face looked
out of the eyes and trembled upon the
lips , -so that this one human stood out be
fore her vltion different from and moro
splendid than all the rest ot the world.
Sl\y adored this face nnd Raw all the virtues
and all the graces combined therein ; so
she walked , looking up , and with Etoady
strides , going toward the love for which she
longed.
All at once the face was gone , and she
felt that ho owner , approached her ; that
he had noticed her among the many and
would teen reach her side on the busy
street where her lot was cast. As he nsared
her her heart throbbed nnd struggled as
If to free Itself.
She hastei.ed so that they might meet.
As their paths were about to cross a veil
was lifted from her eyes , nnd Instead ot
that glorious being for whom she had longed
and la whom she had believed she saw
drawing nearer nnd nearer one who was de
formed and walked unsteadily as If uncertain
of himself. His face was that of one who
had tailed of all that Is of the earth ; hH
mouth bore the Impress ot many vile Words
and coarse kisses ; his eyes dared not look
Into hers ; yet , ho was coming to her as If
ho had a right to all her adoration. And the
woman passed on alone and sorrowing.
Farther down the street she saw again the
wonderful light shining from a different face ,
many times did she see It , but never ilgaln
was she Mire of Its human counterpart.
So she grow to worship the light and Ig
nore the face , that brought It , and her
dream was sweet and uplifting.
BELLE WILEY CUE.
CASK ( IK aiItil > IACI2ll AFI--I3CTIO.V.
\orlli , ( IniiilinYiiiiitiu llriM'lvrs il I'l-il-
illi-r , .MlNlaK-lntv Him for n Ili-otlicr.
U may In that a house to house canvass
Is considered the most effective method of
Introducing new goods , to the trade , or that
the unemployed have with one accord turned
to canvassing as a means of earing a liv
ing , but whatever the reason , It Is certain
that Omaha has for several weeks been
overrun by agents , both men nnd women ,
who go from door to door "Introducing" or
"taking orders , " as they term it , for every
thing from a complexion brush to a subsl-
tute for tea.
A certain North Omaha woman , who Is
very kind harted and Impulsive , had a little
experience recently which has afforded her
friends much amusement.
She has been expecting a visit from her
.youngest , brother , whom , gho had" not t-cen
in fourteen year's. "The other day -her bun-
band telephoned from his office that the
brother had arrived in town and that he
would bo up to the house .sometime In the
afternoon. In order that 'his wlfo might
recognize her little brother at sight the
husband added that "John was quite lame
and carried a satchel. "
The North Omaha woman watched Im
patiently , after window until finally n
young man , very lame and carrying a heavy
satchel , came up the street and passe"d before -
fore the house evidently uncertain where to
go. lie was passing painfully on when the
anxious woman , fully convinced as to ha !
Identity , rapped vigorously on the window
and ran to the door to admit him.
"How very lame you are. " she exclaimed ,
when she had kissed him affectionately and
lead him Into the house.
"Yes , " the young fellow answered , "I
stepped on a rusty nail some days ago and
my fool h very painful. "
He rank Into a chair exhausted and tin
good woman busied herself to afford relief ,
talking all the time and refusing to allow
him to speak or move , for upon examina
tion , the foot was found to be In a highly
Inflamed condition. When it had been care
fully bathed and bandaged the sufferer , who
had maintained a strict silence during the
operation , thanked the lady for her great
kindness , hoped she would excuse him for
allowing her to deceive herself , but ho was
not her brother ; lie wns only an agent
Introducing
The North Omaha woman doesn't know
what hd was Introducing and she doesn't
care.
care.The real brother.who came along an hour
later , says the atmosphere wan rather frostj
until his trunk , which contained family
pictures , was opened.
Itlnglng noises In the cars , snapping , buz
zing , roaring , caused by catarrh , all ills-
appear with the use of Hood's Sarsaparllln.
Piano boxes , ? 2.00 , A. Hospp , Jr. , 1513
Douglas street.
AYiinlfil.In . Council lllnn'H.
Frank Mason and George Smith were lo
cated by the police at a hotel near Thlr-
ccnth and Dodge streets yestculay and
ockcd up at the station nn a chargn of be-
ng fugitives from Justice. Mason and
Smith aru wanted In Council IIluffs for the
heft of two overcoats , both of which were
ound upon the men when they were cap-
urctl. The overcoats were stolen from a
firojdway clothing store about a wek ago.
Olllcer Murphy of the IllulTs callt-d at the
station last evening and positively Identified
the men as the ones wanted In his city.
lli'lli'i'llniiH of a Iliu'lic'Inr.
New Yor'.t I'rcss : You can Judge a
woman best by what she cries over and a
man by what he laughH at.
It In one ot Die bitter Ironies of life that
ots of poor men get fat and big arnund thu
waist ,
It Isn't till u man getH bald tftnt ho fnr-
fotx to put on a blase air when the ballet
comes out , i
You can size a man up pretty 'well ' 'by
thinking whether he is most like n crab ,
n Guinea pig or an oywer.
Culture IN a woman's ability to smile
naturally when a waiter * plli gravy down
the front of her diess at u dinner party.
A Hill of t ; < ilil ,
Itaggcd Top , the new Dlack Hills gold
camp , U a vcrltablu hill of gold , yielding
roni JSO to $2,100 a ton. It U on the Spear-
flBll branch ot the I ) . & M. It. H. II. and Is
u'Bt reached by taking the Murllngion'n
:35 : p. m , train fur Dead wood.
Cull at ticket ofllce. 1002 Farnam street
and get full Information.
J. 11. REYNOLDS. City raftiouger Agent.
HIIIIK * Srrkrrt , ' Irur I > , I < iii.
On Tuesday , February Itf , the Missouri
'aclflc railway will cell round trip ticket *
at very low rates , to certain points In the
south , EouthucF.t nnd southeast. Stopovers
allowed on the going Journey. For Informs-
lon , land foldnu , panipnli'U , etc. , call or
mldrcEH company's olllco. ] 3h ! and Farnam.
or depot , 15th and Webster streets , Omaha.
' "
'T. F. GODFHEY , I' . & .T. A. ,
J. 0. PHlt.UI'1'1. A. G. F ft 1' , A ,
A
Indianapolis Journal "And you have the
issurunco to tell mo that you discharged
our laundresH livi-uusc * of her belief In
llvldi-il skirts' * A new woman like you1 !
"You didn't let me llnl.sh , I was going
o explain that ulu * hail an Idea that It was
ho proper t.ilng to divide my mvply o'
klrtH between herocU und her IB-ytur-oHl
daughter. "
"Oh ! "
IIIMDH Till ? \CC\CCIVPl ? Clim
HliAK ! ) lilfc AhoAobln o MIDI
Dorsey B. Honck Was in lord's ' Thcate
When Lincoln Was Assassinated.
SAW BOOTH AS HE JUMPED TO THE STAGI
Mlglit KdMlty llnvr Shot 41tc Axxiinnilt
( ml llcfore lie Itviillxril What
ilm ! llcon Dime ( lit Oppor
tunity \VIIN Gone.
One of the most familiar figuresabou
the city of Omaha Is Dorscy D. Houck , win
has occupied the position of constable fo ;
many > ears and Is now attached to tin
" " he Is called bj
county court. "Dorsey , as
everybody , Is one of the few survivors o
the Mexican war , having carried n muskc
all through that campaign under the com
maud of General Wlnfleld Scott. Dorsey I :
almcist the last survivor of another llttli
coterie ot men whose ranks are fast thlnnhif
out , being these comparatively few men whc
were present In that old Washington theatci
the evening of April 14 , 18C5 , when thi
ohot was filed which ended the life of om
of the mosf noted men the world has cvci
known ,
Dorfey Hoi'ek Is n native ot I'cnnsylvnnlr
and enlisted from that state for the Mc.xlcar
war when but a mere boy. When that con <
diet was over he returned to his homo li
Pennsylvania and engaged In a peaceful
occupation until the call came from 1'resl' '
dent Lincoln for volunteers 16 take the flelt
for three months for the preservation o
the Onion. Dorsoy was ono of the firsttt
enlist from Ms little town , and at the e.v
plratlon of the three months he enlisted "foi
the war. "
In June , 1S63 , he was wounded at Forl
Itcpubllc and was taken to the hospital al
Alexandria , Va. , that historic spot on jthi
Fototnac river Just bcltixv Washington
When ho had recovered , the physicians or
the medical staff decided that Uomey was
not fit to return to actlv duty In the field
nnd ho was assigned to Hancock's reserve
corps then doing provost duty In and arouni !
Washington. Dorsey served In this cap.iclt )
In Washington and In Philadelphia , and \v.n :
on duty In Washington In April , 1SCS.
Ills experience during the evening whlcf
forms the blackest page In the history ol
the United States , Is best told In his own
words :
IIEAUD UNCOLN COMMEND GRANT.
"About G o'clock In the evening ot April
M , ISCfi , Lincoln addressed the people fro a
the bouth window of the portico of the white
house. I stood at a distance of about 10 (
Ccet , hearing distinctly every word that was
uttered. The president spoke with greal
feeling , cs If a heavy load had been removci !
from his heart. He commended General
Grant's words to the confederate soldiers ,
that they should return to their homes and
the pursuits of peace aud ho faltlu'ul to the
government. This , he took as a text. TK !
latter part of his speech w'as tilled with
expressions of regard and sympathy for the
south. Leniency was to be hla policy to
ward the late enemies of the union.
"The president announced that his lime
was limited , as he was going to attend the
theater that evening. He spake In all about
thirty or forty minutes. On hearing the
president announce that ho would attend
the theater. I hastened to the theater ami
went In at once , securing a seat near the
front , directly under the boxes on the loft
liand side facing the stage.
"When the president and his party came
in they occupied the box directly above me
at n distance of not more than eighteen Ceet.
The box was draped with Hags and the stars
and stripes were liberally displayed all over
Hie house. Every eeat In the theater w.is
Illlcd , and the crowd cheered the presidential
parly as It apparcd In the box.
THOUGHT-IT IM.HT OF THE PLAY. , ,
"The play had progressed to the second
scene of the third act , when suddenly , a
shot was heard. The arst thought [ that
came to me was that the ohot and the com
motion which followed It was a pari of the
? lay , but almost In an Instant a form leaped
Jrom the president's box to the stage. I
saw that It war a man , and that he landed
upon one foot , the other tteing held by his
spur , which had caught In the large flag
Iraped from the president's box. He quickly
clcased his foot and faced the audience , wav-
ng a dagger which he held In his hand , and
crying 'Sic sempre tyrarans1 !
"As he faced the audience I recognized
the assassin. Booth had frequently dined
with Captain Eldrldge , one of the olllcers of
.he provost guard , and I had been Introduced
o Mm there. Ills facs was flushed as though
IB had been drinking heavily and he
seemed to be greatly excited.
"Every person In the audience seemed to
) o as greatly dumbfounded as I was and
inable to grasp the full force of what had
mppened. Every Holdler In the audience ,
ncludlng myself , drew his revolver , not
snowing but what a general attack was tote
to made upon us , but before wo recovered
our presence ot ml ml the principal actor
n the great tragedy had disappeared from
aur sight.
sight.MISSED
MISSED AN OPPORTUNITY.
"I was sitting so close to the stage that
I could almost touch It , and Hooth was
lot more than eight or ten feet from me
when he faced the audience on the stage
ind made that brief exclamation which has
jrcomo historic. I have thought many times
what a line opportunity I had to shoot the
illaln and I would gladly have done that
ery thing , but before any of u could
realize what had happened ho had dlrap-
icared through the rear middle entrance of
ho scne then occupying the stage.
"Somo one In the president's box cried
jut , 'Lincoln Is shot ! ' and the crowd began
o move towards the doors in a solid mass ,
n the meantime the police arrived on the
5ccno and compelled the people to preserve-
artier. It was nearly an hour before I suc-
"eetleil In getting out on the street. By this
line the streets all around the theater we-e
crowded with people.
"An olllcer was standing at the door and as
came out ho ordered mo to 'fall In' with
\ lot of other poldlers who were standing In
nnk in front of the door. I replied that
had n pats signed hy the captain of my
company ( jiving me authority to be away
rum duty ,
" 'Let me see It , ' ho demanded ,
"I gave it to him and ho toro It In pieces
Jiid throw the pieces to the sidewalk.
" 'Now , fall In,1 ho ordered. I didn't waite
o say any more , but took my place in the
ranks ,
DETAILED TO GUARD A IIRIDGE.
"When wo arrived at headquarters I was
ordered by Colonel Illack to take a , detail of
hlrty men and proceed to Hock creek
> rldge , between Washington and George-
own. My orders were to let every ono go
ipon thu bridge , but to let no one go off.
"I marched with my men to the bridge
mil remained on duty there all night. Dur-
ng the- march there we heard many rumors
o the effect that Seward and Grant Iiad
been assassinated.
"When morning broke wo marched to
leadquarters with 'a crowd of 700 people
vhom we had collected upon the bridge
luring the night. They were of all agca ,
'lasres and conditions. There were rich
md poor , people In line clothes and people
n raga ; men , women and children , black
tnd white , all In one Indiscriminate mix-
urc. They were all closely questioned by
'rovost Marshal General Auger and all were
eleascd.
"Tho city was ordered draped In mourn-
ng , and details of soldiers were sent all
ivc-r the city to ten that the order was en.
orced , One old colored woman , when or-
ered to hang crepn nn her door , exclaimed ,
Foil God , niaspa , I has no crepe ! ' 'Well ,
anjt up something that Is black , ' replied
he olllcer In charge of the detail. She
rough ! out an old black stocking and tlwl
hat around the doorknob. Probably think'
ng to atone fur the absence of crepe she
led another black stocking to the window
huttcr.
"Theru wore many who feared that per-
ape thu union M-as In danger and thcr :
crc many rumors to the effect that Seward
nil Grant had been asia.sslnated. It was
ome time before the untruthfulness ot
lie is rumors was known , anil It was threQ
ayK before the excitement had subsided. "
( 'amei-u ( 'luli'M I > | NIII > - .
The collection of photographs which ap-
cura on the walls of the Omaha Camera
lub rooms comprises by far the best exhlbl-
Ion yet held by that eo'-lety. For the last
wo months the members have bteu working
hard to win the prize * . The pictures wer
judged during the > lirat , week by F. A. Illnt
hart , James Matnon and A. W. Allen , al
photographers fromi.'the front rank of pro
fcsslonftl artists , wtio spent consldcrabl
time examining thp 'pictures nnd renderc
a careful Jrdgmentl.'thc method ot Judgln ;
being to give polntsrfrom one to ten on sue ;
Items as toning , developing , lighting , mount
Ing , etc.
The members wlmllnp the different" prize
wcrol L.indscapcB-4-J , . W. Nowlean , firs
prize ; I. . . It. Sharp , second prize ; J. W. New
lean , third prize. 'Portraits W. F. Durna.II
first prize ; Miss Fnnnla Arnold , second prize
W. F. Durnall , tlibel prize. Interiors F. M
Vandervoort , first prlia ; Miss Fannie Arnold
second prize ; Georgb . Wilson , third prize
WHY THIS WAITI3U WA1THIJ
Slliintlnii fur One n
Oninlin'M InlorcMtltiir. Ciiltiiiiln.
An Incident occurred In the elaborate ! )
appointed dining room of a swell Omalu
club the other day that was amusing t (
some , embarrassing to others and exceed
Ingly serious for the principal actor In th <
little play.
A well known young man about town
the son of a prominent family , was dowr
town about noon time. Ho chanced to meel
two young women who have been more 01
less conspicuous In the principal soclct }
functions of the season. He hadn't a ceul
In his pocket , but that didn't count will ;
him. Ho wanted toshow them that he was
a good fellow. So after a few minutes' con
versation he cordially requested them tc
take luncheon with him nt the club. Girl-
llko each protested nt first , but soon com
promised by completely agreeing to his sug
gestion.
The waiters didn't rush to pull out the
three choirs and none of them tumbled ovei
themselves In taking the wraps of the
guests. Hut finally the order was taken ,
It called for n good , substantial luncheon
some less polite and more hungry people
would have called It a dinner for three ,
The young man , started In to tell Jokes ami
talk gossip till the first course arrived , bill
he , ran short of stories and was" rehearsing
Omaha society small talk of three years
ago before ho caught sight of a waiter ,
The girls were ever so pleasant , and
chatted merrily to help pass away the time ,
And still the waller didn't come back with
the order. They all talked some more ,
Other folks who had come In much later
had been served , eaten their luncheons and
gone out. The young man grew nervous
and said he couldn't understand the delay ,
The pair of queens , for they really were ,
suggested that some unfortunate accident
had happened In the kitchen , but they ex
pected everything would be along soon.
The host couldn't stand It any longer. Thoj
had waited over an hour It had seemed like
a day to him. Excusing himself , he went
over to one of the wa'ters ' and demanded
that the waiter who had taken his order be
sent to him. The dark man who was wanted
soon appeared and when ho had said some
thing to the young- host the countenance ol
Iho latter fell more ithan forty degrees. The
liost was embarrassed , bla cheeks colored a
bit , but ho retained sufficient of his com
posure to excuse himself from the table for
a minute. <
He went over to a table near by , where one
of his friends was seated with his wife. He
said to him : "See here , old man , I'm In a
fix and you must 'help ir.e out. I've brought
f. couple ot girls here to lunch. I haven't
i cent In my pockets and the waiter says thw
steward hag had Instructions not to seive-
anything to me unless It Is paid for at the
.Inie. Did you ever hear of such Imper
tinence ? Now , for heaven's sake , old man ,
ask us all over to Join you and Mrs. Blank
and we'll nil eat - togetherIf you don't I'm
a goner , and them think of the position of
the girls.
The ifrlend listened to the appeal of the
penniless host without txhlblting the least
bit of Interest. He fe't ' llko kicking him
out of the room , but then ho thought of thu
girls. Then were friends of his and he
wouldn't have them mortified fc r the world.
: iesld < ! s , 'he thought , It wasn't their fault.
So the friend are ? a and , going over to the
roung'host ' and his two guest ? , , , sald ho
hougftt Itjivou'ld bv much more -congenial If
theyhad therlr tables put together and all
should oat together. The girls said "Oh ,
yes ; wouldn't that be jolly ? "
The dear creatures .do not yet toiow how
close , they came to mliislng their- noonday
neal that time.
Vllirntliitr In Timi-fiil Acciinl.
ike the strings of a musical Instrument ,
ho nervous system In health harmonizes
ileaeantly with- the other parts of the system.
But weakened or overwrought. It Jangles
nest Inharmonlously. Quiet and Invigorate
t with the reat tranquillizer and tonic ,
lostctter's Stomach Hitters , which promotes
digestion , Mllous secretion and a regular ac-
lon ot the bowels , and prevents malarial ,
rheumatic and kidney complaints.
Almiit Stntliiniiry I
OMAHA , Feb. 13. To the Editor of The
Bee. : Will you kindly allow space to ex
plain the difference between the various
organizations of engineers ?
1. There Is the National Association of
Stationary Engineers which Is governed by
this declaration of preambles :
"This association shall at no time be used
for the furtherance of strikes , or In any
way Interfere between Its members and
their employers In regard to wages , recog
nizing the Identity of Interests between em
ployer and employe ; not countenancing any
project or enterprise that will Interfere with
perfect harmony between them ; neither
shall it be used for political purposes. Its
meetings shall bo devoted to the business
of the nssoclation , and nt nil times prefer
ence shall be given to the educating and
helping work contemplated In the formation
of this order. "
This , you can see , bars no man from fol
lowing his vocation In peace at all times If
ho bo qualified , and Is always treated with
courtesy , whether ho belongs to our associ
ation or not , but It Is .preferable to have
men who alflllate In the 'principles we enun
ciate. Therefore , In the case of Mr. Neil-
man , the National Association of Stationary
Engineers had nothing whatever to do with
his prosecution , and the matter has never
been before this association In' any way
for discussion.
But as to the paying of $3 each year fern
n renewal of license , that has always been
considered nnd characterized ns a plcco of
robbery to bolster up certain parties In
their struggle for further advancements
Into the political arena , and further wo do
not consider that .a man who would approach
preach a Judge with threats or promises
Is entitled to any consideration by the Na
tional Association ( of Stationary Engineers
or by the Stationary Engineers' union , as
such cases should be tried upon their merits
and without prejudice. ENGINEER.
When dizzy or tlrowty take Bcccham's pills
i\l'llrNi : < lll ItlltfH til WllHlllllKlllll.
For the benefit'of those desiring to wit
ness the Inauguration nf tha next president
of the United Stalra , the Baltimore & Ohio
railroad will scll-excurlslon tickets at ono
faro for the round trip from all points on Its
lines In Ohio , Indiana and Illinois. Tickets
will be sold March < 1 , " and 3 , valid for re
turn until -March 8. Similar tickets , via
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad , will bo sold
liy nil the rallroifdu throughout the west.
In addition to being the shortest and most
llrcct line to Washington , the Baltimore
t Ohio passes through a region of greater
scenic magnificence and historic In-
crest than any laaall America , Passengers
ilso have the option of traveling via Akron
md Plttsburg cr.tvin Hellairc and Grafton ,
slthcr going or returning. The through
.ruins of tha Baltimore & Ohio are vest I-
julcd throughout , equipped with Pullman
decpers , and the dining car service Is un-
iurpasscd. Information In detail will be
hoerfully furnished upon application by
j. S , Allen , assistant general passenger
igcnt , II , & O. R , R. , Grand Central station ,
Chicago ,
SIx-Tlilrfy 1 * . .11. Train.
of the
CHICAGO
MILWAUKEE
& ST , PAUL RV.
Best eervlce.
ELECTRIC. LIGHTS.
. Dining car.
Clt&ofllco : ISOl-Farnstr.
Overland Mmllril , "
To Utah In 2DU hours. California In CO',4
loura vlr the UNION PACIFIC. Tbls IB
ho tautest and ( Incut train In the writ ,
rick-j's can be obtained at city ticket ofllce.
.302 Farnam street.
BANNER STATE FOR TREE !
Nebraska Grows a Larger Variety Thai
Any Other Stato.
W , L , HARRIS TALKS TO SARPY FARMER !
TITO DnjV Institute nt SiirliiKllrlil
\cli. , AwnkctiN CoiiMlilcrnlilc In-
tvrcnl In Toiilpn Allle-il ( o
; Agriculture.
SPRINGFIELD , Neb. , Feb. H. ( Special.
The fourth annual meeting of the Snrpj
County Farmers' Institute was held nt tht
cn < l of Inot week In the Spearman opera
hotibe , 1'rof. Lawrence limner of Llncolr
gave nn IntorcstlnR tnlk on "Injurious Dugs
and Insects and Ways of Combating Them , '
calling forth a long anil shnrp discussion
"Cress-Breeding HORS" was handled In (
( IttliiK manner hy J. M. Wnrd of Springfield
a practical farmer nnd stock rnlaor. "Fornse
Crops nnd Alfalfa" was presented In n neat
nnd well studied paper by 11. It. Stouffer ol
Hellevue.
The evening exorcises on Thursday optiicil
with music by Sprlngileld Male quartet ,
"Flowers In the House" was ably presented
by Mrs. L , . A. Bates of Springfield. tl. 11.
Stouffer's "I'oultry for rroflt" provided n
llvely'dlscusslon.
On the seconJ day "Grades , or Thorough
breds for Dairy Cows" was discussed by C. 13.
Kejes of Springfield. Iti the afternoon
"Horticulture , " by W. L. Harris of Lincoln ,
was the most Interesting nnd Instructive ad
dress given during the Institute. Mr. Har
ris said Nebraska grew moro different kinds
of trees than any state In the union , It be
Ing In the center of thu United States. It
was by nature the dumping ground of the
north ; south , cast , and west. He advised
everybody to plant trees nnd beautify thrir
lioincs nnd make them more nttractlvc and
inoro valuable nnd then never te\\ \ \ them , but
If they did sell , to purchase a round trip
ticket to Nebraska and build up matter
liomc ,
"Growing Strawberries" was the subject
taken by Allen Frazcur ot South Omaha.
In the evening music by the quar'.ot , "lice
Keeping for Profit , " by O. II. Meyer of Oil-
inoro ; ono act negro farce uy the Homo
Talent Dramatic company was the last num
ber on the program.
IOWA SOIL FOR SUGAIl BEETS.
CHEROKEE , la. , Feb. 14. ( Special. ) The
Cherokee County Farmers' InsUtuto was In
session two days. The mooting \vns a de
cided success In every sense of the word , it
excelled last year's mooting In the point of
attendance and the number of questions and
subjects brought before the convention. At
: ho afternoon ami evening meeMngs of the
first , as well as the second day , the crowd
was unable to nil get Into the assembly
room of the court house , and a great many
were compelled to stand in the corrllors.
At the evening session of the first day
a lecture by C. F. Curtiss of Ames was the
'eaturc. ' Mr. Curtlss' subject was. "Agrlcul-
ura as a Branch of Public Instruction , "
Air. Curtiss spoke of the changed conditions
of agriculture In this state In the last few
years nnd showed that the produc'1-.m of
train had outrun the production of slock.
Phis throwing of the products out ot bal
ance necessarily brought on an economic
dl&turlianco disastrous to business. He
said the production of dairy products , Teats ,
cotton nnd sugar did not rob the soil Iiko
he growing of grain , and , besides , it only
test $50 to ship $1,000 worth of butter to
market , while it costs $1,000 to ship $1,000
vorth of corn ( bought here ) to market. The
> rofcssor Is nil nrdent believer In the doc-
rlne that this country ought to , and finally
vill , produce Its own sugar. He spoke iil-out
diversity of farming , and showed the ad-
antago of root culture , and said that cultl-
atfng the sugar beet Is not such a drudgery
as many people think. Ho said 'ho Iowa
> eet had 2 per cent more sugar In It than
ho German beet , yet the German people are
exporting sugar to this country. Ho said :
'Our soil Is the best la the world for grow-
ng the sugar beet , all of which has been
ested and thoroughly demonstrated In the
experiments at Ames. "
The sugar beet question was discussed at
ength by the convention , and It can safely
) o said' that as a result tncro will bo some
experiments made In that line during thu
coming season by farmers in this county.
There were many other papers read and
ubjcots discussed that cannot- fall to have
a desirable effect upon the farmers of the
ounty , as n deep Interest was manifested
> y all , and every point o/ Interest was
irought to the surface and thoroughly dis-
usscd.
The subject , "Landlord and Tenant"
jrought forth a heated discussion , and It was
nally decided , almost unanimously , that the
hare method wds the fairest and most sat-
sfactory plan.
WINS THE ESSAY PRIZE.
The contest for the essay prize was won
y MUs Ethel White. This proved to bo a
cry Interesting feature of the program.
After adopting the following resolution
lie convention adjourned.
Whereas , The ppeclal session of the Iowa
oglslaUiro now In session at Des .Molncs
o consider the adoption of 11 new code has
> eforc lt a proposition to compel the vnrl
us assessors In the state to return al
iroporty , real nnd personal , ut Its ful
"alue , nnd
Whereas , The proposed new law clothcf
he assessor with Imiulsltnrial powers noi
icrctofore given to these olilccrs ; there-
ore , bo It
Resolved , by the farmers of Cherokee
ounty. In Institute assembled , That we
ppose this proposed new law because nn
ncrensed valuation of property , cither rea'
r personal , without a corresponding de
rease In the levies for the several funds ,
H bound to result In an Increase * of taxes ,
burden at this tlmo which the farmers
nd property owners of Iowa are not pro-
arcd to meet. AVe are of opinion that
lie old plan of assessment 1ms adapted
self to the conditions of thu state and
mt It answers the purpose now bettor than
uy now system that could bo devised ,
f any change nt all Is to bo made In the
aw It ought to bo made In the direction
> f decreasing the levies Instead of Incrcas-
ug the valuation. AVe bellevo a further
ffoet of the proposed legislation will bo
o drive millions of dollars now Invested
n this state into other states and Into
thcr investments , We | petition our county
eprcsentatlve , lion , AVlrcman Miller , and
nstruct our state senator , Hon. A. C , Ho-
mrt. to MHO their power to the utmost
o prevent this change in the- law , and thus
unnerve the Interests of the people of this
ounty.
Prof , Curtiss opened the program the sec-
nd day with a lecture on "Tho Dairy In-
crests of the Farm. " commanded the
ndlvlded attention ot his audience from
10 start to the cloao of the discourse. The
subject was handled by the speaker In a
masterly manner. The day's program wan
carried out to the letter before a house
packed to suffocation. Tha evening session
\\-aa \ moro of a musical nature and those
, vho furnished It acquitted themselves In a
: rcdltable manner.
[ i-I.OWKHS TO KMMII2S.S ( iltATITC
' \Vixnln il l Hi-iiii-m-
> < -int > - I'oNtimiNtcrVixnln i-
lir < -il for a Trillin * ; KIIIIII | > NH.
A few months ago a letter was received
it the postoinco here from a woman In
Irooklyn Inquiring after H. F. Norton , n
irothcr. The latter had been away from
ho parental rooftrce for several years , and
ils whereabouts had become unknown to
Is relatives there. Ills parents having died
fter his departure the other members of
ho family were anxious to learn his address ,
) eputy Postmaster AVoodard advertised the
act In the local press , and after two or three
t-eeks Mr. Norton came Into the pcatolllco
o learn what was wanted of him. Ho had
icen out In the northwestern part of the
tate , where ho saw the advertisement.
lingo then ho arranged to return to Ms old
IOIHO at Ilrooklyn to live , although Mr.
Voodard has not seen him slnoo the day lie
ailed a the office. Thursday afternoon the
eputy postmaster was handed a box by a
acsBeuger. On opening It he found n note
ram Norton saying he was to start at once
or the east , and a lot of beautiful flowers
, 'hlch ho had sent as a token o ( appreciation
f the Intercut shown by AVoodartl In trying
o locate Norton.
ItlltfM I'Vll. Ml ,
'la the HURLINQTON HOUTE pretty
icarly everywhere west and south at about
alf usual coat.
Call at 1502 Farnaiu street and get full
formation.
Heo-2.16-07
A Sweating Process
If our New York buyer doesn't earn his money no man
does , For months he has walked up and down Broadway - *
way amongst the manufacturers' offices to find a man
who is willing to sell us sweaters at less than we have
been accustomed to paying heretofore. Of course it
wasn't easy work , for The Nebraska is known amongst
sweater makers as the house that gets goods too low ;
but in consideration of an extra heavy order and the cash
in advance he was able to induce a manufacturer to'
make us up a line of sweaters which we will sell to Ne
braska customers this spring at nearer to actual cost of
materials than sweaters have ever been offered in thssc
parts before now , These goods arc now in process of
manufacture and in due time we will announce their
arrival here. In the meantime we are selling Men's
Worsted Sweaters in Navy Blue , Black and Maroon for
one dollar each which cannot be bought at wholesale
today for anywhere near that price. If you are in a
sweat for a sweater come in and sec some with tha
profits all sweated out.
Cata 'oguc now ready. Send name.
The Low Prices o
ioo different Rockers"
B0 Combination Book Cases nt these
prices : $10 , $12 , $14 , $15 , $18 , $20 , $25 , WM
CHAS. SHIVERICK & CO. ,
12th and Douglas.
"THE BEST , AYE , THE CHEAPEST. "
AVOID IMITATIONS OF AND SUB-
SITUTES FOR
HOT SPRINGS AT ROME
WITH THE CEI-KIUIATRI ) '
Betz Turkish , Russian and
Medicated Vapor Folding
Balhs . *
Unexcelled for the cure of Rheumatism , Kidney Dtacu-o.
Pneumonia , Neuralgia , Bronchitis. Nervous Debllltj
mala Complaints.
THE BETZ HOME SANITARIUM CO.
105 S. istli Street , Omaha , Neb.
Bnths put out on trial to responsible parties. Agents wanted everywhere.
for particulars.
GJBNTS.
LADIES. Hundreds of remudlea ire put up irnaraii'
tcuil to euro lost nianhuiMl , Unl llioy don t tl" |
Do not trine with stopped It. Turkish f-OBt Manhood CniiHiilou r *
menRtrunllon , but Fend SI warrmiic-U unil monov ruliirncd forcivury CKU I
for box TH rhluh Tansy ami U tlooH not ciiru of Weak Memory , I.oul Jiralo
' I'llU-mro to . , Kmlnalun * .
I'oimyroyal - 1'c.wiT IA > C Manhood Night
Iho day. &olU only by WcuUncau of lfiruduuilvu ( | Urifnnn , caiiia
' IMIAUMAOV , . Ufa. Sou
II A UN'S tiy youthful crrom. Blvunyounuw
IStli anil Farn.-im Streets , oaly by HAIIN'ai'HAHMACV. Iblh auU far-
Omulia , : 'eb. Jly mall. noiii . , OinaUa. Neb. $1.00 box bniill. .
0X13 WOMAN'S SOIJI.l'"iij ttHATITUIIU.
How Hh Al > | ii'- 'lil - l ' ' " " "l "
I.OHl I'lll'NI' .
Chief Fleming of the Union depot police
yesterday which
pockctbook
picked up n
contained , besides a ticket to Grand Island.
$30 $ In cash. IIo hod considerable difficulty
In locating the loser of the purse , but when
ho at length succeeded ho was rewarded
tor his trouble by a suspicious glare from
the owner who happened to bo a woman.
"Well , them was $33 In that pocketbook
ivhon 1 dropped It. SCCIIIH cjuecr there arose
so many dlBhonrot people In this world , "
"I hope you do not mean anything per
sonal In your remarks , " eald the handsome
/Ulcer , somcwl.at chagrined at the woman's
: onduct.
"Well , one can't tell nowdays who In
lonest and who ain't , " rejoined the tourist
, vMa flirt of her head , and then she
joarJed her train , whllo the chief passed
hrough the depot and fired u hackman who
md driven across the "dead line. "
tIAItlll OIIAS AT XV OHMJAX.S ,
Via ( lie WiilniNli Iliillroiul ,
On Hob , 16th and March 2nd , the Wabash
vlll soil round trip tickets to all points south
it greatly reduced rates. All parties desiring
o take c trip south for business or pleasure
ihould not fall to take advantage of the low
ates offered by the Wahash. For further
nformatlon or tickets call at Wabueh olllco ,
115 Farnam st. , or write
Q. N. CLAYTON , Agent.
"The XorlmT ( iern I.tiiv. "
401 Karuain street.
rhe "Ovcrlnnd Limited" leave * at 4:15 : p , in.
fho "Omaha-Chicago Special" leaves U30p.m. ;
Fifteen houra to Chicago ,
Hate * low , Standard of equipment
i UAlLtl | |
3d IMoor Panto u mock.
Open Tuusiluy and Thursday ovculnjru.
Set Teeth . S5.00 Drldqe Teeth.
llest Teeth. . . . 7.50 ffldi tooth
Gold t'rcmii ! , , . , 3.00 nnd crown. . $3.00
Porcelain I Pulnlrts
Crowns . 5.00 I UrdCllng. . , . SOc
lilllnys . SUM ) up
Lady Albihnl , Tel. IOS5.
To ( UrjKtxIlurN mill Oilier Crrilllnrn
of ( IniKriiiiin SuvliiKN lliiuK ,
You nnd fudi of you are hereby notified
to uppcar Ijfforu thu Htutu Ilanklni ; Ho. ml
at the ( . 'ri'liihtori hull. In tn city of Omuhii.
on Thursday , February mil , ISM , at 10
o'clock n. in. , to .wow cauHe , If any you
have' why the German HUVIMKH bank should
not bo taken out of the liandx of the rn > -
cclvcr and placed In the handM of lu board
of dlrcctorx upon sulil bank i.Mvlinr good ami
milllclcnt bond to pay all the IndtMJtedni'KX
of Huld bank , nnd you arc further notified
that the Dunking Hem id ilrxIreH to hvar
your view * with respect to the amount of
said bund.
Hy order of the Ktntc Hanking Hoard ,
FHdlt 1J. 1" HAljU Beciulury ,
' M eel I UK ,
Notice Is hcruby given Ihut the rrtiulnr
annual meeting of the stockholder * of thu
Houth I'lattu U'inil company will lie licld
at thu olllce nf paid company In Lincoln ,
Neb. , at 10:30 : o'clock u. in. , on the flrnt
WcdnoHday In .March , 1W , bclnu the third
day of the month.
Hy order of th board of directors.
It. D IMJII.UI'B Hi-cretary.
IJiic-iiln , Neb. , February 1 , lb'J7.
FldSOtm.