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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1897)
* f EDITORIAL SHEET.THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE. EJUA/JLTSIIED JTT3TE 19 , ! 1S71. OMATJA , SUNDAY MOJR ISTGr , 21 , 1897-S1XTEEX PAGES. STNG-L13 COPY FIVE CEXTS. On First View Tomorrow N. W , Cor , Advance Sale The New Sorinpr (6ih ( anil Dougla s , NEW SPJIINO MILLINERY DRESSES and SKIRTS TOMORROW OHftA * BALE ON SECOND TLOOll Exclusive Design * . Low Trices. TOMORROW'S THE BIG CARPET SALE SOME SLIGHTLY DAMAGED , BUT MOSTLY ALL PERFECT , Tomorrow we offer the entire lot of Carpets , Rugs and Mats from the Great Philadelphia Carpet House fire in just the conditions we bought them. Some ( mostly all ) are absolutely perfect in every way some are a trifle water soiled. Som e only slightly damaged on the edges. BUT THE PRICES ARE SENSATIONAL IN THE EXTREME , AS WILL BE SEEN AT A GLANCE ABSOLUTELY SOUND AND PERFECT High Grade MOQUETTE ROYAL WILTON VELVET BODY BRUSSELS , AXMINSTER AND OTHER CARPETS. Worth up to UNION 50 I Regular 3Sc quality , all sound and per fect , go at 19c yard 40 rolls of best grade pure all wool filling 4 i % * All new designs worth SOc yard , go at 29cyard ALL THE FINEST GRADES OF ALL THE ALL THE HIGH ALL THE BEST RELIABLE in this immense purchase which are but slightly dam aged on the extreme edges , which are always folded un der in sewing the carpet making them absolutely sound and perfect , many amongst them being worth up to a dollar and a half a yard , all go at 4Qc a yard. Nearly our entire Basement has been cleared of all other shelving and counters , etc. , to make room for the greatest special sale of carpets that ever occurred in the west , Those who are not yet ready to buy carpets , it will pay them many times to buy now and lay them away until ready to use them , as never again will such an oppor tunity occur to buy fine high grade carpet at these ridiculously low prices. To attend this sale is to save lots of money. Li irPn J- Overdone hundred made-up carpets with and without borders ; made-lip rugs , and ! misfit carpets in Moquet , Body Brussels , Tapestry Brussels and Ingrain , these go at | less than 1-4 their regular price , ALL THE BEST GRADE. TAPESTRY BRUSSELS CARPET All rich and beautiful , designs , new colorings. Most of these in this lot are absolutely sound and perfect. Worth regularly - ly 85c a yard go at ALL THE 75o AND 85c GRADES BEST ' at * m m ixtr < including the best brands , go at 45c yard. Art From this , stock is "an 'immensec"quantity pfjto Hi2u > ch all wool and half wool Ingrain AST SQITAEuES in all sizes , these are ail'ex ceptional bargains. We cannot quote prices as there are so many different sizes. If yon see them you are sure to find'some immense carpet bargains at this sale. The weaves of previous seasons , beautiful as they wore , could neb bo favorably compared with the- intricate and charming conceptions of this scasoa neither can the. prlco of other houses compare for lowucss with ours. Black and colored , including cvcninj 8c Yard shades of _ } NUNS' VKII.ING. Never retailed at less than 25c. Strictly All Wool ISc Yard GIIAM.IH. , Now designs ; always retailed nt 35c. A great assortment of AM. WOOL MIVBI.TII39. 25c Yard I Also Henriettas and Serges , In the now. , shades of purple , blue and tan. The greatest assortment r CHUCKS AMI PLAIDS 39c Yard ] for now style skirts , including slllc and wool novelties. ( , A great assortment of our aiow Importations NOVI31.TY IIUCSS GOODS ! 50c Yardl ellk anil wool and pure wool , two-toned com- filiations , all Kiouch new goods , just landed.1 ' AI.I * 1VOOI , J3TAMIM2S. ' Yard' 69c In all the new shades , including two * toned effects. | | ; 00-Inch now l ' ' OllAMTM CLOTHS mill DHAP D'ETjtf Yard in the. new blues , gray and purple ; alj | our own importation. BLACK DRESS GOODS Greatest assortment of 2Sc AMI OPK.V CANVASS Yard \vi3Avns. The most popular fabric this season. 10-I.VCII IIHOCADUS. 3Sc Yardj lu largo and beautiful designs. All wool black ' SOc Yardj and , | CANVASS SUITINGS JACO.UAIU ) FIG DUES. 45-Inch Black ; i 7Sc Yardl NovKi/rv DRESS GOODS. Wool and pure silk and wool effects. I In this department we excel. Having the lar gest and newest assortment of Silk Waist Patterns , Evening Silks and Black Silks , at exceptionally low prices for Monday. and $2,50 buys men's $7.00 patent Ieath2r shoes. This is a shoe sale that grows like a rolling snow $1.59 buys women's $6.00 tailor-made Calf shoes. $2,50 buys men's $6.00 Cordovans , ball , Shoe bargains re simply wonderful. It is a $1.98 buys women's ' $4.00 , $5.00 and $6.00 shoes. All shoe sale such as many a dealer has dreamed of , but $2.50 buys women's $5.00 hand turned button shoes. $2.50 buys men's § 6.00 extension sole cork welt calf . women's . and . shoes in New , it never happened till now. It is a shoe sale that does $3.00 buys $5.00 $6.co , button and lace , in black , wine , chocolate and tan , shoes. Spring- credit to our house and bears * out our assertion that Styles From $2.50 to $3.00 buys men's S/j.oo / , $6.00 and $7.00 , we give you the-.best * shoe in the world for from to $1.35 buys youths' $3,00 calf shoes. $1.50 buys boys' $3.00 calf shoes. i the price that-others ask. We give wine , tan and chocolate welt shoes. - you your money back in a second'if you can find any shoes All New $2.00 buys men's $4.00 welt shoes. Spring like these elsewhere for less than from two ( Boston Store , Omaha. ) $1.59 buys men's $3.00 calf shoes. to 3 times the price , r ( Boston Store , Omaha. ) MAKING. OF A FAMOUS HYMN Mr , Eankoj's "Ninoty-and-Nino" that Has Boon Sung the World Over. AN INSPIRATION BEFORE A MULTITUDE OrlKlitnlly NmiH'il " 'I'InLoMt tilorlcH of 1 ( * Wonderful IJIVeel Upon .11 en mill Women Tlie Author. ( Coptight , 1S07 , tlio S. H. McClure Co. ) The story of the ! 'Nlncty and Nine" II- Iuatratt'3 aptly bow great an effect may grow out of a small causo' and what surprising power may be exerted In the world by even o trilling a thing as a hymn tune , The other day , just before his departure for Cal ifornia , Mr. Sankey tallied to mo for an tour or nioro about the "Ninety and Nine , " and could have gone on , no doubt , for hours longer without exhausting the memories and anecdotes connected with this most reinark- ablot revival eong. The "Ninety and Nino" Is already of man's age , for It came Into the JEgrldJn tuo fal ! ° f 1873 , a few months after Mr. Moody and Mr. Sankey began their first revival campaign In England. For three mouths they had been laboring ID Scotland and were Just leaving Glasgow for Edin burgh when a trilling Incident occurred which resulted In the birth of this famous tyrun. f A * Iho two cvaugcllsts were waiting for their train at the Glasgow station , Mr. Bankcy purchased a copy of the Christian Ago and Light , a penny religious paper , which be bad never heard of , but thought he woud | glance over on the journey. This piper tie laid carelessly on the scat of the railway carriage , paying no further heed to It till they were some distance on the way , when want ot occupation made him take It up and begin turning Its pages. Mr. Moody meantime was busy lu his corner of the car riage with bla correspondence , v HUMBLE ORIGIN. AB Mr , Sankey read he came upon some tittle vrrsea tucked away at the bottom of fc column and published anonymously. It Is doubtful If he would have noticed tbu vcists fct all bad not the first two lines caught hie eye , but they had strength In them and so ho read on : There were ninety nnd nine that safely lay In the shelter of the fold. So It began , and Mr. Bankcy followed down the lines , while the express for Edln- buigh nuhed on at sixty miles an hour. "Hurrah ! " cried Mr. Sankey , bringing his hand down on his knco In characteristic en thusiasm , "I've found the hymn I've been looking for for ycurs. " "Yes ? " said Mr. Moody , absently , "what Is It ? " "It's about a sheep. " "A " sheep ? "Yes , u sheep that was lost on the moun tains and carried homo by the shepherd , " "H'm , h'm , " said Mr. Moody , not paying much attention , "rend It. " Mr. Sunkcy did read It , and bo put feeling Into his words , for the beauty of the verses Impressed him , but when ho looked up ho ' "THERE WERE NINETY AND NINE. " saw that Mr. Moody had beard nothing of the reading , being lost In his letters. "All right , " said Mr. Sankey to himself , "ho'll hear that hymn later on , " and cut ting out the verses from the paper be put them away carefully tor future ute. A few uays after this they held a great revival meeting In Edinburgh at the Free Assembly hall , which was crowded with the best people of the city. Mr. Moody spoke most eloquently on the Good Shepherd , and thcTi followed a flue address by Dr. Horatlut Homier , the author i > ( "I Heard the Voice o { Jesus Say , Come Viito M and Rest. " As Dr , Iloiiner finished there carue oVcr the meeting thaj stillness and solemnity which Indicates deep spiritual feeling. Those ore the golden moments In the evangelist's work. Mending down from bis pulpit toward Mr. wbo sat at his rleut by the UUlo melodeon , Mr. Moody said : "Mr. Sankey , have you anything to sing on this subject as a solo ? " SET TO MUSIC. Mr. Sankey hesitated. Ho could think ot nothing directly on the subject except the xxlll 1'salm , which bad already been sung three times that day by the congregation. They must have something else. Llko a Hash It came to him , "Sing the song you found on the train , " Hut his second thought was , "How can I sing a hymn without a tune ? " Meanwhile the audience was waiting In Bllence. "Sing the hymn you found on the train , " came the thought again , this time Imperatively. I wonder how many men would luivo dared such a thing as this at such a moment. Mr. Sankey opened his Itt- tlo Ecrapbook of solos , found the newspaper slip which he had cut from the paper , laid It before him on the rack of the melodeon , and then , after a moment of silent supplica tion , struck a full chord ! and began to sing. What notes ho sang ho did not know , nor what chords ho played ; he took no heed of harmony nor of the laws ot musical progres sion. Ho was not thinking of such things. Ho was thinking of that poor , torn sheep on. the bleak mountain side , and of the good shepherd who searched for It through the night , and brought It homo , And what ho sang was the joy that swelled In his soul , tbo hope that was born , the love for tboso who suffered and needed help. And somehow ho got through tbo first stanza. And then as bo paused and played some chords on the melodcon , waiting to begin tbo second stanza , bo knew that every heart In that vast audience was with him , that every breath was held In expectation , and the thought came to htm , "Can I sing the second stanza as I did the first ; can I remember tbo cotes ? " and he concentrated his mind once more for the effort and began to sing again. And EO ho went through the five stanzas , and the audience sat still as death until be finished with the last glad shout ; And the angels echoed around the throne , Rejoice ! for the Lord brings back his own ! When It was all over Mr , Moody came down from the pulpit , and , resting a bond on Mr. Sankey's shoulder , looked with wonder at the newspaper clipping. "My dear friend , " ' he said with emotion , "where did you get that song ? I never beard anything like It. " "That , " said Mr. Sankey , "Is the hymn I read you on the train , the one you didn't bear. " i i SUNG 'ROUND THE WORLD. And thus the tune of the "Ninety and Nino" was born Into the world , a tune which has gone literally around the world. And as U was sung that day In Edinburgh by In spiration , co It has been written down in tbo hymn books , and so It has been sung ID tbo many languages ; and no note or chord of It lias ever been changed , nor would Mr. j Sankey consent to tboisllghtcst change , not to please all the musical critics la the world. "Tho critics say they can see nothing In the tune of the "Ninety and Nine , " said Mr. Sankey , smlllng.'V'They can't account for Us success ; that la because critics , with their rules and theories , make no allowance for Inspiration of the soul. " H Is Interesting to note that In the great gathering which thrilled At this first singing of the "Ninety and Nlnu" was a woman , back In ono of the ga orles , who was made very happy by tbo singing ot ( heso words , ' blnee she recognized In'them tho'very verses written three years before by her sister , who was now dead. And after the service she tried to speak to lr. Sankoy and thank htm for what he had done , but the crush ot people was too great , and It was only on receiving a letter from this lady that the evangelists came to Itnqu' , of this Incident and learned the name of the author of the hymn. That name Is Elizabeth 0 , Clephane. After the first success of iho "Ninety and Nine , " there came many 'requests to publish the hymn , 'but ' Mr , Sankey did not consent to this for a long time , thinking to get better results by keeping It ejcrjuslvoly for their meetings , especially "as ihey were going into a part of Scotland wberp the words would bo particularly appreciated. And many a time during the subsequent months bo had the satisfaction of seeing In the great open- air gatherings which they : hcld grizzled , weather-beaten shepherds , igpn of the moun tains , who had como frmti long distances with their staves and rough clothes , standIng - Ing there with tears streaming down their bronzed cheeks as they l ) > en'ed to the song story pf tbo shepherd am the lost sheep. That appealed to them as oatblng else could. CHANGING TIE NAME. Oddly enough the name by which the bymn Is now known Is not the ono orig inally given It by Mr. Sankey , who pre ferred to call It "The Lost Sheep. " But for some reason the opening words were the ones that took Mi1. Moody's fancy , and , In giving out the bymn , he would always say ; "Mr. Sankey will now Bins " 'the ninety and nine. ' " Several times Mr. Sankey reminded Mr. Moody that the song was about the lost sheep , and not about the ninety and nine that were safe In the fold , but Mr. Moody would only smile and say ; "Never mind. 'The ninety and nlno' is a good name , " and so at last Mr , Sankey bad 'to ' change tbo name and It became whit It Is today. To tell of the wonderful effect this bymn taas had upon men and women would be to multiply lnstanc a to fill a volume. A single one may be given which Is doubly Interesting from the fact that It occurred during the first revival meeting held by Moody and Sankey in the United Sates | after their two years' sojourn In England , The meet- ri Ing was at Northfield , Mass. . Mr. Moody's home , anil such an Immense crowd liad gathered that the church could hold but a email part of it. Farmers with their families had como In from all directions , and the streets near the church were blocked with wagons and vehicles. Mr. Moody man aged to tuako his way Into the church through a back door , and , coming for ward to the platform , announced to the congregation that , as they were far less nu merous than those who were waiting out side , the services would bo held In tbu open air In front of the church. Then there was a great scramble to get out , with much chagrin among those who had como early for good Beats. . THRILLS THE MULTITUDE. After a splendid service of prayer and ex hortation , Mr , Moody turned to Mr. Sankey and asked him to fling for the first time In America , the hymns which had been , BO wonderfully blessed In England , the "Ninety and Nino. " And seated on a narrow plat form , In front of the church , with his little melodcon before him , where It had been car ried from > wlthln , Mr. Saulcey began to sing the familiar words. It was an Impreeslvo moment , the people stood with heads beared filling the wide street before him and stretch ing away on either side as far jas ho could see. Still under the spell of Moody's power they listened as the evangelist of song lifted up hla voice. It was a beautiful summer's after noon , those late still hours when evening Is coming on and nature Is eo beautiful. Mr , Sankpy gang * as perhaps ho had never sang before , and the music of his voice swept across the valley on the calm evening air , sounded over the Connecticut river , ( lowing at their feet , and was heard on the hllU oppo- slto a mile away. And there In & cottage oni ono of these hills sat a man who was In a state of anger toward his fellow men , out of sorts with everything , Ho was a well known character In tb ; vlulnltyo ho did not usllovo much In church going , and believed , least of all , In Moody and Sankey , whom bo regarded as arrant humbugs , chiefly because he had grown up with Mr. iloo3y and years before had worked side by side with lilm on the farm. And the Idea that sensible people , bU neighbors and the members of hla own family should waste an afternoon going to boar this man preach was too much for his serenity. They were fools , and Moody was a fool , that was the man's attitude of mind aa he sat on his veranda. And then a strange thing happened. Sud- deny this man heard distinctly the words of "Ninety and Nine" coming to him from far acroEu the river : "And although the road be rough and steep , I eo to the deeert to find my sheep , I go to tliu desert to find my sheep , " TUB CALL TO REI'ENTANCE. Those words he beard and all the others up to "Rejoice , ( or the Lord brings back his own. " And although ho tried to drive those words out of his head they kept ringIng - Ing there all that night and the next day and for days to come. And then , somehow , they got Into his heart and began making trouble there. And do what ho would ho could not forget them. The outcome was that two weeks later this hard-headed reprobate ( so ho was generally regarded ) went to a prayer meeting In the very church whcnco tlicso words had como to him , and rising to his feet told the people what had happened and asked them to pray for him. And from that day ho became a zealous member of Mr. Moody's congregation , and could not do enough , to show his gratitude for the change that had been wrought In him. For eight or nine years ho served Mr , Moody ns Ills powers best permitted , carrying trunks back and forth between the station and the semi nary , attending to the malls and waking "AWAY ON THD MOUNTAINS WILD AND BARE. " himself useful In other ways. And whenever Mr. Sankey would como to Nortbfleld this man would como forward and grip his hand and ask him to please slog tbo "Ninety and Nine. " Ono day he lay on bis death bed , It was again a Sunday afternoon and It happened that this day was the ono appointed for the laying ot the corner stone of Iho neu Con gregational church. And again Mr , Moody was conducting a great open-air meeting , but thin time Mr. Sankoy took no part , being merely seated in the congregation. At the close of his address Mr. Moody , acting on ono of his characteristic Impulses , called to Mr. Sankey and asked him to sing the "Ninety and Nine" while the congregation bowed their heads In prapvr. And Da Mr. Sankey came forward , touewbat disconcerted. for ho had no melodeon to accompany him , Mr. Mo'-dy said : "Never mind the mclodcon , get up on the corner stone and sing th 'Ninety and Nine. ' " ' Mr. Sankoy did so. And at this moment the sick man acre the river turned uneasily on his lied and eatd to his ulfo ; "I hear ringing , open the win dow. " His wife thought his mind was wandering and tried to quiet him. "No , no , " ho persisted , "I am right , I hear singing , open the window , " Then she did open the window nnd tbo dying man heard once more end for the last tlrno the words of the hymn ho had loved eq much , the hymn that had meant sj much to him : "Rojolco , for the Lord brlnsu back Ills own. " CLEVELAND MOJVET. " I.AIIOR A.VII IMJUSTKY. GlaEtj bricks arc gaining In favor and a Venice factory makes ladlua' halo of glass. The California labor exchange has secured a brick kiln , established a lumber yard and ) will build houses for its members. For causing four boys under 1C years of ago to work more than eight hourw per day a Victorian cordial manufacturer baa been fined $40 and costs. Sugar beets are to bo planted In SuramH county , Olilo , next summer as an experiment , * " If the beets yield 12 per cent of sugar capi tal Is ready to establish the beet sugar In dustry tboro. Enormous purchases for the pulp mllla will make this year's lumber cut In Maloo larger than over. The Kcnnebeo Journal says that two mills will buy 16,000,000 feet of spruce to grind up , i The long struggle of the Miners' union at Leadvlllo , Colo. , has terminated with the de-t' feat of the union , The strike was declared ; last June , and Is estimated to have cotjt tb camp 14,000,000 In lost wages , MUsoula , Mont. , where no union exist ? * little over two years ago , baa today amouit other unions a federal lalor union of 209 members , built a public mettlng ball that holds 1,000 people at a coit of } 3,000 , all paid for by the members. Tbo manufacturing cigar makers ot Mil ? , waukee have formed an organization for tu.9 purpose ot formulating a plan by which % greater number of men may bo employed U\ the factories. Hundreds now make clgara ( , ' borne , and the Cigar Makers' union ba % joined the movement to stop one-man shop * . U Is unlawful for an employer to exact BU , agreement , cither written or verbal , from an employe not to join or become a member , of a labor organization as a condition , ot employment In California , Idaho , Indiana , MatnaeluiBettH , .Minnesota , Missouri , Nuvj Jersey , New York and Ohio.