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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.
