THE OarAITA DAILY KJ3E ; gfl&TnAY , OCTOJMSR 24. 1897.
NO PROFIT IN THIS CLOTHING SALE.
Too late for It's too late for that goods that should
Profit- have been sold in September arrived but a
but few days a O , We arc compelled to sac
not too late rifice everything to their disposal. They
for you. are no good to us to carry over till next
year and they'll do us a world of good if
you'll take them away , Take them as fast
as you did yesterday and the sale will
soon be over.
"Mo increase in the price of good Guch a stack of suits in our stock /'ompare them with suits marked
poods with us ours wore all bought in October is the reason for our soiling $ ! l')0 , $ ' . ) 75 anil $10 our price is $ ( \ 50
curly but dnlivorcd too Into to nuike inuuh an all wool choviotsuit lined with they are absolutely all wool goods thor
lirolit A man's nil wool cheviot suit plaid worsted and perfectly oughly well made and by far the
in full winter weight ati ) tailored it's just like biggest values \vo liavo over
is nn unusual otl'or at CS 00 llnding SIl 50 when shown they eaiue in 50
this houson got you buy one of late and imts.1 , 6
all you want tliuso suits at bo bold at
Men's $12 suits for $8 Men's $18 suits for $12
We sell nothing but the best im.de goods the kind that give sat-
fat'tion the kind that make you a life-long customer at the "Continental" This is an
unusual olTer you had butter come early for we're going to bn crowded again Monday
Men's Pants Men's Men's fine
A recent purchase of fine Worsted Panta Cheviot Kersey
loons full winter weight in neat stripes-
goods which usually sell for $4.00 and ' " 500
Pantaloons Overcoats
S4.50 they are all warranted fast
colors Our price Monday will be
Absolutely all wool fabric Marked this sea
ric in a neat brown check- son 814 in blue and
dark color which cost over black regular six.es
Covert stouts and longs in
.
$2.50 to make and arts usually
both colors Monday
Clotli sold at SIl 00 the tables are $ ! ) 75 don't miss it it's
overloaded too many of the biggest value ever
them for'this setibon bliown in Omaha at
Fall Coats they go Mon
day up to10 O ; 9,75
,
wuiht at * t t
The fine ones about
75 high grade coats marked
down from Slo and SIS to
12 50 3Z5
Bo3rs' Suits-
Nobby box coats ' ages 5 to 15
taped scams , just the correct
thing , on sale at 292 2Z3 322 3 § §
We count these suits
. "
M. by the hundred.
DANA AT WORK AND- PLAY
Stories and Incidents Illustrating the Late
Editor's Life.
PLEASURE EXTRACTED FROM HIS WORK
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I Illtlnu Siiri-iiMiiiM anil Itnitlrr TliriintN
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li'iu-ll vc MnxliiiN for .Ncu.H-
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The press of the country teems with trlb-
utcs to the llfo of Charles Anderson Dana ,
BJ 'the distinguished cilltor of the New York
Sun , whoso mortal remains were consigned
to oar 111 last Wednesday. Headers are fa
miliar with the events of his llfo , his serv
ices at the front during the war anil his sub
sequent career In the Hold of journalism. Dut
the general public is not so familiar with
tlm inline llfo , the workshop anil the charac
teristics of the man whoso personality la
Itulellhl ) Impressed In the newspaper history
of this generation. Ills many-sided llfo ,
sketched by social and piofesslonal friends ,
garnished wltli story and Incident , Illustrates
a career la which o\ery American fuels a
pride.
I'DRSONAh APPIURANCK.
Speaking of Mr. Datu as ho appeared to
Now Yurkots n recent writer Bald : There
was no liner sight In the metropolis for many
jcara than this line , statuesque llguro leav
ing the stubby old Sun building nnd starting ,
homeward iAt 5 o'clock 'In the evening I'ark ,
now Is a raging torrent of humanity , anl he <
who walkb therein must elbow- his own way.
.Mr Dana used tii come to the door alone ,
utaiid for a moment like a diver hesitating
lieforo his plunge , then buttoning his coat
and taking a new grip on his stick In ho
vu'tit , ami presently Ills wlvlte board van
seen floating on the current hero and there
till presently board mid owner came ashore
on the other side. Then ut a four-mile
stride the old editor stalled across the City
Hall park , shoulders weil back , form swing
ing steadily and the sturdy legs clearing
their way. If you were close enough you
might hare heard Iho whistling aria of anew
now opera or a line from the divine comedy
uttered In fine mellow tones for all the
world as If tlio walker were a healthy youth
of 20.
Mr- Dana has always been a prodigious
reader of the neHbiapers | or exchanges. Ho
had an abnormal capacity for getting the
cream of a paper at one scoop , leaving the
eklmmed product to others for laborious con-
kumptlon Ills fmorllo working place was
at ouo of Iholtiduis on the third floor overlooking -
looking City Hall park. Ho had a sort of
ur bracket fastened to the window
which survi-a him M A ikik. Here you
would find him In his working hours a heip
of "exchanges" by his aide and ono of them
In his hand undergoing the process of being
skinned alivo. A sweeping glance at the
printed page , a spasmodic movement of the
tjcisMirs hand and lo ! the pearl of the oyster
Is rescued and the shell lies In the heap of
"discards. " .Many a gem lus been rescued ,
nuny an Inspiration found for a leader , witty
and learned. Many a "poem worth raiding"
from the pen of a poet hitherto unknown
was thus rescued from oblivion.
Mr. liana uas tall , six feet In height and
ptoud of It , and caricatures of him only an
noyed him when they represented him as
diminutive In stature. Others ho enjoyed and
considered them u good advertisement. Hh
tastes wcro thoao of a man of mental rennc-
nienl. Poetry , languages , Dowels , paintings ,
bronzes and porcelains were his delights , and
ho was always flattered at the suggestion
that ho owned the $18,000 peach blow vase
Ho had a keen feme of humor ami a morbid
dread of a bore , and for this reason It was
dllllcult , If not impossible , for a stranger lo
ECO him during his olllco hours , which wcro
from about 11 a < in. to D p. in. Ho admired
old-ftishlonod simplicity In buslni'Es and the
solo decorations of his olilce consisted of a
stuffed owl and a bust of Horace Oreeley.
Hlu olllco suit was uluayt ) ono that had eoon
better days. A lew ancient and worn-out
book shelves , an old and battered desk and
several dilapidated chairs were Its chief fur
nishings. The floor was uncarpeted. In ono
corner stood a small , square wooden table ,
which doubtless years ago , when now , cost
ii couple of dollam. This table was a favotlto
working pUce of the man who made the
Sun ,
HOME n.VJDVMKNTS.
Though Mr. Dana worked hard In virlous
direction : ) for many years , he managed to
enjoy life and to find a largo amount of
time for recreation. About twenty-five
yearn ngo ho purchased the placj tailed
" \Vcst Island" on Long Ishnd , and there
ho has a beautiful homo In which ho enjoy
all his lolttiire time.
Mr. Dana himself le-
cently described how ho found time for
work , rest and recreation as follows :
"I never work at homo , either at nUht or
morning ; ne\er study at home. It Is all
done hero and in the railroad trains. 1 get
doun here , take the year through , about 10
or 11 o'clock. The firrt thing 1 do is to
read my letters ; then read the new.ipipers ;
cut out anything I want ; then I read the
proofs , road them all every day of the entlrj
Sun not all with attention , but go through
them all. I don't bother about work after
I get away In the afternoon. I stop usually
from 4 to 9.30 and after that I do not bother
myself with it , unless they send to me. "
"You have dJno a great deal of outside
work. Was that done at your oHlce "
"Never. J always had a separate ofllce
for that. When I was a young follow 1
made a very laborious collection of poetry ;
that I made In my home , and wh a we
made the American
Uncyclopedla there wan
a large offlcu for that. That was a largo
enterprise and a large etalT. but the ordinary
things " wo call ork and study are doiio
hero.
"And then at homo ? "
"At homo 7 NotliiuK but sot my dlauer ,
I amuse myself , go to the theater or to visji
friends "
"You have the icputatlon of being a great
collector ? "
"That Is done around the shops and when
traveling. "
"You are said to bo a great cultivator of
ro es ? "
"Xo , I am not. At 'West Island' I culti
vate every tree and plant of the temperate
zone , and there Is 11 very extensive collection
of plants , but all that ta attended to on Sun-
dnj and afternoons after I get home. "
"Then you travel sixty miles every day ? "
"Just about. "
"Do you consider that a waste of tlmo ? "
"Oh , no. "
"How eon you utilize the time ? "
"Thirty miles IH about an hour's ride ;
takes about an hour and three-quartern from
the ofllco to the hotiHo. and there I hco a
good many people. In the morning I rc.-ii ]
the papers and after that sleep and take a
nap. No , tlmo IB not wasted when you are
not doing anything. "
Mr. Dana was frequently asked the secret
of the robust health for which he wait nolod
and which enabled him to go through so
much work. Recently In an Interview ho
replied to the question , If ho observed any
special ruleo to keep himself In good physical
condition , by replying :
'No , except not to eat too much. "
'How about sleeping ? "
'If you don't Bleep you can't work. I
sleep at least eight hours. "
] ) o you use any wines ? "
'I drink a llttlo whisky and water. When
I was n young fellow I drank wine , but now
the doctors say I must let It alone or I will
liavo the gout. "
"I ) ) ou smoke ? "
"Never. Hut 1 am very fond of It. When
I was about ill I smoked u cigar that Was
too much for mo ; I have never smoked since
Yet I am very fond of the odor anil flavor. "
HIS COMMAND OF WORDS.
Dana understood well the value of reitera
tion , of hammering away day after day In
advocacy or opposition , and he appreciated
the effectiveness of a catchy phrase con
stantly rercatt'd. The Sun once rebuked
John Kellj's arrogant pretensions by a bit
ofvrso printed at the head of the editorial
page , beginning :
"No King , no clown.
To rule this town "
U was not very lofty rhyme , but It wsa
inoro cffectlvo than columns of moral
preachment. In a like manner , the Sun's
"Was 1st los mid Coogan ? " made It Im
possible for any of its many readers to
take a serious view of the political ambi
tions of a person who wag willing to glvo
a great deal of money for their gratifica
tion. Occasionally the Sun's own weapons
liavo been employed effectively against
Itself. Some years ago it published day
after day a Berlea of slurp , mandatory ar
ticles on the text , "Reduce the army to
10.000 men ! ' Their publication was abruptly
suspended when the World not then under
Its present management began to ulirlek
"Reduce the army to ten men with wooden
legs. "
As assistant secretary of war. Mr. Dana' . ) i
duties wcro mostly with the armies , and j
Mr Mltcl-ell. assoolate editor of the Sun
quotes Lincoln ab terming him "llu1
eyes of the government it the front " His
characterisations of leading generals In his
dispatches wnro pungent. Of Logan , when
but little known , he wro.te : "He Is a man of
remarkable qualities and peculiar charac
ter. " Of General Rcusteau bo wired the
brief delineation"Ho is regarded through
out tl'o array tin an new of eminent gifts. '
Of Kcpccians hi fald "With a great love
of command , he Is a fceUe commander. "
Ami Mr. Mitchell calls attention to Dina'n
admirable work In defending Grant , whoso
great qualities ho profoundly appreciated at
a tinif when 'i tldo of feeling was setting
In against Grant at Washington.
An amusing dispatch of Dana's Is that
descriptive of the criticism of General Wil
son by General , Meade , ho lead In a. Richmond
mend paper and believed them violent critl-
ck'nif ' of a raid that WlUon had made. "I
hope , " Dana quoted Wilson OH regpcctfully.
but with grim humor , replying to his su
perior , "that General Meade will not bo
ready to condemn my command because Its
operations have excited the Ire of the
enemy. "
GOOD PAY FOR GOOD WORK.
It Is said to be largely due to Dana's ex
ample that nowKpaper work Is so well paid
for In New York at1 tin ) present time. A
recent writer lays on thlsi subject :
"To Charles A. Dai\a \ Is , due the exist
ence In this country of a now liberal pro
fession the professing of 'Journalism. ' The
enormous amount of work \thich he did when
ho flrbt went to Mr. Grceley's aid was ro-
muneiated with a salary of $20 a week. In
thoio days a stipend tlm would secure board
anil lodging wan enqvtgh ( or the wretched
newspaper hack. Oreeley thought so at all
events , ho paid his assistants as If ho thought
so. Young Danu Buffered anil 'waited.
"Ho noon saw clear , ) ) ' that If JuurnalUm
were over to attract .ta .Ua rnnkb any con-
Hlderablo number of men of talent the re
wards of It must bo gfl'ater. Ho deter
mined to do what ho vriuld-to alter the sys
tem , to Increase the , vaj o of Journaliii'lc
prkes. and to lift the 'plain livers anJ M/n
thinkers' cut of rjgs and conuimelj IMO
the dignity of a llber l profession.
"He began to put his theories to a prac
tical test when he became the managing
editor of the Chicago Republican , which was
merged subsequently Into the Inter Ocean.
The Republican collapsed from causes over
which Dana hid no control. And yet one
of the charges brought against his manage
ment was that ho paid bla staff too much.
Nothing daunted , he organized the Bun , and
paid higher salaries etlll.
"In a year or two the aggregate salaries
of the 'young men of the Sun' were equal
to the aggregate salaries of the staffs of
the Tribune , Times and Herald combined.
Nothing remained but for the managers of
rival papers to follow suit , and today the
New York newspaper man gets the hlro
of which he Is worthy. For this achieve
ment alone Mr. Dana deserves a menu
ment. "
LECTUIU : ON THE PRKSS.
la the last years of his active llfo Mr
Dana was occasionally called upon to de
liver addresses on the making of newspapers
Out of his rich experience ho told thu aspir
ing youth of Cornell university on founders'
day , Ib'JS ' , how , being bo Inclined they migut
become piosperoua journalists , la lua clos
ing wotdb IIB spoke ot u. fieo picsd. He. said :
'Ihero Is ono point more , with which I
will close. The value of the free press Is
not now bulttcleutly appreciated ill thin
countiy. It is only some paulcular circum
stance , some unusual occurrence , that can
umko It mo clearly before the eyes of us
all , 1 don t know that I cuu mute U wlih
uulllulent distlnoineaH , but In rnj Judgment
the highest function of the press in that at
last , U forms the Una ! barrier which stanclu
between the people and any gross wrong
that may be attempted , by a dominant partj
or by a rutlng public favorite. If such a
circumstance should over happen , and God
glum that it may not , the mission of tne
press , lining Its voice In dofciibe of the con
stitution nun In deieiibe ot the spirit cf lib
erty , will bo appreciated as the defender of
the constitution , and of liberty Itself.
"And now let me finish with two or thrco
mnxlir.H which seem lo mo of value to a
newspaper maker ;
"I Never ue In a hurry.
"II Hold fast to Iho constitution.
"Ill Stand by the stirs and stripes. Above
all , stand for liberty , whatever happens.
"I\ A word that is not spoken never
does any mischief.
-V All the goodness of a good egg can
not maliu up ( or the badness of a bad one.
' 'VI If you find you have been wrong don't
fear to say PO.
"Thero Is a tradition In t > ome newspaper * *
ot the old school that > ou must pretend to a
silly Infallibility and never admit that > ou
ha\e been wrong. That is a billy rule. If
a nun bus not the moral coinage to say ,
Yes , I wis wrong and I don't now believe
what I said at some former tlmo ; If he has
not courage to bay that he hud better retire -
tire from DUEincsci and never try to make
another newspaper. "
Recently , when asked what the best
equipment for a successful journalist was ,
ho replied :
"Good health , good temper , upright prin
ciples , the best education he can possibly
get and the most varied knowledge , provided
it Is accurate. Inaccurate knowledge Is a
nuUance.
' 'An ' excellent thing for a Journalist 1s to
know the bible , to know Shakepearu and the
constitution of the United Statcb. His knowl
edge ot the bible should bo suttlclcnt to en
able him to know where any passage comes
front whether from .Samuel , the I'salms or
the Revelations. Ho should also luvo con
victions , especially political convictions.
DANA'S MAXIMS.
Here are Mr. Dana's famous maxims for
the junking of u newspaper :
Get the news , und get all the news , and
nothing but the news.
Copy nothing from another publication
without complete credit.
Neier print an Interview without the
knowledge and consent of the party inter
viewed.
Never print a paid advertisement as
news matter. Let every advertisement
appear as an advertisement no culling under
false colors.
Never attack thu weak or Uit > defense
less , either by argument , by Invective or
by ridicule , unless there Is some absolute
public necessity for bo doing.
Fight for your opinions , but don't bo-
Ilevo they contain the whole truth or the
only truth.
Present your party , If you have one. but
do not think all the good men arc In It and
all the bud ones outside of It.
Above all , know and believe humanity Is
advancing , and that there Is pi ogress In
human life and hunuii affairs , and that , us
( fine as God lives , the ffituro will be gieater
and better than the present or the pnst.
Mr. Dana 'was ' recently Interviewed on his
experiences and rogardlng newspaper work.
"Suppose you had to start over again ,
Mr. Daiu , would you select the newspaper
for your life work ? " asked the Interviewer.
"I don't know , " was the reply. "My fln > t
ambition was to bo a ixir.von or a college
professor. I looked forward to the day when
I would have a pulpit and could preach. I
think I would have made a fairly good col
lege professor. Why , js It Is , I Jiavo been
a profehsor for a good part of my life.
"I liavo had clawed In my home. Wo
have had a summer of social clubs there for
the study of languages and literature , and
I have led them. For several years wo de
voted ourselves to Dante , studying Mm In
the original Italian. Then a year or BO
ago I had a class studying the Icelandic
languages.
"I am now able to read ( lie Russian. I
visited Ru.isla a year or so ago , and I find
I can get along In speaking the lanisuige.
a.s fur as ordinary matters are 'oii.'jnied.
I can read an ) thing in Russian with a
slight use of the dictionary. "
"Is a college education a necessity lo the
making of a good journalist ? "
"I think it Is a good thing for a linn to
have a college oducatlJti , " replied Mr. Da'ia.
"Hut I don't think It U a nccrsal'y. A col
lege-bred man has a bolter trained mll.d ,
and , as a rule , he can use his faculties to
better advantage ; still , the boy who la Keif-
educated often surpasses him who la college -
lego bred. "
"Plr-jBo give mo a word of advice for the
young newspaper men of today. What should
they do to succeed ? "
"Tell the truth and shame the devil. "
i.N'JOYii : : ) TUB GRIND.
The famous editor fairly bubbled over with
the enjoyment of his work and was up to
his last Illnefi ) at his olllco every day. A
cabinet clllcor once said to him :
"Well , Mr. Dana , I don't see how } ou
stand til la Infernal grind. "
"Grind , " said Mr. Dana ; "you never were
more mistaken. I have nothing but fun. "
"Dully" was the favorite word with him.
a word used only to express uncommon
pleasure , such aa has been afforded by a
trip abroad or a run to Cuba or Mexico
or by a perusal of some-thing eepeclally
pleasing In the Sun's columns.
"You're letting youn > elf grow old , " he
said once to a decldodly decrepit old man.
"Do > ou read novels and play billiards and
walk a treat deal' "
"No. no. no , " said the old man badly at
each pauee.
"I do , " cald Mr. Dana , with the exuberance
of a child. "I have fun from morning till
night"
Mr. Dana dtflaoj & "real now vapei man'
as ono who "slept on newspapers anil drank
Ink. "
SHOP IIiniOR.
Amos J. Ciimmlngs had left the Trlbuno
but a short tlmo before the transformation
ot the Sun was projected , and . .Mr. Dana ,
appnclating the value of such an assistant
In making the sort of paper ho tontem-
pUteil , tent for him und told him "Wo <
wan' you to become managing editor of the il
Sun. " "All right , " said CuinmlngH. "Hut II
first , " continued Mr. Dana , " 1 would llko to 'I '
ask ynu why you left the Trlbuno ? " "I was ] |
discharged , " replied Amos , "fur Insolcnco
and puifanity , " and waited , expecting sumo
ospresslon of sin prise or question as to the
facts , but there wan nothing of the sort. ( Mr.
Dana looked over his glasses and his eyes
twinkled as he rejoined : "When are they
going to discharge Greeloy ? "
The humor that was so titrong an cle
ment la his nature often ciopped out in
brief chats over olliee business In gleams
worthy of remembrance. Amos J. Cum-
tilings , recalling his long association with
him , narrates llneo happily IlliistrJtivu Jn-
cidcnt. ; .
"Ho bent me ii ] > once to report a reception ,
of David II. Hill while ho was goveinor-
and among the prominent men theio I men
tioned General ' .Slckli us the here of Get
tysburg. The mutter appealed on the edi
torial page. The next day he called ma to
account. 'Why , ' he asked mo , 'did jou mil
him the hero of ( lOttybburg1 'Ilecauno ho
was , ' I replied. He looked up and said , with
a half smile : 'On rellectlun , I don't know
but bo was. If ho hadn't lost his leg wo
would linvo lost the battle. ' "
DANA'S HPJTAPH.
ICugeno Field's "I.lttlo Hook of Wester *
Verse" contain. ' ) a poem , tlm concluding versa
of whii h proposes a titling epitaph for tl.a
distinguished dead :
Hut bless ye , Mr P.'irm ! Muy you live u
thousand ye.11' * ,
To hurt u' keep things lively In thin vale of
linniiin learn ;
All' may 1 live < i thuusun' , too a thoiiHiin'
ll'HH u llljy ,
For I shouldn't like to bo on earth to heari
you'd jmp.sed uway. '
Anil when it comes your time to no you'll
need no I/atln elnilf
Nor hlogr.iphlu dutii put In your epltnph ;
Hut one MiiMlght line of Kngll.iii ami of ,
truth will let folks know
The lioiiiage 'ml the gia.ltudo 'ml reverenca
tl ey owe ;
You'll ni-eil no cplt.iph but this : "Hero
Hleops thu in.in who run
Tlmt bi'iit " 'nd brightest ijmper , the Nee Yorfc
Sun.
\
Tin- True Iti > iiil- >
W. M. Iliiplno , editor Tlskllwa. III. . Chief ,
a a yd : "Wo won't keep hougo without Drj
King's Now Dlbcovery for Consumption ,
Co'jglu and Colds. ICxerniomeii ! with
many otlieia , but never got the true remedy
until wo used Dr. King's New Discovery.
No other remedy can take Its place In ourl
home , as In It we liavo a certiiln anil sure ,
euro for Coughs , Colds , Whooping Cough ,
etc. " It Is Idle to ixpi'ilmont with other ,
remedied , even If they are urged on you ur
just an good aa Dr Kii.K's New Discovery. !
They are not as good , bccaubo this reinedf ,
has a record of cures and bc ldcs U gjwr ,
i nntecd It never falls to satisfy Trial boU
[ tied free ut Kulm & Co. ' * drug a tor * , '
