THE OMAHA DAlJbY JU3J5 : MONDAY , OOTOUEH 2. 1800.
BISHOP WARREN PREACHES
Crowning Event in Methodist Conference
Gomes Sunday Morning.
SCHOLARLY DELINEATION OF GOD'S ' POWER
IniniriiHC Crowd Mdli-nw lo the Voiirr-
V tiljlc ItlNlmit nn lie ninciiNNcn
1'niil'N Definition ot the
of Cltrlni.
Sunday wan a big day for Omaha Moth-
odlsts. in most of the leading churches of
the cIty prominent ministers of that denomi
nation occupied the pulpits. The greatest
interest , however , centered In the morning
service at Hanscom Park church , where
Bishop Henry W. Warren preached. The
service was the crowning event of the
eighteenth annual erosion of tno conference
of North Nebraska Methodists. The com
modious chapel on Twenty-ninth and Woolworth -
worth streets was by no means largo enough
to accommodate the Immense crowd and not
an Inch of available space was left unoccu
pied , whllo the halls and stairways were
thronged with these who had been unable
to gain entrance Into the auditorium room.
The first service of the day was the love
feast , BO dear to the heart of every consecrated
crated Methodist. This was followed by the
ordination of deacons bv the bishop.
Bishop Warren then delivered a masterly
address a sermon full of power and scintil
lating with brilliancy , yet so ably preached
that nol one of Its valuable thoughts was ob
scured. For his text ho read from Paul's
cplstlo to the Romans , 1 , 16 , "For I am not
ashamed ot the gospel of Christ ; for It Is the
power of Oed unto salvation to every ont
that bcllcvoth ; to the Jew first , and also
to the Greek. " Because of limited tlmo the
bishop eliminated all portions of the verse
except that reading , "The gospel of Christ
Is the power of God. " Ho made no attempt
to define the object and Influence of Christ's
llfo. It Is eo broad that a definition Is Im
possible. Even Christ made no effort to dc >
line Christianity , except by Illustration. H
nan In Itself a vastly multiplied power.
Paul , however , ventures to briefly define
the gospel of Christ by stating that it Is the
power of God. All power Is from God ana
grows from Ills omnipotence. Paul , there
fore , struck a happy definition when ho
characterized the gospel as God's power. It
Is ono with which all men are familiar and
there Is no mistaking Its meaning. Power
Is the chief characteristic of this world and
every man Is familiar with it. Ono cannot
place his finger upon any spot In this world
where God's power Is not apparent.
The bishop proceeded to discuss the power
of the Almighty as compared with the
earthly powers , all of which can be attrib
uted to Ills munificence and omnipotence.
In the first place it Is limitless. There is
power enough In the blood ot Jesus to cleanse-
and keep clean the soul of one even If the
sins of the entire world had been rolled
upon It. There is a sufficiency in the gospel
of Christ to meet every want. This power Is
also transferable and communicable , Just as
Is the power of the great Niagara , which Is
transferred from its origin to a distance ot
hundreds ot miles ; just as Is the power of
human speech and reasoning , which can be
communicated from ono to another. In this
connection Bishop Warren spoke of the per
secutions of the early Christians , how they
were consumed at the fires for Nero's grati
fication of the lust for blood , and suffered
Indignities to the end that they had to keep
secret among His followers their love for
Him. Yet the gospel spread and penetrated
all climes and nations. This in itself , the
bishop contended , was sufficient evidence of
the truth of Paul's definition of God's power ,
establishing beyond peradventure it to be a
fact hnd not a theory. Ho exhorted the fol
lowers'of Christ , and especially ministers
of the gospel , to preach this power , not only
by word of mouth , but by their lives , that
men , seeing them in their godliness , their
brotherly kindness , charity and possessed
of all the divine qualities afforded by God's
power , should bo led to Christ.
METHODIST ' .MKMOIU VL JSCRVICKS.
In Honor of WrmliurH Who Have Died
tu the Punt Year.
| Memorial services wore conducted at Hans-
\ com Park church Sunday afternoon In honor
*
of the late Bishop J. P. Newman and mem
bers of lie North Nebraska conference who
liavo departed this life within the last year.
Rev. J. E. Moore of this city presided and
first Introduced Rev. Dr. Marquette of Oak-
f dale , formerly presiding elder of the Nellgh
I district. Dr. iMarquctto spoke lu memory
r , of Rev. Wllllajn &tannor. who for several
years served upon his district and died In
Australia Mrrch 12 , 1899. The deceased came
to the North Nebraska conference twelve
jean , ago and labored for eight years in
dustriously and faithfully. At the end of
that time ho superannuated , but continued
in his work for Uio Lord. "Tho life of
Brother Stannor , " said Dr. Marquette , "was
spout In comparative obscurity , but ho did
his work cheerfully and with tireless energy.
There are many useful men in this world ,
but few that are famous. Usefulness Is
w Ithln reach of everyone , but fame can only
bo gained by a few. Indeed , if there is any
distinction made between the two by tbo
Ixird of Hosts I venture the opinion that
faithful work done In obscurity Is worthy of
higher praise than that which has great
lirnlao and fame ns Its reward. In eternity
men will not bo rated according to the num
ber of tatontfi betowed upon them , but the
fidelity with wfilch they have used the tal
ents given them , bo they few or many. "
Rev. Dr. Dawson of Omaha read a me
morial to Rev. Robert Lalng , a local preacher
who died In this city May 14 , 1899 , aged 01
jears. Rev. halng was a member of the
First Methodist Episcopal church of Omaha
and lived in this city for twenty-four years.
Dr. Dawson characterized him as a faithful ,
earnest and eminently successful ovangellBt.
The largo audience was hushed to silence
when the memory of Rev. Dr. McQuold , for
merly pastor of First church In'this city ,
was called up by Ralph W. Brockenfldge ,
who delivered an Impressive- and deserved
tribute to tbo worth ot the man whoso life
works will cvrr remain ns n monument t ®
W ouccfssful career. Ho occupied a posi
tion which the tpeakcr averred no ono could
ever fill. Among the great preachcrn of
America John McQuold stood as a glnnt. Ho
was a man ot genius and while his mortal
remains have been consigned to the earth
for six months ho still llvs with the multl-
ludo of people to whom he endeared himself.
With them he In present In their thoughts ,
ho visits thtm In their dreams and his \olce
jet rings In their cars as they go about
their dally vocations. Ills worth was recog
nized by everyone and his admirers wcro not
limited by the confines of his circle of ac
quaintances , but also by these who had never
heard of his goodness and hlfl power.
Dr. Slsson , pastor of HaDscom Park
church , followed with a tribute to the late
Dr. McOuold , coming fron a brother pas
tor , who had worked with hltn in the Lord's
vine/aid and had known htm Intimately ,
Ho spoke of the ono great purpose of Dr.
McQUold's llfo to help men and the sin
gle Inscription on his monument speaks
more than volumes could tell of his excep
tional power and success In the ministry.
The Inscription Is , "A Helper of Men. " His
greatest delight waa In constant associa
tion with men. Ho studleJ their needo
phjelcal , Intellectual and spiritual and
labotcd Inccosantly to advance them.
Bishop Warren spoke In behalf ot the
memory of Bishop John P. Newman. Ho
told of hla humble birth and hta early
struggles. Through oil the years ho Tvo8 a
hard worker and a faithful student and
achieved great , success In the nation's capi
tal as the pastor of ono of Its leading
churches before ho became a bishop. Great
men of the nation thronged Ills church be
cause they appreciated the opportunity of
listening to a man whom they recognized as
being equally great. Ho waa beloved by all
who know him and * his passing away was a
great loss to mankind , but hla reception on
the other shore must have been attended ,
i ttio bishop said , by great rejoicings of all
the heavenly hosts.
Sunday night marked the final evening
Bosalon of the conference. It was celebrated
as the missionary anniversary and the ad
dress was delivered by Dr. A. B. Leonard
of Now York , secretary of the MethodUt
board of missions. Ho spoke entertainingly
and Instructively of the missionary work
accomplished by the church and predicted
great advancement along this line.
DII.HAMII/TOX AT FIHST MCTIIOUIST
DinauNHCN the llcllcf of the Honext
Skeptic In HcIlKloii.
Dr. Hamilton , secretary of the Freed-
man's Aid society , who Is hero In attend
ance upon the Methodist conference , occu
pied the pulpit of the First Methodist
church Sunday morning and discussed the
foundation for the honest skeptic's belief.
Ho chose his text from the story of Ellsha
and Naaman and pointed out that Naaman ,
although ho was sincere In believing the
faith of his country , was still a leper and
cured only by heeding the advice of
Ellsha'a servants and plunging Into the
waters of the Jordan. There are few hon
est doubters. The majority of skeptics re
fuse to accept the truth because It Interferes
with the cnjoj ment of some trivial pleasures
and carnal things of the world , and these
men are not worthy of the truth.
The religion of God is not to be attained
by science , not to be understood by seeing
or feeling or hearing , but is to bo felt by
intuition. It Is a religion for the uneducated
as well as for the scholar. It Is a religion
of humanity and not of philosophy. But It
Is not right to hold thnt spirit of denuncia
tion which condemns a man for hla views.
There Is some truth In what every honest
man. thinko , and the real truth could bo
made known to him by helping him to avoid
the harmful part of his doctrine. James
Stuart Mill , one of the greatest scholars of
his time , could understand or feel no re
ligion , because he would not allow senti
ment or Intuition a part In forming his faith
his every belief must be dernonstratable
by science. When the seeker after truth
has really discovered God he has learned the
profoundcst of philosophy ; "I know. "
SEOIinTAU7 OK EPWOIITII LCAGUE.
Dr. Solicit FI1U the Pulpit nt the Tlrnt
Mothoillnt Church.
Dr. Schell , general secretary of the Ep-
worth league , preached last evening at thu
First Methodist church from the I Corinth
ians , 2 , xl , "For what man knoweth the
things of man , save the spirit of man which
Is in him ? even so the things of God ,
knoweth no man. tut the spirit of God. "
The speaker said every one would ntrf *
that man could only Judge the thoughts era
a fellow man from his own views. It Is Im
possible for us to know the views of life
taken by a baby or dog , because we are
limited by the spirit of man which Is in us.
And yet , he contended , there were people
'
who claimed to understand the eternal things
of God. Once he , himself , had held that man
was a great Institution. Ho thought ot tht >
railroads , the bridges , and the great build
ings that man had built ; but now bo looked
for man's knowledge of spiritual things and
found how email he was. God came upon
this earth In the form of man because he
saw that man could not understand any of
the great spiritual questions only as ho could
Judge them by the spirit of man which was
In him.
When the world lost God incarnate the
Holy Ghost came upon earth to fill men with
the spirit of God and It was this that gave
men tholr faith and belief.
Preceding the sermon , Mrs. Lucy Rider
Meyer , principal of the dcaconcas' training
school In Chicago , gave an interesting talk
upon her work In that city.
The musical service , under the direction or
Thomas Kelly , was especially Interesting.
CUIATIOX on- THE A\GUL : HACU.
Dean Cnmnhell Knlr Ohnprre * Dny
Set Apart for Thflr Study.
Dean Fair preached Sunday morning nl
j Trinity cathedral on a theme concerning the
origin and the office of the angels , He found
hla text in the last verso of the first chapter
of Hebrews : "Aro they not all ministering
uplrlta sent forth to minister for them who
shall be heirs of salvation ? " He said , In
part :
"This refers to the angels. For the last 1
300 > < ? ars it has been the custom of the
church to set aside one day In the year to
be a epoclal opportunity for the study and
appreciation ot these beings , and September
Every Day
Uneeda
Jinjer
Wayfer
2 ! ) has nlwnjs been thnt day. I confess
that the subject Is one of unusual difficulty ,
i "Wo are told that over In the eastern part
ot the Garden of Eden Oed placed cherubim
to natch over the tree of life. Ando also
rend that satan , In the gulso of a serpent ,
was tempting Eve. Hero no have an Inti
mation from the blblo ot the existence ot a
race prior to the human race. Dut Mhoro
arc HO told of Its creation ? Not In the third
chapter ot Gcneala , nor In the second. In
the first ? It Is In the very first verso of the
first chapter that wo are told , 'In the begin
ning Oed created the heavens and the earth. '
Dut wo arc not told \vhen the beginning
was ; no do not know how many millions of
jears ago this creation took place ; neither
tlmo nur date Is given us. This first verso
relates to something entirely separate from
the six days' labor In which the earth , the
fish , the fowls , the animals , man wcro
formed. The literal meaning of the Hebrew
word which wo translate as 'to create' has
six different points ; two of them are to
give Instantaneous existence to and to glv
perfection to that which IB created. So tha
creation of the heaven and the earth , when
ever It occurred , was Instantaneous and
the result wna Immediately perfect. Go < l
rpaUc , and the heaven and the earth were.
It was in that tlmo that the angels were
created , although about them tlicro hangs
a mystery yet unaolved.
The chorublm la the garden , therefore ,
were of this race , as "wna also that fallen
angel who came to tempt man. "
Dlshop Worthlngton was present during
the Borvlco and acted as celebrant.
TUAOEIIY OF TIIU HUMAN
Not Thnt Lout , Hut Mint Thnt In Xot
AUCOIllDllNllCll.
Yesterday morning the pulpit of the St.
Mary's Avenue Congregational church was
occupied by Rev. S. S. West of Wlnona ,
Minn. , who has the happy faculty ot combin
ing oratory with the discussion of religious
topics , and In delivering his eermon he en
tertained the members of the congregation
with solid thoughts , many of which wore
closed with beautiful perorations. The
speaker took the broad ground that the
tragedy of human llfo la not so much what
Is lost as that which Is undertaken and not
accomplished. Speaking ot the possibilities
ot this life , the speaker clearly Illustrated
the old methods ot teaching the gospel
truths , comparing them with the now. Ho
contended that the possibilities of the human
mind arc almost without limitation , yet with
this fact staring people In the fact thcro Is
a strong tendency to continue In the old
groove of life and not to move to either
side , It being easier to follow the trodden
path than to carve a now one.
On reason why people ore not more In
clined to seek the religious truth , the speaker
asserted , la due to the fact that the time
of nearly every human being Is mortgaged
In an effort to get bread and butter. The
heart was pointed out as being the part of
man which sways him to do either right or
wrong , and , In arguing , It was clearly shown
that If the heart Is right , there la no limit
to the good that may be accomplished. If
the heart Is right there are no circumstances
that can prevent Its development.
JEWISH HOSPITAL IN SIGHT
Theme Intcrentol form nn OrBniilrn-
< oii nnd nn OlTer for n Slt >
In Accented.
In the Russian Jewish synagogue Sunday
afternoon there was an enthusiastic gather
ing of people Interested in the project of a
new Jewish hospital. The meeting was
called to order by Rabbi Simon , who an
nounced that an election ofpermanent offi
cers would be held and a constitution adopted
for the association , which would be known
as the Jewish Hospital association. "
The officers chosen were : Rabbi Abraham
Simon , president ; E. Fleishman , vice presi
dent ; S. RIchenberger , treasurer ; Martin
Sugarmao , financial secretary , and Miss Jen
nie Lovl of South Omaha , corresponding sec
retary. M. Morris , William Shane , M. Blank ,
M. Schwartz , J. Kline , Isador Summers and
I. Brown were appointed as a committee to
solicit members and funds.
A board of flvo directors was elected and
given power to make any plans Incidental to
the project. They are Mesdames Joseph
Sonnenberg , J. L. Brandela , Heller , John
Merrltt and Mr. J. Kottleman. The board
will hold meetings monthly. The donation
fund was started after the meeting by a col
lection , which netted $210. Members of the
association plan to commence b'ullding the
hospital when about ? 1,500 shall have been
secured to begin work with.
Joseph Yousen made an offer to VicePres
ident E. Fleishman of the Jewish Hospital
association of a lot 30x137 feet at Torty-
seeond and Jackson streets upon which to
build a hospital. The bnly condition at
tached to the offer was that Mr. Yousen's
name should bo mentioned on the building.
The offer was gratefully accepted.
DeWltfs Little Early nisers permanently
cure chronic constipation , biliousness , nerv
ousness and worn-out feeling ; cleanses and
reguiMe the entire system. Small , pleasant ,
never gripe or sicken "famous llttlo pllla. "
London MonoMarket. .
LONDON , Oct. l.-The Stock exchange
ast week WOP almost nt a standstill owing
Lm,11 } ? 8USPe"se regardlnsr the Transvaal
situation. A
few remaned
who
have
not
given up the hope , but the general lrnpr"s-
"l wm'H r0onchr hM" " M bejrtn the
' . ' ' w.1" } > ? , for l.he market , ns the mi-
blSn
for more than two
within which time , according- Bank-
ng Magazine , the values of 300 loprcsenta-
tlvo securities have depreciated , some to the
amount of millions , sterling , while it Is im-
whether the bottom h" &
some quarters , however , the
theory ob-
. . .n that the effect of hostilities has al
ready been discounted by the fall In values ,
which has already taken place
, rind that
price' , will
recover after the llretsho of
ac
tual encounter. But as we have entered
upon a period of dear money , it is like ! ?
that prices will full further before there Is
a jiormanent recovery. The gloom of the
0"r"r.P . 'SnKlfo ' ? 52.W.d , eve < - > thln r is moe
.
Americans are suffering
from the same
Money waH unsettled , the market belnu
convinced that the Bank of England
will he raised. The rule chargef till I Mon rate
day was m per cent on call money. 4 to 't
and on three months' bllla 4H6 < U per cent !
Textile I-ahrlu .Market.
MANCHESTER. Oct. 1 , Last wesk'a
market was dull but strong. New business
was dlincult and mostly impossible" Boiler !
being indifferent , as jiievious engiigemenU
provide work for a month and the buyefS
being indifferent
for the Inverse reason
There were few Indian orders , but much
China business was not tnkon. MoHt niece
goods were from 2 pence to 6 pence ' hli'her
nominally. Yarns sold slowly' foV Immedl !
ute needs , the spinners requiring an ad
vance commensuratu with cofton. The
French market reports show a large Inii
Iness In yarns at higher prices than
the previous week.
.
MADRID , Oct. -Spanish 4g closed
yes
terday at 71.60 ; gold was quoted at 23 10. The
Bank of Spain's report for the week ended
yesterday shows the following changes
:
Gold in hand , incrtase , 221,000 necctua : BIN
ver n hand , Increase. 2.6G5.000 pesetas : notes
in circulation , Increase , l.Jlg.ooo pesetas.
jlloii to Itev , Trefi.
The congregation of Kountze Memorial
church will tender their paator. Rev. Cd-
ward F. Trefr. a reception from 8 until 10
oclo-'k this evening In the parlors of the
church. The mlnlMera of the Uty ore cor
dially invltfd to come.
World-Hernia DIUIaiiU- .
TytjOBrahplcal union. No. 190 , held a meet.
lnjf Sunday afternoon to consider the dlftt-
culty between the union and the World-
ONCE A RIVAL OF OMAHA
Interesting History of Fontanelle and Its
Aspirations to Bo the Capital ,
NOW BUT A SMALL CLUSTER OF BUILDINGS
Oninhn'n Connection nltlt ( ho rirnt
liootn Toitii In .NrlirnnUu IK Olio
of Tcrrltnrlnl llnjn roittn-
iicllc of Toilny.
Upon the top of the bluffs on the east
bank ot the Elkhorn , about cUht miles north
of Frommit , Neb , Is x small cluster ot
buildings , all that Is loft of the town of
Fontanclle , at one tlmo a rival. In hlse , of
Omaha and a strong competitor for the ter
ritorial capital. Itwas beautifully located
on gently rolling ground overlooking the
broad bottom lands of the Plalto and Elkhorn -
horn and the < fertllo prairie country \vcst
of the river. iNo .more sightly or healthful
alto could have been selected.
The original settlers were a colony from
Quincy , 111. , and wcro organized Into a
stock company called the Nebraska Coloni
zation company , the shares ot stock "being "
? 100 and each colonist vvas obliged to pur
chase at leant ono share. The company
was organized 03 soon as the Kansas-No-
brf-fika till passed In 1864 and the eamo
season a party under the leadership of
Judge , or Governor , as ho waa frequently
called , J. W. lllchardson , selected the land.
There was at that tlmo a great rush of settlers
tlors across the Missouri. Towns were
springing up , on paper , and everyone was
after land.
In their search for a proper location
the party met Logan Fontanclle , the French
halfbreedwell known to all early Nebrns-
kans. Tontanello had Imbibed a little ot
the craze for land and 'became ' nnxloun to
make a Httlo money , so for a consideration ,
said to have been $100 , ho agreed to keep
other settlers off until the cottiers arrived
a Itttlo later 'In the season.
They took up their land and laid out the
present town of Fontanelle. Sixty town
lota , 100 acres of land and a five-acre site
on the top of the bluff overlooking the Elkhorn -
horn were set osldo tor a college , the
original articles of Incorporation , executed
In Illinois , having provided for this Institu
tion.
tion.Tho
The town had at Its beginning BOO people
which was probably more than It ever had
at any time since. Its streets were laid out
100 feet wide , sites were reserved for
churches and public buildings and every
thing looked prosperous. The town was
the county seat of Dodge county and the
first session of district court was held
there.
In Their Own Simmer.
Most of the first settlers chartered a
steamboat at Quincy , Intending to eall down
the Mississippi and up the Missouri , the
Platte and Elkhorn. They took on a good
sized cargo of farming Implements , supplies
and some ll\e stock , and as their boat drew
but little water , anticipated a pleasant , com
fortable trip from their old homes to the
coming town of the future. No particular
Incident occurred during the trip on the
Mississippi and Missouri. When they
headed up the shallow , treacherous Plntto
they thought their journey wcfl nearly ended.
They had not gone over a quarter of a mile ,
however , before the boat struck a sandbar
and It was Impossible to move. The party
got ashore with considerable difficulty with
a part ot their goods and continued the trip
by land. The boat is burled now some
where near the mouth of the Platte.
At the first session of the territorial legis
lature Dodge county , which was really Fen
tanelle , vtas represented t > y Dr. M. H. Clark ,
Colonel Doj-lo and Judge T. W. Richardson.
A hot fight for the territorial capital -was on
and pretty much all the male population of
the embryo city went down to Omaha to
help land the prize. Half a dozen other
competitors were extremely active and a none
too scrupulous lobby well provided with
"Inducements" for Influencing votes. The
Fontanello people say that Omaha bad the
most lots for distribution , or was able to
distribute them most effectively , because
when the final vote was taken Fontanello
waa not In It. To Its surprise and disgust
Richardson , their leader , went back on the
town. About that tlmo Richardson , D. R.
Folsom of Burt county and others came
Into the possession of some Omaha property
which was rumored to bo the explanation
of their Interest in Omaha's fortunes.
KontnnclIc'H Decline.
The loss of the capital was a hard blow to
the Fontanello people. In Imagination they
had seen their broad streets lined with sub
stantial buildings , a half million dollar capItol -
Itol building on the site reserved , from the
windows of which could bo seen the rich
valley of the Platte dotted with thriving
farms ar.d villages , and on their college site
a university rivaling Yale or Harvard or
Dartmouth.
Dut even then they did not lose confidence ,
'i'hey had as big a town as Omaha , the
county seat of Dodge county and an endowed
dewed college. Through the aid of friends
In Illinois and Connecticut a college bad
been Incorporated , a building two stories in
height and thirty-six by forty-six feet In
size erected , several hundred more acres of
rich land donated , $2,000 In cash paid In as
an endowment and another college building
of the same slzo as the first provided for
and more than all "the best townslto in
Nebraska. "
Tbo legislature of 1838 gave the old town
another push'on tbo road down hill. "The
republican convention for Dodge county that
fall , " sa > s J. J. Hawthorne of Fremont ,
"was a hot one. Fontanelle came down
here with a slate all prepared. They wanted
all the county offices and partlculaily Silas
E. .Seeley for representative. Fremont's
candidate was 13. II , Rodgers The nom
Inatlon for representative was first In order
and the ballot resulted In a tie. We took
I don't know how many ballota w'lth the
same result. Finally some ono of the Fen
tanelle fellows broke and voted for Rodgers ,
We gave them all the other county offices ,
but they went homo thoroughly mod , each
one accuilng the other follow of selling out.
In order to preserve his reputation each
Tontanelle man made oath that ho had voted
during the convention for Seeley first , last
and all the time and they never found out
who the traitor was. Rodgers defeated Tom
Qlbeon and that legislature gave Dodge
county substantially Its present boundaries ,
leaving Fontanello on the edge of Washing
ton county.
In War TlniPM.
During the civil war several companies of
the Second Nebraska wore mustered In at
Fontanelle and wcro In camp there for
some tlmo. This ga\o a temporary boom to
the place. For a tlmo the town began to
have hopes of yet fulfilling the anticipations
of Its founders. Dut with the advent of tbo
Klkhorn road , which passes within two
miles of the town cast of the river , people
lost their hopes of making It an Important
business center and concentrated all energies
toward making It a town by bQildlng up
their college. The corner stone of the first
building had'been ' laid with appropriate cere
monies In 1858 , This Institution was under
the direction of the Congregational denomi
nation , they having accepted the provisions
made for ita founding by the original stock
holders of the town company.
The real founder of the school was Rev ,
Reuben Qaylordwho organized the Flret
Congrogatlonal church In Nebraska and was
the pioneer of that denomination In the
Transmlsslfcalppl country , In 1864 a now ann
larger building was secured snd Prof. H. R.
Brown of Oberlln engaged as principal.
Shortly after the opening ot the fall term
in 1885 It wax burned. Being uninsured , a
temporary home far the school was cecurea
In 1870 a more pretentloui and lubttantlal
building than the chool hud yet
possessed was begun and partly finished.
The next jear , and before It was completed ,
a Kovoro wind storm blew the tower from Its
foundations and so wrecked and twlntcd the
building B practically to destroy It. The
building WAR worse than a total loss , as It
cost something to take it down. In 1872 th
school was permanently closed and Its en
dowment transferred to Doano college at
Crete.
Am It lnol < Toilnj.
Tor thirty years the population of the
town hns been gradually falling off until
today nil that Is left Is a store , blacksmith
chop , school house , church and seven or
eight good substantial dwellings built during
the days of great anticipations , now occu
pied by farmers. Tour broad streets , each
two blocks In length , arc open , The other
streets and lots , which It was confidently
expected would some day be worth thousands
of dollars , arc fields of corn and grain. Man >
of these lots wcro sold In Illinois at big
prices. Hut two of the original first settlers'
houses remain. Ono has reached that ntngo
ot decay that renders It no longer fit to
llvo In , the other Is n comfortable old-fash
ioned one-story dwelling.
On the grounds occupied toy the college
buildings Is n. country school house. On
no more than two of Its broad streets ( s
there m.oro than enough travel to cut
through the solid bluegmss turf. Ita soli
tary merchant , phjslclan and blacksmith.
are always busy , but tholr business cornea
from the rich , well-settlod farming country
around them. Its neat and attractive brick
church Is filled every Sunday with an at-
tontlvo congregation , which comea thcro In
carriages and farm wagons drawn by M ,
eloek draft horses i\lth heavy -work-har
nesses. Old settlers say Fontanelle was un
lucky. Ita citizens were certainly not
lacking In energy , shrewdners or general
hustling qualities , but somehow fata seemed
to bo against them.
.AMUSEMENTS.
. . . .
There is something peculiarly fascinating
about the French style of operatic compo-
sltlon which seems to charm those who hear
It. The vim and dash that the French com
posers put Into their efforts make them go
with a snap and vigor pleasing bo > end ex
pression. The music Is alwajs tuneful , har
monious and at times seems to possess
brilliancy. Audran's "Olivette" Is char
acteristically French and possesses the
elements that make this style of music so
attractive. It Is ono succession of beautiful
Bolos , Jingle choruses , well 'wrought ' cn-
semblca and Innumerable choruses all pretty
and pleasing , beside witty dialogue , which
lacks the suggestion ef vulgarity so notice
able In French writings. The Trocadcro
company present the piece admirably and
the first performance given it Sunday evenIng -
Ing was remarkably free from the usual
first night Imperfections , with the exception
that the dialogue dragged a trifle and tweet
ot the principals were somewhat diffident
in their memory of cues and lines.
The performance served to Introduce the
now character woman , Miss Marion Chase ,
who Joined tbo company only last week.
She portrayed the character of the Countess
of Rousstllon in a way that promises to
land her into popular favor at once. She
has a splendid volco , which seems to range
from , a deep contralto to a medium high
soprano. Her stage presence Is good and
altogether ehe mode a most ifavorable Im
pression In ber first performance with this
already popular organization. Mlsa Morti
mer baa recovered from the cold from which
she has been suffering for the past two
weeks and sang the part of "Olivette"
musically well. Her interpretation of Victor
Herbert's "Cupid and I" won her a double
encore , "while the duet with Miss Chase ,
"Carrier Dove , " made even more of a lilt.
The real hit ! of the iperformance , however ,
was made toy William Hicks , the comedian ,
who for popularity and ability baa no su
perior In the company. As Coquellcot he
waa ridiculously < funny and kept the audi
ence In a continuous uproar while ho was
upon the stage. Ills "make-up" vtaa a
study.
William RIley Hatch , as Captain Do Mer-
rlmac , the old salt , offered another of these
character studies which are making him so
popular. Unfortunately , however , ho wan
not as sure of his lines as he should have
been.
been.Maurice
Maurice Hageman was a pleasing Duke ,
but llko Mr. Hatch , was somewhat slow in
taking up cues and a trifle deficient In his
lines. Jay Taylor as Valentine won. sev
eral oncorcw after each of his solos.
Franklin Fox was WP ! ! cast in the part ot
Marvejol , Olivette's father , and sang It with
his usual spirit and dash. Miss Nellie Wood ,
the new soubrette of the company , was cute
and decidedly pleasing no Captain de Morrl-
mac'a i abln boy , while Alice James oa
Olivette's maid did well with the small pan.
The chorus showed the effects ot careful
drilling and conscientious study , the scenery
and costumes were beautiful and the- work
of the orchestra praiseworthy. Altogether
the production Is ono of the best tbo com
pany has given.
HYMENEAL.
Tllcchii-IIiiiiieUer.
HUMBOLDT , Neb. , Oct. 1. ( Special. )
John Blocba and Miss Christina Hunzekcr
were united In marriage at the Dry Branch
church on Tuesday at 9 o'clock , Rev. Otto
Kuhn officiating. Tno groom is a young
farmer well known in his neighborhood ,
while his bride is the daughter of John R.
Hunzeker , a substantial farmer ot this sec
tion.
E. C. Turner , Compton. Mo , was cured of
pllea by DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salvo after
suffering seventeen years and trying over
twenty remedies. Physicians and surgeons
cndorsu It. Beware of dangerous counter
feits.
HOCK ISLAM ) OFKICIAI. IUOSKJX.S.
\VIIIInin I. Allen , ANHHIIII | ( Ornernl
MiiiuiKfr , I.t-iiM'H th < > Itonil.
CHICAGO , Oct. 1. After practically thirty
years' service with the Chicago , Rock Island
& Pacific railway William I. Allen , assistant
general manager of that system , has re
signed in order to devote his time ex
clusively to personal Interests.
With Mr. Allen's resignation the office bo
has occupied EO long will bo abolltJied and
the duties ho has performed will bo largely
given to A. J. HItt , who will be general su
porlntendent of the lines west of the Mis
souri river and whose title will bo changed
tomorrow to that of general superintendent
of the entire sbtcm. W. H. Stllwell's title
will ba changed from general superintend
ent of the lines west of the Missouri to su
perintendent of the game territory.
, To I'ut oil \LMI Tmlim ,
SALT LAKE , Oct. 1. The Rio Orando
Western and connecting lines to Chicago ,
the Denver & Rio Grande , Rock Island and
Burlington are preparing to put on a new
train to connect with the Southern Pacific
fast trains at Ogden. The local roads will
run a light fast train between Ogden and
Don\er , consisting of five or six cars only.
No local stops will > be made on the fast
train unless absolutely necessary.
Hare toys Bough !
Have Always Bough !
Hem the'jQ Tto Kind Ytu Ha 8 Always BougM
Eutort
Business men find that the profuse quiclc lather of Ivory Soap
readily removes the dust and grime of the office.
Ivory Soap is so pure that it can be used as often as necessary ,
without causing chapping or roughness.
IT FLOATS.
I COPYRIGHT INS BY IHI PHOCIIH k QAMBLl 00 CINCINNATI
)
Borne Feeding Establishment of Eobeit
Taylor a Model Band' .
CLIP ANNUALLY A TRAINLUAD OF WOOL
Imiucnic Damn COY or nn Acre of
Ground to Shelter the Stock front
the Winter Stormn
Sloclonrtlii 1'nrt at It.
A ranch in Hall county owned by Robert
Taylor would be n revelation to people who
do not know on what a large ecalo ranching
Is done In the wdst , and even to many Nebraskans -
braskans the features of a model Nebraska
ranch are unknown. The common idea of
a ranch is a place on the very edge or a
llttlo outside the pale of civilization , peopled
pled by men dressed In buckskin and housed
In sheds , and only a little less uncouth than
the beasts they herd. These conditions may
still exist in parts of the far west , but they
have no place in the great feeding establish
ments of this state.
The Taylor ranch is confined within the
limits of 7,600 acres. Two thousand of
those are under cultivation and 800 or 900
more are given over to alfalfa , whllo the
rest , or all that is not covered by the
monster barns , consists of pastures and wild
grass meadows. Fifty miles of eleven-
wire fences and cross-fences confine the ani
mals to the ranch and to the different parts
of It. This fence Is one of the latest and
most expensive designs and Is "hog-tight. "
It cost $10,000. One can go for six miles In
one direction without going outeldo this
fence.
The racch Is seven miles from Grand
Island and very near the small town of Ab
bott. Tbo ranch has Its own sidetrack and
elevators , stock yards and loading apparatus ;
Its owner Is independent of shipping agents
and can send bis llvo stock or his clipped
wool wherever he will directly from his own |
premises. The big dealers In stock for tha
market seldom do tholr own raising ana
feeding , most of them buying In the west
and then selling to feeders located In the
grazing or corn districts. Mr. Taylor , how
ever , sends hla sheep down from his ranches
In Wyoming to bo fed and fattened for the
market on the Nebraska ranch. The number
of flhoep he sends down every year Is from
20,000 to 25,000 , and the annual clip produces
about 400,000 pounds of wool , or enough I
when shipped at ono time to make a solid
train of wool. Besides the sheep , the ranch
has 100 head of cattle , 100 work horses ana
1,200 hogs. About this tlmo ot year , or n
little earlier , forty men are at work cutting
and putting up hay. The ranch , being
located In the heart of the fertile Platte
valley , furnishes at all times an abundance
of every kind of feed. This makes It an
Ideal place for winter feeding and fattening
for the market
EiiormoiiH IlnlldliiKi.
Perhaps the most rcraaritable feature of
the entire ranch Is the enormous buildings.
Theho are all near Abbott. Besides a
twelve-room dwelling , furnished with
every convenience and luxury that a city
mansion can muster , ill or j Is a largo and
comfortable dormitory for the employes.
It has a dining room and kitchen on the
first floor and sleeping apartments above.
There are two sheep barns , ono 110x300 and
the other 100\120 feet , a horse ibarn 80x100
feet , an Implement house 10x200 feet , with
n root cellar under the whole of It , a
double corn crib , 30x400 feet , and a gran
ary and shearing house , 36x200 feet. Be
sides thcso thcro are tbo elevator buildlnga
and the pens rd sheds of the stockyards , a
fully equipped blacksmith shop and the
hctisca scattered Inarious places over tha
ranch , where some of the employes live.
Thcro Is a system of waterworks , consist
ing of windmills and cliatad tanks , from
which water is supplied to every building
and feed lot on the entire ranch.
This is the homo and feeding establish
ment of the stock-handling system , run by
Mr. Ta > lor. His ranches In other parts ot
the -west are tributary to It. Naturally
o > cry stockman does not ha\o the capital
necessary to engage hi both branchoa ot tha
'business ' and on such a sculo. The ontlra
value of the ranch , land , buildings , Block
and all minor Improvements at a con
servative estimate cannot como far short
ot $150,000.
The Mont Appropriate
Anniversary , Easter. Birthday or Chrlstmai
present is a "Garland" Stove or Range ,
llrutiilHhiiiiIt. .
While attempting to arrest two drunken
fighters on Douglas street between Thir
teenth and Fourteenth thH morning at 3
o'clock Amos Tlllotsan , nn exposition guard ,
was brutally assaulted by the larger of the
men and knocked to the sidewalk uncon
scious His assailant wan H. S. Hall , n
ticket tnker at the exposition , who was ar
rested by the police ft tow-minutes after tha
fray took place. Tillotson was removed to
the police station , where he was attended
to by Dr. Ralph. Restoratives were applied
and when lie recovered it waa found that
his injuries were not serious , although
there was n hole in the forehead over the
left eye a quarter of an inch .deep.
Economic Department
The household economic department of
the Woman's club will meet Thursday aft
ernoon and listen to "Waysldo Gleanings"
from members who have been observing
as the summer days pa sed by. The pro
gram is as follows : "Summer Outlngp , "
Margaret Cox : "Notes from the Far North
west , " Mrs. n. II. Wea\er ; "Mountain
Climbing , " Mrs J. H. Daniels ; "Evenings
at the Exposition , " Mrs. Frank Owen ;
"Rural Delights , " Mrs A. C. Burnett ;
"Summer In a Garden , " Mrs M. M. PuBh ;
"Winter in Cuba , " Mr * , . C II. Townsend.
So Many
People
Have headaches that arb
duo < to the over tasked
eyes Eye helps that help
and relieve are the kind
we have been furnishing
Our optical department
Is In charge of a compe
tent and practical optician
who will examine your
eyts free of charge W
guarantee oatlsfaotory
work.
THE AIDE & PENfOLD CO. ,
Leadlunr Sclciitlflo Optician * .
1408 Farnam , OMAHA.
OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL.
Indestructable Shoes for Boys
HorHcsliocs nro coiiHldojed to
good luck Our new Hchool MIOPH for
boys arc full of stool liorxo shoes Inserted -
sorted In the holes the good luck con- ' *
BlHlH In the hey having a jmlr of shooi
thnt ho can't wear out and to the pnr-
ent It brings good luck for It HHVCH a
lot of money they lust a long ( line a
long an two or three pair of the ordl-
nniy kind thi'bo stool horse shoo clad
shoos are only $2.00 Anil tholr equal
has never as yet been put on wile.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1410 FA UN All STREET.
Frames ? Yes Wo Make 'Em '
Have o\er \ flvo hundred dlfforont
mouldings to select from vvo kcop right
up with all the now novelties and show
ovciy now moulding as soon as made
wo do BO much framing thnt vvo flnd wo
can make a price that Is about as choiip
ns the moulding alone wo know how to
make them right and solicit your fram
ing , guaranteeing jou Bntlnfactlon wo
are showing a number of new pictures
by prominent artists that you will enJoy -
Joy looking at our art looms are always
open to the public frco.
A. HOSPE ,
W * celebrate our K0 h buln > aunt.
vcnarr Oat. aSrd , IfiOO.
Music and Art. I5I3 Douglas ,
