8- e. ! THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 16. Wtl. Origin, Migrations and Virtues of the Mormons OOLNCIL m.L'KFS. la , April 12-To tne Kdltor of The IV: What l the mat ter with Alfred Henry twl? At ftl-Kt Klance at hi" art'rlen In the Cosmopolitan for March and April one li:!lit think ho had been "looking too long upon the wine when It u red," but on reading along we nee he only akeered" of the Moimona. He proceeds to teil uh what every schoolboy ha known for year, vix.: That the Mormon had twllt a pretty city, a ureal temple, an Im mense tabernacle with wonderful acoustic properties and a Krat organ. However, lie made one Important dis covery, towit, the miwt pollle and ac commodating hotel clerk he had ever met. TIiIh Khould have allayed tume of Ilia fears, lint what did Burprixe me was Hie denae Ignorance he allege rxlela in the cant, especially In New York, ati to western af fairs, owing to the nontii culailon of west ern newspapers there. Now, I had been under the ImpreKHlcn thit New York kept pretty close tab on affairs all over the world, and when I was ent a few years ago I could find Chicago. Omaha or Ien ver papers at the newKftanda and fre quently at the hotels In New York, Phila delphia and IloHton. Again, Mr. Lwls should remember, Mor monlsm Is not of western origin. On the contrary. It was hatched In the east, and Its founders were the sharpest kind of Yankees. And if Joseph Knilth saw fit to have a revelation, lie was only following a custom that had prevailed for more than 3.000 years, and In some of which appeared creatures almost as horrible as those Illustrating Mr. Lewis' articles. Now, we old-timers who- have lived away past our fourscore years mingled with all norts of people and saw the country on the verge of ruin so of ten-are beginuins to doubt If any considerable part of the peo ple, even the Mormons, desire It. In fact, we find them wonderfully like other peo ple, and, although they style themselves Latter Day Saints, I have not met any who wore halos- To most people, the word "Mormon" means polygamy. This need not scare peo ple, as It Is not compulsory. In fact, It is on the decline. 1 can hear of no one now having half as many wives as ilrigham Y'oung. And when he was In his glory, his harem compared with that of Solomon, would look like 30 cents, and our Sunday school teachers told us Solomon waa the wisest man that ever lived. Attain, the Reorganized church, with hend(uarters at Independence, Mo., and Ia inonl, la., with Joseph Smith, son of the founder, Its president, has long been re nounced polygamy, and In fact, It being in violation of a law of nature and degrading to womanhood, It should perish.' Again, Mr. Lewis Is alarmed by their rapid lncieane In number, which he esti mates at 750,000. Now what does he think the 14.000,000 Catholics. 2fi.n00.0O0 Protestants, B.OOO.OuO Agnostics and 2.000.000 Jews will be doing all this time? Why. one of the newest, churches, the Christian Science, so far as Increase of membership Is concerned, la beating Mormon Ism to a standstill, and that without Its founder, the late Mrs. r Kddy, having had a vision or received a revelation. ' Now, as everyone is entitled to a hear ing we will look back a little at the Mor mon history. The Elder Joseph Smith, having organised his church In New York state, came with quite a following and located at the little village of Kirtland, Geauga county, Ohio, about 1130. This part of the state was settled almost exclusively by people from the New England states, who In religious matters were' extremely orthodox. After ' the Mormons had reared their temple and became quite numerous, the prejudice be came so strong and annoyance so great that they finally left and wen( to what was then the far west and located In Jackson county, Missouri. Before leaving Kirtland. Joseph Smith, himself, was subjected to a coat of tar and feathers at the hands of some young men led by one, John Johnson. Mr. Johnson told this to me, himself, pre vious to his death some thirty years ago. Ills reason was that Smith was laboring with his father to Join and turn his prop erty Into the church fund in common, after the manner of the early apostles, which proved so unfortunate for Ananias and Saphlra, his wife. They took him Into a ccrnfleld In the night and while applying the dose, Smith, who was a powerful man, recognised Johnson, who at that time waa a young Hercules, and remarked, "John, you can't fool me, I know that grip of yours." In this Instance, as Is frequently the case, the mother sided with the boys, nnd furnished the feathers by taking a pillow from one of the beds. Missouri the prejudice was stronger ! than in Ohio and culminated In mobs in which men were killed, women mistreated, property stolen or confiscated until they were compelled to retreat, which they did to Illinois, where they built the city of Nauvoo and attain reared their temple. Mlssourlans have denied the story of their persecution while there, but subse quent acts by the border ruffians and bushwhackers that swarmed from that section during the Kunxas troubles and civil war. and later furnished the James and Younger j;ant;s, lead us to believe the Mormons. At Nauvoo their troubles. In which their president and his brother were murdered, have become matters of history. What part of the blame for this trouble, that almost amounted to a war. should at tach to flie Mormons, we shall probably never know, but seeing their case hopeics, after a parley, they a fired u, leave the state within a given time If permitted to do so peaceably, with which they substan tially complied by crossing the river with what they could save from the wreck of their homes. Their most objective point was Council I'.luffs, and they made the Wet possible preparation, using wagons for transporting provisions, the sick and women with young children, while the men went on foot, some driving stock and some pushing loaded hand carls and w heel barrows. Think If we can of a more pathetic plc- ture: A whole community In which were the aged, the sick, and women with tender babes, starting thus equipped, on a more than SOO-fUile journey, most of which was uninhabited and without roads except In dian or , trappers' trails, and unbrldged ht reams, etc., but such was the case sixty five years ago, and a number of those that underwent that hardship are living here today. The route taken by the main body fol lowed up the Dea Moines river to "Itaccoon J-'orks." now the city of I Us Moines. Cross ing this river they followed up the Kaccoon to the "Turkey Divide," thenco southwest erly to Council Bluffs. Arriving here they went Into camp and hoisted the stars and btllpea on the beautiful slope where later t'umiw Klrkwood and iKKlge were located during the civil war. and where, the Fourth and Twenty-ninth Iowa Infantry and Sec ond artillery' were organised Just at the southern limit of the city. While here, the Mexican war being on, they were called to furnish a battalion of UM men, with which they promptly com-1-lled. This waa attached to the command of Colonel Stlptoe for the Invasion of northern Mexico by way of Saute Ke and on to California, and did good service until I (V. - - tvt: ' .- J : v ' ' tlx- , ( 1 7 ' J ft t 1 H. H. FIELD. Mr. Held Has Been a Resident of Council Rluffs for More Than Sixty Years He is Now In His Eighty- seventh Year, but is Still Active and Has Recently Published a Two-Volume History of Pottawattamie County. left the main body crossed the Missouri and camped whero Florence, the northern suburb of Omaha, now stands. They passed the following winter there and called It "Winter Quarters." While at Florenoe the Indians made com plaint to the Great Father at Washington, and as they still owned the land, the Mor mons were ordered to rocross the river. This was a godsend to them, as they found hundreds of cabins and farms left by the Pottawattamles who had removed to a new reservation In what is now Kansas. There was also a prist mill on the Mos quito creek that had been built' by the twivernment for the Indians and run by a maw by the name of Wick. When the In- ; dlunR left he remained nnd was permitted to retain the mill which proved a great help to the Mormons. Finding themselves on the lichen soli in the world, with abundance of timber they went to work llko beavers, raised good crops and built the city of Kanesvllle. which at one time contained 8,000 people. while the camp extended thirty miles north and south and from five to ten east and west. At this time everything was controlled by the church. Drunkenness and idleness were not tolerated. Work was the order of the day until the crops were 'gathered, tith ing paid and the poor provided tor) Then the long winter evenings were devoted to pleasure and amujment. Into which music and dancing entered largely, balls being frequently opened with prayer' and closed with the benediction. Some few had plural wives, but there was no "redllght" district. There was no Jail nor need for one, and women were safer than In New York or Chicago today with their thousands of policemen. Other churches were tolerated. Rev. O. G. Rice started the First Congregational, of which my sister became a member, and Rev. William Simpson started 'the First Methodist about the same time, and at one time the Mormons had two repre sentatives in the state legislature. No, Friend Lewis, after looking the ground over, past and present. I believe your fears to be groundlecs. Of the more than 51)0 couples it has been my pleasure to join In the holy bonds of wedlock, not one of the brides has been abducted by a Mormon. Notwithstanding the rapacity of the Mormons, there are thousands of lovely women yet at liberty, and If you are single and want one, I will simply say In the lan guage of the Inspired poet, "There Is a rose In the garden for you. young man." If you have a wife, love, honor and obey her, and I will bet $2 the biggest Mormon elder In the bunch can't persuade her to el6pe with him. But, seriously! Come f Council Bluffs and I will show you a prevty sight. On one short block stand threi churches. Fsolng them, the one or, o r riht I Catholic, that on your left is Lutneran and that one In the center In Mormon. At the sound of a sweet-toned rhtmq of bells In the tower of the first named the congregations meet In their re spective places and on a summer day when the windows are open you can hear the font-'s of praise rising from all at the vame lime, and at the close of service It Is good to see them swarm out on the sidewalk, mlniile and fraternise. Who shall say which of those songs reaches nearest the Great White Throne, or who would Inject discord In such har mony? One thing we do know, as good peo ple as we have belong to each and all of them. The world Is getting better and i vipers are mostly Imaginary. II. H. FIELD. NOTABLE ARTISTS COMING WITH THOMAS ORCHESTRA Omaha XVIII Have Opportunity to Hear fplendld Mnarera and In strumentalist In May, The Mendelssohn Choir Music festival, to be given In the Auditorium. Omaha, May 15 and 16, will bring to this city a most notable array of artists. The Theodore Thomas orchestra of Chicago. Frederick Stock, conductor, will bring sixty artlBts, for one Is certainly warranted In denomin ating as artists the men who compose what Is admittedly one of the three finest orchestral organizations In the world. With the orchestra alno will appear " splendid vocal quartet composed as fol lows: Miss Perceval Allen, soprano; Miss Janet Spenctr, contralto; Reed Miller, tenor; Clarence W'hltehlll, baritone. Now, Borne of our music lovers dearly love an Instrumental solo, and so that all may be satisfied, Bruno Steindel, cellist; Max Lan dow, pianist, and Hans Letz, violinist, will appear. The members of the quartet are all A mcrlcans, except Miss Allen, who was born in Derbyshire, England, and who Is concedededly today the premier English soprano. She has been especially success ful as an oratorio singer, and will have an opportunity during her Omaha engage ment to show her equipment along this line, for she will sing the soprano part In Mendelssohn's "Elijah," which will be ren dered by the Mendelssohn choir of Omaha, Thomas J. Kelly, conductor, on the even ing of May 16, with theTheodore Thomas orchestra accompanying. Miss Allen has sung the soprano role In the "Elijah" more than fifty times and the Theodore Thomas orchestra In the twenty years of Its ex istence has played the oratorio some twenty-five times. ' BIOLOGY OF THE CANAL ZONE Keselt of the Explorations Carried On by the Smithsonian Institu tion's Xatnrallsts. Encouraging reports are being received by the Smithsonian institution from the various naturalists who are taking part In the biological survey of the Panama canal sone. which was organised by the institu tion last winter. All the rrlnclpal branches of natural history are represented In the party, which comprises seven experienced field naturalists, nearly all of them from the various scientific bureaus of the gov ernment. Natural sts throughout the world are strangely Intereetei In this blolotlcal sur vey. and arlous scientific orRsnlnntlons have urged the Institution to take It up. for the reason that when the canal Is opened sweeping chances will prohablv take place In the distribution of the ani mals and plants. A part of the fresh water streams of the Isthmus now empty Into the Atlantic ocean and others Into the Pacific. It Is known that a certain number of animals and plants In t'le streams on the Atlantic side differ from those on the Pacific side, but as no biologi cal survey has ever been undertaken, the extent and magnitude of these differences have yet to be learned. It Is also of the utmost Importance to science to determine exactly the geographical distribution of the various organisms Inhabiting these wSt ers, as the sthmus Is one of the routes by which tre animals and plants of South America have entered North America, and vice versa. When the canal is completed the natural distinctions now existing will be obliter ated, while by the construction of the Gntun dam a vast fresh water Jiike wl l be crenteil, which will dilve awav or drown th majority of enlmals nnd plants n w inhabiting the locality, nnd might possibly exterminate some spicles before they be come known to science. The botanical . work is being done by Prof. H. Plttler and W. U. Maxon. t ie collection of fishes is beinsr made by Prof 8. E. Meek and S. F. lflldebrand. the mammels and blids by K. A. Goldman, and the Insects by E. A. Schwarx and Au gust Busck. Word has, been received from Mr. Gold man that he has already gathered over 500 mammals, birds and reptiles. Some of these have already arrived In Washington, as "Well as lartie numbers of plants and In sects. Work olom? the, other lines Is going ahead quite as favorably and all the col lectors express thems ives nthuslastlcally es to the great I ichness of the Panama fauna and flora. On another page will be f und the rules governing the I3ooklovers Contest. Dinner an J Il't Riady jjAUTALIENNj Van Camp's Spaghetti ssnmannssnnwasnnnsnnnenani Italian StyU At Etstj Grocery Reictj-ceokee 10c and 15c per can Van Camp Packing The Recipe That Every Woman Wants When you erve Van Cimp'i Spa ghetti, you will find that every woman guest wants to know the recipe. ' Most women who buy it want to know it, too. And many ask us to send it. Dut the recipe is secret you'll sea why. It took our chefs two years to work it out. The result has been the most popular dish that ever went out from our kitchens. You Will see why we cannot let tnyone else make spaghetti like Van Camp's. But we are charging you less to cook it for you than you would spend to make it. And you get It already cooked. There are 17 ingredients used in this recipe, each the finest of its kind. The main ones are these t Durum wheat spaghetti. Herkimer County full cream cheese. Best creamery butter. The same superlative tomato sauce wa use in Van Camp's Pork & Beans. There is a flavor a blend to this spaghetti such as never have found in another. Not even the chefs of Italy serve any thing nearly so good. Please find-it out and enjoy it while the dish is r.ew. Surprise your guests beforo they know who makes it. Tell your grocer to send a small supply. Company Indianapolis, Ind. im Dn.Bcr j F Bail y. Sanatorium This Institution Is the only one in the central west with separate buildings situated in their own ample grounds, yet entirely dis tinct and rendering It possible to classify cases. The one building being fitted for and devoted to the treatment of noncontagious and nonmentai diseases, no others be ing admitted. The other, Rest Cottage, being designed for and devoted to the exclusive treatment of nelect menial cases, requiring for a time watchful care and spe cial nursing. "You don't feel the pay the 'Club' way" How often one hears a person say: "Yes, I should dearly LOVE to possess one of those Player Pianos, but I cannot afford it, they cost too much." But they're WR ONG. We, during the past few weeks, have sold DOZENS of player pianos to these who did not evenr DREAM of buying one a day before they inquired into the "Club" plan; and their fears lessened as they learned more about this "Club" idea; they realized that even a good ORDI NARY piano could not be purchased any easier; they joined the "Club", with happy heart, and now scarcely NOTICE their expenditure of Jlk mi Let Blue-jay Remove That Corn A Blue-jay plaster is applied in a jiffy, and the pain of the corn ends instantly. Then the bit of B & B wax gently loosens the corn, and in two days it comes out. No pain, no soreness, no inconvenience. Theplaster is so comfortable that you simply forget it. That is why five million corns are removed in this way every year. And that is why fifty people use Blue-jay to one who uses anything else. Get a package today. See the Picture A It the hnnlM rt B B wai which loncena the ooro. D U nnft felt to protect the mm ad keep the wu from preadtng. C la the comfortable narrowband which eoea around the toe. D la rubber adhealve. Itfaatenathe plaater on. Blue-jay Corn Plasters At Ail Druggists 15c end 25c per Package Sample Mailed Free. Also Blue-jay Bunion Plasters. Baser A Black, Chicago eV New York, Maker el Surgical Drawing, ate., Health and Beauty Queries BY MRS. MAG MARTYN. 31.96 a Week for. an 88-Note Player Piano Here's the "Club" idea in a "Nutshell" The "Club" prle on the Planlata Is at $1.95 per week. With a rebuto of IBi cash for each weok you pav in advance, your adltlonal aav Iiikb will brlnwr the co--t down to $304. JO. Get $10 worth of tnualc free when you Join; then pay only lo per day for any roll you may rhooae from our large library. Get some one else to loin the club an'l we v ill credit you with $11.70 on your own ac count. All 'Club" privileges hold good to those living outside of Omuha also. Write for details. 0 It's a "Pianista9 and It's a Treasure There Is nothing alighted In the make up of the "Planlsta." It'a full sized; playa the authorita tive standard 88-note music; has all the expression devices that player pianos have; comet, with as rlKid a guurantee as is Issued by any player piano builder; may be had in -a variety of. heuutlful fin ishes, and is a product of The Autoplano Co., of New York, who turn out MOKE hili fcrade player pianos than any other concern in the world. It's a Joy and a thing of beauty. This is the "Club's" Feature Week! Read Below This week we offer you an exceptionally liberal Exchange Prop osition on Your Present Piano The ordinary "upright" piano, In three out ot five homes, is an IDLE Instrument; because It must be played by HAND, and because comparatively KENT persons Know HOW to play by hand. There are hundreds of owners of these ordinary Instru ments who would welcome a favorable opportunity to trade in their present "Idle" piauo towards a gorgeous, combination self-playing and hand-playing AUTOP1ANO or Planlsta. and this week we are going to reach many of these, via an exceptionally liberal exchange" proposition. So, If your present piano la an obstacle to pleasure in place of a delight come up and get our proposition. Make up your inlnd that joy and melody shall reign In the corner w here that lovely, yet idle pjano stands. As you pass this store don't, by any means, fail to see the Autppiano Co's. Gorgeous Elec tric Window Display Here's a window display that cost $5,000 and months of time to construct. The Autoplano Co. has loaned to us their exquisite electrical and me-, chanlcal window display, which portrays The Auto piano Co.'s factories by night. In this clever pano ramic piece the 40 United States Battleships that .have purchased, and are using Autoplanos, are mov ing past the Autoplano Co. factory. The celebrated East River front of New York is deftly brought out; one sees moving ships and cars; tossing waves; modulated light and cloud effects, and incidentally one notes what an ENORMOUS manufacturing In stitution the Autoplano Co. really is. View the dis play as you pass our ICth St. windows; it's worth going blocks to see. 4 s 3 Madpre: Kor your Vollow cheek.i nnd wrinkled face I recommend frequent ap plications or a Kood greaseifss complex ion cream Jelly, iiIho brl-ik inassaKinK. Ky stirring toKelhur one oumo almunolii, two teaspooiifuls Klycerine and one-hull' pint, coid water, allowing -o ftand over nlKht, you will nave an extri goo I complexion cream Jelly. Use thiH ah o for niassunlng It will clear up your al:ln fine, removing all dirt from the pores, and anon you will find your complexion smooth, plui.ip, fresh looking and unwrlnkled. This is an ex cellent cream for treating blackheads, freckles and roughness of the akin, and v.lli rid your face of thoso very, large pores. 1 have never found anything to equal alinozolu cream Jelly for improving a complexion. S. K. o.; If your superfluous flsh proves annoying and distressing, try the following fat reducer which bus given ex cellent results: Dissolve four ounces of parnotis In lta pints hot water; when cool strain and take a tableapoonf ul of the liquid before each meal. This remedy is harmless. By avoiding very rich luods and taking plenty of exercise, you will find this remedy will cut down your weight very rupidly. Nadle: To strengthen your weak eyes and rid them of that dull, overworked look, put in each eye daily two or three drops of a fine, strengthening tonic made by dissolving an ounce of crystos in a pint of wider. This eye tonic Is very soothing and strengthening and by using it regularly, in a short lime it will make your eyes strong, clear and sparkling. I find It unequaled as a good eye tonic for treating weak, Inflamed, expressionless eyes Lovera: (a) Don't worry. What if your hair is a little thin, looks stringy and Is hard to put up nnd make look nice. There is a remedy lor all this. Shampoo vour hair once In two weeks with a ten spounful of csnthiox dissolved in a cup of hot water, rinsing afterwards in a clear water. The rich, cleansing lather will please you. This will i Id your hi alp of dirt ami dandruff and make your hair Rpft and glossy. Your hair will dry quickly and be so fluffv and nice you will rorgnt your hair troubles. Hut don't wash your hair with soap. The alkali in soap ruins the hair gloss, makes it streaky and dead looking, lb) To make an excellent skin whltener and complexion beautifler, see answer to Miss K. II. Mis K. II.: A lotion that will help your red hands, dark race ami neck perman ently can le made by dissolving four ounces of spurm.ix In one-half pint of hot water and adding two teaspoonfuls of glycerine. This lotion will whiten ami beautify your skin and take awiiy that nurse, mudilv look you have. This Is much better than fare powder, ns It does I not show on the skin and will not rub off easily, llko the powder does when you wear a .veil. Spurmax lotion la Inexpen sive and will give any sallow, oily skin a pii.klsh, youthful uppearance. It is flno for cold sores, tan, freckles and as a pro tection to the face against winds nnd changes of weather. 1 am sure you will like spurmax lotion very much. Jessie II.: Some sage dressings are beneficial to the scalp, but 1 never recom mend them on account of the danger of staining or discoloring the hair. If you want a good, dependable remedy for dand ruff, Itching scalp and falling hair, try an ounce of quln.oln dissolved In one half pint each of alcohol and water. Thin will put your hair and scalp In a healthy condition. Apply the tonic twice a week, rubbing it gently Into the hair roots. It is free from oil and makes a fine dressing for the hair. I know of many who wera troubled with "hopeless" cases of dand ruff and falling hair that found I "lis an ideal tonic. Mercedes: You say your complexion is lifeless and you are constantly tired and drowsy. This comes from too little exer cise and an over-indulgence in heavy foods, causing a sluggish condition of thu blood and a lack ot proper nourishment for the body. Here is a simple and Inex penslve recipe for an excellent blood tonic and body builder. Buy at any drug store an ounce of kardene and put in a half pint alcohol, then add a half cup sugar and hot water to make a full quart. Tnke a tahlespoonf ul before each meal. This tonic expels impurities and enriches the blood. It will give you renewed energy and your complexion will assume Its nat ural heulth-tint. Muriel M. : You can restore the youth ful tint, gloss and brilliancy which blondn hair should have, if you r"' an ounce of nuirlax at the druggist's and sleep in a pint of water. Before using, cleanse your hair with cunthrox and dry, then wash with nuirlax tea. rinse in clear water ami dry. This Is simple, inexpensive and given a true blonde color to hair which baa lost Its freshness. Ms use will cause no pos sible injury to hair or scalp. Marjorle: Cutting the hairs on your lip nnd checks only cause them to grow in thicker ami ihirker. 1'owdered delatone Is the best thing to use. (art an ounce of delatone at the drug store and wilh some wnter mix enough powder to make a thick pusle. Hpread on halrv surface and let remain two or three minutes, then rub off and wash the surface and you will find the hnlru are gone. While delatone Is a trifle expensive It is reliable and seldom leoulres n second application. Head Mrs. Martyn's Book, "Beauty" $3. Adv. , . BAILEY MACH P E N T I y T K Best equipped dental office In the middle west. HI eh est . ra.le dentistry at reasonable price. I'orcelaln lllllngs, Juit like th loom. All lustrumsnls ciaul!y alertlUtd after eaco) p-mui thiho FIXJOlt. PAXTON ULOCK orner lUtli auil urnaui hlrcots. Omaha. Neb. 4 s 4 A solid carload of Autopiano Co. Player Pianos has just come to hand ; 17 instruments of indescribable art and grandeur for this week's selling. The IBeinnraett Co..9 .Omaha , Piano Department, Third Floor fs . 1 ih. snd of the war. bhortly aflcr the troop, ENGRAVED STATIONERY WEDDING INVITATIONS. ANNOUNCEMENTS VISITING CARDS All correct forms in curren; social usage engraved in ths best manner and punctually delivered when premised. EMBOSSED MONOGRAM STATIONERY and other work execufed at prices lower than usually prevail elsewhere. A. I. ROOT, Incorporated 1210-1212 HOWARD ST. OTB mOISli Bn.. iva i MM t