The Saint Paul globe., January 16, 1899, Page 2, Image 2

About The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905

Image provided by: Minnesota Historical Society; Saint Paul, MN

                
2
(Wmi IS BURGLARY
6KORCB THVVUR VXD B. C. STROM-
Ql IST 11 AVK AX ISFORTU
XATK OITIXG
WHICH LANDED THEM IN JAIL
T!n-> \rt- \«-ousi'tl of HaviiiK Roltlied
H. A. Duraml'M Store at Xenport
This I* Ainu tli«» Poatofllee, So
They Have Uncle Sam After Them
stolen Property Wa- In Their
Possession.
An unfortunate mishap to George
Thayer and B. C. Stromquist Saturday
night resulted in their urrost on the
charge of burglary. The prisoners are
accused of robbing the general store
of H. A. Durant, at Newport. In addi
tion to the charge of burglary it is
euiil thai the federal authorities will
prefer a charge against the men, as
Durand's store is also the iVewport
•■■. and a number of stamps
are alleged to have been stolen with a
in, ■ac lot of merchandise.
Thayer is a brother of Link Thayer,
•who was recently sent to Stillwater
for twenty years in connection with
the Groat Northern train robbery, near
Fergus Falls. Stromquist is a strang
er to the local police.
Thayer and Stvomquist are said to
have started out Saturday night to rob
the Newport store. They hired a
horse aid buggy ;:t Schroeder's livery
sla!>!, and chove down the river. They
succeeded, it Is alleged, in getting into
th. store, ami are alleged to have thor
< uglily ransacked the place. The
waiting *!• ;t;h is said to have been
Pull or booty. On the way back
to this city, however, early yesterday.
the horse became unmanageable and
i'ay. In the runaway the shafts
of the sleigh were broken, and Thayer
and Stromquist were obliged to aban
don the outfit. Much time had been
lost in trying to repair tho broken
shafts, however, ard when the men
finally reached St. Paul Park, after a
\v;;lk of several ir.il.--s. it was nearly
time i'or the first train toward the city.
]n th.' meantime tho robbery had been
■nd Mr. Durand had board
ed the train at Newport to come to
St. Paul and report the burglary to
the police. At St. Paul Park Thayer
and Stromquist got aboard the train.
They carried with them as much of the
■ l"n from the store as pos
sible, having selected the most portable
contents of the abandoned sleigh.
When Mr. Durand spied the men on
in his suspicions were aroused
f;ini he kept close watch on them. Ar
riving at the union depot he trailed
Thayer and Stromquist to the street
and turned them over' to Officers Andy
Call and Plena. When searched at the
central station a quantity of articles
taken from the store were found on
the prisoners' possession, including
fifty-three two-cent stamps and twelve
one-cent stamps. The other articles
which were identified by Mr. Durand
were three pounds of chewing tobacco,
several packages of gum, nine pack
apes of smoking tobacco, throe bundles
of lead pencils, two yeast cakes, a sil
ver watch, a package of leather shoe
lar-os. three knives, fourteen spools of
thread, several boxes of pens and a
Prices for Monday, Jan. 16
uDC
For a bushel basket fine Early Rose Pota
toes.
For a can of fancy, high-grade Sugar Oorn.
21c
Per Ib. for Best Creamery Butter.
Fan<y Dairy Butter, per Ib 18c
Good Dairy Butter, per Ib., in 5 or 10-lb.
jars 15c
Wisconsin Full Cream Cheese, per Ib lie
FBUITS ASMS VEGE
TABLES.
Spanish Onions, per peok ISc
Sweet Potatoes, 12 lbs. for 25c
Oranges — Mexicans, Navels and Seedless.
from Iff to 35c per dozen.
Good Cooking Apples, per peck 18c
MEAT DEPARTMENT.
Good Ccrned Beef, per It) 4c
Good Boiling Beef, per Ib 40
Stewing Mutton, per Ib 4c
Sa'.tod Sporeribs, per Ib 4c
Fresh Pork Shoulders, small, per Ib 5V»c
BAKED BEAMS
High Grade, % Ib., 2r; 1 Ib., 4c; 2 lbs.. To.
Beans, X':: ckedNaTy : 2c
Cocoanut,p^b shredd2d : I2Kc
llafrStaC Six Urge boxes In £-
InelbßiiCVj package, each 3b
Preserves, !Cc
Fleur,a pa . te . n h. 98 - p . 01ind ....52.00
Fiou^S Pat . ent '. 49 ; po . uud . SI.OO
FlcursßS^. 61 !': 24^^^ 50c
Rolling Pins, revolving handles, each 3c
Towel Rulers, complete, each 5 C
Clothes Drier, The Peerless, each. 10c
TAFFY.
Every ounce of our Now Taffy that left our
store Saturday will advertise Itself for us
as the finest, purest Taffy ever made in St.
Paul, and can only be h^ at the Yerxa Candy
Counter. (Only 10c per Ib.). Sold elsewhere
«t 25c per Ib.
5c
Per package for Uneeda Biscuit; ne-w, crisp,
tender and delicious, ln neat moisture-proof
boxes.
6c
Per Ib. for fresh baked Soda Crackers and
Family Ginger Snaps.
YERXA BROS.&CO.
quantity of large rubber bands. The
sleigh left by the alleged burglars was
found some distance this side of New
port and contained much other plun
der.
Secret service agents of the govern
ment interviewed the prisoners yes
terday afternoon and took an inven
tory of the stolen property. They in
formed the police that Thayer and
Stromquist would be taken in charge
by the federal authorities today to an
swer the charge of robbing a post
office. ,
IN ITS FIFTIETH YEAR.
State Historical Son-lot y, Which
Holds It* Annual Tonltcht.
The annual meeting of the State His
torical society will be held in tho
capitol building this evening. The
public addresses will be given ln the
hall of the house of representatives,
beginning at 8 o'clock.
The president, Hon. Alexander Ram
sey, will speak, and W. H. C. Folsom,
of Taylor's Falls, will give a history
of lumbering in the St. Crolx valley.
The society organized in 1549, the
same year with the beginning of Min
nesota as a territory, has accumulated
a library of about 62,500 titles, which
stands in the front rank, as to its ex
tent and value, among the historical
libraries of the United States. It is
in the state capitol building, and is a
free reference library, open daily to
the public from S:3O a. m. to 5 p. m.
The society has taken especial care
to obtain all published township his
tories and family genealogies of the
United States and Canada. Of town
ship and strictly local histories (but
not including county and state his
torles, biographies, and publications of
societies), the number of bound vol
umes in the library for Maine is about
S5; New Hampshire, 100; Vermont, 35;
Massachusetts, 430; Rhode Island, 40;
and Connecticut, 100, with considerable
numbers for New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, and all the states, so
far as these special histories have been
published.
Of American genealogies, this library
has about 1,020 bound volumes and 410
pamphlets, besides many books ln this
Class published by societies, others
giving genealogies of many families
collectively, and the genealogical por
tions of township histories. These col
lections, free for the use of readers and
students, are much consulted for trac
ing lines of ancestry.
Files of all newspapers published in
Minnesota as a territory and state
since 1849, have been gathered and pre
served by this society. Its number of
bound newspaper volumes at the be
ginning of 1899 is 3.589; and its number
of Minnesota newspapers, daily, week
ly and monthly, regularly received is
4-1 these being donated by the editors
and publishers, who appreciate the im
portance of having them placed on file
where they will be preserved for all
coming time. This department of the
library is a priceless treasury for ma
terials for future historians, showing
the development of Minnesota, of its
counties, and of its separate town
ships, from their beginning to the pres
ent date. The newspaper collection is
kept in an extensive fireproof vault
which is a part of the society's rooms
In the capitol. It is accessible to all
who wis-h to consult it, and is so ar- •
ranged that any paper of any date can
be readily found.
Donations Solicited for the Library—
The society desires and is grateful for
gifts of books, pamphlets, newspaper
flies, maps, manuscript narratives,
diaries, and original documents of
every sort which may throw light on
the history of any portion of the Unit
ed States, and particularly of Minne
sota and the Northwest
Especially i t is desired to obtain all
new publications of township or other
local histories and of family genealog
n,l" t S" y -\ olumes in thes e depart
ments have been received through do
;^ vn t . If they should not be so avail
able, the secretary wishes to be in
fw. i en b °° ks and P^Phlets of
these classes are published, with note
of the.r number of pages and scope
and the price for purchase.
DOLLAR B!LLSJ)F NEW DESIGN
American Eagle Is All That Appears
on the Engraving.
A number of the new $1 bills have
made their appearance in Sf. Paul
Some of them were received at the
National German-American bank Fri
day. The engraving on the new silver
certificate is a radical departure from
that on the old one. The American
eagle is all that appears in It/ and the
peara P nc| entS *"^ a " d artistic a P !
The secretary of the treasury au
thorized the order issuing the new
certificates, because the old design
ron™, Y B , T' y com P»cated, required
too mu.'h ink and made the figures in
script unintelligible. The seal on the
EST certificate is regarded as more
slTpr 1 , 4 & counterfei t than the old one
Several thousand dollars' worth of th/ 4
currency, it is understood, has been
sent to the subtreasury i n Chicago, and
from that point will gradually be dis
tributed throughout the Northwest
A PROMINENT GENTLEMAN
SAYS
OF THE OXYDOXOR.
Minneapolis. Jan. 5, 1899
I use th, 5 Oxydonor principally for
relief from colds and la grippe, and
find it prompt and effectual. In two
cases of severe attack of the latter I
have been up and attending to my
business on the day following the at
ih?\,i rf r jt wort F h i w c s for
At Paui e LiSy aS °- MilWaUl " e &> St -
TOLD IN_CHAPTERS.
Rev. F. B. CowarlH Begins a Story
About "Christian Life Illustrated."
At the First Methodist church last
evening. Rev. F. B. Cowgill r(ia d the
opening chapter of a story entitled
"The Christian Life Illustrated."
Treating of the experiences of a
young man starting at the state uni
versity who encounters every day
temptations and finds industrial con
ditions to be overcome, the introduc
tory proved decidedly interesting On
the preceding Sabbath Dr. Cowgill had
announced the novel way in which he
intended treating his subject^ and as
a result the church was well tilled last
evening.
Dr Bull', Cough Syrup 1. a true
friend to all suffering with coughs or colds.
This reliable remedy never disappoints It
cures a cold in one day and costs but 25 cent*.
FRIENDLY VISITING.
Programme of the Associated Char
ities' Xext Parlor Conference.
The Associated Charities of St. Paul
will hold its thirty-first parlor confer
ence at the parlors of the Aberdeen
tomorrow evening. The subject of the
conference will be "Friendly Visiting,"
to be presented as follows: "What
Friendly Visiting Might Do for St
Paul," Mrs. J. M. Parker; "The Rela
tion of the Visitor. to the Children of
the Family," Mr. William C. Small
wood; "Problems of Friendly Visiting
in St. Paul as Compared With Those
of Larger Cities," Mrs. Conde Ham
lin. The papers will be followed by
general discussion.
POCAHQNTAS COAL
Pocahontas "Smokeless" Egg end Steam
Coal furnished promptly by Pioneer Fu»l 00.
371 Robert Street.
THE ST. PAUL GLOBE MONDA1 — -JANUARY 16, 1839.
IDEAS OF lEERSOLL
TELLS A ST. PAIX UDIKMK WHIT
HE HII.IKVIvS AND WHY HIS
BULIKVIiS IT
PLEASED HIS MANY HEARERS
KfiinoiiH Abuiuilh Advanced Arsa
mrnti and Avoided Vltuiicnil lon
His Evident Earncatuesa lin
prea»ed Those Who Listened,
'ihouKli They l>id Not Concur—
Interruptions That Enlivened.
Col. Robert Q. Ingersoll's lecture la
a story of his life. The foundation of
it fitted the audience that assembled
at the Metropolitan last evening to
listen to it. He was an agnostic be
cause he did not get his opinions from
his early surroundings, and yet the fa
mous orator asserted at the very out
set that opinions are formed from sur
roundings.
"We get our ideas as we do our gar
ments. Had we been born in Constan
tinople we would have been Moham
medans; if in Central Africa we might
be bending the knee to a stuffed
snake." Col. Ingersoll then related the
experiences of his early life. How he
had been brought up by parents who
believed in what is known as Chris
tianity.
"And," said he, "we should be chari
table with all believers. They are hon
est in their beliefs. They think as
they do because they wish. They were
taught to believe, not as they must, but
as they were wished. When that is
reversed then the world will be filled
with intellectual hospitality."
EARLY EXPERIENCES.
"Like the most of you," said Co!. In
gersoll, "I was raised among people
who knew — who were certain. They
did not reason or investigate. They
had no doubts. They knew that they
had the truth. In their creed there
was no guess — no perhaps. They had
a revelation from God. They knew the
beginning of things. That God com
menced to create on Monday, four
thousand and four years ago. They
knew that in the eternity back of that
morning he had done nothing. They
knew that it took Him six days to
make the earth. They knew exactly
what He did each day, and when He
rested. They knew the origin of evil,
of all crime, of all disease and death.
They know not only the beginning but
the end. They knew that life had one
path, and one road. They knew that
the path, grass-grown t and narrow,
filled with thorns and nettles, stained
by bleeding feet, led to heaven, and
that the road, broad and smooth, bor
dered with fruits and flowers, filled
with laughter and song, and all the
happiness of human life led straight
to hell. They also knew that the ma
jority of human beings were traveling
on the latter road. They knew that
the human heart was utterly depraved,
so that man by nature was in love
with wrong, and hated God with all
his might. Despite all this, he had
grown to be an agnostic — not because
he so willed but because by research
he must."
OLD-FASHIONED SERMONS.
Col. Ingersoll told how in winter the
only amusement afforded was the re
vival, and how the youth, and some
who were not youths, were converted
each winter and backsllded in the
spring. How the sermons were mostly
about the agonies of hell, the Joys and
ecstacies of heaven, salvation by faith
and the 7 efficacy of the atonement. How
the feelings of the young were wrought
upon until they lost what little sense
they originally possessed, and pictured
some of the scenes at the "mourners'
bench." He contended that these peo
ple became practically insane. Col. In
gersoll then related the story of the
Vermont farmer who, on his deathbed,
told a minister who had called to com
fort him, that he had been too busy to
prepare for the future to which the
divine referred. He called attention to
his splendid farm, which he said had
taken all his time and energies to
bring to such a state of perfection.
He had been honest, and he had
brought his children up to enjoy the
fruits of his toil. The farmer conclud
ed:
"Mr. Preacher, I have no fear of the
future. There may be such a place as
hell— but if there is you can never
make me believe that it is any worse
than old Vermont."
STORY OP LAZAiRUS.
"The final bolt that rivited my oppo
sition to orthodox religion," said Col.
Ingersoll, "was the story of Lazarus
and the rich man, as related by a Free
Will Baptist preacher." He described
Dives, the rich man, who suffered for
water, and cried out that Lazarus be
sent to moisten his parched lips, and
that this unheard prayer of the suf
f€rer went on for all time without re
lief having been afforded, "and then I
hated the religion and all that was
connected with it. For the first time I
understood the dogma of eternal pain
for the first time my imagination
grasped the height and depth of the
Christian horror. Then I said: 'It is
a lie. If it is true I hate it all.' From
that day the flames of hell were
quenched. From that day I have pas
sionately hated every orthodox creed."
MINIMIZING HELL.
"Nothing pleases me better," con
tinued the speaker, "than that the be
lief in eternal pain is growing weaker
every day. That thousands of minis
ters are ashamed of it, and either no '
longer preach it, or so modify their
references to eternal punishment as to
greatly minimize its horrors. It gives
me joy to know that Christians are
growing merciful, so merciful that the
fires of hell are burning low — flicker
ing, choked with ashes, destined in a
few years to die out altogether. For
centuries Christendom was a madhouse
Popes, bishops, cardinals, priests
monks and heretics were all insane.
Only a few— four or five in a century
were sound in heart and brain. Only
a few, in spite of all, heard reason's
voice. Only a few, l n the wild rage of
ignorance, preserved the perfect calm
that reason gives. We have advanced
In a few years the Christians will be
come—let us hope— humane and sen
sible enough to deny the dogma that
fills the endless years with pain. They
ought to know now that this dogma
is utterly inconsistent with the wisdom,
the Justice and the goodness of God
They ought to know that their belief
in hell gives to the Holy Ghost — the
Dove— the beak of a vulture, and fills
the mouth of the Lamb of God with the
fangs of a viper."
LESSONS IN BOOKS.
The lecturer related how he had
gone to the works of famous men for
evidence. How he had read religious
books, how he had turned to Burns, to
Byron, Shelley, Shakespeare, Paine,
Gibbon, Voltaire, Huxley, Darwin and
others. How he had studied geology
and biology and had learned that facts
disputed mere statements made in th«
Bible. He argued that God, if he ex
isted, could not be the cruel being He
is pictured In the orthodox religions
and he had determined to spread the
light wherever he could— to endeavor
to show that if a man were honest,
and treated his fellow man charitably,
he might be as restful in spirit as
though he were a believer in the in
consistent creeds sought to be dissemi
nated by those who demand that man
must not listen to the dictates of his
inper *elf. but believe, unreservedly.
something that was beyond rational
belief.
There were two amusing Interrup
tions during the evening, both of which
were met by the lecturer in such happy
manner as to throw his hearers into
paroxysms of laughter at the'discom
fiture of the unfortunates who wanted
to know some things upon whioh they
seemed to think* they wera well posted.
TALK OM_ASTRONOMY.
Representative Vale Speaks at the
Church of the Goad Shepherd.
Representative W. H. Yale spoke last
evening at the Church of tha Good
Shepherd, Cedfw and Twelfth streets.
His was one of a series of addresses,
being delivered : at 'that church on Sun
day evenings by laymen. He took for
a text. Gen. 1., 16: "God made two
great lights. He made the light to rule
the night He.:made the stars also."
The governor -said he had never
preached but once before. A friend
took him to church at Toronto^ where
there were a large number of young
men, and he and his friend were Invited
to the front by the pastor whom he had
never met before. To his great sur
prise, at the proper time the pastor
arose and said to the congregation: "I
have the pleasure of introducing to you
Gov. Yale, of Minnesota, the gentleman
who is to address you." Mir. Yale had
always believed any person, if he
made the proper attempt, oould get
himself out of any tight place, and he
proceeded to work himself out of that
one, by delivering the best sermon he
ever heard, as he thought. He had for
his text the Interpretation of the hand
writing on the wall at Belshazzur's
feast, "Tried in the balance and found
wanting." He had known a good many
people who had been thus tried and
found wanting, and he had no trouble
In talking on the subject.
Coming to his subject for the even
ing, Mr. Yale said he had always taken
great interest in astronomy, and at
times had studied it a great deal. The
text was the first lesson in this Inter
esting science. Whether the sun, moon
and stars were made by God in a single
day or not. It was not necessary for
him to discuss. But astronomy was a
subject that ought to be studied more.
Most of them could not tell, by looking
into the heavens, a star from a planet.
They live on a small, round ball. In
significant when compared with most
other heavenly bodies.
In the year 1800 a small planet was
discovered between the earth and Ju
piter. He believed that was the first
discovered within that space. Since
then many have been discovered. Many
comets, also, have been . dlsoovered
within this same space, have lingered
for a time, disappeared, and again re
turned. They are -known when they
return by astronomers to be the same
by certain peculiarities or "ear marks,"
as they say; for no two of them are
alike. What are they? and where are
they when they arp beyond the vision
of telescopes?
"I have said to many of the most
learned ministers," said Mr. Yale, "you
preach that Christ came to save the
world. What world? Is the earth the
only planet or body. In all this vast
universe that Is Inhabited by human
beings?" And they have said, that
question bothers them more than any
other. If not, why is It so? We can
not disbelieve '• things simply because
we do not understand them. A flower
springs up. It has perfume. Where
did that sweet perfume come from? It
was not in the seed. It was not In the
ground; but it is In the flower. We
cannot understand it. All these things
teach the existence of an omnicient
and omnipotent power. What man
may learn of these things In future
years cannot now be said. There have
been more great inventions during the
past century than during all the pre
ceding centuries. The great telescopes
are among these. Where will it all
end. It may be that In the years to
come the inhabitants of this world may
be able to see whether other ulaneti
are inhabited. pianets
"There is no limit to creation, and
there may be no limit to man's discov
eries and inventions. But it may be
said, what good will It do to make fur
ther progress? What benefit to man
to learn these thousands of things
now unknown? In the first place
knowledge makes man more contented'
and consequently happier. In the next
place, the more we know the better
will we be able to say: 'I n wisdom
God made them all.' We often say
'What good is this?' We cannot un
derstand it. Who can say what the
niegquito is made for? And yet it
undoubtedly has a useful purpose
Again, knowledge Is a satisfaction
Astronomy is a most Interesting study
Try to learn more about it, and you
will learn more about God. You may
not be able to learn whether other
planets are inhabited or not. As for
myself," said the speaker, "I do not
believe that any other planet is in
habited by human beings, but the
study of this great subject brings men
nearer to their maker."
FOES OF TREAT HABIT.
The Bid well Brothers Entertain an
Audience at People's Church.
"Over 75 per cjnt of the money tak
en over the bar h: this country is treat
I money and due to. the wholly Ameri
can plan of treating," declared former
Convict George Bidwell last evening
at the People's church. In 1878 the
Bidwell brothers perpetrated a daring
forgery, by which the Bank of England
was victimized out of £1,000,000, and
now, afiter serving over twenty years
in English prisons they have returned
regenerated to strike at the "rum pow
er" through the medium of the treat
ing habit. A large congregation heard
them last evening.
Austin Bidwell, the younger of the
two brothers, was Introduced by Rev.
Sam Smith and told the story of his
life and conversion as a prelude to
the Federation work. After telling of
the terrible misfortunes that had come
to him primarily caused by the treat-
Ing habit, Mr. Bidwell said:
"We will drive this foul fiend, the
rum .power, and all its cohorts out of
Minnesota, If you will only help us.
We have started to face the world
anew and we want to make it better."
Then George Bidwell gave figures on
the extent of the treating habit, which
he declared, i« peculiar to America.
No young man, he said, ever went into
a saloon and paid for his own first
drink. Long experience and associa
tion with criminals had shown that the
treating ha-blt Is responsible for a
great majority of the ruined homes of
drunkards and criminals.
"Eat, drink and wear what you like,
but let each pay for his own drink as
they do in other countries," declared
Mr. Bidwell. ■
Little cards -> bearing a pledge to
neither treat 6or be treated were dis
tributed In tha congregation for signa
tures.
At the close of the service Austin
Bidwell recited-''The Captives' Prayer,"
which he hadwcornposed in his cell at
Newgate. He prefaced the recital with
a Btory of jail experiences.
HEARD LAWYER^ ARCTANDER.
Large Audience at the Central Park
M. K. ( Tinroli Last Sight.
John W. ,Arctander, the Minneapolis
lawyer, who recently became convert
ed, told the s^ory ;; of his conversation
last evening at Central Park Methodist
church.
'Mr. Arotander's address was Interest
ing and impressive, and the congrega
tion filled the church to the doors.
"The Milwaukee* runs more trains, faster
trains and finer tnadna between th« Twin
■Cities and Chicago and Milwaukee tlhao any
other railroad. Its Pioneer Limited is the
finest, richest train of care in Ainerloa — aad
American roads beat the warUL
OF SCIENCE AND SIN
REV. GEORGE H. MI'EI.LER DIS
CUSSES THE CHRISTIAN
SCIENTISTS' IDEA
TAKES ISSUE WITH IT, TOO
Ho Snyi It la Based on nn Erro
neous Conception of the Gospel
oif Christ and of the Nature of
Man, and Ifot on Biblical Author
ity—Little Comfort to the Sin
ful Soul.
Rev. George H. Mueller preached at
St. Peter's Episcopal church. Fourth
and Maple streets, yesterday morning:,
on '^Christianity and Christian Sci
ence." Dr. Mueller took for his text
St. John 1., 11: "And the word of God
was made flesh and dwelt among us."
He said in part:
The Gospel of Christmas has a bear
ing upon the problem of science and
philosophy, upon the history of matter,
as truly as upon the problems of reli
gion. The common tendency Is not
only to consider them entirely apart,
but to regard the physical world as In
some way outside the sphere of reli
gion — as If the two worlds of matter
and spirit were entirely separate and
foreign to each other. The physicist
too often proceeds as if there were
only one realm of material phenomena,
and the theologian as often loses him
self In transcendental speculation.
Against both of these the Gospel of
Christmas enters its protest by de
claring that the world of matter and
the world of spirit belong both to the
one God and are so closely welded that
no man may put them asunder. The
Eternal Son who was in the bosom of
the Father came into this world and
took upon Him our flesh and bone.
The highest spiritual life united itself
to this material universe to show unto
the world that He is Lord over all.
Let the scientist go on and investi
gate the laws of the physical universe.
As earnest Christians we ought to hail
every new invention, every discovery.
"What we want is the truth. For we
believe that every step, every advance,
will bring us nearer to Him who Is the
center and fountain of all truth. But,
as Christians, we also believe In an
other spiritual world, not far away,
but here in the very midst of this
world of sense. It, too, has its laws
and prlnlcples. Its creed is faith.
Within recent years, however, a new
doctrine has been preached by some
which denies the reality of these two
worlds, or to be more precise, It would
substitute one world, the spiritual, for
the two. As a speculation it would
probably have received little attention
were It not that it attempts to put its
teaching Into practice by claiming to
heal all sickneoa and promising deliv
erance from all ill by a short and easy
way. Already Its victims are counted
by the thousands who have lost their
lives because they accepted this gos
pel. It calls itself Christian Science.
It claims to be based upon the Bible,
and therefore to be Christian; It pre
tends to deal with the phenomena of
the physical life, and so assumes the
role of science.
"With regard to God It teaches that
there Is only on© real existence, that is,
God, who is a pure spirit. Conse
quently since God is all, all Is spirit,
and there is no matter. That which
men call matter does not really exist,
It is the product of the mortal mind.
This deity has no personality. He, or
rather It, Is only a principle. Second
ly, of Christ they say that He is the
Son of God, though It does not appear
how a personal being could sustain
sonshlp to something that is imper
sonal. Nor is It quite clear how that
Impersonal being called God can love
as they insist. The divinity of the
Savior Is not that which is enunciated
in the creed when we say, "Very God
of very. God, begotten, not made." Of
sin they teach that it Is entirely bound
up with this material body. This, they
say, has really no existence, but is the
product of the mortal mind. Hence
arises all suffering, all disease. To be
freed from this wrong conception and
to come to the belief that there Is only
one world, the spiritual is to be made
free from sin. Neither, these teachers
say, does death exist, for God is all
and He is life. Therefore, all Is life,
there is no death except to the mortal
mind.
The chief end of life, you will per
ceive, according to this gospel, Is phys
ical well being. It regards sickness
and suffering as wholly foreign to
God s will, and the overcoming of these
as the great purpose of Christianity.
The great facts of our Lord's life are
entirely misunderstood. His divin
ity and humanity are torn asunder as
by the Ebeonite and Nestorian heretics
of old. Because He suffered they be
lieve that even He had not entirely
overcome the error that matter has
real existence. The great vital truths
of His religion are utterly set asld*
There is no place for His vicarious sac
rifice, no atonement, no room for the
sacraments.
And yet this system ought not to
surprise us. When the pendulum has
reached its extreme on the one side it
naturally swings to the extreme on the
other. And this Christian Science has
done. The present age is extremely ma
terialistic. For, while there Is a ger- I
eral belief in the existence of God He
has been largely relegated to a sphere !
outside of this world, Christian Science I
stands for the truth that He is the
God of this world, ruling and govern
ing all things by the word of His
mouth. In sickness and physical suf
fering therefore it is not only the phy
sician's skill upon which men ought to
rely, but upon the grace and help of
Him in whose hands are the issues of
life and death.
So far we welcome the call of this
new doctrine. On the other hand the
common sense of men will continue to
believe in the evidence of both reason
and their senses that this material
world is real and not imaginary. And
this belief is confirmed by the word
of God. The Bible everywhere speaks
of this world of matter as if It were
real. Into this world Christ came and
He, too, lived as if it were real. He
submitted at all times to Its laws^lis
own body conformed to the require
ments of nature. In the desert He
hungered. When He hung upon the
cross He was athirst because of fever
and pain.
What are we to think? Was the
Christ Imperfect. He declared that it
was necessary for Him to suffer that
only through obedience, even unto
death, could He work out the plan of
redemption. St. Paul declares that
Christ was made perfect through suf
fering, and that the Christian must
through much tribulation enter into
the kingdom of heaven.
We are here in the midst of a world,
not of dreamers, but of realities. Sin
and suffering not real? What then is
the meaning of this cry that has gone
up to heaven for thousands of years,
"The whole creation groaneth and tra
•valleth in pain together?" And then
besides these pains of the body are
there not others, mental and spiritual?
Are they also to be overcome by for
getting this material shell.
Only those who are perfect and have
no sin might find any comfort in such
a religion. But, as for those who have
sinned, for those who have gone out of
the way and feel this weakness, it has
no word of cheer.
Tot Attend the Convention.
E. B. Williams will leave this week tor
Sioux Falls, where h« will attend the an
nual convention of the national organization
of Buttennakera' and Creamery Men's as
sociation.
POCAHONTAS COAL
An economical coal for domestic or steam
use. Orders promi>Uy Oiled by Pioneer Fuel
Co., 371 Robert Street.
Nervous?™L^|gi
IMLftJ^^^^*^ *"" FOR BODY AND BRAIN
*^ Since 1863, Endorsed by Medical Facility
immediate t lasting efficacious agreeable
RICH HAUL OF JEWELS
BURGLARS RANSACKED SI. J. DON
NELLY'S RESIDENCE ON PLEAS
ANT AVENUE
MRS. GEIST LOSES $700 GEMS
Thieves Also Had the Silverware In
the Holnse Packed. Up for Trans
portation, but Were Evidently
Interrupted by the Return of the
Family Burglars Were Pretty
Bold.
Early evening burglars made a rich
haul at the home of M. J. Donnelly,
228 Pleasant avenue, last night, when
the house was ransacked and jewelry
valued at nearly $700 was stolen. Most
of the stolen articles were the property
of Mrs: J. M. Geist, a sister-in-law of
Emil Geist, the Jeweler, who lives at
the Donnelly residence.
The robbery took place while the oc
cupants of the house were absent.
From the Indications It was the work
of skilled operators, who apparently
knew where to look for valuables, and
possessed the ability to pick out the
best articles coming within their reach.
Entrance to the house was secured
through the kitchen door. The house
is at the corner of Chestnut street, and
the back door Is easily accessible from
this street. In the darkness it was lit
tle trouble for the burglars to force the
lock, and once within the house they
had things all their own way.
Mr. and Mrs. Donnelly left the house
late In the afternoon to take dinner
with relatives, but Mrs. Geist and her
daughter remained at home until about
7:30 o'clock, when they visited the
home of Emil Geist, on Sixth street.
Doubtless the burglars were watching
the place when Mrs. Geist and her
daughter left, and at once effected an
entrance. The first act of the burglars
after getting inside was to turn on tho
gas all over the house, a move intend
ed to convey the Impression to passers
by if any noise was heard, that the
family, was at home, and at the same
time to furnish better opportunity to
search the house-
But for an occurrence upon which the.
burglars had no way of reckoning the
chances are that everything of value
about the house would have been car
ried off, but they were interrupted In
their work and had to escape with it
only half done. Mrs. T. M. Pleins, a
neighbor, had arranged to spend the
night with Mrs. Geist, and seeing the
lights burning at the Donnelly home,
concluded that Mrs. Geist had returned
home and started to visit the house.
She rang the bell several time without
getting and response, and then con
cluding the family had probably left
the gas burning, turned to go back
home. On the way she met Mrs. Geist
and her daughter. The women at once
eurmised that something was wrong
and hurried to the house. As they un
locked the front door they heard the
burglars running out by way of the
rear door.
The house had been little disturbed
down stairs, but on the second floor
the presence of the burglars was ev
erywhere indicated. Drawers were
pulled from their places and the con
tents lay scattered about as though
blown by the four winds. Closets had
been ransacked, clothing thrown upon
the floor and trunks and chests opened.
In Mrs. Geist's room the search had
evidently been thorough. Every ar
ticle of jewelry was missing. The
most valuable jewels had been in a
box In the bureau. Box and contents
were gone. The burglars were prob
ably interrupted in Mrs. Donnelly's
room. Confusion reigned here as well
as elsewhere, but a jewel box on the
bureau containing a gold watch and
other articles had been overlooked. A
silver mounted hair brush and comb
seemed to be all that was missing in
this room. Down stairs, on the dining
ioom table, were found two boxes of
silver tableware, that the buglars had
prepared to carry away, but which had
been abandoned in their flight. A sum
of money in the dining room was also
overlooked.
Following is a list of the stolen prop
erty: One marquise ring, twenty-eight
small diamonds, $100; solitaire diamond
ring, $75; gold ring, set with two dia
monda and emerald, $200; gold ring,
set with diamond, ruby and sapphire,
$75; gold locket, set with diamond, ini
tials J. M. G., $100; open face gold
watch, $25; gold locket and chain dia
mond setting. $15; ladies' fob chain,
with diamond setting, $20; gentleman's
gold chain, $10; child's gold locket, set
with diamond and emerald, $15; gold
mounted opera glasses, $10.
The robbery was reported to the po
lice. Mrs. Geist and Mrs. Pleins saw
two well-dressed young men apparent
ly watching the house from across the
street when they entered the front
door. One of the men hurried down
Chestnut street toward the kitchen
door as soon as the women entered the
yard. It is thought likely that these
men were keeping watch eutslde for
accomplices searching the house.
Prize Masquerade Ball.
The sixth annual prize masquerade of West
Side Lodge No. 86. A. O. U. W., was given at
Martin's hall Saturday evening. Frank Rueb
Nick Kirmse and Christ Lewerenz had charge
of the arrangements, and O. A. Zimmerman
and Alfred Ludemann looked after the floor
The prizes were won by the following- Beat
lady's character mask, Joseph West; best
gentleman's character mask, H. Freyer- best
character group, ladies, Mrs. Charles Selge
martin, Mrs. Ed Groeger, Mrs. Charles Hed
erich, Mra. William Geminer and Mrs. Fred
Lengfield; best comic group, Misses Ulmer
nnd Emily Haas; best comic lady mask
Charles Neal; best comic gent's mask, George
Schmidt; booby prize, a monkey box, C H
Ahlborn. The judges were W. Bruening, Paui
Drlnkwitz, Charles Wolf, Henry Llndhoff and
Carl Hammabacher.
During the evening supper was served by
West Side Lodge, Degree of Honor, No. 15,
the committee consisting of ten ladies, with
Mrs. Gust Falkmies as chairman. Music for
the dancing was furnished by a selected or
chestra, made up from members of the lodge,
all of whom are members of various orches
tra*.
Crop of Candidate*.
John Morgan, of 9t- Hilalre, is a candi
date for the position ot executive ag-f.ut of
the flsh ami game commission. Harry Ives,
the St Hilalre editor, heade his list of in
dorsements.
James Smith, recently deputy fcitoor •nmm:<3-
sloner. 1b a candidate for a place in the grain
inspection department.
BRIDE OF A WEEK ENNUIED
SIRS. EZRA TOISBY TAKES A BIG
DOSE OP CARBOLIC
ACIB
As May Wlillr-omh She Wan Known
in the City Until Her Wedding
About a Week A«o Will Prob
ably Live.
Mrs. B. Tousey, living at 437 East
Seventh street, tried to end her life at
1 o'clock this morning by taking two
ounces of carbolic acid. The woman
was unconscious when Dr. A. W. Mil
ler and Assistant City Physician Weir
lck reached her side, but hard work
on the part of the physicians tempor
arily, removed her from danger. Tha
dose taken, the doctors say, was
enough to have killed half a dozen
people. Tha woman was taken to th«
city hospital, where It is believed the
effects of the poison will be overcome.
The would-be suicide has tried to
kill herself several times before. Sha
was married to Ezra Tousey something
over a week ago. Her maiden name
was May Whltcomb. Tousey is in the
employ of the Great Northern Railroad
company. Before taking the poison
the woman told several friends that
she would never be seen alive again.
RECOVERED^THE RING.
Keeuan, Alias Seynioure, Seems In
a Tight Place.
After an Interview with Chief Schweitzer
yesterday William Keenan.allas Errol D. Sey
tnoure, alias Stevens, arrested on the charge
of robbing a boarding house kept by Mrs. Ida
Pfankuoh, last April, and who wag suspected
of stealing a diamond ring from Mljs G De
Camp living at 94*4 St. Albana street, gave
up Miss I>e Camp's ring. The priscaer had
eecreted the ring In the mattress on the
bunk in hi« cell. The rli*g is set. wiih three
diamonds and is valued at $80.
The young man'called at Miss De Camp'«
home Friday, repressnting himself as a dano
in? t*ach<>r in search of pupils. Shortly after
the visit Miss De Camp nii3sed her ring. Later
In the day Mr*. Pfankwh saw the prisoner
on the street and recognized him as her
former boarder. She notified the police and
Detective Muroane locked tlia young fellow
up. - : -• . •
YOUNG MANJN DANGER.
giiut. Smith Says He Is Seriously
Menaced on All Sides.
A large audience attended the Sunday after
noon meeting at the rooms of the Young Men's
Christian association yesterday afternoon.
The services consisted at Scripture reading
by George P. Lyman, prayer by E. Grace and
a discourse by Supperintendent of Schools
Smith. The subject of the address was, "Is
the Young Men Safe?"
Supt. Smith thought there was much dan
ger surrounding tie young men today. He
satd, however, that he did not believe In
heredity, or any conditions existing that eou'.d
wholly keep a young man down. It was with
in the power oX every one, he said, to better
his condition. What was needed, he said.
■was true confidence and a controlling, alMd
ing belief. Principle, he said, was inherent
and sbculd be developed.
HAS A CHANCE TO LIVE.
Cady Saner, Who "Was Ron Over by
a Trnln Saturday.
Cady Saver, the Gr^at Northern /yardmaater
vrtio was mangled in the Oomo avenue yard*,
Saturday afternoon, recovered consciousness
at St. Joseph's hospital yesterday and some
hope is entertained for his recovery. Tho
skull is not fractured, as was feared. The in
jured man was run down by a freight train
and so hurt that it was necessary to ampu
tate his right leg above the knee.
Sons of Denmark Masquerade.
The Son« of Denmark, a benevolent or
ganization, held their fourth annual prize,
masquerade ball at Assembly hall Saturday
evening. Xext to the clgarmakers' union
ball it was one of the best managed of any
that has taken place at Assembly hall in
some time. The committees in charge of th»
affair wore: Arrangements, William John
son, J>. Peterson and H. P. Amlreasen; floor
Au.g Andersen *r.d Joseph Petersen; refresh
ments, P. Petersen, Paul Andersen and Jo
seph Petersen.
The following won the prizes: Beat
dressed couple, Mis 3 Florence Gergenscn and
Thomas Smith; best dressed lady. Miss Emily
BmgCDsxm; best dressed ge-ntlfman Xels
Jeaneraon; best dressed comic couple Mlsa
Emma Backer and John S->hward: best char
.S£tar lady. Ml*« Pearl Cole-man; best char
acter gentleman, Charles Jackson ; ladies'
complimentary prize. Mrs. J. Nelson- gentle
men's ccmplimcffl'tary prize, Jolhn Nelson;
children's prlzo, MicDie Deunieon.
John F. Kreiger, George E. Sauorweln and
C. H. Bonn wen? ©elected as the Judg-a.
■Music was furnished by Puerner's orchestra.
The Midway District.
E. A. Paradls, editor of the Midway Newa
•will s-ddre3s the Commercial club next
Wednesday, the 18th, at 1 o'clock on "Tb«
Midway District."
Pupils' Recital.
The Joint recitaj of piano and rolee pupils o*
Mr. C. O. Tkeoftrb and Mr. W Rhys-Herbert
will take place at the Howard- Far wt>ll com
pany's store this evening instead of Tuesday
as previously announced.
Forest Camp, M. W. A.
Forest Camp No. 3SOO, M, W. A., will meet
this evening at I. O. O. F. ball, S9v«enth and
Keaney street, and will give the Oriental de
gree and refreshment*. A large el<uss and a
grand time is expected. Frank Each and
Y\'iiitam H. Jahnke, committee.
To Elect a New Captain.
Company I, Fourth regiment infantry, N.
O. 8. M., will meet at the armory at 'Mor
ris Friday to elect & successor to Capt. Grant
Van Sant, resigned.
POCAHONTAS COAL
The Pioneer Fuel Co., S7l Robert Street,
has a large supply of PocaJiontas -Smoke
less" coal for domestlo and steam purpose*.
Prices reasonable.
COUGHS gib
Bronchitis, Hoarseness, fWMMMPy
Sore Throat wjSSgKjy
Effectively Relieved,
John I. Brown & Son, Boston. {