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The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-08-10

The returns of the eleventh census in
the matter of religion are the fullest and
most trustworthy we have yet had. But
they are very faulty. The discrepancies
observed in those figures to which we
are able to apply the test of personal
knowledge, make us suspicious of the
accuracy OF all. One source of error is
in the difference of methods of enumera-
ton in the different denominations. The
statistician attempts to reduce all to
common unit as the only means Of COM
parison. But there is no common unit.
With the Catholic churches "communi-
cants" includes substantially the entire
Catholic population. 1t is not so with
any other denomination. But it is more
nearly so with the Methodists than with
the Baptists. With the Unitarians tie
word has no statistical significance, and
with the Universalists it includes not
more than one third of their parochial
forces.
According to the census figures the
religious forces of the country number
about 81 600, ,000-less than third of the
population. But one third of our popu-
lation is under ten years of age. SO that
one half the adult population is included
in the doubtful category of "communi-
cants." 1t would not be straining the
probability to suppose that fifty per cent
OF the remainder belongs practically in
the same class. We may. then, safely
calculate the number of our people more
or less closely identified with some
church at 30,000,000. OF the remainder
large number would be included in the
class of young children, fully one. half Of
whom belong with the families of church
people. 1t is not probable. therefore.
that more than $4,000, 900. at the extreme
limit, should be spoken of as "the un-
churched."
The method of dealing with the nom
religious portion of the population diff.
fers widely in the different denomina-
tions. The Catholic church is the pio-
neer missionary body in most parts of the
world. But it is worthy of note that in
countries where it is thoroughly estab-
lished the Catholic hierarchy confines
it's mission labors almost wholly to revi-
val and retention of its own people. Its
proselytipg efforts are seldom directed
toward the outside population. Evan
gelists from the great Protestant bodies
spread their net for all sorts and condi-
tions of men. Catholic evangelists aim
not so much to gather in those from
without as to save to the church its own.
In view of the large per cent Of its young
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IT is the capacity for the life eternal,
and, better still. the experience of it,
that establishes the connection of the
here and the hereafter. Love may be
differently conditioned there and here,
as Lazarus and Joseph of Arimathea
show it differently conditioned in time;
but, however conditioned, the soul of
love is the same in all worlds. The
stream of death is very real to the heart
that clings to the objects Of its love and
veneration. 1t is the appalling and
apparently impossible break in the ex-
panse OF being. Because on this side and
on that there is the "tree of life" the
soul may pass through the river singing
like Bunyan's pilgrim, although no one
may know the full meaning of the mystic
song.-REv. GEORGE A. GORDON, ID. ID.
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CONTENTS.
CHICAGO, SATURDAY. AUG. 10. 1895.

CHICAGO, SATURDAY, AUG. 10. 1895.
PAGE One.
Editorial Briefs.
sThe Greatest Thing in the World.
The Abuse of Leisure.
Prisons and Poor Houses.
Page Two.
Sermon: Evangelical Christianity.
The Emperor's Reception.
Page Three.
The Sunday School Lesson.
Page Four.
Editorial:
A Revolutionary Hero.
Was Jesus Reformer?
Death of Mrs. Miner.
Interesting Career Ended.
Summer Outing Papers.
Wayside Notes.
Personal. etc.
Page Five.
Church News and Correspondence.
Page Six.
The Family Page. Farm, Garden and Dairy.
Page Seven.
9ur Boys and Girls.
Page Eight.
Report: Cent-a-Day Pledges.
Church Notices and In Memoriam.
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The death has been announced OF
Mrs. Mary Carlyle Aitken-Cerlyle. in
Edinburg. Her mother was Jane Car
lyle (Craw JEAN. sister OF Thomas
Carlyle. Jane Carlyle married her cous-
in. James Aitken, and Miss Mary Carlyle
Aitken, a child of this marriage. married
acousin named Alexander Carlyle. After
the death of Mrs. Jane Welsh Carlyle,
Mary Carlyle Aitken went to Chelsea as
housekeeper to her uncle. Thomas
Carlyle. and acted as his literary aman-
uensis. She was with Carlyle till his
death.
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confusion of noble architectural forms.
a multiplicity of ornamental designs;
divine splendor of rich coloring; a
visible representation of the invisi-
BILE Almighty's unseen industry"
ICONTINJED NEXT WEEK
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OUR CONTRIBUTORS.
EDITORIAL BRIEFS.

BY PRESIDENT I. M. ATWOOD. D. D.
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THE ABUSE OF LEISURE.

[coNTINUED NEXT WEEK.
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@. A, II, Notes.

At the Harkness Grammar School yes
terday morning Professor J. w. johnson
gave the boys a drill. The flag was
raised and saluted, and the boys were so
well drilled that at the review they
formed the letters 6. A. r. during their
evolutions.
Ihe Sutter Grammar School building
Julian w. Johnson, Principal, was hand
Somely decorated, and the boys drilled.
N,hen the Governor rode by the line they
saluted him with three rOusing cheers.
winch he acknowledged. The youngsters
VINO participated in the parade will have
something to talk about in after years.
1t was estimated that the veterans in
line and in carriages would number
nearly 900.
l. d. Rush, of the San Francisco
PGcytc american, published by General
). r. Sheehan, is in the city attending
the encampment.
Last evening Major Ramon Jose Pico,
the commander of a California battalion
curing the war, presented 10 Eleanor p
ANDERSON, Department President OF the
Ladies Of the o. A. R, a sDrig from an
acacia tree planted Jy General Suffer in
Los Angeles in 1886. This little token
rom Grand Army veteran, bridging a
chasln OF nifty nine years, was greatly APP
preclated by the recipient.
Ihet boutonires that adorned the manly
breasts OF the police squad that led the
procession yesterday were presented to
the men by Mrs, r. W. Ash.
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EOTEL ARRTVALS

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yes
terday: L. c. Oliver, Aliz Just, A. II.
Browner, David Torrence, A. NJ. HoI-
book, Z. G. Langley, Miss Bertha Bay
liss, Miss d. Morton, NJ Z. Farley and
wife, c. c. Wilson, w. L. David, i. d.
Wolfrom, New York; ". Fred Hazelton,
Syracuse; Jesse 2. Meehan, oakland;
Mrs. II. y. Marquand, Berkeley; DR.,
Orouhyatekha and wife, Toronto; j. NJ.
Shook, Kalamazoo: D. II. Pine, Carson:
Miss Ester Holmes, Miss Mabelle Ander-
son, Munson, Mass; J. 3. Mccullough,
Reno; Richard q. Beebe, Stafford, Ind. ;
Signor A. Iomasi, Milan, Italy; w. Il.
Kruger, Miss L. Grant, L. b. CastIeu.
IL. Jacobsen, NJ. NJ. Brown, John II.
Gilmore, r. Mcnamara, l.. Levine, NJ.
Schumacher, San Francisco.
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel yester-
day: Mrs. S. L. Callen, NJ D. Callen.
Auburn; j. r. Counts, E. Krulls, Fred
erick d. Browne, Samuel Poorman, J. n.
Hastings, San Francisco; George w.
Penman and wife, Rock Rapids, Ia;
Mrs. G. K. Smith, NJ. LaPoint, Biggs:
Mrs. Frank Smith, J. c. Daily, Oakland;
r. NJ, Johnson and family, Ukiah.
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never see again, and one that must have
made deep impression on them.
a pleasing feature of the parade was the
large number of schoolboys who marched
behind the old soldiers. These included
pupils from the high and grammar
schools, some of whom were msrshaled
by their teachers.
The boys of the Sacramento Grammar
School, however, had their own officers
When Miss Weeks, the Principal, had
placed the boys all in line on the school
grounds, Arthur Atkinson and Gerald
Griffin took full charge of them and
marched by their side in the column.
Aleck Goddard was their color bearer.
The Harkness Grammar School boys
were led by James Kenny, and those of
the Sutter Grammar School by George
LorenZ.
THE VETERANS PLEASED.
That the city's veteran guests were
pleased with the parade and the whole
souled manner in which they were re-
celyed by the people of the city, is proven
by their comments on the days events
One of the old soldiers, who signs himself
&c" and who halls from the beautiful
valley OF Napa. thus expresses his senti-
ments:
EDS RECORD UNION: While on the
march yesterday over your broad,
smooth streets, and while we, old vets in
line, were the observed by the citizens of
Sacramento, We-With what q close OBJ
server calls our thin, gray, scattered
eyes, and dim, feeble-rayed wisps of hair,
took in, so to speak, your population.
The consensus Of opinion in our
ranks was this: Your streets are broad,
and smooth, and tidy; the buildings on
either side of our line Of march are just
those we decided to buy and take away
with us as models of neatnesS and adapta-
blIlty to the purposes they were built for:
and as for the people who lined the curb
stones, filled the windows and balconies,
and poised perilousIy on house tops and
parapets - oh, well, they made our
otherwise long tramp q pleasant prom
enade.
There was one feature of this beauti-
1uI display that deserves paragraph Of
its own.
The infantry battalion 4 only know
them as SUCH as they marched by so
almost exactly reproduced ourselves
we old, wOrn-out veterans - as we
marched Off to battle in lS6I-62, that not
few Of Us cheered them with voices
choaked by tears. They were they
are-Our second selves. In fact. as regards
the manual of arms, the swinging stride
OF the trained soldier, their equipments,
arms and general efficiency, they are
better boys than we were when we
undertook 10 save this Union.
God bless them all! We, the old
veterans, can say to them: We have
been To the front of battles, and held our
own. We hear and see you coming to
our relief and we take our places in the
reserve, knowing that you will hold the
line intact"
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The camp Fire To-nfght.

At the State Exposition building. at
Fifteenth and y streets, BANQUET Tor
camp-hre) will be given tonight in
honor of the visiting veterans. Comrade
Frank Miller viii be toastmaster. and
the programme will be as follows:
department of California and Me-
department Commander-eIect
"The Women's Relief orps''-Depart-
meut President I-elect
Ladies of the Grand ArmyD-ATrs
Nellie Gunlock, National President.
The sons Of Neterans"-Division
Communicated
"Calllornia'' james II. Budd, Gov
ernor of California.
The Volunteer''-J. r. Laine.
'"The Ladies''-General Charles A,
The Native sons"-Hon. Frank D.
Ryan.
Trombone soIo--J. O'Malley.
'"rhe Press'-George w. Arbuckle.
"CitiZen Soldiery" - Lieutenant-Col-
onel ii. Weinstock.
'The Post, Past and Present"-Henry
c. Dibble.
Marching Through Georgia"-or-
chestra.
Our Comrades Dead"-General w. II,
L. Barnes.
Dirge-Orchestra
our Flag''-Hon. Hiram Johnson.
Descriptive OF the North and
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Jusllce Field,s Ambition

Justice Field of the Supreme Court is
said by his friends to be possessed of a
somewhat remarkable ambition. This is
to stay upon the bench until his record
shall eclipse in point Of length that OF aDv
OF his predecessors. Mr.. Field came to
the Supreme Court in 1868, and in a few
days Will have completed his thirty-sec-
oud year on the bench. This will bring
HIM abreast the record made, by John
Mclean Of Ohio, and by James N. Wavne
OF Georgia, each OF whom sat thirtv-Jvyo
years IN this great court. Justice Field
has already passed Buslrod Washington.
who was Associate Justice for thirty-one
years, and long since eclipsed the record
made by Chief Justice Taney. Associate
Justice CatrOn and the late Justice Miller
each OF whom served tweuty-eight years
II Justice Fields health will permit him
to remain on the bench a little more than
two years from date he Will then be able
to retire with the proud record OF having
served longer than any man in the his
tory of the court. The record is now
held by the famous Justice Marshall, who
served from 1901 to 1885, period of thirty
four years. Justice Story OF Massachu-
setts served from 1871 to 1915 lacking
only few months Of thirty four years.
Chicago Times Herald.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Assemblyman Hall of Placer is in the
city.
Jacob Gebert is seriously i'll at his resi-
dence, 2J0O o street.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. f. Farley of New
York are stopping at the Golden Eagle.
Mrs. O. K. Smith of BIggs, Butte
County, is guest at the Capital Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Penman of
Rock Rapids, a., are at the Capital Hotel.
Samuel Poorman, aformer well-known
Sacramentan, is up from san Francisco.
Miss Ester Holmes and Miss Mabelle
Anderson of Munson, Mass, are guests
at the Golden Eagle.
Rev. and Mrs. Hoskinson have gone to
southern California to attend the meeting
OF the California Synod.
The many friends of Richard Dale will
De glad TO learn that he has so far recov-
cred from his illness as to be able to get
out upon the street.
Colonel Harry ComstocB, a eII-known
commercial traveller who had many
friends on this coast, died recently at his
home in Fulton, n. Y.
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To-Nrorrnw,s Ero11rsinn

Tomorrow the visitors will be taken
on an excursion to Folsom and vicinity.
The special train will leave the city at
A. NJ, and return at 4 P. NJ. Fare for the
round trip, 75 cents.
Tickets can be obtained by members of
the q. A. R., Women's Relief Corps.
Ladies OF The q. a. r. and Sons OF Vet
erans for themselves, families or friends
aI tnelf several meeting places.
the Grand Army, and can procure tickets
from z: V. Kellogg, 8I9 j street; w. H.
ID. Wiley, S04 K street; H. Bennett, Sac
Tamento Savings Bank; Frank Miller.
Bank OF d. o. Mills IL Co., and T. w.
Sheehan, RECoRD-UNIoN office. Tickets
must be procured in advance.
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At the Opera-House.

The Clunie Opera-house was filled to
its utmost capacity last night by the
Grand Army guests. No tickets were
sold, the entertainment being secured by
the local committee, and Grand Army
men and kindred organizations had the
freedom OF the door. Governor Budd and
staff occupied one Of the proscenium
boxes.
The play was the extravaganza, "a
Strange Family" by Stewards comic
players, including the Venus pose by
Miss Nolan.
Between the second and third acts
sketch entitled THE Blue and Gray'' was
played by Matt. Grayen, James Post,
May Ashley and Marian Nolan, intro
ducing patriotic tableaux. The enter
tainment was much enjoyed by the guests
Of the evening.
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Ladies of the G. A. r.

The Ladies of the G. A. R. convened at
l P. n.
A report was received from the Com
mittee on Hospitals and AImshouses and
also one from the committee appointed to
look after the public schools and endeavor
TO nave the children taught patriotism
and the observance of patriotic occasions
like Memorial Day, etc.
A long discussion was had on ways
and means and the best course to pursue
in relation 10 building homes where old
soldiers and their wives could spend
their declining days together without be-
ing separated, as they have to be at pres
ent. Three pieces of land were offered
as donation for that purpose, but as re-
strictious were attached to all of them
they were not accepted.
Mrs. Nettie 3. GunlOCk, National Pres
ident OF the Ladies of the q. 4. R., Wis
tied the encampment and exemplitied
the work.
Letters of greeting were sent to the G.
A. K. Encampment, the Sons of Veter-
ans and the WOmen's Relief Corps.
4 Committee on Resolutions was ap-
pointed, which will report to-day.
The election of officers will take place
this morning at 10 a. NJ.
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FORTUNATE ESCAPE,
A Young Farmers Experience With a
Runaway Team.

"A 4ounS FARMERS experience With q
Runaway Team.
A young man named Coy, a son of
Aenes Coy, a farmer living few miles
from Walsh's Station, had narrow es-
cape yesterday from being killed, or at
least seriously injured.
He came to town with a four-horse
team and a heavy ranch wagon. and
stopped near Twenty eighth and NJ
streets, on his way home, to fix his har-
ness. While thus engaged the horses
started TO run, and Mr.. Coy was thrown
between the leaders and the Wheel
horses. How he managed TO free him
self before being trampled to death is a
mystery, but he fortunately escaped with
few slight bruises.
After running a short distance the
leaders fell, and Officer Talbot, who was
near by, assisted in preventing any fur
thor damage.
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WHERE DID THEY GET TIP

Somebody Has Been Providing Boys
With Liquor.
Officers Pennish and Fisher late last
night arrested three boys in the Plaza for
being drunk. One Of them was so tar
gone that he was unable to talk, and his
name could not be ascertained.
The others were seen by the officers
dragging their companion across the
street from the southeast corner ofTenth
and l streets toward the Plaza, and when
they had completed their task the officers
pOunced down upon them and had them
sent to the police station in the patrol
WagOn.
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Tho Encamnmaut.

The encampmeut convened at P. NJ.
Reports were made by the variops COM
mittees appointed on credentials, officers
reports, Council of Administration and
resolutions.
The delegates to the next National En-
campment recommended that hereafter
no new posts be instituted except on
recommendation of tue Council OF Ad-
ministration.
II was also recommended that 0 per
capita tax be levied on the mem be RS in
the different Soldiers Homes.
The Department Commander was au-
thOrized TO appoint an aid, with the title
OF MOrtuary Register, TO complete the
mortuary record of the department.
The time for settling on the next m Getting
place for the Department EncamDment
was made a special order for to-day, I'M
mediately after the election of officers.
Two places are prOposed-Santa Cruz
and san FrauciscO-but it is doubtful if
san Francisco will ask for it.
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THE FLANAGAN SUICIDE
Only One of the -Four. Bullets Entered
HIS KOdK


His Body.
The Coroner's jury, in the inquest held
last evening upon the remains Of Frank
). Flanagan, who committed suicide at
8Zo Tenth street on Monday night, re-
turned a verdict that he met his death at
his own hands.
The jury visited the premises and a
thorough search was made for pistol bull
let's. 1t was supposed at first that FIan-
nIgan had shot himself four times in the
same place, which did not seem possible.
Two bulIet-hOles were found in the wall
alongside the bed on which his body was
found, and on the adjoining room being
searched two more were found there,
Another bullet was found in the bedding.
1t appears that after he fired the first
shot, which was fatal, he fred the other
three at random.
A brother and sister of FIannigan's ar
rived from san Francisco last night and
Will return there with the body this
morning.
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South"-Miss Evelyn Reeves, Miss ALICE
Nj Andrews.
THE Old Canteen"-C. Mason Kinne.
sour Mothers"-W. c. Baily.
''Auld Lang Syne."
Among the selections that will be rem
dered by Hands orchestra are: "Grand
Army March," especially arranged Tor
this occasion; national overture; Jolly
Comrades; operate selection, Fan
cnon, the CrickeP'; Egyptian Midnight
Parade; fantasia, Yankee Doodle";
MAJ; selection, robin Hood"; fantasia,
Dixie; gavotte, ''SiIver Bells"; over
ture, "Arcadian'; "Auld Lang Syne,"
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Ethel ChfnnIck,s Death.

The Coroner's jury impaneled to in
quire into the cause of the death of the
l2-year-old girl named Ethel Chinnick,
who was killed at Elk Grove, Monday
afternoon, while attempting to run across
the railroad track in front of a Iocomo-
tive, last evening rendered verdict that
the girls death was the result of an acci-
dent which was unavoidable,
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FUN WITH THE POLICE.

A Practical Joke Lands the Joker Be-
hind the Bars.
Officers Fisher and Pennish last night
arrested hackdriver named Kelly mot
Con Kelly for telephoning for the patrol
wagon when there was no need tor it.
The officers say that Kelly had the
patrol wagon sent to Eighth and J streets,
and when it arrived there nobody would
admit having sent for il, and it was evil
dent somebody was fooling the police.
1t was afterward ascertaiued that Kelly
was the one who sent for the wagon.
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women,s Relief Corns.

One hundred and twenty-tbree mem
bers, representing thirty-seven corps,
were present at yesterdays session of the
Womeu's Relief Corps.
The Committee on Officers Reports
and other committees made their reports,
and the session was consumed in dis
cussions on various subjects Of interest.
The corps viii meet at 9 4. NJ. to-day,
and at 10 =. ". will proceed to the cleo
ton OF officers
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Real Estate at Auction.

S. B. Smith, assignee, will sell at 10
=. NJ, on Saturday, the 9th, on the prem
ises, the interest of the w. R. Strong
Company in the commission and ware
house property on the southeast corner
of Front and j streets, facing l07 feet on
} street and 80 feet on Front
The sale is by order of the Superior
Conrt and subject to confirmation.
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Sons of Veterans.

The Sons Of Veterans, in their meeting
yesterday, appointed Committee on
Resolutions and one on Constitution and
Revision OF Bylaws.
They received a telegram of congratu-
lation from Surgeon-General 4. w.
Young OF Seattle, and one from the G.
4. r.
The election of officers will be held at
IO A. VI. to-day.
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ANGoSpURA Bitters SHOULD find place
in every household. The best cure for
indigestion. Manufactured by Or. J. g.
B. Slegert & Sons. At all druggists.
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An Exploded Lannn.

Yesterday morning lamp used to heat
glue in Mayo's paint shop, in the alley,
between Eleventh and Twelfth, X and L
streets, exploded and set fire to the shop.
Inc damage amounted to about $50.
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Rnmor al a SnIcIde.

Late last night there was rumor about
town to the effect that some woman liv-
ing on Third street, between K and L,
had committed suicide, or attempted 10
do so. Neither the police nor Coroner,
however, could verify the rumor.
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ADJUSTMENTS

The Whitney Comic Opera Company
had fairly large audience at the Metro
politan Theater last night The opera
was Tine Bathing Girl" 1t is unworthy
of the troupe. Such capable people
should not be compelled to handle such
trashy matter. 1t is weak farce: the
music Is weak. One or two interpolated
gems saved it from actual failure. To the
credit OF Dorothy Morton be il said that
she did the best she could to throw some
VlVacIty into and give some color to the
piece, but she had to resort to tripping
some pretty dances and to kicking vigor-
ously even at that.
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CHANGED DAILY FOR wErEsrooz, LuB1v CO.

MothprOOf Paper Bags for in
closing furs and large garments,
Prices, 25c, soc and 75c. Sheets
of Pine Tar Paper, 25c packages.
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At the Clunie Opera-house this even
ing the new "Peck's Bad Boy" with
speciality acts anu the shadow pantomime.
At the Congregational Church on the
evening of May lst there will be q grand
concert by the Symphony SoIoist Colubi-
nation of Scheeis Orchestra, the quality
and high character of which is we'll
known and fully appreciated here. Its
splendid concert al the Metropolitan
Iheator last winter is remembered with
pleasure by all lovers OF music who at
tended. The sOloists to appear next week
are Mrs. Marquardt, the accomplished
harpist; Bernard MoIlenhauer, solo vio-
hnist; Franz Hell, the Flugel horn
player; James Hamilton, organist, and
Louis Won der Maiden, cello virLuoso,
who graduated with the highest honors
that the Liepsic Conservatory of Music
ever awards The troupe will be as
sisted by Miss Mabel Love, prima donna
soprano, who was vocalist for ScheePs
Orchestra at the Auditorium in san
Francisco during the symphony con-
certs OF last winter, and received warm
cQmhendauOn from San Francisco critics.
Seats are to be on sale without extra
charge for reserving on Saturday, as else
where announced.