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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 26, 1890)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEEl.JflttDAY , DECEMBER 20 , 1890. CHRISTMAS DAY IN OJIAHA , Several Pleasant Tcatures Connected With Its Observance , THE BEE'S ' DINNER TO THE NEWSBOYS , Four TlitnmntHl Poor Clilltlroti ? Indo Hiijipr nttlio Kxpnnltlon Ilullil- Ing Appropriate Hcrvlocs In All tlio Cliurchea. ID \i\it \ The Christmas of 1890 will long bo romom- ' * " " * * 'bored by iho people of Omahn. The day was bcmitlful , the weather being nil tb.nl could bo nskod , nnd , M Is the usual custom , the tiny wns Koncrally ot)3crvo < l by tlio church pee plo. religious services bohiK held In moat of the houses of worship. The afternoon was devoted to driving nnd sonorat fcatlvltlos. Iiiwl nlj-ht n number of balls were hold In j. " ' "mriiJU pnrta of the city , whllo m-lvnto pnr- Jf ties nnd ffuthcrlnip were nlmbst without f * number. Tlio NuwHtinvi' nlnnor. The dinner given ycstordny to the news boys of the clt.v by Tun BII : : wus enjoyed by these who pnrtook of Has peed Christmas dinners tire liivnrinbly rnjoyod by the pro- verblul limiRry , growing boy. The sjircnd for thorn was laid nt the ICoy Stone rcstaunvnt on Fourteenth street , and nt 1:110 : o'clock the invited guests were promptly on hand to secure favorable seats , as well as tlio choicest cuts of game and the whitest meat of the turkey. The newsboys of Omaha have newsboy trntt.i , but few of them nro the typical char acters thai metropolitan newsboys are pic tured to ho. The little fellows who were TIIK Ur.n's ' fniests at dinner yesterday were all fnlrly well clothed , from head to feet , and they dined inoro like gentlemen than struct gamins. The street vernacular of the average gut ter snlto | and shlno-'crn-up was not heard whllo the dinner was being discussed. They came in quietly , greeted each other heartily , nto enormously or sparingly as their appe tites prompted , stuffed their pockets with fruits , nuts and raisins mid departed as qui etly as they camo. The typical newsboy of Omaha can malco nolso enough on the streets during his busi ness hours , but It is In evidence that his table manners hero had some attention at homo and that the attributes of embryo Rontlonien nro not luclcini ? with them. Tun HUB wishes them many happy returns ol the duy and its festivities , hoping that nil who were its guests yesterday tnav similarly entertain ttio newsboys of another peucr- atlon. _ A Fcnst fur tlio Children. The poor children of Omaha were not for gottim yesterday. They hold the fort , 4 000 strong , at Exposition hall , and at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon they were there , all colors , sizes , apes and sexes. A number of the charitably Inclined ladies and gentlemen had rourcived the idea of pre paring a feast for tlie.su homeless little ones. "When the doors opened thcro was a wild rush , but Chief Seavoy , Sergeant Ormshy and seven patrolmen were on hind to keep the youngsters In plaoc. After quiet had been restored Mayor Gush ing , Hov. Dr. Ilaraha and T. S. Clarkson de livered addresses to the llttlo ones. The Walnut Hill band discoursed sorno sweet muslo , after which dinner was announced in the annex and in n twinkling seven long tables were lilted and the way the cold turkey , meat , bread and butter , pics , caltos and cofleo disappeared was a caution. Seven times were these tables illled , after which the entire force again congregated la the hall to listen and watch for the coming of St. Nick. lie came nt > lust , tmt not in the usual manner , for in stead of driving a deer , as is his usual cus tom , ho rode in a dog cart , drawn by a grizzly elephant. Behind the old man there were scores of men carrying huge baskets filled with story books , oranges , red apples , sacks of nuts , candy and pop corn. Each person in the house was supplied and then 000 tickets to the Kdeu Museo were plven mvay. Once moro Mr. Clarkson mounted the plat form and lead a telegram troni Long Pine , in which iiK ( ) children of that town Joined in - wishing the -1,01)0 ) poor children of Omaha n iJIWry Christmas. The members of the Trlnltycathedralchoti sang several choice selections , after whlcli Prof. Oilllspio of the deaf and dumb Instl. tute , assisted by twenty of bis pupils roti' dercd "Nctiror My God to Thco" in the slgt language In a manner that evoked loud and long npplauso. During these exercises Mrs , J. K. Held presided at the piano. This closed the sot programme ana durinp the remainder ol the nf tornooon the children romped about the hall and munched pop-corn to their hearts' content. At Trinity Ontnodrnl. Trinity cathedral was filled to ovorflowinj nt the midday sorvlco yesterday. The decor atlons were charming and appropriate. Tin nltar was almost completely hidden behlm ropes of evergreen and sinllax , relieved bj largo bunches of carnations , calln lilies nm roses. All the stations were decorated wltl ropes of ovorgrocn and bunches of holly , tb red berries standing out In marked contras with the dark green. Within the chance rail thrco largo arches had been erected , tb design being la enrmony with the general dc sign of the altar and stations. These archc were covered with evergreen and holly wltl which the chancel rail was also decorated largo ropes being twined about the rail. I ; the transept voro further decoriitlons of ovoi green and llr. The services opened with the "Adost Fldolis , " sung by the vested choir M Itmovei from the outer door up the center uislo to th chancel. The usual Chrlstma-s service followed , thi muslo by the full choir being as follows Vcnlto , by Bnrnby ; To Deum. Vogrich Bencdlctu.9 , Cobb ; offertory , "There Wor Shepherds , " Vlnccntcommunlon : | sorvlco 1 .A. ; recessional , ' 'Hark 1 The Herald Angel Sine , " Mcudclssohn. The sorvlco was conducted by BIsho "Worthlnijton. Dean Gardner delivered th sermon , taking as his text Hebrews I , B "Thou hast loved righteousness and hate infinity ; therefore God , thy God , hat anointed tlieo with the oil of gladness abov thy follows. " The sermon was an earnest andstlrrlnpr aj peal to tlio hearts of the hearers , dwellin upon the Ideas and purK | > ses of the fostiv : being celebrated anil appealing to the bcttc self of nil to endeavor to make the season a ctijoyublo one to all mankind. The musio was most excellent and was ron dcred very effectively by the largo choir. Among these present were noticed Mr ; Henry M. Stanley and mother. At All The Christmas services at All Saints Epi copal church , comer of 'Twenty-sixth an Half Howard , were appropriate to the occ : slon aud very Interesting. The church was elaborately decorated wit evergreens , laurel and palms , which rendore the interior of the imposing cdiQco moi beautiful than over. The evergreen an laurel wore procured in Pennsylvania nn shipped hero for the express purpose of dc orating the church , and It required a week < constant labor on the part of many busy b < willing workers to fashion them into tl plcAslug designs which tmccd all parts of tl structure. Along the center nlslo were a ranged six arches of evergreen on V laurel leaves , under which the su pllccd choir marched from the entrain of the church to the ctinncol , tti effect lielng a very pleasing on < The walls were covered with soomiugly cm loss festoons of evergreen , and wreaths < the same material graced the chandeliers on gas brackets. Bunches of palms tlgurcd n fusel ; in the decorations , and the softcnc light entering through the stained glass wh dow served only to Intensify the genon richness f the scene. The first Christmas exorcises were bold o "Wednesday oveiituit nt 7 : 0 o'clock , when full musical sorvlco was rendered. At th same hour yesterday morning short service were hold , at 11 o'clock full mu&lcal scrvlc < nnd holy communion. A special musical pro- grnmtno was arranged by Choirmaster ljon- nell and an accompaniment In brass added much to it. The rector , Hcv. Loul * Zahnor , chose M bis text. "For unto us Is bora this day In the city of David n Savior which is Christ our Lord. " In the course of bis re marks ho took occasion to answer Hov , Dr. Mann's sermon of last Sunday , In which that gentleman took the stnud that the observance of Christmas was simply the outgrowth of heathen festivals nnd customs ; that llko observances had crown up la con nection with other Individuals. Homer , Mahomet nnd others , and that the Christmas celebration had nothing to do with the divin ity of our Lord. Mr. Zahncr emphasized the fact thaitho observance of Christmas could not have hold its plnco during these many centuries o ( tlmo unless the I ord was moro than n mere man and was God. No services were hold last evening. At the KoiinlZK Memorial. The Sunday school of the ICounUo Memor ial Lutheran church gave a Christinas enter tainment with the regular Kantn Claus ac companiment last night. The church was attractively ami artistically decorated with bct.utlful festooning of evergreens and foli age plants. An Immcnso llreplaco occupied the back part of ttio pulpit , and from the mantle over It hung half n dozen stockings illled until they were bulging out at the top. An enjoyable programme of songs , recita tions and address by the Sunday school scholars , the superintendent , the pastorKev. Turkic , Rev. Lire and ethers , was given be tween 7:150 : and ' , ) o'clock. ' It was then announced that Santa Claus ad promised to bo there , but ho had mot vlth nn ai'clilcnt nnd his team had run away , o that it was feared ho could not reach the hurch In tlmo to assist in distributing ho presents. A heap of candy bags .nd oranges half as high as a man lay on the mlplt floor and Just ns Dr. Lelscnrlng , the .uporlntendcnt . , nnd ethers , were preparing o distribute the fruit and candy Santa Claus : amo rushing In very much out of breath but : lad to sco the children. The llttlo ones were vlld with delight nnd thov all went homo : arrying presents In their hands nnd a great cat of joy and gladness in their hearts. At the Southwestern I'rcsbytorlnti , The people of the Southwestern Presby- orlan celebrated their Christmas Wednesday Ight. The church was illled with people , ho exercises consisting of singing , recitations .nd select readings. The tree was a beautl- 'ul evergreen , nearly twelve feet high , cov- trcd with candy , pop-corn , books and gifts 'or the children. Santa Claus was late In rrlvlng , but when ho did como from the Ice .vallod cave in one corner of the room ho was eceivi d with a hearty welcome by the 300 hlldren of the school. A riirlHtniHH Cantata. That cosy-little church , the Welsh Prcsby- .erlan , on the corner of Twenty-fourth and Jumlng streets , was Jammed to the doors ( Vednesday evening with happy parents and children , Thcro was a great big Christmas , rco , plenty of music , n Santa Claus and ov- ythlng clso that goes to make up n success- 'ul Christmas cantata. Mrs. Hev. J. K. Johns , wife of the pastor , conducted the singing. During the cantata Mr. Hughes presented Mrs. IJov. Johns with a wcll-fllled uurso. The characters in the cantata were ns follows : Hanta Clans Mr. Robert Owen Queen Winter , . . .MIss I'ruilenco Jones Ice Mrs , T. O. Humphreys T/ont ? Ace Mr. W. E. lluclios Storm Kins ; Mr. John Rowland Jack Frost Mr. T. 0. Humphreys Hull Mrs. D. Evans Shepherds and reapers Twenty children At ttin Knox I'rrsbvterlnn. Knox Presbyterian held Its Christmas fes tivities Wednesday night. The church was packed to overflowing. The exorcises con sisted of songs , cs'fiys nnd recitations by the pupils of tno Sunday school. Instead of the tlmo honored Christmas tree , the gifts were distributed to the llttlo ones bv Santa Claus , who drove up nnd down the aisles of the church , his sleigh drawn b > a reindeer. At tlio 1'onr Farm. The 135 Inmates of the Douglas county poor farm enjoyed something of a feast. County Agent Mahoney varied the dally bill of faro nnd substituted turkojr , cranberry sauce and mtnco pie for the every day beef steak. At the noon hour twelve turko'ys nnd twenty-live mince pies wore devoured. A ChrlntiiinB Tree Tonight. The Sunday school connected with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints on Twenty-first , near Clark street , will give its annual entertainment this evening at the chapel. There will bo a Christmas tree , ijpon which will bo placed the rewards nnd pres ents for the scholars of the school , nnd the exercises of the evening will consist of sing ing , recitations , dialogues , etc. The public is Invited and may look for a plcssant oven- lug , The I'olloo Poroo Troiited. Chief Beavoy tapped his annual barrel ol apples for the police force at central station yesterday. Whenever the chief remembers his friends and fellow officers there is always apples in it. The force appreciated the treat. Frank Moorcs RrniomDornd. Frank Mooros , clerk of the district court was not forgotten in the hurry nnd bustle at tending the incoming of Christmas. Yesterday day morning ho was down at his desk as usual , working over his books and figuring out fee bllK when there was a knock at the door. "What are you knocking for at the door of a public oDlcol" muttered Moores as ho bid the man enter. The Intrude ! walked to the desk nnd handed over a package ago ilx I feet , and requested that It bo Hied Upon opening the package Mr. Moores dls covered it to bo a beautiful etching , In ar elegant frame , n present from Judges Woke ley , Dome , Clarkson and Hopewcll. CHHISTMAS Sl'OIlTS. Tlio Nasoii Tournnmont. The Nason shooting tournament across th river yesterday attracted a good crowd am the matches were all close and interesting The first event was sov n birds each , fo on tran co. Thoscoro : Pannolco ' . Z - llruckor 2 - Dlokey 1 220122- Ickon 2 131201- Hmltli 0 - Nuson 1 322211- I'ox'g 2 112010- Parmeleo , Bruckcrand Nason , llrst ; Dicko nnd Iclcen , second ; Fogg , third. Parmolco 1 011121- Kmlth 2 - llrneUor 0 001011- Dlokuy 1 210001- Vaxa 2 110110- HiiBbos ' . . . .I - lokun 1 121112- Nason 2 111302- Ickon , first ; Smith and Nasoa , second o shoot off ; Fogg , third. The second and third events were dupl catos of the lirst. The score : Pnrmoleo 1 110811- llrtioker 1 1 1 1 1 2 2- Dlokoy 0 213211- UilKhu * 0 122100- Ivkun 2 221111- I'OZK , . 0021122- Smlth 1 212211- Nnson , 1 - Icken ami Smith , first on shoot off ; Pa tnoleo andlIckoy ) , second ; Fogg , third. The closing uvont was miss and out. TL score : I'OgK A 1 122200 1'urmeleo 1 1 1 1 2 o 1 Z IMokoy 1 2 o ! 1 o Nnson 1 Uimlner . . . . .2 1 0 Parmoloo killed his ninth bird and won. A Tin Kick. The game of football yesterday morning b tweon the Young Men's Christian nssoclatlo team and a team composed of college boy homo on a vacation , resulted in a dnu neither team being able to score. The Noiipnrlols Win. The game of indoor baseball between th Nonparlels and Crane company teams ye : terduy afternoon resulted as follows : Nonparluls . . . .5 3 Z 4 0 8 3 0 Cranes , , 0 0101002 Pnrmm Joe Wlioohy. Parson Joe Shcohy of Ashland , WIs. , Is i the city. He came hero with the view i uicctiug Jock Davis before the South Omat club , but fallod to got on a match. Sheohy wanted n purse of 11,000 hung up and was willing to place a fovv hundreds on himself on thu side , but the club declined to comply with the terms. Davis' numerous engage ments , any way , would hnvo prevented him from entering In u match. Shoehy Is n big , clever giant , and was much disappointed over his failure to got on a go. TIIK cnttl'HE AT ItlTCllVIKtin. Citizen Defondfl the Honor of the Town , LtTCiinnt.n , Neb. , Dec. 24. To the Editor of Tnc BEE : I would llko space In your col umns to correct a fo\ ? statements made therein tlio Issue of December20 nnd In an article headed "Won't Have the Corpse. " In the first plnco , the man referred to died on the train whllo passing through Custcr county lost Monday morning , but ns ho had boon slopping his death was not discovered until the train had pulled out of Mason City and upon the arrival of the train hero ho was taken oft nnd laid upon the depot platform , where ho remained moro than an hour with out even the protection of a box , ns stated In yourtpapcr , and until the writer of this article secured assistance and can-led him Inside the depot , The "soulless corporation , " as you nro pleased to term the rallro.id company , and which you nro undoubtedly correct In thus designating , notified the county coroner of tlio circumstances , nnd he , after investigat ing tlio case , refused to lake the body from the depot , and thus the matter stood until Wednesday afternoon , when money was raised In our town by private subscription to pay expenses nnd the body was given decent burial. The statement that the "authorities placed a night watch at the depot to sco that the corpse was not surreptitiously removed nnd placed in some vacant house , " is fnlso in every particular. The authorities were un doubtedly right in refusing to accept the ex pense and responsibility the "soulless cor- lioratlon" sought to thrust upon them , but when it conies to n matter of humanity not only the authorities but every citizen of Litcbflcld will bo found rcadv to do their duty. Deceased had been working on the railroad west of this state , ana nt the time of his death was traveling homeward on a pass as far as Grand Island , and while there may bo question as to who were legally responsible for his care , the facts in the promises would Indicate that It was not Lltchtleld or Sher man county. Ucspoctfullv , E. II. Bit\DLr.T , Editor Monitor. The three outlets of dlsoaso ere the bowels , the skin and the kidneys. Regulate their ac tion with the best purifying toulc , Burdock Blood Bitters. 1002. Sixteenth and Fnrnam Btroota la the now Rock Island ticket ollico. Tick ets to all points cast at lowest rates. A A3 O VK31KS1S. . Manager Lnwlor of the Eden Musoo prob ably dlstrltuted ) moro presents than any par son In the city yesterday. Each employe of the house received a valuable present from Mr. Lawler and every person that attended the shows received a neat Httlo gift. Each lady received a hundsomo Christmas card , each gent a beautiful boutenloro nncl each child a bag of candy. After the last show tlio handsome Cliristmas tree was stripped of Its handsome trinkets and these attending this show received one of them as asouveulr. All humors of the scalp , tetter sores and dandruff cured , and falling hair chocked ; hence , baldness prevented by using Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair lienowor. Make a Fortune. Don't fall to visit tbo auction sale of city lots at A ran sag Harbor January 7 and 8. "kcstcrday'H Fires. There was an early morning Christmas flro yesterday at No. 10H North Sixteenth street. The cntlro damage will , perhaps , not exceed $3,000. Shortly nftor 7 o'clock a Missouri Pacific cnglno passed through the alleyway between Nicholas nnd Izard streets , pulling a heavy train of grain for the Woodman Unseed oil company. Sparks from the engine sot flre to the roof of a barn Just back ol thostoro occupied by the S. F. Oilman flour company , and before the flro was discovered It hnd reached ttio store building , which was considerably damaged. The loss on the stock will reach nearly JJ,000 , but it , is fully Insured. The Inman hay company occupied thoitore building next door. The llamcs soon reached the hav and feed and did about $1,000 dunv ago. The stock was Insured In the Home lire company for $ . ' 173. Mrs. F. D. Krebs conducts a chop house In the third door from whcro the flro started , She estimates her damage , principally from smoke nnd water , at 100 with no Insurance , Samuel Cotnor owns all of the buildings that were damaged , hut had thorn well In , surcd and will loose nothing. THE HEAl. OLiKOl'ATHA. Itow the Egyptian Queen Iiooka or Hot * Coins. Cleopatra being now a good deal before fore the public ns a topic of theatrica interest , the Egyptian coins struck ir her reign which are in the numismatic department of the National library nn greatly run upon hero , says the Lender Truth. They show her when she wn ; respectively wife nnd qiicon regent Ono sees her at nil ages , fron her early teona to almost the close of her rolgn. Cleopatra on these coins and medals , ii far nearer to Sarah Bornhardt than t < Mrs. Langtry. She Is almost spare Ir tiguro when young , and at all timoi lithe. She remained young to the last. Had she lived to olghtv she rnigh have looked a little like Prlnco Nn poleon , the mouth and chin having i Mother Ilubbard tendency to moot. Th < full , Iticlous lips , resembling these of i Somali woman's , do not mitigate mud the hardness of the physiognomy. It is a strange countenance , and om easy to read. The forehead bulges ou at the eyebrows. Its prominence hen gives it singular irregularity , produc ing the offoot almost of n smaller hcai growing out of a larger one. Jove wn represented by Greek sculptors will such a forehead , but on a moro mnssivi scale. The eye is greatly in shadow nnd almost sinister , it having the expression prossion of a snake's when a bird is to b charmed. The aquiline curve of th nose is at once strong and delicate and the nostril is well onon nnd finol curved. Taken with the lips it gives a : impression of a woman prone t sensual joys , cynical , feud of a cruel jok and contemptuous. Her firmly moldo and advancing chin shows volition. Sh was wilful to the last degree , nnd not t bo turned from nny purpose. The hai is dressed In the Greek manner nn twisted up in a wmnll knot on the nnno t the nock. She is bad and bewitching All the men she facinatod saw throug her , bt were too intoxicated by he charms to break away from hor. Sh were a royal diadora , which is ropn sontcd on some of the coins. Burdock Blood Bitters taken after catln will relieve nny feeling of weight or overful ness of the stomach. Sold every whore. AN EXCITING 1UD1S. n i An American's Experience In an Ei Mft. "London may not bo provided wit elevators on anything llko the scale tin Now York la , " sold a man recently : wb snont his vacation abroad to a i roportc for the Now York' Tribune ' , "but I saw 'lift' there the like of which I do not bi Hove oxlsta in this country. I ontore an otlico building in London , which wi not far'from the IBank of Knglund , 1 see a friend , who was on the top tloo In the corridor I saw a number of boxc following1 ono another up one shaft an down nnothor. Thorworo attached to an endless chain , an * , were hirgo enough to hold several pewpns. "I looked at tlm .machine In some doubt , when suddenly' u man stopped out of ono of the boxcsf'tib cars which wns coming down. Thb car , which wns going nt what scomotl to mo a rapid rate of speed , did not stop , the man jumping' olT it whllo it was In motion. Pretty soon I saw other men jumping in and out of the cars , wh'idh were about as far apart on the endless chain as the dis tance from Iloor toilloor. I nt first lies- Itntod about risking my limbs nnd llfo on the contrlvnnco but finally stepped Into nn asccdlng car' , just before Its bottom tom wns on a level ' \vlth the floor. "No sooner had I done this than I began to pot nfrald that I might bo crushed to death between tlio car and the floor or roiling when t tried to step off. Of a sudden it struck mo that if I did not got off at the top iloor I would bo carried to the roof and then stood on my head in the car ns It turned over. I was In a perfect fever of unxloty and could hardly Bcrow up my courngo to the point of alighting , but I mnnngcd to do this when the top floor wns reached. I found that It was much easier to pot out than I hnd punposed , nnd when 1 finished my call I boldly rode down on the mnchlno. "I afterward learned that a man who did not got out of nn ascending c.ir at the top Iloor would bo in no danger of being turned upside down at the top of the shaft , because the car always main tains its upright position. This is duo to the fact that only the roof of the car IB fastened to the cable , so the car nl- wnvs remains bottom down bv Us own weight. A 'lift' llko this may bo eco ] nomlcnl , ns it docs nwny with the need of men to run it , but I myself much prefer - for the safe American machine. " Dr.Blrnoy , nose and throat. Beobldg. HOAV I'OCIifiTS AHE PICKRU. ' aiollio Matches , " the Well Known Sncnlc Thief , Describe ! ) the Art. Molllo Matches in San Francisco Ex aminer : "It takes at least thrco men to do the work , nnd four are bettor. In this 'mob , ' as wo torin it , is ono pick pocket proper ; the rest nro helpers. The expenses of a mob nro high. Then , besides , there goes 20 nor cent for 'pro tection. ' Muny a tlmo I've ' worked under the actual eye of a dotcctlvo. In event of a 'tumble' and a 'squeal' ho would In the hurry and bustle rush in and grab tlio man who was touched and hold him until the boys and I got out of sight. Then , ot course , ho would apologize and deplore his mistake in grabbing the wrong man. Then , another thing. Thieves lese vastly on the stuff they take , unless it's money. Watches , diamonds nnd similar plunder wo only got about 35 or10 cents on a dollar. There is another reason why profits in thievery are not so large. Ono cannot work for ever. A man's nerve begins to shako after about two weeks and then ho hno to lay off until ho is .himself . again. Th man who 'takes , ' as a , rule , passes th stult out of his hands ns soon as ho can. If n thief carries a 'hot leather , ' that is some pocketbook just taken , or that thcro is a row about , ho doesn't put It in his pocket. Ho carries it under his vest , so that by simply Drawing in his breath it will fall to the ground. Ho does this , of course , and lots the leather go in event of being takdn. Ho will drop the wallet as ho and tho'ofllcor are walking along. In the dark it's easy. Just drop the stuff ana walk t > vor it. I've walked over hundreds in my tlmo. Where de tectives make a mistake is in not search ing men as soon as thoygrnb 'era. "Thieves don't work in winter if they can help it , either , as overcoats and that sort of cold wonthot- harness make it very risky. Sometimes thieves got reck less and turn a trick for fun and just to demonstrate how smart they are. I saw a man once In the scat ahead of mo on the train who put his pocketbook in his hip pocket after ho paid his faro. Just to show what I could do I waited until ho sat dozing in his seat. Then I began to push on the back of the car seat with ono knee , and as fast as I raised the seat- back I held It by wodginer my other foot in between it and the bottom of the seat. I lay back nnd pretended to sloop all this time myself , and I worked so slowly and so steadily that my friend never awoke at all. When I had the back of the seat raised so high that I could make the trip I reached under nnd took the pocket- book. It took forty-llvo minutes to got this pockotbook. "Nover take a silver watch. It Is not valuable enough. In getting1 watchoa the man who does the work stands still with his back to the party wanted. This sort of work will occur at race tracks and at any place where crowds are standing. The 'stalls' got behind the victim and commence crowding ono way and the other until they got .the gentleman - man squro against.tlio shoulder of the pickpocket. On his loft arm ho carries a duster or shawl as a 'cover , ' and when the gentleman is all placed the pick pocket goes through lam with his right hand , reaching across himself to do the feat , covering his right arm and hand from sight with the duster on his lofl and looking steadily the other wuy all the timo. The man who is robbed never sees the face of the mar who takes his watch at all , and this is r great point in case ho makes a roar. At u rule I never take the chain. They arc mostly plated nnd there's nothing ir them. It is easier and quicker to tak the watch alone. The rings nro onlj sprung into the watch stem not riveted and as you take the watch you can twls the ring free from the watch nnd chair by an easy effort of the thumb and fore finger. You don't ' drop the ring ; yoi bring watch nnd ring both , but soparati from each other. "Sometimes a very ticklish thing oc curs. I got hold of a wntch that open easy and spring1 it open before I knov it. Of course , I've got to lot it re mail that way. Shutting the cose is cloni out of the question. Closing a watcl case under these circumstances makes i noise like n gun. > , > "I was talking with a gentleman on day as I am to younnd , ho called my at tontlon to an omonild stone of groa vuluo which ho woro.in his scarf. " 'Valuable , ain't jlV ho asked. " 'I should judge it was , ' I said , 'but don't know much nbout emeralds. 1 pure ono , I hoar , Ib worth as much as i diamond ! ' "W "k So it Is , ' hd' eplicd ; 'you wouli rather like this onfc I wear , woulun you ? ' nnd at that ho laughed ns if h supposed I couldn't'look on anythln without wanting to-ktenl it. " 'No , ' I Baid. 'lidon't want your on orald : they bring bad luck. If I wunto it I'd take it. jnj- , " 'You couldn'tgot it ; its fastening are harder to got at than you think. ' "Wo lot the matter drop and talked ( something' olso. Something , as wo tall cd , got into my eye and pained mo grou ly oyo-lash , I guess. I was In groi pain , and ho volunteered to got it ou Ho worked about ten seconds , and the I winked and declared the eye all rlgh As ho stopped back I handed him h : emerald , thut ho thought no ono coul cot. Ho was very much astonished , hi didn't Bay much. J could see that it di strayed his faith in thosecomplex fas onlngs , though * " D.-.Bi rnoy , nosouud throat , Bi3 bld ( A Biipromo Test. Going to Springfield the other dc there wns seated in the car ono of Ho yoi o'6 legal lights , accompanied by h vlfo nnd six-year-old eon nnd hotr , whoso Boloambition In llfonlprcsont Is to lonrn o whlstlo , says the Northampton Mass. ) Journal. The window was open uul the boy had boon holding on to his mt with ono hand for four It would blow nwny. The conductor coming in slammed the door , nnd for an liistnnt the bov lot go his hnt. Ills father cached round through the window and vhlskod it off his hond. The boy was disconsolate. "Look straight ahond and whlstlo for t nnd it will como buck , " said the atlior. "I can't whlstlo , I'm too mnil. " "Well , then. I'll try , " nnd the dlgnl- Icd lawyer whistled n few bars of "Annlo Koonoy , " and shortly nflorwnrd ilncod the hat on the boy's head , whoso -onrs wore now turned to smiles. Then 10 stood up In the sent , nnd snatching Ills fnthor'n now $3 tllo from his hond do- .ibonitoly throw It out of the car win dow , Baying , "Whlstlo for It ngnln , [ Kipa. " Dr.Blrnoy , nosonmlthront. Coo bldg. A SUA JtlOllOINE. She Navigates n Ship Across the ln- ollle. News from Cullno was received hereof of the trip by thu bnrkontino Johanna , which loft the island of Mnuslclo , off the coast of Peru , April 5 last for Melbourne with a cargo of sugar , says n special dis patch to the San Francisco Chronlolo. Two days out of port yellow fever broke out among the crow , and In two days moro the only pcoplo loft alive on board tlio vessel were Captain Molndros , his wife and baby , and the first mnto. Mrs. Molndros too'k command of the vessel and with the help of the first mnto suc ceeded In navigating the vessel Into the port of Frccraantlo , in eastern Australia. The mate managed the sails and the captain's wife stood nt the wheel during nearly the whole voyage. When the weather was line the mnto would take the wheel nnd Mrs. Molndros would cook and nurse her sick husband , for the captain , although ho survived the fever , was sick from It all the voyage. Once in the course of the voyage a storm carne up , and the vessel labored so heavily thnt she sprung nlonk. In the midst of the storm Mrs. Momdros and the mate managed to throw overboard 250 bags of sugar to lighten the vessel. Finally on July 9 the bravo heroine of the sons brought the vessel snfo into the port of Freomautlo. Dr.Blrnoy , nose nnrt throat. Bcobldg. A Hnsslnn Ilaby'a Bathtub. The Russians have a way of bathing their very young babies that is uninuo and most comfortable , says the Now York Morning Journal. A largo log hollowed out as deeply as possible servos as a b.ithtub , and is placed on two cross- atlclc uprights. A small blanket is laid at the bottom of the bath together with n lltllo pillow of folded ilnnnol just high enough to lift the tiny head nbovo the water. King Baby is then Inid comfortably down as if on a bed , to kick nnd splash without lot or hindrance nnd ho doosso enjoy it , the bonny woo raanl After n good hath ho is taken out witntho _ blanket wrapped about him , as described above This seems a very practical way of bathing , as there is no strain in the position as there is whontho head Is hold up with the hand. nig Halo oi'Clty tioti. The largest auction sale of city lots over hold in the south will tnko place at Aransn Harbor January 7 and 8. A Cure for Felons , An old sufToror from" felons thus tolls how to got rid of thorn : "I was engaged in marking iron with white load and turpentine , and having a felon coining coming on my finger , dipped it fre quently into the mixture. As the iron was quite warm which I was marking at the tlmo' I found the next morning that there was a small yellow spot where I felt the folon. I opened this and had no moro trouble from it. The next time I felt ono coining I procured some turpentine - pontino nnd bathed the part affected fre quently and hold it near a warm surface to dry , with same result as the first. Since then I hnvo used it several times , always with the same result. " Don't Forget It. The great auction sale of city lots takes place at Arnnsas Harbor , Tox. , January 7 and 8. lUcli Puynllup Indians. There nro Hcoros of Indians on the res ervation worth from $50,000 to $250,000 each , and when the reservation Is thrown open by congress , as it will bo in n very few years , there will bo in Pierce county a dozen or two of the richest Indians in the United States , says the Puget Sound Nows. Following are the names of some of the wealthy Indians : Mrs. Joseph Douotto , a full-blooded Indian widow , with 82-50,000 ; Chris Lnughlot , a widower , with 120 acres and $60,000 ; Joe Coatcs , 100 acres and $80,000 , and the Contos family , worth $128,000 , uro some of the richest. Remarked byll. C. 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