TTI13 OMAHA BAtTA" 111312 : ftnSTDAY. DECEMBER 10 , 18i > 7.
STORE e are well prepared for the rush of this week - SP < &
plenty of help plenty of goods just such goods w / .
i\as \ go to make Christmas time the happiest of the
neiv goods arriving daily and being snapped up by eager buyers iiew"
ness quality andpnee make ibis the Christmas buyers paradise.
Southeast Corner Douglas and Fifteenth Streets. Lness
Watches Gorham Sterling Silver
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Boys' or girl's Watch , reliable Gorham sterling silver flat ware ,
and warranted $5.00 spoons and forks , all patterns , copy
Elegant extra small sterling sil righted and cannot bz found in plated
ver Chatelaine Watch 7.50 .
ware.
Boys' or youths' Watch , genu
ine Elgin , in extra thin case. . 8.00 Set of Tea Spoons (6) ( ) sterling
fine $3.50
Youth's Watch , small and new ,
full jeweled , sterling silver case 10.00 Set of Forks (6) ( ) sterling fine 7.50
Gold filled case ladies' genuine Set of Dessert Spoons (5) ( ) ster
Elgin works , small or large ling fine 7.50
size 12.00
Gold filled case , for ladies , large Set of Table Spoons (6) ( ) sterling
or small , Elgin movement , fine U.OO
warranted 15 years 15.00 Gorham silver handled Carving
Gold filled case , for gentlemen , Sets , Wade & Butcher steel. . 9.00
Diamonds Elgin movement , extra flat Plated Ware Belts and Chatelaines Jewelry
, , Serling silver Sugar Spoon. . . . J.50
and thin , small or large 12.00
Real Diamonds not chips * Sterling silver Sugar Sifter 1,50 Our solid gold jewelry department
but the Our watch stock never was as Tea Sets at S5.00 and up. Elegant French Enameled
regular cut stones , ment contains that
complete and in it is reliable Fine Nickle Sterling silver Butter Knife 1.50 everything
piece Dishes
in Rings at S7.00 from that every Chafing , Bells and Chatelaines from $6.00 is new and novel from these
up to $500 , ble goods. We have an elegant line of high $5.00 and up. to $20.00. Take the time to see Sterling silver Bon Bon Spoon. . J.50 prices up.
We've the largest line of er priced goods , from these prices them if you want a present for a A complete line of Gorham's sterling Solid Gold Children's
up
mounted stones we have shown to our $800.00 repeater. Cigar Boxes in Old lady. What is newer or nicer ? ling silver pieces in cases suitable for Rings 75c
in five years all new in We sefl a good rolled gold Chain presents salad sets carving sets Solid Gold Misses's Rings
Rings , Brooches , Studs , Pen for gentlemen for $2.00 , warranted Gold and Silver trimmed. These salad forks berry spoons ice cream $1.50
dants , etc. 5 years. .goods have just arrived , $3,50 Cut Glass spoons bouillon spoons Toilet Solid Gold Ladies' Rings. 2.00
Goods in Brushes Combs
, , Mirrors , Solid Gold Gentlemen's
SDlitaire Diamonds and Diamonds to $6.00 , also Glove Boxes and
Puff Boxes. These
have
Ours is the finest made the goods we Rings 2.00
mends in combination with Emeralds Jewel cases in Oak , Gold arid have had to re-order twice have '
we Gold Ladies'
Pocket Books famous James Hoare & Co. Blue ; a Solid Chains
eralds , Rubies , Sapphires , etc. Silver trimmed. new lot being unpacked to-day. We 9.00
An elegant line of Diamond The largest line of Pocket Books White Glass ; every piece is a gem have all you want now. Solid Gold Gentlemen's
mend Scarf Pins from $3.50 up. for ladies and gentlemen ever shown ' in itself Hardly a thing in Cut Chain , Dickins' style. . . H.50
in Omaha suitable for presents at Rookwood Lamps H' Glass but what we are showing , Stick Pins and Scarf Pins ,
Opera Glasses. very reasonable prices. With autumn leaf decorated ) ' and we've made the prices right. Umbrellas solid gold , 6 trays of
them , at each 1.50
Genuine Lemaire. If you Globes , the newest , see them in The display alone is worth com Ladies' Umbrellas , Dresden top.$1.95 Link Cuff Buttons , solid
Silver Novelties. our'Windows , SlJ.50 to $20100. * ing to'the ' ston t see. '
want a good Opera Glass come Sterling . Gentlemen's Umbrellas , Sterling gold , per pair 2.75
I ft here , we don't deal in the top 2.25 Dumbell Cuff Buttons ,
$ L90 kind. If you want a We haven't time to quote prices Gentlemen's Umbrella and Cane solid gold , per pair 2.75
good one every pair is war on Sterling Silver Novelties but have Steriingtop 3.50 Children's Pins , solid gold ,
ranted. They are all new , not received a lot of new goods so we can The largest line of fine Dresden each 75c
a scratch on any of thsm ; from supply anything you want from 25c hand'ed Ladies' Umbrelllas ever Gentlemen's Studs , solid
k f 4.50 up. up. shown in Omaha. gold , per set of 3 2.75
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IULET1DE AMONG MANXMEN
Corns Very Curious Customs Obssrved on
the Isle of Man ,
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GAME OF CAMAG AND THE SHOOTING
dluiitliiK the Wren nud the Triulltlon
Which Onve lll to It Choir
CuinpeltloiiH Ocll Vcrr > '
uml KM ObMfriuiicc.
In Nianxlaud , or tlio Isle of Man , which
lia's been rendered so famous ) through the
wettings of Hall Calne , a few practices o
ancient origin ure still observed at Christ
rnastlde , the like othleh soem'not to exls
elsewhere.
The flrst reminder to Manxmen tha
Christmas Is approaching comes from "the
fiddlers , " who commence to "call" on every
family of any consequence four or flvo weeka
bcfora the advent of the festive day. A
party of two or three "fiddlers" set "out
about 3 o'clock every morning excepting
Sundays. , playing all kind of lively airs. It
bolne the duty of one of ( the party to si-
lute the families so honored by them In a
loud , distinct voice , after this fashion :
"Good morning , Mr. Quaylo ; good morning ,
Mm. Qtiayle ; good morning , Master John
( the oiliest son ) ; good morning nil the real
icf the family ; past 4 o'clock ; a line , frosty
jno'fnlng , " And so they continue from
jjiouss to house , varying the salutation ac-
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'cordlug to the members of the family and
| the weather , the state ot which they never
If all to mention. Boys und gills llo awaku
| o * nights to har the tiddlers ; and sometimes
( the former steal noiselessly out of the
jliouso and. uconipany the musicians on their
tuatutlnul tour.
THE COMPETITION OP THE CHOIJIS.
One ot the oldest customs In the Isle of
Man Is tha meeting on Christmas eve of all
the choirs of each parish In their respective
parish churches , for the singing of carols and
Christmas anthems , Formerly thcso were
rendered In the QIanx language ; and' ' oven yet
this practice prevails In soane of the country
places , although In' the majority of cases
OBnglish is now used. In addition to the
church choir thosa of the AlothodUt and
Primitive Methodist chapels arc usually
present , these being the only denominations
that exist among the genuine Manx besides
the Established Church. The meeting of
choirs Is called the "Ocll Vorry" ( pronounced
Kcl Very ) , which has about It all the ele
ments of rivalry and excitement characteris
tic ) ot a political convention In the United
States * Kroan about 10 o'clock until midnight -
night the churches are crowded with the
parishioners , and' ' during these hours the
icbolrs elng their very best , not all together ,
llnit by turns and In a spirit of the warmest
emulation. Sometimes , also , choirs from con
tiguous parishes meet In some- particular
church for tha eamo purpose , and then the
competition and excitement are still more In
tense. Tumultuous applause from their
friends reward tha efforts of each , for the
,01am , arc n musical people , gifted with duo
nolccs. and to an unusual degree endowed
fwltti the power of song. A kind of Jury de-
jcldi-s which choir Is the victor , this one , how.
lever , receiving no prize. The honor of being
declared the best choir Is all that Is sought
ofter.
In the days gone by there was much
drinking of jough , or Manx ale , both before
and after the Ooll Vcrry. and It was con
sidered fortunate If the affair did not end In
tt tree fight between the jurtlsans of the
competing cholra. Out tco drinking and so
da ) pleasured at homo ihu-vo 'taken ' the place
ot convivial meetings cud angry discussions
nt 'tho ' "public hpuio. " After the Ocll Vcrry
< the ( iiolra act out at once to sing ChrUtutatt
bymni before the residences oftbetr re-
opaotho church members , accompanied by
crowds of JQUDS people of both sexes , who
are drawn by the charm ot the beautiful
CiirUtuui luiulo. Uut euUld * 4ia church
gates and before separating they unite In I
singing , '
"Christians , awake , salute the lnipy morn
Whereon the Savior of mankind was born. "
putttag heart and soul as well aa voice Into ,
< iho magnificent old meloJy , the stralrs c *
which are carried for miles around In < the
stillness of that "witching hour. " As pre
viously arranged , the choirs arc entertained
at some housa with a substantial breakfast
during their tour of singing. No alcoholic
beverages appear on suUi oecaslcas , tielr
use being rigorously prohibited among
church members throughout the Island ,
where tea drinking In a thousand ways Is a
universal custom at both public and private
functions. The result Is that Christmas
morning , notwithstanding ttiat everyone Wen
keeps open house , Is unmarked by noise or
disorder ; and at 5 or G o'clock all go home
to bed sober , happy and clear-headed , to
snatch a fo.v hours' sleep as preparation for
the coming pleasures of the day.
THE GAME OF CAMAG.
On Christmas day the unaccountable prac
tice prevails ot Indiscriminately shooting
HUNTING THE WHEN.
birds and game. On that day every person
who possesses a gun aeoms anxious to use It.
A unique Insular sport called camag , some
what like the English hockey , Is also then In
dulged In by both men and bojs , It Is played
with great skill.
Christmas with the Manx terminates on St.
Stephen's day , December , which Is a na
tional holiday. It Is celebrated In a peculiar
nunncr. Throughout the Island largo parties
ofmen , meet together to hunt the haic ,
which la pursued over hill and dale with well
trained greyhounds , amid the wildest excite
ment. Nearly the whole adult male popula
tion turns out to witness these annual hunts ,
which last until sundown , and during which
many miles of the wild mountain lands are
scoured and beaten to find "poor puss , " the
only remnant of the four-footed game once
found abundantly In the island. Connected
with this day , also , Is the strange , mysterious
custom called "hunt the wren , " the origin
and history of which tradition alone offers
any account.
HUNTING THE WREN.
The Celtic legend , which offers the ctily
explanation ot Its existence , Is aa follows :
Ouco upon a time tbero lived In Man a ter
rible -witch , who was forever contriving evil
to the Inhabitants , Her necromancies at
length grew to be a scourge to the whole
Island , cattle dying and pecule perishing as
If by a plague. At this Juncture St , Patrick ,
who was then In Man , was appealed to , and
he at once laid a curse upon the witch , by
virtue of which she was transformed Into
a wren. In this guise she was hunted and
pursued by tbo o whom * he bad BO long
persecuted until uha perished. And .from
( hat day to this the custom of hunting the
wren has been annually observed. St.
Stivbcn'f d y ti "Huut-the-Wren day. " But
the tiny crcatuie Is mercilessly pursued for
several days before by gings ot boys , armed
with sticks and stones , being gibbeted after
Its death , and carried abcut the streets as If
In derislcn.
The dead bird Is suspended by the neck
In the middle of a horizontal stick about )
three feet long , which Is diessed gayly wlH\
ribbons of all colors and holly , and Is sup
ported with two n > rlght sticks about the
same length , all tied securely together , seas
as to represent an actual gallows. On St.
Stephen's day It Is carried about the streets
and thrust against the windows outside , so
that thcae within may feast their eyes with
the symbol of their ancestral but conquered
enemy. The tooting of herns , the tinkling ot
triangles and the piping of tin whistles goes
to complete a picture which , lor very out-
landlshncss , defies competition. This Is the
only surviving Manx custom of Celtic origin
that bears about It any trace of cruelty. As
In the casa of the fiddlers , the boys beg money
at the doors , saying : "Please give us some
thing to bury the wren. " The bijs end
the money together have contributed to keep
allvo this custom , which Is resoonslble for
the practical extinction of the wren In Man ,
where the charming little bird once existed
In countless numbers
A SEAUUll iron SA.Vl'A OL.VUH.
New York Herald.
A bitter night a squalid street
A basement bleak und bare ,
A hungry child with bleeding feet
Alone sat wnltlntf there
All day amid the nursing throng-
She wandered far and near-
All day had sunt ; a feeble gong
1CI > 'U ' none hail paused to hear. <
nut as she s.inj ; she caught the name
Of Santa Chtus , and how
On ChrlstmuH night he often came
To liungry children now ,
And so she waited In the dark
For Santa Claus to come
Till In her breast the feeble spark
Of hope grew faint and numb ,
She thought because oho had no Hsht
Ho failed to hi In ? her share
And crept at last Into the nltfhf
To lead the good uiilnt there ,
And ClirlstmuH morning came , and lot
Her dead face smiled , because
Amid a whirling drift of snow
Her little weary soul 1 know
Hud found Its Santa Claus , '
Ariitcu Sulve.
The best salvo In the world for Outs ,
Bruises , Sores , Ulcers , Salt Rheum , Kever
Sores , Tetter , Chapped Hands , Chilblains ,
Corns and all Skin Eruptions , and positively
cures Piles or no pay required. It Is guar
anteed to glvo perfect satisfaction or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For aala
by Kubn & Co.
It la stated that In Presbyterian Scotland
elxty jcaro ago there were seventy-six Epis
copal charges. Now there ore 321.
AROUND THE GRAND XOURF
What the Visitor to the Exposition Will See
. 'Next
ARRANG MINT OF THE MAIN BUILDING
VU-rt of the llonutlfiil bircne from the
\orli 'HHt Corner of the
Sonic of Die UUMCCUI
I < ViiitircM.
The blrdseyo vtow cftho Grand Court of
the Transmlsslsslppl and International Ex
position Issued as , a supplement of this
Issue of The Sunday'Bee Is a correct delinea
tion of the Grand Court as It will appear after
completion when viewed from the northeast
corner of the court. This drawing Is by the
artUt who made the birdscyo view of the
entire exposition grounds , issued as a supple
ment with The Sunday 'Bee ' of December 5.
Like the latter vdrawinK. this one Is
technically correct In Its details , the drawIngs -
Ings ot the architects ; of the buildings and
of the architects-in-chief forming- the basis
from which the picture was made.
The central feature of the Grand Court Is
the lagoon , an artificial body of water 150
feet In width and nearly one-half mile In
length. This lagoon Is spanned by three
bridges , the central one being at Twentieth
street. The latter Is really two bridges , an
Island being left In the center of the lagoon
and a short bridge extending from either
'bank to the Island. The surface of the
lagoon will be dotted with gondolas from
the sunny land ot Italy , propelled by the
sons of that country.
At the extreme .light In the picture Is
shown the 'Machinery ' and Electricity build
ing. Tha 'building ' next to It Is tha iMIncs
and 'Mining ' building and beyond It , Just
visible over the roof , Is seen the tower of
the { Administration building , which stands
back from the front line of the other build
ings. Beyond the Administration building Is
the Agricultural building , but the perspective
.formed by the position of the observer brings
but a small portion .of the central mass of
this huge structure Within the line ot vision.
Faclni ? the observer''In the 'background ' , Is
seen the Government lbulldlng , the stately
structure In which will bo housed the many
interesting things which the several govern
ment departments' will exhibit to show the
functions and puipWca for which these de
partments were create * .
FEATUIU3 Oi"THR LAGOON , .
It will ho netted , that the colonnades
Which afford covered pitsagoways between
all ot the buildings describe a wide circle
In front of the Government building. Thin
Is caused by the shrtfip , of the lagoon , which
spreads out Into a-jiroaij basin ut the faither
end , making a poolj bout 400 feet In width.
Passing from the 9povornmcnt bulldlnng
ironnd by the south side ot the Giand Court ,
which Is shown on the loft of the diawlng ,
the Art building is the first to be reached.
This is a twin structure , being formed oft
t > \o buildings with an open court between ,
the fiont and back of the buildings being
ccinnected by cohered colonnades forming a
continuous facade and giving the appearance
of one largo building.
Next to the Art building , as It appears
in the picture , Is the Liberal Arts building.
This will be devoted largely to the display of
foreign exhibits.
Between the Art building' and the Liberal
Aria Is the main entrance to the exposition ,
the Arch of States , but , like Us opposite ,
the Administration Arch , this structure IE
back from the Hue of the other buildings
and nothing can be seen of It.
The building In the lower left hand coi
ner of the picture Is the Manufactures build-
Ins.
LANDSCAPD AHTISTS CHANCE.
The embellishment of the Grand Court b >
the landscape artist will bo one of Its most
attracthe features This cannot bo shown
In a. black and white picture , but the stately
beauty of the main buildings and the archi
tectural adornment of the court will be
greatly enhanced und the beauty of this portion
tion ot the grounds Increased by the free use
ot Jloneis. A faint 'idea ' of a portion of this
decoration Is given In the rows of statelj
trcu ? shown In the picture and In the small
shrubs near them , but the dainty little parks
lying between the buildings cannot bo shown
because they aio out of the line of sight , > 1-
though a slight hint of one ot them Is given
between the Manufactures and Liberal Arts
buildings. The space between these build
tnga will be lavishly decorated In an artistic
manner and furnished with shady nooks and
quiet spots where the visitor miy rest while
enjoying the sight of the throngs passing
within a few feet oC him. A similar retreat
will be provided between the Machinery and
the Mines building , while the portion of the
court lying west of Twentieth street will be
well provided with them. The open space
at cither end of the Art building will be
parked after the stiff Italian style and dotted
with statuary.
One of the prettiest effects In connection
with the landsoipo features of the Grand
Court will be the eloping bank of the cast
end of the lagooon. This bank Is not In
view from the position occupied by the ob
server In the picture , being below the railIng -
Ing seen about the lagoon In the foreground.
This bank slopes from the bottom of thin
railing to the walk ut the water's edge. It
Is the present Intention to have this sloping
bank a brilliant mass of flowers. These will
be changed each week and only plants In
full bloom will be used , Thousands ot p'autu
will be used la this way , all of one color
be'ng used one week , a mass of another color
being used tlio next week and so on to the
end of the floral gamut , making1 this bunk a
blo-to of color visible from any part of the
ground except the extreme eastern end ,
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Hoports of the American Blblo eoclpty
ott an increased circulation of Bibles In
South Africa and an Increased demand In
Bohemia , while the Circulation. In South
America Is not falling off.
The Methodist Episcopal missionary soci
eties will not employ new bible women In
north China who will not unbind their foot.
The late Miss Caroline" " Talman ot New
York City bequeathed $165,000 to religious
and charitable Institutions In that city ,
chiefly of the Protestant Episcopal church
Bishop Bompas of 'the ' Episcopal church
has appointed a joung clergyman to under
take mission work In. the Klondike and has
Instructed him to endeavor to build a church
and schools there.
Aichdeacon William .Montgomery Brown of
Cleveland , who has Just been chosen bishop-
coadjutor ( Episcopal ) of Arkansas , has been
for some time one of the ablest and most
popular clergymen of Cleveland.
There arc thirty Young Men's Christian
associations In the state of Missouri , with a
total membership of nearly 5,000. Their
buildings and real estate are valued at $350-
000 and $37,000 Is expended annually for the
support of the work.
Her. Dr. Leonard , corresponding secretary
of the Mlsslcoary society of Uhe Methodist
Episcopal church , reports that. Including the
contributions of the Woman's foreign and
Homo Missionary societies of the church , the
grand total Income for the last year Is $1-
710,128.73.
The work of the colored men's department
of the Young Men's Christian association has
been extended to nineteen different states , Ha
main strength being In the southeastern
states , There are now slxtflve associations
ot colored men , with an aggregate member
ship of over 4,000
Caidlnal Jacoblnl , secretary of the propa
ganda , In a recent letter says that Pope Leo
XIII has expressed a desire that the whole
Koman Catholic world should celebrate the
close of the nineteenth century with thanks
giving and prayer. With this Idea In mind
It Is propoaodi to Inaugurate a > great religious
revival to last through the year 1889.
The members.of the Methodist Episcopal
society In Agawam , Mass. , were somewhat
surprised on Sunday morning to see con
ducting services In place ot the regular p > ] s-
tor , Rev. Charles J. Hatch , the latter's 10-
year-old daughter , Mabel. The same day she
also filled the pulpit at the Central church ,
near Wareham Center. Miss Hatch' * ? cx-
panatloa was thit her father waa taken slid ,
denly HI , which prevented his occupying the
pulpit or arranging for a substitute , and hla
daughter's offer to take his place was readily
accepted by Mr , Hatch ,
Ilev , J. B. Ileno , prefect apostolic of the
Jesuits In Alaska , who l visiting friends In
Baltimore , tolls the following Interesting In
cident of hla life. In Alaska : "I made a trip
along the river 'with Bishop Itowo of the
Protestant Episcopal church , examining with
Interest the work of the gold seekers and
listening to their accounts. During the trip
1 was taken sick , and at cmo time would no
doubt have died but for the kindness and
attention of Bishop Itowc , who was my cabin-
mate. I am anxious for the- world to know
that the religious work In Alaska Is har
monious , and that the members of the differ
ent denominations are always willing and
anxious to render assistance to their breth
ren. "
Tim \S1IFIJI , I < OVKK.
Frank 1 , Stnnton.
Tolks ImnR up the mistletoe I wuz Htnnd-
In by ,
An' Mary lookln' at mo with a twlnklo In
her eye-
An' when she stood right under It I felt my
feeelln's .sttf ;
But when it comes tor mistletoe I du-mo
what It's f .r' '
( "Come , John Come , John !
If > ou wait you'll miss her :
Mary's .it the inlrtletop
And someone elso'll kiss hei ! " )
That's they they hollerod-fcr '
my - nil o'
them , they knowcd
That I'd been lovln' Mary hnlf n year afore
It snowed ;
That I'd writ my love In lettcin In n album-
book for her ;
But when It comes to mistletoe I dunne
what It's fer !
( "Come , John Come , John !
If you wait you'll miss her ;
Mary's at th mistletoe
An' .someone else'll kiss her ! " )
That's the way thpv hollered ! an' a feller
from the ciowd
Jest took the Invitation an pinickeil her
lips so loud
That my heart It give a nutter-hut 'twuz
fur away from her ;
For when It corner to mistletoe I dunne
-whnt It's for !
( "Shame , John ! Shnme , John !
Told you tluil you'd miss her ;
Mnrv'n left the mistletoe
An' John'II never kiss her ! " )
i. vnou A. ivimvrnv.
The shlpjnrils at illaUi , Me , haven't been
oo busy In > wrs
Compared with tun jcars ago prices have
risen 45 per cent In Japan , vvlillo wages
haveInereased 33 2 per cent
A queer Industry hns sprung up In Michi
gan , namely , the conversion of pine slninpj
Into ehlnglc's ,
Klltj & McCanii'a Woolen mill In Hast
Blackstone , Mass , Is rushed with oidcia ,
being run overtime tntll 9 p in.
Three thousand coal miners In the Ilcllo-
vlllo , 111 , , district liava returned to wurk
after three months of Idluiujn
Slnco September IS over C.OOO members uf
the Hazloton , Pa , district have Joined what
Is now known as BiibrlHrlct No 0 of thu
United Mine Worhus' union of America ,
The Joiners' union of Glasgow Scotland ,
lia.-j forbidden members to hang dnora madu
In the United States or to use manufacture I
Joinery which baa been Imported frum
America ,
The Southeastern Extension Cotton Mill
company has been chartered , with capital
stock of $10,000 , by Charles Adamsoa of
Ccdirtown , Oa. , and Philadelphia parties
About 30,000 bales of cotton are Looked
for shipment to Japan this winter from
the single port of Seattle. Thin I ? said to
be CO per cent moro In value than the vfliun
of all American exports to Japan during tin
season of 1S91-05 ,
"Our styles are various , our mood hilarious , we're usually 'out of sight'
We're out for a fling , we won't 'do a thing' but all get full Friday night 1"
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