PROCBESS OF THE FILIPINOS
hiuitrially, PoHtlcdlj and Intellotnally
Adrinoimsnt it Apparent.
REPORT UR6ES CONTINUED SUPrORl
llrenininend fo verninen t Nllnrcil In
by ,Nntlvr, lint Ilnxed tpnn I'ltl
mate Control li- the
United States.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IS. Provision for n
permanent civil government and for ranch
Important legislation regarding the Indus
trial development of the Philippines Is em
bodied In the nnnuol report of tho Phil
ippine commission. It Is declared that the
federal party has spread like wildfire
throughout tho archipelago and there aro
row towns which lmvo uot their federal
commissions. Tho members of the party
wero most nctlvo In Inducing Insurgent
leaders to surrender.
It Is declared by the commission that
"Outsldo of the live provinces named. flatan
gas, Cebu, llohnl, Somar and Mlndoro, there
Is peaci) In tho remainder of the archipel
ago. All lnsurrectors have surrendered
and In most of the provinces, except among
1110 LaKo Moros, It Is entirely safe for
travelers unattended to go from one town
to nnothcr. Tho people are friendly to tho
civil government and manifest no desire
whatever for a contlnuanca of tho war, but
only a iiqslro for peace and protection."
Pill lit OIII--ltllltl Of Civil I.IIMft.
Regarding the question of tho political
futuro of tho Filipinos, It Is declared that
tho theory on which tho commission Is
proceeding Is that the only posslhlu method
of Instructing tho Filipino people In moth
ods of free Institutions and self-govern
mcnt Ik to moko n government partly of
Americans and partly of Filipinos, with
ultimate control In American hands for
soma time to como. Lisn than lu per cent
of tho people speak Spanish and the cdti
rated people under the Inlluence of Spanish
teaching lmvo but n folnt conception of
real civil liberty and the mutual self
restraints required for Its maintenance.
The commission, however, has established
municipal suffrage In tho pacified parts of
tho Island and has limited suffrage to those
who can rcud and write Kugllsh nnd Span
Ish, or who own property of the value of
$2."0, pay on anuunl tax of $15, or havo
munlclpnl otllces. So far only 4:i,523 electors
havo quallflod under these provisions out
of a population of 2,fi05,S0I in 390 niunlcl
palltlcs, nhowtng only IS. 37 electors per
1,000 Inhabitants. This is, only obout 10
per cent of the number which would qualify
with similar population under American
law,
.n lives Are Content.
The commission declares that In fixing
. these qualifications It followed the rocom
mondatiens of all tho Flllplnru who wcro
consulted except that there were many who
ndvocatcd a higher qualification. It Is pro
posed by prnctlcal lessons to eliminate from
tho minds of tho moro Intelligent part of
tho community these Ideas of absolutclsm
In government which control and Impress
on them the division of powers prevailing
under the American system.
For tho purpuso of carrying out these
views tho commission outlines n project
which, In brief, contemplates tho contln
uanco for two years of the etxlstlng powers
of tho commission. Then a representative
government Is to bo formed, composed of
a civil governor, n legislative council and
a popular assembly, tho powers of tho lut
tcr being closely limited no as to prevent it
from choking tho government in making
i no uuugKi in uis oi passion or tnrougti in
experience.
Lot I'rexlili'iit llcmTii' Veto,
The president of tho United Stntcs would
of courso reserve absolute veto power. The
Filipinos also should havo the right to be
represented before congress and tho ex
ecutive government at Washington by two
delegates. )
The commission proposes to settle tho
vexed question of land titles by legislation
providing for the solo of public lands upon
tho homestead principle and tho paymen
through a bond Issue of -the price of tho
lands now held by the religious orders
A 60 per cent reduction In tlio tnrlff o
rhlllpplno Imports Into the United States
would, It Is said, Increnso our trade by leaps
nnd bounds. Other recommendations nro
lu substance, that the present system o
timber cutting under license bo continued
that mining nnd Incorporation laws be
passed, that tho rommlsidoii be permittci
to confer chartors upon rnllwnys, and to aid
them by grants of lands or guaranteeing low
Interest upon tho Investments (prcbably tho
total obligation would uot exceed $1,650,000)
that laws bo passed providing for coinag
on tho gold standard, with local silver cur
rency, and for n system of national banks
and land mortgage batiks.
I'roKrrNN In r.ilnent Ion.
A full account Is given by tho commis
sion of the wystem of organization, which
has been going on so vigorously under Dr.
F. W. Atkinson, tho general superintend
ent. Tho Fngllsh language is the basli of
nil public Instruction, and nearly 1,000
trained toachors from tho United States nl
ready ha.vo been put to work In the towns
and cities of tho pacified provinces, Tho
Building
Requires a foundation. That is just as
true of the buiUlme- up of the body as of
the building of a house. The founda
tion of n strong Ixxly is n strong stom
ach. No man can be stronger than his
stomach. A weak stomach means a
weak man.
Dr, Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
cures diseases of the stomach and other
organs of digestion nnd nutrition. It
enables the perfect digestion nnd assimi
lation of the food which is eaten. Thus
it builds up the body and restores
strength in the only way known to
Nature or to sciencc-by digested und
assimilated food.
i While living- In Charlotte. V C. vonr medl.
cine cure" me oi aunma and nniai caiari
trn year' mainline," write. J I.. Linns
Kwi of ill Whitehall Street, Atlanta, G4.
that time life wa, a burden to me, and
clue cured me of asthma and nniat catarrh of
mnxlen.
"At
ttie. mil aner
memtine hundreds of 'dollar under numerous
doctor, I wa dying by Iticlx. I wtlghed only
ijl jmiiiid,. In twenty days after I commenced
your treatment I wa well of both trouble!, and
In i month, I weighed 170 pound,, and wii in
perfect health, I have never felt the allghtct
ymptoiu of either alnce. Am aixtVne yeara
old and In perfect health, and wefgli Sj poead.
No mo-ity could repay you for what you did for
nit I nould not return to the condition I m
lu, In October, 187. for Rockefeller's wealth.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets assist the
action of the " Discoverj'i" wlieu a laxa
tive is required.
greatest eagerness Is shown among tho na-
os to obtain a knowledge of Kngllsh and
general primary education. In Manila
ccondary schools havo been established,
normal school has been established In
ho Instruction of Filipino teachers and
Ight schools are holding regular sessions
'lth 1,500 pupils.
Manual training schools and ncrlpultnr.il
colleges are a port of the project being
rriea out ror the education of the people
better methods of labor and nrnduetlnn.
Recently Instruction In telegraphy has
oegun with the aid of tho signal depart
ment of the army, and It Is proposed to
gradually transfer tho telegraph service
irom tno army to the civil government by
provinces as young Flllnlnos become sum-
clcntly competent to act ns operators. On
mo opening day or tho normal school the
number enrolled was ISO, tho number
eventually enrolled being over COO.
PHILIPPINE CIVIL SERVICE
Uetnrneil Volunteer Anilntm to tin
(ioverimieiit I'lnee In (lie
Islands,
Miss Coffin, secretary of tho civil service
board, Is discovering that n good many
returned volunteers wish to go back to tho
I'hlllpplnea In Undo Sam's service, but not
as soldiers.
Their desire is to secure clerical or other
positions under tho Treasury department
and they havo asked so frequently for in
formation concerning examination dates
that she wrote President John It. Proctor
of tho civil service commission. This
morning sho received n reply In which the
commission saya that It Is expected that
examinations for the positions of stenog
rapher nnd typewriter and translator, and,
possibly, for other positions In the Philip
pine service, will bo held throughout the
United States during tho spring of 1902,
tho manual to be ready nbout January 15.
The letter further says that examinations
for positions In the customs and other local
services In tho Philippines will be held by
the Philippine service board. This latter
stntcment In referring to "other local Bcrv-
Ires" Is thought to Include tho postodlco
service there and to Imply that applicants
for cuch position will havo to ho in Manila
to gut u chance at such Jobs, This plan
has Its champions on the Islands and its
enemies over here, tho former defending It
hecauso of tho advantage It gives thoso
who claim to he best qualified by reason of
their stay there, and the latter criticising
It on tho ground that It Isn't right to neces
sltato un applicant going 0,000 miles to
tako nn examination In which, through
noma accidental error, hu might fall to pass
and thereofter bo left stranded far from
home nnd mother's cooking.
Tho advantngo of familiarity with tho
Islands and the Islanders would seem to np
ply qulto ns well In the caso of translators
and even stenographers, but Uncle Sam can
uot bo so discriminating In this for tho rea
son that the kind of employes ho wants are
such experts as are not distributed promis
cuously nor easy to pick up. lie Is always
short in his supply of tho kind most desired
nnd for that reason makes tho concession of
holding examinations where It Is moro con
venlcut for them.
Mies Co Mln says that old and young, men
and women, black and white ore among her
Inquisitors, but that tho most of thorn are
young follows who served as volunteers, so
cured employmint in the customs servlco
on Iho Island for n while nftcr being mus
tered out and now recall tho cxporlonco with
such satisfaction that they wish to return
there to remain permanently.
Wo Invito you, one nnd all, to visit our
Oriental Pagoda, whero we servo tea nnd
wafers free. Store open erery evening un
til Xmas.
OUCIIAKl) & WILHKLM CAKPI3T CO.
l'ree Skate for lloyn mill Girl,.
Any boy or girl can get n free pair of
skates. If ony of your family, or neigh
bors, tako The Twentieth Century Farmer
get n copy of It and start out to get us a few
suscrlbcrs. Wo will send you a splendid
pair of skateo free, express charges pro
paid. If you cannot get n copy of the paper
send to us and wo will mail you a amplo
copy.
You will see that n weekly Illustrated
agricultural magazine like this, that Is of
Interest not only to tho farmer, but his
whole family, Is one which overy ono will
want, particularly If they can help you at
the same tlmo to get a pair of skates for
nothlns.
If you will send us two now tmscribors,
wo will sen you a pair of Harney & Berry
skates, size S to 12 inches, This nkato Is
thoroughly ma do and durable, adjusted by
single thread screw foot-plates, heel plates,
clamps andjjrackets of best steel and blades
of solid hardened steol. By Bending three
now suscrlbcrs we. will scud you tho samo
skates only nickel plated.
It you will send us three now suscrlborfl
we will send you a Barney & nerry skate,
size 8 to 11 Inches. This skate has heel
strap nnd Is particularly designed for chil
dren's use.
If you will send four new suscrlbcrs wo
will send tho same skato nickel plated.
For six new subcrlbers we will send n
pair of BArncy ft Berry skates, size 8 to 12
Inches, This Is a live dollar pair of skates
polished and nickeled, raado of tho very
best steel thnt Is produced.
THK TWENTIETH CBNTUKY FARMER,
FREE SKATE DEPARTMENT, Omaha, Neb.
PERS0NALPARAGRAPHS.
C. W. Turner of Lincoln Is nt the Her
(I rand.
Michael Elmore, 11 railroad contractor
from Alliance, is in unmliu on business.
H A Thrift of the paymaster's depart
ment of the I'nlted Stolen army Is at tho
.Millard.
U J Drake. Jr , of Chicago, vice prcs
deut of the Standard Oil company, Is at
the Millard.
Nelson Vnnderpool, northwestern pns
scugor agent of tho Now York Central rull
roild, Is at tho Murray. .
Councilman I). T. Mount left last night
for Venango, where he will spend two
weeks on Ills sheep rnncli.
Word from Chicago Is to the offect that
W J Burners of the Boyd, who lias been
sick from pneumonia, is sutllclcntly re
covered to bu able to return homo on Fri
day Chnrles Thorpe, a diminutive. Nebraskan
who has been riding winning mounts on the
English turf for several years and Is now
visaing among friends In Nebraska, ar
rived yesterday from fionovu, whero ho
owns 11 ranch, lie will be at the Mer
chants hotel several days. Ills wife Is
with him.
Mnry Mannerlng Haekett nnd the twenty,
three members of the company appearing
with her this season lu u dramatization of
"Janlco Merldlth" wero ut the Millard ves
terdnv afternoon. They came up from
Lincoln, whero they appeared Tuesdny
night, to rest n day before storting fn
Halt Ijikn City, tho next point In their
lour Prom there thny uo to the eo'.ict
and return to Omaha six weeks' hence for
o three nights' unnu. Mitn .Munnering, or
Mm. Haekett oh she registers herself, de
clares that the west Is treating her kindly
nnd that her business hus moro than met
expectations.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The Visiting Nurses' association will hold
its monthly meeting nt 1 o'clock Thursday
afternoon lu the parlors of the I'axton
liotei.
An alarm of tire was turned In about 5:30
o'ciock wiMi evening rrom rwenty-tlfth and
Dodge streets, caused by n chimney burn
ing out at 101 South Twenty-fifth street.
police Surgefin Francis L. llorglum left
last night for a trip to Butte and other
points west. uiiring ins nnsence Urs.
Iiennwo aim aiuuen win iook nrter tin
Hurgfca! work nt the station,
James Allan, ilemitv fulled Htntp mar.
sbal. brought In from Homer. NVh on
Wednesday afternoon, William Ilnrrlon
ami nun lioan. cnargen witn selling tiro,
water to the noble red man. Harrison nnd
uoHir aro now in uii Douglas county jail
THE OMAHA DAJIjV BEE: Till USD AY, DEC EM 11.15 U 19. 11)01.
GOES TO DUBLIN TO STUDY
Dr. W. I. Wod of Majwood Will fail fr
Imtrald III.
TAKES A P0T GRADUATE COURSE
Dencrllie Cliitrnetcr of n I'll) slclnn'n
Life In III, Section of Stnte
Urns. Inn Snowstorm to
Save l.lfr.
Dr. W. II. Wood made his last round of
patients last Friday, when he drove eov-cnty-flvc
miles, with tho mercury clear out
of sight nnd the snow blowing fiercely In his
face.
His home for tho last three years, or since
his graduation from a leading medical col
lego In New York City, has been In May
wood, Neb., but ho has transferred his prac
tice from tbcro and leaves soon to tako a
portt-graduate courso of several months at
the university at Dublin, expecting also to
travel extensively throughout Great Britain
and in Franco. The doctor wan at the Mer
chants hotel last night and said that wbllo
there' were universities In this country of
fering post-graduate courses quite as thor
ough as that obtainable at the Institution In
Ireland ho preferred to cross tho water be
cause of the travel It would give him with
out n total cost greater than that to be In
curred on this continent, tho living expenses
at Di'blln being enough cheaper to make up
the cost of ocean passage.
Dr. Wood Is a comparatively young man,
but his experience lu western Nebraska has
aged him, because of tho rigors that he,
like every physician In n new country, has
had to endure. He says that a drive of
twenty-five miles to see a patient Is con
sidered nothing extraordinary, and that
drives of seventy-five miles In a single day
aro not unusual. Horseflesh Is cheap when
tho mustang vnrlety Is used and tho mus
tang variety Is the best possible for his pur
poses, as tho team of the diminutive, hardy
brutes will cover ten miles nn hour from
sunrise to sunset.
Ranchmen out thcro are perfectly willing
to pay any fee tho doctor may ask, tholr
only requirement being that his services
must provo speedily effective. Patients suf
fering with even ns dangerous maladies as
pneumonia aro seldom called on more than
two or threo times, and theso calls nro
separated by sufficient length of tlmo to nd
mlt of tho patient being ready for cither .1
square meal or an undertaker beforo the
fourth visit Is duo.
Dr. Wood ln his practice, which extended
over pretty nearly tho wholo westorn sec
tion of tho otato, used threo nurses and ro
lled on them to meet nny emergency re
quired. When he returns from Dublin he
expects to locato In Colorado, as ho says ho
has had enough of long drives In tho severe
weather of tho newer Nebraska. In the
Irish city ho expects to find sevcrnl friends,
os ten of tho wlxty who graduated In his
class have gone thcro to tako their post
graduate course.
America makes the finest brand of cham
pagne. Cook s Imperial Extra Dry. It is
delicious, fruity nnd pure.
ANNIVERSARY OF KIDNAPING
Pollee Iteenll Abiltietlon of 1'ilille
t'mliiliy mill r.sonU Unit
Folloneil Crime.
Tim .nllpn nro rrmnrklni: that last night
Is tho first anniversary of the kidnaping of
Eddie Cudahy, an event which set the en
tlro country ngog for tho better part of n
year..
lOniglll in IIIU lilBt uumivtDu.j ...
E. A. Cudahy's famous drive out on the
Fremont road with $25,000 In gold in his
buggy nnd a red lantern to let the bandits
know ho was coming.
"Hvnrvthinir was favorable to tno out-
lows," sold Chief Donahue yesterday,
it wouldn't ho nosslblo to commit such
a crime tonight, becnuso It would bo easy
to track the bandits in tno snow ami uibo
becnuso It would bo so cold that they would
havo to have 1. fire In tho room where tho
hostage was detained. A year ngo 11 was
,n wnrm nt this tlmo that a man would be
comfortable on tho street In his shirt
sleeves. For this reason tho bandits didn t
!,,.. in imltd n (Ire In tho Moiroso Hill
prison house. Tho sight of smoko coming
out of tho chimney of that house, which had
so long been vacant, would certaluly have
attracted the attention of tho neighbors."
Meanwhile Pat Crowo seems to novo run
out of postage stamps.
BISHOP LINIHAN'S SUCCESSOR
IteiMimniriiilntloti .liny He Slmlf ly
IIIhIiopn In Session nt nuliitane
Thin AVcpU.
m,hnn Sfnnnell liaB gone to Dubuque,
where ho will attend tho funeral of Bishop
Llnlhan. which takes place today.
No notice has been sent out of a meeting
of bishops to bo held to make recommenda
tions for his successor in tho see 01 tnoy
inne. but it Is believed that If all of the
bishops of tho archdiocese aro present nt
tho funeral. .1 conference win do 110111
Thursday nfternoon or Friday.
In regard to tho proposed sco ot Sioux
City tho list approved by tho bishops last
fill Ik hnllnved to contain the names of Rev.
J. M. Cleory of Minneapolis, pastor of St.
Charles parlBh, ny. Rev. r. J. uarrigan or
tho Catholic tyivorslty at Washington.
Christmas
nmnhn stores ono week beforo ChrUtmas
aro llko those stores at no other time.
These nro gala days for thoso who would
study mankind In crowds, for desplto the
cold, tho tlylng snow nnd slippery side
walks Omaha, and especially fomlnlno
Omaha, Is seen on tho streots and in the
ninrts of trade.
Rvorv Htnm hns on its holiday attire.
some subdued as bcfltH tho dignity of long
years of established success anu n trade
which comes In carriages with a coachman
on tho box. From tho dignified showing of
theso cxcluslvo houses to tho more at
tractive if more gnudy display of tho house
which caters to ordinary humanity la a
chango which Is pleasant.
Tho department store wnero everything
Is for sale for everybody Is where shop
ping Omnha can boot be seen one week
from Christmas day. Here black and
white, tho daughter of tho millionaire and
tho dnughter of his butler meet, upon a
level and scramble equally hard for the
samo bargains.
Hero all is life and activity. Shoppers
fill tho aisles, scramble at tho counters,
argue with salesmen and saleswomen about
the price, with fine disregard for tho fact
that tho clerk Is as unable to alter prices
08 tho prospective purchaser.
Hero Is a man who has brought his fam
ily out "to sco Santa Claus." A second
look shows the first observation to bo a
mlstnko and the fact proves to be that tho
family has brought tho head of the houso
along "to see the cutest llttlo games, the
finest dolls, tho best guns, tho fastest of
sleds, tho sharpest of knives, Just like I
want Santa Claus to bring me."
Why
Syrjp.pf fls
llVbtrst family laxivtivt
It is pure.
It is gentle.
It is pleasant.
It is efficacious.
It is not expensive.
It is good for children.
It is excellent for ladies.
It is convenient for business men.
It is perfectly safe under all circumstances.
It is used by millions of families the world over.
It stands highest, ns a laxative, with phyfticiafis.
If you use it you have the best laxative the world
produces.
Whether this list will bo changed or an
other namo added Is 0 question not settled
In the minds of those who know tho
methods of tho church.
In this connection a report from Chlcngo
announcing that Bishop Muldoon has been
appointed coadjutor nrchblshop of Chicago
Is received with Incredulity In Omaha. No
meeting has been held of tho pastors of tho
diocese to consider tho question nnd on ap
pointment without such n meeting would be
establishing u now precedent
FIRE RECORD.
I, on. Over Hundred Thousntiil.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 19. Fire was discov
ered shortly beforo midnight tonight in tho
basement of the Ynlo laundry, 15 West La
fayette street, and at this hour, 2:30 a. m.,
tho entire building Is a mass of flames. The
total loss will aggregate 1130,000. Tho
heaviest losers nre: Joseph Rlddlo Moscr,
owner of the building, $75,000; Coblenz,
Cahn & Co., shirt manufacturers, who, oc
cupied tho llvo upper floors, J25.000; Al
strora & Co., tailors, first floor, $10,000;
Charles R. Deeley, dental" supplies, $5,000;
Isaac A. Sheppard & Co., stove manufac
turers, $10,000. 1
N'psr York Wholesaler.
NEW YORK, Dec. 18. Fire tonight caused
tho Diamond Rubber company, an Akron
(O.) corporation, which has storerooms on
upper Broadway in this city, great loss.
Tho flames burned their way Into the third
story of tho soven-story building next door,
entirely occupied by Burr ft C6., manufac
turers and dealers In carriages. Tho third
story and tho effects above it wero par
tially burned out nnd Burr & Co.'s big stock
of vehicles on tho lower floors suffered much
from water. Tho fire department olllclals
estimated tho loss at $50,000, divided nbout
equally between tho two companies.
Nurmnl Seliool nt Aberdeen.
ABERDEEN, S. D., Dec. 18. (Special Tol
egram.) Tho Aberdeen State Normal school
building was destroyed by llro early this
evening, Involving a loss estimated at $20,
000. Tho Btructuro was ncarlng completion
and still in tho hands of tho contractors,
N. P. Franzcn & Co. of St. Paul, who will
havo to bear tho loss. They are partially
protected by insurance. No portion of tho
loss falls on tho city or state, nnd the
building doubtless will bo rebuilt In tlmo
for uso when needed noxt fall.
I.envcH OrpliniiH In Ilnil AVny.
TIFFIN, O., Dec. 18. Tho two-story brick
heating plant of tho St. Francis Catholic
Orphans' homo was almost entirely dc
atroyed by flro at 3 o'clock this morning.
Conditions aro very serious for tho 300 In
mates, as the thermometer registers around
zero and there is no other way of heating
the institution.
Ilentroyn l.lfp.
CANYON CITY, Colo., Dec. IS. Two
'daughters of Mrs. James E. Wing, 6 and
I years of age, wero burned to death In n
fire that destroyed the houso occupied by
Mrs, Wing and her six children. Another
of tho children was so badly burned that
sho will probably die.
HIkIi Sehool IlullillnK.
ANDERSON, Ind., Dec. 18. Lincoln High
school building, which cost $35,000, cnught
flro this nfternoon while school was In ses
sion, but the pupils marched out In safoty.
The building is practically a total loss.
Nearly all tho pupils lost their wraps.
Shopping
"Oh, papa, see that sled. I
"Papa, Just look at that
"Mammn, toll papa to look this wny. I
wont him
"Here, oh, mamma, papa, see Santa
Claus! Mamma, do you think he'll bring
me thoso skates and Mary her doll that
cries and nil thoso things wo asked for?"
And eight small eyca start as tho "really,
suro 'miff Santa Claus" places In four hands
books which tell stories to intorest llttlo
folk whllo reminding their elders that
's Is open not only at Christmas, but
nil the year around.
Up and down tho aisles go our party with
100 othor parties Just like them, except for
numbers and In and out nround the family
groups fly bevies of girls looking for "some
thing that will make a nlco present for
Jack," and numerous "Jacks" wander
around the building considering what to
purchaso for their "Jills," mentally cal
culating how this week's wages Is to covor
all that thoy should buy for Christmas
presents..
All ot the people in tho store are not
thcro to buy. nor yet to sell. Hero Is 0
comfortnblo llttlo body who several days
ago has mado her purchases. Sho Is the
careful aunt of no one knows how many
llttlo nephews and nieces. In her room at
homo thero ato yards and yards of cloth of
all colors and kinds, Ono pleco Is to mnko
n cloak for Nettlo, another n dress for May.
This will bo a hood for a baby and that an
overcoat for ono of tho boys. Much of the
stuff Is mado up, but this afternoon the
kind dressmaker has been unable to de
cide whether tho baby's cap should have
bluo ribbons or pink, so hero she Is down
HOMER BAXTER WINS SPURS
llo- Detect I ve Cntehen Tlilrf nt Work
Around Deiiiirtinent .Store
Toy Counter.
Homer Baxter, 7 years old, Is probably the
youngest detective In tho country. He Is
not a sleuth of tho "Threc-Flngered lkc"
type, ns Homer never rend n yellow-backed
novel In his life, but a real Hawkshaw, nnd
Is carried as such upon the pay rolls of a
big department store not far from the post
ofTlce. About ten days ago, when the Christmas
trado began In earnest, thero wero numer
ous complaints from the salesmen In the toy
department thnt little street arabs were
pilfering from tho counters. It was Impos
sible for tho clerks to watch overyonc, ns
tho aisles were crowded with buyers. To
hire n man or woman to watch this depart
ment alone nould be too expensive, so the
management hit upon the expedient of put
ting a bright boy In the place, and Homer
Baxter was chosen from among tho cash
boys.
Yesterday Homor made his first catch.
Ho saw .1 llttlo negro lad secrete a toy lo
comotive and ono of those little mules that
nod their heads underneath his coat and
told tho floorwnlker nbout It.
"What havo you got there, Rnstus?" asked
tho walker.
"I never took nothln'l" excjalmed Rastus.
And ho held up his hands to provo it, but
when tho pressure ot his arms was with
drawn from tho coat tho toys fell to tho
floor with a clatter.
Rastus was told ho wouldn't be arrested
this time, nnd Homer was rewarded with a
tin star to wear on his vest.
Parlor tables at one-half, one-third nnd
one-fourth off from regular price In our 1
holiday solo.
ORCHARD & WILIIELM CARPET CO.
DEATH RECORD.
A. M. T. Miller.
BEATRICE, Neb., Dec. 18. (Special.)
A. M. T. Miller, one of the oldest residents
of this county, died yesterday at Slloam
Springs, Ark., Mr. Miller was born In Mary
land fifty-four years ago and came to this
county In 1880 and settled upon a farm near
Plckrlll, In this county, where he engaged
in farming nnd stock raising. About two
years ago ho iriovrd to Beatrice and entered
tho employ of tho B, & M. railway ns Im
migration agont. Besides n wife ho leaves
four daughters and two sons.
W. .1. .McKliiNtry.
ONAWA. Ia., Dec. 18. (Special.) 'W. .1.
McKlnstry of L'te, la., died yesterday at his
homo of appendicitis, nged 40 years. An
operation was performed last Monday, but
complications aroBo which caused his
death. Ho was well known In Monona
county, whero ho has lived for moro than
twenty years. Tho funeral was held
Wednesday.
Grnnilmother of "Tommy" Ityitn.
WATERTOWN. N. Y.. Dec. 18. Mrs. Vir
ginia Yocng, the oldest person In northern
New York, Is dead at Redwood, Jefferson
county, aged 101. Sho was grandmother of
"Tommy" Ryan, tho pugilist.
OlilfNt Mnn In MlelilKiin,
LUDINOTON, Mich., Dec. 18. Louis Rock,
the oldest man In Michigan, died here to- 1
day, aged 107. Rock was reputed to bo the j
first man to enter tho Yoscmlte valley.
Scenes In Stores Where Santa
Clans Holds Forth
nt tho storo, Tho woman behind tho
counter has shown her n dozen caps, but
her mind Is not mndo up as to tho color
of those ribbons, and still she looks. After
whllo sho will see n cap that sho admires
and she will take especial noto so as to
make ono Ilka It nt home.
But the crowd Is still passing, struggling
nnd surging. Once In a while there Is an
eddj whero ono can stop nnd get tholr
breath. Then tho eddy Is carried away and
nothing but a mass ot pcoplet-thoy would
call It n "boom" in a Minnesota lumber
camp remains.
Merchants sav that Dmnhn Is hnvlne
Christmas goods as it bought never beforo. j
The cold weather and tho snow have In
creased what might bo called normal ,
Christmas sales. Last season tho sales 1
wcro abnormal. Warm weather made tho
presentation of a sled, of skates Ironical
and In despair thoso who gave bought "use
ful" presents thoso frauds upon Christmas
which kill tho spirit of tho day. When
boy wants a drum It 1b llttlo pleasure to
receive a suit of clothing, no ronttcr bow
badly It may bo needed.
Tho spirit of Christmas Is over every
thingover tho crowds which visit the
niiiicB, uti-i mo jivujjiu ai uiu lucaitTo, in i
tho cars on tholr way home, In tho mcs-1
scnger boy, whose work Is doubled this time
of tho year, and even In the saleswoman,
whoso body Is tired ami whoso soul Is tried
by tho endless lino of. shoppers. It Is a
Jolly tlmo nnd even today you will see tho
spirit of the holidays in tho face of every
one you meet.
Becaouse
Its component parts arc all wholesome.
It acts gently without unpleasant after-effects.
It is wholly free from objectionable substances.
It contains the laxative principles of plants.
It contains the carminative principles of plants.
It contains wholesome aromatic liquids which nrc
agreeable and refreshing to the taste.
All are pure.
All arc delicately blended.
All are skillfully and scientifically compounded.
Its value is due to our method of manufacture and to
the orginality and simplicity of the combination.
To get its beneficial effects buy the genuine.
Manufactured by
utorKia paYRiJp (?
San Frrxnolsco, Cat.
Louisville, Ky. Now York. N. Y.
FOR SALE UT ALL LEADI.W DRUGGISTS.
1 w
This was In tho spring of 1811, when ho was
In charge of a hunting party, nil of whom
wero killed by Indians, he nlono cscnptng,
J. Stone, Sr.
LEAVENWORTH, Knn Dec. IS. J. C.
Stone, sr., aged 73 years, died a his home
here today from Illness Incident to old age.
Ho served through the Mexican war as a
captain, was adjutant general of the stnte
of Kniwas during the civil war and wns
one of the first projectors ot the Union Pa
cific railway.
WOMEN'S FIRST DOG SHOW
t nnminl Intercut Shown In flu
I.ndlex' Kennel Asnoelutlon
OpeiilnK Kmlilbltloii.
NEW YORK.- Dec. IS. Tho first bench
show of tho Ladles' Kcnnol Association of
America has begun nt Madison Squaro Oar
den today. Unusunl Interest In the show
was nroused by tho benching of new doj?s
from England In the bulldog, collier and
terrier classes. There was 0 strong lot of
fox terriers present, Including English nnd
American champions. Tho other classes
wcro well represented, especially tho col
lies, setters nnd Spaniels.
Spii fTord -Jnekunn.
BEATRICE, Neb., Doc. 18. (Special.)
Cards are out announcing tho mnrrlago of
Horry E. Spafford of Bcatrlco to MIbs Eliza
beth B. JackBon. Th ceromony will be per
formed next Tuesdny morning nt 10:30 at
tho residence of tho bride's parents, Mr.
nnd Mrs. Milton Jnckson. (113 North Elev
enth street. Rev. Georgo W. Crofts will
officiate.
' llenvy Snow nt I'lorrc.
PIERRE, S. D., Dec. 18. (Special Tele
gram.) Four Inches of snow fell hero last
night nnd today. It being tho heaviest fall
In several years.
HlnwIiiK Dnlly.
Tho glass works at Belleville and St.
Louis aro dally blowing over 300,000 bottles,
which nro to bo tilled with the famous
Patent Leathers-
Men's Patent Leathers for Christmas
gifts Tho ideal patent kid tho patent
calf In all the new and lato lasts and toes
Nothing will plenso a man more than a
pair of patent leather Shoes Wo have
such a largo lino of these that wo can suit
the fancies of nny man and glvo him a per
fect fit Speaking of fits you can havo
your purchaso of today fit to his fit after
Christmas It's tho samo with our Christ
mas Slippers Wo'vo so many thcro will
to nn trouble In exchanging them.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
Omaha's Urto-date Shoe Home.
1410 KAIIXAM STIIEIST.
Nan I'nll Cntalonn liorr llaadr.
You Think a Great
deal of your boy? Then buy him a polr ot
our Barney & Berry skates from 50c up
or a good strong sled from 25c to $2.25 or a
pocket knlfo from 26c to $4.00 Any of tho
nbovo will make him tho happiest boy lu
town Then we havo Iron express wagons
from 75c up veloplpedes $1.25 up But tho
finest thing we hnvo for a boy is an elegant
tool caso filled with llrst-clnss tools for
$10.00 It's tho handsomest thing out For
the men nothing nicer than n Star safety
razor We've lots of nlco things for a
Christmas gift llko G o'clock teas carving
tets tea and coffee pots silver-plated
spoons, etc. Bettor bco us.
A. C. Raymer
IhilldcrV llimlwitre nnd Tools.
1514 Faritam St;
The Best Xmas Gift For Children-
Is undoubtedly noino Hmnll muslcnl In
st rtunoiit They enjoy them nnd Icnrn
by thero It Bets them started to love
muBlc nnd It will bo enny for them later
on to tnko up nlnno or somo other prin
cipal Instrument-Wc hnvo a grent num.
bcr of benutlful llttlo Instruments-such
ns mouth linrpK-musIc boxes-nccor-
deons-fifes liornH-druniR Jowshnrps
toy trombones-zobus-toy vlollns-fltc
None of them cost over fl.BO-IJrlnf; tho
children to our store.
A. HOSPE,
tfuili ni Art. 1513-1615 DiukIii.
"Budwelsor" beer, brewed by the Anheuser-
Busch Brewing Association, SI. Louis, Mo.
"VntiiiK tirllTii" (tiillM IthiK.
CHICAC.O. Dee. IS Uhert (Irltllllis. well
known throughout snorting circles 11s
Noting Grlffn," n clover llitht weight pugi
list, lias been forced to unit tho Huk lie
cnuso of a valvular iirTeelloit of the hear
that may bring death to til in In the ring a
uny time. Lute today Dr McGregor, phy
slelan for the Olympic Athletic club, ex
iiintned Grllllths nnd because of his weak
ness refused to nllow him to enter 11 match
for Which bf wns scheduled tonight.
Viinntiiti'N .Son Will Greet llltu.
OAKLAND. Cnl.. Dec. IS. A son wn.
born to Mrs. Frederick FiiiihIou, wife of
Brigadier General Funston of Kansas,
today. Mth. Funston returned from tho
I'ldllnnlnert il few wepkt nun .in.1 Iiiih lieen
living with her parents here since. General
I'unstnn saueu rrom .Manna ror 1 110 United
States Inst Sunday. Ho Is due hero nbout
January 8. .
tllKlt.
M'GARY Leo M., Wednesday. 7 p. tn . Do-
cemocr is, nged 0 months , days.
Funeral from the house. 220 North Seven-
teenth, Thursdn.v, 2;3i) p, ni.
Simplex Steam Vapor
and Toilet Lamp
For face strnmlnc nnd face mnuarc
Useful In Asthma. Croun nnd Whnon.
lug Cough. Thn only perfect vnpor
izer nna perfumer, l'rlce, $1.50 each.
tuc u 1 nr. urn 1 n nn
g. inL ni j. ruiruLU ou.
HOH Karnam St. Omnha, Kmh. OS
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