TITE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY. DECEMBER 2G, 1D04.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
fXoyf Locate City Hull at Cornarof
Twenty-riftk and H Streets.
PROrtRTY OWNERS TO DONATE FUNDS
loeatloa Hrld at Higher Flr Taan
Uty la Marly Be Able ta Far
ana Htt Full for IH
laa; Pnrnnaa.
With the hope that the retraining: order
now In force preventing the "mayor and
council from Issuing clyr hall and park
bonds will be dlnaolvtd upon a hearing,
N afreet property owners are taking an
tnterent In the locating of a site. Busi
ness men on N street from Twenty-fourth
to Twenty-sixth street appear to want the
-city hall located tn the Hunt property at
the northwest corner of Twenty-fifth and
N streets. This property has a frontage
of eighty-one feet on N street and business
men say that this Is where the city build
ing should go If one Is located. .
Colonel Hunt .asks 114,000 for. this prop
erty, which is at the rate of $172 a front
Toot. The lowest transfer of N street prop
erty made In years was at 13)0 a front
foot.
With only 170.000 to work on, from which
sum a site must be purchased and a build
ing erected, the city officials figure that
they can not afford t pay more than
J 10,000 for a site. This Is where th'e busi
ness men on N street are taking an In
terest Those Interested In the proposition
are going aboilt among the bonlnesa men
for the purpose of raising $4,000 to be paid
to the city In case tho city hall Is located
on he Hunt property.
"Something murt be done," said a busi
ness man, "to save N street If this money
can be raised and a tender of it mads to
the, city by tho time the bids for bonds
ore to be announced again. It Is presumed
that the mayor and council will at least
lve the property In question some con
! slderatlon.
Object to Japajnrae Labor.
The South Omaha Trade's and Labor
iwuncil has adopted the following resolu
tions: Whereas, The Cudahy Packing company
have Imported and are now working In
the pork and beef packing of the Cudahy
Packing company if South Omaha Japa
nese laborers, imported and shipped In dur
ing and after tle recent strike, and
W'herean, We helleve organised labor and
American cltitnn should dlscournge the
employment of this class of labor In com
jwtltlon with our people: therefore be It
lleso'ved. That the Trades and Labor
council of South Omaha do, In regular
meeting assembled, for the benefit of the
cltlsens and tor the best Interests of our
people, rer.pfot fully request the Cudahy
i'acklng company to dloeharge and allow
the said Japanese laborers to return, or
hlp them to wherever they were employed,
and be I, further
hesolved. That we" respectfully urge the
Cudahy Packing company to employ In
their rtead men who are cltljtens and tax
payers of our city, and be it further
Hesolved, That a copv of the foregoing
rsioJutlon be mailed to the press and to the
Cutfahy Packing company.
Teachers' Examinations.
Commencing December IS at rooms In the
high school building and continuing for
three days, ihe examination of applicants
for positions as teachers will be held. The
program as laid down by the board of ex
aminers is as follows:
Wednesday Forenoon Arithmetic, theory,
aiid practice.
Wednesday Afternoon Physiology, music
and reading.
Thursday Forenoon Grammar and geog
raphy. Thursday Afternoon English, composi
tion, penmanship, orthography.
Friday Forenoon Drawing, history.
Friday Afternoon Civics and physical
geography.
According o-a new rule of the ex am lug
, Ing board and the Board of Education, only
those who have had succeisful experience
as teachers will be given certificates.
Telephone Fire Calls.
Chief Qarrett of the firs department has
caused to be printed 1,600 little red cards,
which read: "In case of flra call No. 60.
Give nearest street and crossing-." These
little cards are to be placed on each tele
phone In the city outside of the private
line 'phones. About 1,300 'phonos, including
the private lines, are In use In South
Omaha at the present tlma. The chief of
the fire department says that about nine
tenths of the fire alarms are turned In
over the telephone and that where a tale
phone la handy there Is no use for people
hunting for Are alarm boxes. On Tuesday
men will commence placing the red cards
on all telephones la the city.
Complete History Being Prepared.
A complete history of the city hall and
park bond propositions la being prepared
and will be ready for the use of the city
attorney when the Injunction case comes
up In court on Wednesday. Clerk Olllin
states that the petition Is complete and
that he hardly thinks that opposing attor
neys can find a flaw In the records from
the time of the filing of the petitions to the
advertising of the bonds for sale. This
case Is attracting considerable attention by
those who are for and throe opposed to
the bonds.
Violated Iowa Game Laws.
Seven Bohemians from South Omahl
were arrested In Council Bluffs on a
charge of violating the Iowa game laws.
They were shooting at rabbits In. the bot
toms about seven miles south of the East
Omaha bridge. Two of the party, Frank
Soukup and Joseph Kuderna, appeared for
trial and after a hearing were dUmlssed
from custody by the JuBtlce before whom
they were arraigned. An ofllcer was di
rected to take the men to the police sta
tion, where their guns had been held aa
security for their appearance, and there to
return to them their firearms. At the sta
tion the ofllcer professed admiration for
the gun taken from Kuderna and offered to
jP'Viy f Kuderna told him the weapon was
, not for sale, aa It belonged to his brother.
The ofllcer then marched the two men
lck te the Justice's ' office, where they
were fined 17.60. which they refused to
pay, and departed, leaving their guns.
Dedication of Library.
Arrangements are now complete for the
Informal opening of the mw South Omaha
Carnegie library. It will be on Wednes
day, from 4 to I p.', m.,' and the general
public Is Invited... There will be no formal
ceremonies, but everyone, is asked to come
and inspect the beautiful building and Its
handsome equipment.
Mil City Gossip.
Coal-J. B.. Watkln A, Co. Tel. 81.
The city offloa and banks will be closed
all day Monday.
Try Oooden's antiseptic barber shop for
first-class work. i51 N street.
Mrs. E. 8. 11 a rr ell Is expected to return
from Clarlnda, la-, on Monday.
South Omaha residence, with barn, large
grounds, eic. See rental column.
Henry Dixon. Twenty-seventh and W
strevts, reports theblrth of a son.
Howard Meyers Is excavating for a dwell
lug at Twenty-third and I street.
Hard coal. See Howland Lumber Co., 438
North Twenty-fourth street. 'Phone T.
J. A. Hall Is bark from lows, where ha
spent a week looking after buWnecaa mat
ters. Morgan Heafy hits returned from Chi
cago, where ha vutiiud friends fur a few
days.
Neta Jehu. SOS M street, la rapidly re
covering from a severe attack of acarlat
fever.
This evening the Christian Endeavor offi
cers of the Presbyterian church will be In
stalled. - A daughter hss been born to Mr. and
Mrs. John McAdams, Twenty-ninth and U
sireuia
The expectation now Is that the public
lil.rnjy fee opened on Weanrsday of
this week.
Jfrwn tas present etiUovk U wiU twaxly
spring bet-ire the rtw high school building
la comf.ted.
Mr Wilhelmlna Chambers died Friday
at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Morris
T jet. at the age of years.
Mlas Ima Hart of Colorado Springs. Coin
Is here, the guest of Miss Ellen and MISS
Jeanette Roggen, 10 F street
Councilman W. P. Adklns remembered
many of hls friends yesterday by present
ing tbem with boxes of fine cigars.
All of the Smith Omaha young people
li are attending the State university at
Lincoln are home for the holidays.
The funeral services of Jamta Nlrhol,
'2K10 F street, will be h?ld Momlay morning
at t o'clock, at St. Bridget's church.
The Tooter, the organ of the South Omaha
High school. Is 1 vear old. The fsue of
Friday was the beet of the present series.
Helen, the l-vear-old daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. In'drarek. died yestrday of
scarlet fever. The funeral will be held this
afternoon.
Contractor McDonald states that tho new
high school building contains over eighteen
mjlea of wire for telephones, lights and
other pu poses.
Ooldstrom Art Calendar given free with
every purchase of 11 or more. We carry a
choice line of liquors for family use. IOCS
N street. Tel. 1J.
The Jnp who was hit with a hatrhet at
the Japs' retreat. ; Thirty-seventh and N
etrrets, Friday night. Is getting along
nicely at the hospital.
The street cars were crowded yewterday
with people going to Omaha to do their
V nrlatmaa shopping. Ljocea mercnauu.
however, did a good business.
The Chrlstmaa cantata given by the Bun
day school of the First Presbyterian
church at Workmen temple on i Thursday
night wsv a success in every way.
South Omaha mail carriers had a hard
time of It yesterday, their sacks being
unusually well filled. Today the postofflce
will be open from 10 a. m. until 12:30 p. m.
Major C. F. Cramer, the government In
spector In charge of the erection of the
South Omaha postofflce, wrlt-s friends here
that he Is superintending the erection of
a government building at Pierre, 8. D.
I'nlees the weather Is favorable the
grading on J street will not be completed
by January 1. The contractors are mak
ing a road on the north side so that in
ca of a freexe-up trail! c will not be im
peded. J. B. Bailey, state secretary of the Youiut
Men's Christian association, will speak at
the men's meeting this afternoon. A quar
tet composed of Mrs. Cresney, Mrs. Shu
gert, Mr. McCoy and Mr. Marsh will fur
nish special music.
The Nebraska State Teachers' associa
tion will hold Its thirty-ninth annual meet
ing In Omaha on December 28. Miss Sara
Vore of the South Omaha High school
will present the subject. "English la Ne
braska In High Schools."
Mrs. Whlttlewey nnd family wish to ex
press their thanks to their many friends
for thflr kindness and sympathy at the
time of their recent bereavement. AiBi
to Bee Hive lodge of the Masons for their
sympathy and help at the obsequies.
Monday will be generally oluserved In
South Omaha as Christmas. Police Judge
King will be on the bench for an hour in
the morning, but the city offices will be
closed. There will be a market at the
Stock Exchange, but the packers will not
attempt to do any slaughtering.
Friday and Saturday evenings of this
week will be given up to social events at
the local Young Men's Christian associa
tion.. Friday evening will be taken
up by the boys with games and an exhi
bition In the gymnasium. Basket ball will
be played with teams from Omaha. Sat
urday evening will be open house for
men.
Starting tomorrow morning, we place en
sale men's and young men's suits, latest
stylo brownish patterns, single or double
breasted; sale price, 16. Suits look fully as
?ood aa your tailor would make to order
or 125. Never In the history of South
Omaha or Omaha clothing selling lias there
been such a snap offered In a suit. Toe sale
will last all week, but In order to be sure
and get your size, come early. Monday
store closes at noon. Nebraska Shoe &
Clothing house. Twenty-fifth and N streets,
South Omaha, Neb.
PIG OBJECTS TO "CEREMONY
XriTsboys' Present Makes a Getaway,
bat Is Finally Corralled and
Delivered.
Councilman David O'Brien IS one who
believes In the old saying about some men
being born with honors, others having
honors thrust on them, while others ac
quire honors. Saturday afternoon, about
the third hour past meridian, the genial
candy man and aldermanlo celebrity was
suddenly summoned to present himself at
the newsboys' headquarters at Fifteenth
and Farnam streets to receive a present
from the newsboys of Omaha. Now, as
Mr. O'Brien takes a request from the
newsies as a command, he was about
three minutes removing himself from his
candy depot to the scene of action.
When Mr. O'Brien appeared at head
quarters he was met by a solid phalanx
of newsboys, who had In tow a live pig,
carefully wrapped In a blanket to protect
the animated porker from the rigors of the
wintry weather. Mr. O'Brien saw what
was coming, so he stood at attentionwhile
Jlmmle Cullen, the newsboy spokesman,
stepped forward and began the effort of his
life.
"Mister O'Brien," began Jlmmle, as he
looked over to Mogy for approval, "We
have brought yous dls here pig for Christ
mas. (Applaupc.) De committee was nomi
nated by de bunch and we buyed de best
little porker what we oould find. (A voice:
You bet we did.) And now. Mister O'Brien"
But Jlmmle did not reach his peroration.
The pig was chafing: under the seeming
delay and made his getaway. The animal
made a center rush for the Drexel shoe
store across the street, scaring two women
who were having shoes tried on. Then
the masculine sus made its entre Into the
Nebraska clothing store and lent much
holiday cheer to that quarter, after which
the presentation pig went through on spe
cial schedule to the Henshaw and caused
several In there to think they felt some
thing coming on. The pig was captured
and soon brought back to the newsboys'
headquurters, where the presentation cere
monies were completed without further
lnteruptlon.
When Mr. O'Brien bad recovered himself
sufficiently to express the thoughts of
gratitude that the occasion had given birth
to he thanked his little donors for their
thoughtfulness and wished them a merry
Christmns and a happy New Year.
The pig was a token of esteem for the
many kindnesses Mr. O'Brien had shown
the newsboys, who always have a kindly
feeling for their councllmanic and candy
making friend. . . v
As soon us the occasion was over Mr.
O'Brien went to Townsend's store gad
bought a nice collar for the pig.
" .'.'.'.
Laslaess and Law.
When President Eliot .of Harvard hears
that some student Is unusually lasy he feels
regret, but Is not entirely disheartened. "I
remember a young fellow at Harvard," he
says, "who was absolutely the laaiest stu
dent I ever knew. His family was devotedly
attached to him, but he not only would not
answer , their letters, but would not open
them. Finally his aunt, living In New York,
telegraphed me, asking what was the mat
ter with Bob. I replied that she had better
come on herself and . Investigate. She
culled at the young man's lodgings and
found him still In bed at 11 o'clock In the
morning, with thirteen unopened telegrams
on the table, and he strenuously objected to
getting up even then. . I am Informed,
nevertheless, that that young man Is today
one of the most successful lawyers In his
state." i .
Gorgeoas Franeh I'nl forms.
The uniform of the president of the
French republic, designed by the master
tailors of Paris, Is to consist of a coat "a
la Francalse, embroidered In gold, trousers
with an embroidered stripe and a three
cornered hat. Similar costumes-ars sug
gested for ths president of the Senate and
ths president of the Chamber of Deptles.
That for the chief of ths state Is white, for
the president of the senate blue and for the
president of the Chamber red." Thus when
the three officials stand together on any
public occasion they will represent the na
tional colors. New York Tribune,
tie Waul Ada Freduo Result
WATERflOUSE'S NEW SCHEME
Prisoipal af High School Wsrks Oat
Another af Hii Plana.
SOCIETIES BECOME PART OF CURRICULUM
Membership la One af Twelve Liter
ary Organisations Will Seen re a
Credit In "rholastle Stand.
Inir, Maybe.
Plans of Principal Waterhousa to In
troduce strict supervision of the twelve
literary societies at the high school J)y the
faculty and 'to curtail the social feature
of the organliatlon and make them vir
tually part of the curriculum ars now the
subject of criticism by persons Inter
ested. In the past the literary societies have
been allowed to manage their own affair
to a large degree, with assistance and di
rection from the faculty In the way of a
"teacher director," elected by the society
and who has acted as a kind of critic and
moderator at the regular meetings. New
members were elected by the usual rote,
social and other affairs arranged and car
ried out, and In general the organisations
were practically Independent of the school
authorities, although of course amenable
to the general rules and regulations.
Principal Has Been Busy.
Since the beginning of the new school
year Principal Waterhouse has worked up
his plan of supervision and has Issued a
great many orders, some in writing and
others verbally at faculty meetings. Tho
general control of the societies has been
vested In Assistant Principal Woolery, and
five teachers have been assigned by Prin
cipal Waterhouse as "teacher directors"
for each society, the elected choice of the
society being chairman of the committee,
and tho other four deriving authority from
arbitrary appointment. An elaborate sys
tem of rules and "suggestions" has been
promulgated, permitting no meeting to last
later than 3:46 o'clock, requiring members
to submit "excuses" for nonattendance
and arranging so that credits shall be
given for the work performed by members
of the society at the regular fortnightly
program. Stress la placed upon the dis
couraging of social gatherings, and the
alms and objects of the societies declared
to be scholastic and Intended to supple
ment and add to the regular school work.
The "teacher director" presiding 1 made
the sole Judge of the credits to be given
for the work, and Is in reality vested with
almost absolute control over the destinies
of the society and lta doings.
No Publicity Hereafter.
This order was read to the students:
Hereafter no announcements of social
gatherings of literary societies will be an
nounced through circulars and publicly.
All such functions will be attended by in
vitations privately given by the one who
entertains, as are otner similar gainer
IngR This ruling is made because of some
feeling that such gatherings should be ex
clusively under the control of parents.
F. E. COATSWORTH.
The principal's plan for the regulation
of the literary societies Is not yet com
plete. It Is proposed to limit the member
ship of each organisation to forty, and to
place admittance to the societies .wholly In
the hands of the teachers, making a cer
tain scholastic standing necessary as a
requirement, the applicant to be' admitted
at the first vacancy In the society to which
he aspires. This uproots the first prin
ciple of the Internal government of the
societies, which have hitherto been volun
tary associations, the members exercising
their choice In selection of new members.
Another proposed rule,, which has ben
partly put In effect. Is to prohibit the levy
ing and collection of dues unless such dut s
are applied exclusively to the "official" ex
penses of the societies, and not in any way
to social functions. In caso the dues are
abolished expenses are to be met by volun
tary contributions. In other words the so
cieties cannot spend their money as they
see fit.
Societies Arc Worried.
Under the proposed terms of admission,
the making of the work of tho societies
practically part of the regular work In
the school, the fact that the organisations
cannot spend their own money as they
see fit and must be continually under the
eye of a teacher with whom they may
have no sympathy or understanding, and
with the social features frowned upon and
almost prohibited, the members of the
dozen flourishing little societies say that
all Interest will be lost In them and that
their facilities for pleasure and enjoy
ment are at an end.
It Is said that Principal Waterhouse's
tortuous system of control may be Inter
rupted by the Board of Education, as many
parents are up in arms against what they
regard as an Intrusion In the rights cf the
pupils.
JUDGE DAY GIVES PRESENTS
Passes Out Penitentiary Sentences to
Three Negroes on the Glad
Chrlstmaa Eve.
Judge Day yesterday passed out Christ
mas gifts In the form of sentences on the
following prisoners heretofore found guilty
by Juries In his court:
Weston Thomas, one year for grand
larceny committed at South Omaha in the
stealing of a lot of dress goods.
Wash Taylor, one year for forgery of a
check for $11.
Charles Waters, one year and nine
months for the burglary of John Wright's
saloon.
All three of the men are colored.
On pleaa of guilty Cleveland Kemp, Wil
liam F. Vandewall and Roy Herold were
each sentenced to thirty days in the county
Jail.
Several cases were dismissed on motion
of County Attorney English, who Is clean
ing up the criminal docket as much as
possible before the time for turning the
office pver to his successor.
DISTRIBUTE CHRISTMAS GIFTS
Load of Parcels Dumped la Street by
Overtarnlns; of the
Waaoa.
Some of the people of Omaha came very
near not getting all of the Christmas
presents they had purchased during the
day. Frank Brown, a driver for the
Omaha Merchants' Express and Transfer
company, started with a wagon load of
parcels, going to the north side. He got
along all right until he went to turn off
Twenty-fourth street, at Lake, when the
wheels of the. wagon caught tn the car
tracks, overturning the wagon, scattering
the parcels over the street. Brown and
a friend, Henry Vltter, who was with
him. Jumped up and ran away. Walter
Jardlna, manager of the transfer com
pany, at once sent a man out to pick up
the parcels and deliver them.
Brown and Vltter were arrested a little
later by Officer Smith. Both of them were
Intoxicated and at the police station were
charged with being drunk and disorderly.
Important Caaane i Time
By Rock Island system effective Sunday,
December M, MM. on and after which daU
train now leaving Omaha eastbound at
11:01. noon, dally except Sunday, will laava
at 11:16 a. m., except Sunday, and train now
Us v lug Omaha westbound at 6:16 p. m..
daily, will leave at 4:1 p. m. dally.
F. r. RUTHERFORD. O. P. A.
' ECHOES OF TEE ANTE BOOM
Maseale.
Grand High Priest Perry, head of the
Royal Arch Masons of South Dakota, has
Just presented Past High Priests 8. H.
Jumper and H. 8. Williams with "high
priest- Jewels." Mr. Williams was the first
head of the Royal Arch Masons of the
state of South Dakota and Mr. Jumper
was the Immediate predecessor of Mr.
Perry in that office. It has been decided
by the order In that state to present two
of the past grand high priests with Jewels
each year until all of them are thus
honored. The two Aberdeen men were the
first to receive this distinction. The badges
are pretty and costly. The presentation
was made at the Masonic temple In Aber
deen, S. D., with a large number of the
members of the grand and subordinate
chapters being present.
Tangier temple of the Ancient Arabic
order, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Oasis
of Omaha, .elected the following officers
Friday night: John T. Yates, I. P.; A.
Hugh Hippie, C. R.; L. C. Talmage. A. R.;
George S. Powell, H. P. and P.; Charles
A. Tracy, O. G.; William T. Bourke,
recorder; W. E. Rhoados, treasurer; D. S.
Clark, J. T. Yates, G. 8. Powell and L.
Hoyt, representatives to the imperial
council.
A spring ceremonial session of the Nobles
of the Mystic 8hrlne, Oasis of Omaha,
and the temples of the middle states will
be held in this city during the month of
April. A class of 100 candidates will be led
by an Arabic patrol to Mecca.
Livingston chapter No. 10, Royal Arch
Masons, of Beatrice, Installed these officers
for the ensuing year Thursday night: II.
L. Spellman, high priest; Samuel Eccles,
king; O. P. Listnn, secretary; G. L Cole,
treasurer; C. A. Spellman, captain of the
host; 8. F. Nichols, principal sojourner;
Noah M. Ryan, royal arch captain; J. Ed
C. Fisher, third veil; 'a. H. Bailey, second
veil; N. F. Howell, first veil; Dan G. Flske,
sentinel.
Rathbone Slaters.
Lillian temple No. 1 will give a Christmns
entertainment Monduy evening, December
26, at Myrtle hall for the members of the
order and their families.
Knights of Pythias.
The annual session of the Pythian grand
lodge of Nebraska will be held In Omaha
the second Tuesday In May, 1905. The local
lodges are already making preparations for
the event. The next session of the supreme
lodge will not be held until August, 1906,
when the meeting will take place in New
Orleans. The Omaha Pythlans are making
strenuous endeavors to have all sojourning
members of the order whohold their mem
bership elsewhere transfer their member
ship to Omaha,
Uniform rank members are reminded that
Company No. 12 drills every Monday night
from t to 8:30 o'clock.
At his recent visit here Grand Chancellor
Klldow complimented the Omaha Pythlanj
on the nature of the transformation under
which the order has gone In this city dur
ing the last ten years.
Woman's Relief Corps.
Custer Woman's Relief corps No. 82 will
give a card social Tuesday evening, De.
cember 27, at Red Men's hull in the Conti
nental block, to which members of all
Grand Army posts and corps of the city
are cordially Invited.
Royal Area a am.
Union Pacific council No. , 10B9 will give
a card and dancing party to. Its members
and women friends and relatives Thursday
evening, December 88, at Mattopolitan hull
2301 Harney street. Cards at 8:30 and dan
cing at 8:46.
Modern Kaceabees.
Boyton tent. No. iwi, held an open meet
ing Wednesday evening last" to welcomo
Great Lieutenant Commander Charles
Thomas. There was a large attendance of
members and their families at the meet
ing. A short musical and literary pro
gram was given and Commander Thomas
followed with an address upon the mer
its and purposes of the order. He dwelt
upon the feature of tjie order In not per
mitting the supreme officers a vote in any
of Its conventions and of the Initiative and
referendum principle Inaugurated In this
order. At the close of the meeting a
reception was held in honor of the visit
ing official. The next regular review of
the tent will be held Wednesday evening,
at Arcanum hall.
Tribe of Ben Hur.
Omaha court. No. 110, held a big meet
ing last Tuesday evening. Four candidates
were initiated and twenty-four applicants
for membership were elecied. On Thurs
day evening the court attended Winner
court of Council Bluffs In a body and was
royally entertained. The next meeting, on
Tuesday evening, promises to be a good
one and all members are asked to be
present. A class of twenty-five or thirty
Is to be initiated.
Knights of the Maecabees.
Omaha tent, No. 76, gave its annual
Christmas tree entertainment last Thurs
day evening at Washington hall. About
100 people were present. The entertain
ment was devoted to the enjoyment of the
little ones. A varied program was given
under the direction of Prof. Q. M. Ritchie
and his accomplished wife.
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CLERKS WILL GET A REST
Great Ann? of Shop Peapla Past Tarou'i
Annual 8iegn.
GLAD CHRISTMAS TIME BUYING IS OVER
Tosif Woman W ho Presides at Bis;
Store Coaater Says Men eas
terners Are Always
Preferable.
If there Is any one class of people more
than another that Is glad Christmas comes
but once a year It Is the great army of
clerks who preside over the counters and
wl nn the rirt-huvlnv nubile. They stand ,
the brunt of the Yule-tide eas in, and from
early morn until late at night they not
only dispose of their employers' wares but I
In numberless Instances go out of their ,
way to help settle the paramount Issue j
of the season, "What shall 1 buy?" :
It Is something more than a Joke to be
trafficked In by the humorous paragraph
ers, this putting off until the eleventh hour
the buying of gifts. It Is a stern reality
for the clerks and a scrimmage for the
mas and pas and lads and lassies.
One eastern savant has suggested that a
niche e set aside In the hall of fame for
holiday clerks, while another has made out
motion that an appropriation be made out
of tho hero fund for those who stand be
hind the counters during the Christmas
season.
"I am going to sleep until noon tomor
row," said a pretty young' woman clerk
in a department store Saturday as she
covered over her counter Tor the night.
"I would Just like to meet the man that
Invented the' Santa Claus Idea and give
him a corner of my mind for a few min
ute I would tell him a few things he
did not think of the first time he played
Saint Nick I would Just have him work
at a toy counter for two weeks before
Christmas and then have him . study his
Sunday school lessons before he retired on
Christmas eve."
"No; I Just think he wanted to get his
name In the papers," she replied, with a
haughty toss of her head that suggested
she was not very angry after all, but Just
wanted to get a slap at the man.
"Come right down to carpet tackntbrass
tacks at that, do you not, down in your
heart of hearts, think the giving of presents
at Christmas time Is an ennobling institu
tion? Do you not think it raises men and
women to a higher plane and promotes
the feeling of 'peace on earth and good
will to all men?' was next asked.
"Well, It may In a general way, but If
you had to please soma who buy presents
you would think It promoted some other
things. But you must remember we women
do not swear, nor do we drown our troubles
at a nearby bar as some well, aa some
men do, for Instance," responded the fair
clerk as she wished a friend a merry Christ
mas. "What reforms would you suggest In the
matter of buying ChrlRtmas gifts so as to
bring the greatest good to the greatest
number?" the Interrogator next asked of
the clerk.
"That Is largely a matter of personal
opinion. People go about their shopping
according to inclinations as a rule and we
are paid to cater to the Inclinations of
our patrons and, of course, do the best we
can. I would suggest the establishment in
every lanfce city of a school for the Instruc
tion of shoppers and about a month before
Christmas would establish information
bureaus where people could go and make
their selections in advance of the time
they intended to purchase. Then I would
Impose a fine on every person who spent
ovqr an hour, buying a lf-cent gift and
e'ked fifty questions about any one ar
ticle. But I must go, as mother said she
would have a nice pot of tea, some toast
and poached eggs waiting for me when I
got home tonight. I never keep her wait
ing. She always knows when to expect
me home."
"Before you go I would like to ask what
difference you have noticed In the manner
of shopping by men and women. Is It not
a fact that men are the most expeditious
spenders of money even when It comes to
buying Christmas presents?"
"It is a fact that we clerks prefer to
deal with the men customers. Invariably
a man will come in. With one hand he
pulls out a notebook and with the otiir
a roll of bills or a handful of metal tender.
He will go from one counter to the other
and in a Jiffy he will be on his way home
to his dear little wifey and children with
an armful of presents. Hee knew when he
came Into the store Just what he wanted
and he does not go Into nervous prostra
tion In making his rounds of the store.
On the other hand, a woman will debate
with herself or her friend If she has one
with her over the possibility of Anna being
pleased or otherwise with this or that ar
tlcle and then Is where we get in our work.
We try to help such persons make selec
tions. Then some woman will ws'ht to
know whether this or that will fade, stand
the heat or cold, whether It would be suit- J
able for a boy 6 years of age or a girl 7
years old, whether It would look discreet
for a woman to buy a man a pair of sus
penders, and so On until the cows come
home. Yes, Indeed, I am glad It Is over
and I must now hurry home to mother
with these presents for her."
"Good night."
"Good night."
Vnltarlan Sunday Sebool Christmas.
A pretty Christmas entertainment waa
given Saturday night In the Sunday school
room of the Unitarian c.iurch at Seven
teenth and Cass streets. The affair was
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quite Informal and was thoroughly appre
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school. The mothers and fathers sat In
one corner of the room and watched the
children as their little faces brightened and
their hearts beat with Joy over the good
things spread before them and the arrival
of that ever popular man of affairs. Santa
Claus. F. M. Bllsh recited a Chrlstmaa
selection that was enjoyed by all. Toys
were hid In various parts of the room and
presents. Santa Claus spoke a few words
befitting the occasion. He could not tarry
long for the reason, aa he explained, he
had other engagements to fill.
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