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    THE MONITOR
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS
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PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA. NEBRASKA. BY THE
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Entered as Second-Claes Mall Matter July 2 1915. at the Poatoffice at
Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March 3. 1879.. _
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CHRISTMAS
/^HRISTMAS with all its sacred
meaning, tender associations and i
ennobling and uplifting influences has
come again with the cycling year.
And how it gladdens, cheers and
warms our hearts. Under its alchemic
Influence even the cynic becomes
sweet-tempered and charitable and the
churl liberal. Sorrow and sin and
selfishness and hatred and ill-will and
unkindnees seem stridently and strik- 1
ingly discordant and joy and right- '
eusness and altruism and love and
good-will and thoughtful kindness
sweetly accordant and atune with this 1
sacred season. And sacred and holy 1
it is despite the regrettable commer- .
cialization which dims but does not
destroy its beauty and splendor nor
rob It of its sweetness. Christmas
tide is the season which lifts man, in
spite of himself, to a higher plane.
There is an atmosphere of love and
joy and peace to which none is un
susceptible. There is a desire upon i
the part of each to do something for
some one. else to make some one else
happy. Call it what you will, attribute
It to what you may subject to any
critical analysis you wish, classify it
as you please, it cannot be disputed
that throughout Christendom at
Christmastide mankind is under a
magic 3pell which brings out his
nobler nature. Whence comes this in
' fluence which so stirs our nobler na
ture? Prom the Holy Babe of Beth
lehem.
“Joy fills our inmost heart today!
The Royal Child is born;
And angel hosts in glad array
His Advent keep this morn.
Rejoice, rejoice! The Incarnate Word
Has come on earth to dwell;
No sweeter sound than this is heard,
EMMANUEL!”
“God with us.” This is the secret
of it all. This is the fact which this
season attests. It is the One Supreme
Pact upon which Christianity restB.
If it were not for thi3 Fact there
would be no Christian religion. The
fact which Christmas proclaims is
that “FOR US MEN AND FOR OUR
SALVATION” our Lord Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God, came
down from heaven and was IN
CARNATE (made flesh, took upon
Himself human nature with all this
implies) by the HOLY GHOST OF
THE VIRGIN MARY and WAS MADE
MAN. St. John states this fact, and
bear in mind that it is a FACT, not
merely a truth, a fact being some
thing that has been accomplished—
and a truth a statement of that fact—
in this thought-gripping phrase, “The
Word was made Flesh ami dwelt
among ns and we beheld His glory,
the glory as of the only-begotten of
the Father full of grace and truth.”
The motive of this wondrous act
was Divine Love. Christmas proclaims
and is the standing memorial of God’s
gift to the world of His Only-begotten
Son because of His love for the world
and His desire to draw all men unto
Him that none should perish but have
everlasting life. To accomplish this,
which is only one part of God’s great
plan of man’s redemption, it was
willed that “The Son, which is the
Word of the Father, begotten from
everlasting of the Father, the Very
and Eternal God, and of one substance
with the Father, took man’s nature
in the womb of the Blessed Virgin of
her substance, so that two whole and
perfect natures, that Is to say the
Godhead and manhood were joined to
gether in One Person never to be di
vided.” And the Incarnation" of the
Son of God' took place by the opera
tion of the Holy Ghost, according to
the announcement of the Angel Ga
briel to the holy maid of Nazareth,
“Thou hast found favour with God
and the Holy Ghost shall come upon
thee and the power of the Highest
shall overshadow thee; therefore also
that Holy Thing which shall be born
of thee shall be called the Son of
God”; end In fulfillment of the an
etent evangelical prophecy (Isaiah
vli:14) “Behold a virgin ehall conceive
and bear a Son and shall call His
name Emmanuel: God with us.”
And it is because God is with us,
regarded our human nature as such
• worthy thing that it ahould he lifted
eg into the Divine and that we should
ttve worthy of our high vocation that
mr hearts an filled with Joy at
ilhrimastide which proclaims the na
ivity of Jesus Christ the Virgin-born
3on of the Highest.
HANDLING MAIL PROMPTLY
Postmaster Charles E. Black is due
:ongratulations for the efficient man
ler with which the handling of the
mormous holiday mail is being ac
complished at the Omaha postoffice.
iVe do not believe there is a post
>ffice of its size in the country where
congestion is being avoided and' pa
rons more promptly and courteously
served than the Omaha postoffice.
Jharles E. Black with his efficient
•orps of works is personally on the
ob.
OFFICERS OF THE LAW
There has been brought to our at
ention recently reported acts upon
he part of some members of the po
ice force toward* some members of
>ur group which are wholly unbecom
nt officers of the law. We are quite
lure that Police Commissioner Dunn
ind others in authority will not
cnowingly tolerate anything that is
wrong upon the part of officers in
heir conduct towards any class of
litizens. It is the duty of officers to
irrest lawbreakers and offenders
igainst the public peace, but they have
10 right to curse and beat and shower
die epithets upon alleged offenders
n making arrests.
SHOULD NOT BE DROPPED
Some weeks ago Bennie Smith, a
respectable and intelligent citizen of
rolor, who was serving on a jury in
Judge Goss’s court was assaulted by
a fellow juror because he did not
agree with the other jurors in arriv
ing at a verdict. A new trial has been
granted the defendant, who is white,
upon the grounds that Juror Smith
was Intimidated and .coerced into
agreeing to the verdict. The assuilt
upon Mr. Smith seems to have been
ignored by the Court. The case ought
not to be dropped.
A handful of New York clergymen,
even though they be rectors of large
and wealthy parishes, constitute a
very insignificant part of the Epis
copal church and an infinitesimal part
of the great Anglican communion to
which the Episcopal Church belongs.
There are some New Yorkers, you
know, who believe that New York
City is the United States. But is it?
OUR SHARE IN THE
COMMUNITY CHEST DRIVE
The Colored People of Omaha went
over the top in fine style in the Com
munity Chest Drive. Three organiza
tions had groups of workers among
the colored people. They were the
Colored Commercial Club, the Y. W.
C. A. North Branch and the Old Folks’
Home.
The total amount allotted through
the Community Chest to these Colored
organizations was ten thousand two
hundred and thirty-five dollars ($10,
235.00), and there was subscribed by
the colored people according to care
fully compiled data by the Colored
Commercial Club the sum of ten thou
sand, six hundred and seventeen dol
lars ($10,617.00), or three hundred and
eighty-two dollars $382.00) more than
their allotment.
This is the best answer the colored
people can make to the criticism of
unfriendly persons. All of the work
ers have reasons to feel encouraged
over the showing they have made in
this behalf.
The Rev. John Albert Williams is
the representative of the colored peo
ple on the board of governors of the
Community Chest and is gratified over
the showing made by the colored peo
ple In this splendid community under
taking.
The Publicity Committee
of the Colored Commer
cial Club of Omaha, Nebr.
ANNOUNCEMENT
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lawrence Wil
liams of 1702 North Twenty-second
street, announce the birth of a son,
Rny Lawrence, Jr., on Wednesday,
December 19th, at home
BED-TIME STORIES IN
A PULLMAN SMOKER
The “Sub”
(Lincoln Service)
"He was negligent,” the Court had
said, “and as a porter, charged with
exercising extraordinary care in the
traveling welfare of passengers in his
coach, he was not diligent in the per
formance of his duties. Hence, it
follows that the company is liable,
including the expenses for medical
care and attention during his intern
ment at home, and the amount of in
come which he would have derived
had he been able to follow his usual
occupation.”
Following this, Joe, the porter, was
taken off the "Limited” bitterly ex
coriated by his chief, and fired. He
blacked boots a while, rushed a tray
at the hotel, ran on the lake boats
a season; and then, after pleas and
tears, the superintendent had written
him that he could “sub” a while on
the eastern division. And here he
was again—the same old Joe I had
known at Hampton. Hadn’t seen him
in ten years, but he had the same
big brown eyes, the same honest
voice and the same round smile.
“Yes, sir—first time I’ve had a run
in ten years,” he said with a laugh,
as he dexterously lighted a match
and touched n.y cigar. “I’m only
‘ deadheading’ traffic this way, but
I know they’re not going to keep me
at this very long. Too much traffic
this way nowadays; and the boss
knows that I used to make up berths
faster than any porter on his divi
sion,” he covtinued, with a grin.
“What was the trouble? Haven’t
you been on the road right along?” I
asked in real surprise.
“I should say not,” Joe replied
“They bounced me, when a man’s foot
was smashed in a lower berth. I know
it was an accident, but then I sup
pose the law had to take its course.
Anyhow, I lost out; but I’m back
now, and believe me, I’m going to
stay back, you can bet. And I sure
1 inspected this car myself before we
pulled out tonight. They won’t get
me again for someone else's bum in
spection,” Joe concluded.
“Good for you, Joe; stick it out;
You’ll make good,” I said as I start
ed to forsake the smoker for my
berth.
“Taint so easy tonight,” Joe per
sistently continued. “I’ve been help
ing out Fred McQuade for the last
two hours.”
“Who’s he?”
“Oh, he’s brakeman on the ‘dead
head’ coach in front of us. You must
remember him, don’t you ? His dad,
you know, helped me through Hamp
ton. Fred was taken sick tonight
just after we pulled out. He’s there
in upper one now. All I have to do
is to look after the rear lights. We
cut out the ‘deadhead’ at the junc
tion. Gee! There’s the signal now.
I'll hustle out so as to be ready to
flag any ‘Wildcats’ in case the Cap’n
lays over here awhile,” he concluded
as he grabbed a red lantern, while I
betook myself to expectant sleep.
I reached my lower, turned out the
light, and, after congratulating my
self at the prospects of dozing off
before the train started, turned back
to the aisle and closed my eyes.
“Crash!”—a sharp jerk—the fall
of shattered glass, and I found my
self in the aisle, with a short gash
in my forehead, before I could real
ize what had happened. Frightened
voices added to the disorder.
“Keep quiet,” the conductor said, as
he dashed in the front door. “Nothing
serious. Hit on the rear end, that’s
all. Nothing to be excited over. I’ll
telegraph the junction and they’ll
have another car here in a jiffy.
We’ll e away in an hour,” he snap
ped.
“Anyone hurt or killed ?” some
one anxiously inquired.
.“No passengers replied the conduct
or—“No one but the porter; he’s a
goner. Don’t know who he was. If
he’d stayed in here where he belonged
he’d been alive now,” the conductor
added. ’
And a great sob from lower one
was heard throughout the shattered
coach.
I’. B. F. and 8. M. T. FAMILY
The U. B. F. hall at 2426 Grant
street has been equiped with necessary
convenienees and has been made com
fortable under direction of Mr. Austin
Dickerson, president of syndicate, and
Mr. M. C. Sand, district deputy. There
are several days and nights vacant.
The plumbing in the hall was installed
by Mr. A. Harbin, the U. B F. plumber.
The sick of the U. B. F. and S. M.
Family are: Mesdameg Georgie White
of Benson Temple, Maggie Brown of
Diamond Square Temple, Clara Tid
well Mid Leticia Smith of Friendship
Temple, and Mr. P. W. White, P. M.,
of D. W. Gooden Lodge. At this writ
ing ali are convalescent.
The order is taking on new growth,
many new members being added.
Mrs. O. L. Neal of Kansas City,
Mo., was the guest of Mrs. M. C.
Sands and Mrs. A. Harbin while in
the city. Mrs. Neal left for Lincoln
Wednesday having an engagement
there Wednesday night.
Itimin'i Belief.
You will never find a sailor men al
lowing a glass to "ring” without put
ting out his hand at once to stop It
They say that when a glass la struck
accidentally, and rtnga, a man la
drowning at sea. To put out your
hand te atop It, saves him I
LONG TRIP 100 YEARS AGO
Story of tha Strsnuous Exploring Ex
pedition of MaJ. S. H. Long Into
NorthvwtaL
The exploring expedition conducted
by MaJ. Stephen H. Long of the United
States army took its departure from
Philadelphia on the 20tli of April last
with the view of traversing the Amerl
can territory In a northwesterly direc
tion and returning by way of the great
northern lakes, sa.vs the Franklin Ga
zette of October 27, 1823. The gentle
men composing the expedition accord
ingly proceeded by way of Wheeling,
Fort Wayne, Chicago, Prairie dn
Chlen and Fort St. Anthony to the
source of the River St. Peter.
They then traveled over the valley
of the River St. i'eter to its Junction
with the AsslUlhoine, having ascer
tained, agreeably <o their Instructions,
the point at which the forty-ninth de
gree of north latitude, the northern
boundary of the United States, crosses
that river. Thus far they had gone by
horses, but at this place they em
barked on board hark canoes. In which
they reached Lake Superior. Here they
exchanged their canoes for a batteau
and, amid severe gales and stormi
with snow, proceeded to Mackinaw
where they met a revenue cutter, wlii^t
took them to Detroit. There they
boarded the steamboat Superior ant
landed at Buffalo
Pursuing their Journey they found
passage on board of one of the New
Tork canal packet boats at Rochester
on the Genessee river, and traveled on
the customary route to Philadelphia.
The tour extended to the fifty-first
degree of north latitude and embraced
• circuit of more than 4,600 miles, up
ward of 3,000 of which were through ■
savage wilderness. This long and
hazardous expedition has been com
pleted In the short perold of three days
less than six months, and greatly re
dounds to the credit of the distin
guished scientific officers by whom It
was conducted.
MADE HIS GARDEN PAY WELL
Minnesota Lad Laid Hia Plans Early
and Carried Them Out
With Skill.
Garden plans started during Christ
mas vacation and carried out the fol
lowing summer earned a Minnesota
club boy a net profit of more than
$100 and the state garden club cham
pionship for last year. Obtaining a
location for his garden early, this
club boy, Willard Weeks of Winona
Minn., drew a plan of his plat, Indi
cating the place for each variety of
seed, so that when he had the ground
prepared In the spring there was no
delay in laying off and planting the
rows. The first [products of the gar
den were ready for use 21 days after
planting. From that time on, through
out the summer, this young gardener
not only supplied his faintly with all
the fresh vegetables needed, but, learn
ing how to prepare his products for
market, he built up an extensive trade
among his neighbors. Finding the price
for late products low, he used the
training he had acquired In canning
club work to put up tomatoes, beets
and corn, pickles and preserves for
winter use. At the end of the season
hlg records showed the total value of
vegetables used at home, canned, and
stored for winter, and sold, to be $135.
produced a’ an expense of $21.50.
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Great Ideas Last Long.
Why Is it that there are some great
men whose memory the world “will
not willingly let die"? Most of us
perish with our generation. A few
personalities linger on for one or more
generations. Hut there are some sons
of men whose recollection doe* not
seem to fade.
Jesus of Nazareth is still a lively
Influence In millions of lives.
Socrates. Plato, Buddha, Dante and
Shakespeare are still vital.
Men are like bells*. They are struck
with a "big Idea." As the reverbera
tion goes on long after the stroke has
been made, according to the quality
and size of the bell, so the great man
is made of such metal that the rever
berations of his Initial impulse are not
deadened by the passing of years.
What a chime Is that composed of |
all the echoes of the world’s great
souls!—New York American.
Lights to Kill Insects.
One Texas farmer has doubled his
yield of cotton by placing lights at
Intervals In his field and under the
lights putting basins of water to catch
the unwary Insects.
The scheme sounds reasonable. Thp
same thing gets the humHn being.
The bright lights of the big city at
| tract the attentloa of the unwary boy
and girl from the happy country home
and ha* been the means of doubling
the yield of hroken hearts, blasted
Ives and degeneration along the bright
ly colored broadways of the country
as well as providing a testing place
for those with characters of true blue.
The scheme works so well on people
It would be a wonder If the bugs could
not be caught by the same bait that Is
so alluring to man.
Nothing Now.
An African of peculiarly dusky hue
was haled to court one morning for
stealing chickens.- The Judge said to
the clerk: “Swear the prisoner."
“Sam, do you solemnly swear to tell
the truth, the whole trutl) and noth
ing but the truth, so help you Oodf’
“I does, sah.”
“Sam, what have you to say for
yourself?”
“Well. Jedge, with all dem limita
tions you hus Just put on me. I doesn’t
believe 1 has anything at qll. sah.“—
Judge.
“Puts" and “Calls*
A "put" la a contract which gives Its
possessor the right to deliver to the
party signing the same a certain
amount of stock at a named price dur
ing the time stated In the contract. A
“call” Is a contract which gives ita
possessor the right to demand from the
party signing the same a certain ^
amount of stock at a named price dor
lag the time stated In the contract.
['HRISTMAS SERVICES AT ST.
PHILIP’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
There will be the usual mid-night
Mass at 12 a. m. Christmas morning,
rhe other services will be at 8 a. m.
md 11 a. m. Christmas morning. The
Holy Communion will also be cele
brated at 7 a. m. Wednesday which is
3t. Stephen’s Day; Thursday, St. John
:he Evangelist Day and Friday, the
Holy Innocents Day. On Sunday
norning at 11 o’clock the pastor will
breach on "Born of the Virgin Mary”.
ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH
?5th and R Sts.—Phone MArket 3476.
O. J. Burckhardt, Pastor.
Sunday at 11 a. m. the pastor will
use for a text: "if We Confess Our
Sins He Is Faithful and Just to For
5lve Us Our Sins” At 7:30 there will
be an evangelistic sermon.
DeaconegB Gray has returned to the
city and was out to church looking
line.
Mesdameg Severe, Jefferson and
Tones are better at this writing.
Mrs. McDonald is confned to Mrs.
Jefferson home, 2741 R street. Mrs.
McDonald ig a stranger in Omaha and
s in need of financial help and care
bn the part of the women who are
ible to clean her room and prepare
’or her the proper kind of food. Mrs.
lefferson is herself under the care
bf a doctor and nnrse and can’t take
bare of Mrs. McDonald. Will you
blease remember this woman’s condi
:lon?
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David R. Cohen
Jeweler
formerly of 1412 North
Twenty-fourth Street, will
be glad to see all his friends
and acquaintances in his
NEW JEWELRY
DEPARTMENT
in'the
Goldstein-Chapman Store
16th & Farnam Sts.
You will receive the same
courteous attention which
has always been given you.
You can .save money here
on
Your Christmas Gifts
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I.Advertising Talk |
A hen is not supposed to have
Much common sense or tact, j
Yet every time she lays an egg <
J She cackles forth the fact. p
A rooster hasn’t got a lot
j Of intellect to show, '
| But none the less most roosters have i
Enough good sense to crow. >1
The mule, the most despised of beasts, |
Has a persistent way >
- 5 Of letting folks know he’s around *
By his insistent bray. |
The busy little bees they buzz, f';
Bulls bellow and cows moo, m
- The watch dogs bark, the ganders quack, |
The doves and pigeons coo. (jf.
The peacock spreads his tail and squacks, |g
\ Pigs squeal and robins sing i
X And even serpents know enough |
To hiss before they sting. ' ■
But man, the greatest masterpiece r.
That nature could devise, F
Will often stop and hesitate
| Before he’ll advertise. P
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Merchants who are wise \\
And wrant our people’s trade
Use THE MONITOR to advertise
And thus their fortune’s made. ?
Open Sunday All Day I
Complete line of
GROCERIES, MEATS, VEGETABLES AND FRUIT
> IZZER GARBER i
] [ Call WEB. 2011 26th and Burdette ,
Franklin Street Shoe Hospital
When you get tired of looking for a good Shoe Re
pairer come to FRANKLIN STREET SHOE HOSPI
TAL. ALL MODERN EQUIPMENT. FINEST OF
WORKMANSHIP. Try once with a Pair of Ladies’
Rubber Heels for 40 cents. Once tried you will return
even if you leave town. Work called for and delivered.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
1627 North 24th St. Webster 2802
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