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I!m just received something eti;
tlrtly new nd novel for Isdlcs'
head attire. It U the
Borden Bang
Having no net work about It
whatever, the hair being last
ened together by a newly pat
ented Idea which does not
heat the head, at otheri do.
A FULL LIME OF COSMETICS
Hair ornament!, and hair good.
As usual, wc lend In artlttlc hair
drculng and manicuring. Call
and ace ut,
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P. BARTON Manager
Burr Block, cor. i ath and O Stt. Tel, 7 1
COLUMBIA
National Bank
Lincoln, : Nebraska
Capital, - $250,000
O0m$ and Dirtctmrt:
it Banking Business Transacted
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German National Bank
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Capital
8urplui
$100,000.00
. 20,000.00
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Neman H. Schaberg, Vice PreiL
Chas. E, Walte, Cashier,
O. J. Wilcox, Ast. Cashier
The First National Bank
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L01I1RI I1IESTIEIT CO.,
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ayMoncy furnished promptly cm ap
proved security.
E.C. JONES, Manager
iiJB O Street, Lincoln, Neb
RIAL ESTATE LOANS
iaistawlaeasuni Mebraska aad Improved
seefarty la Liaeola tor a terai of years.
Lowtat Current Rates
R. K. A J. MOORE.
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American
Exchange
I, M. Raymond.
President
Lawis QaaoonT,
Vlee-l-resloVsnt
National
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Cashier
D, O. Wind,
AasU Cashier
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JOAflLTJklf saoo.ooo
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MADE HIM DESPERATI.
h IIimI, rrvclnut 'Ittle Mine Wm t
Much for Him.
Bin had a li rill jrountt voice that per
vnd.Hl the wliolo car, and when aha apoke
to the tnfnntlle darllnK at her tide aht
lopped over Into baby talk that made all
the other passengers grit their teeth and
clutch tli plush hacks of the neat a In
(rout. The car was full, and the fond
jtouiik gunrdlan of Infancy and Innocence
ocouplwl the flriit seat. Hack to back with
that wna the srat that faced the store, and
on tills undfririibhs snot satnthltiold man,
with thrwi satchels and chin whiskers.
There wiw a lull for n few miles, and the
passengers beitan to relax their muscles
and brent he freer when the fusillade aud
detily began again.
"8'eepy, 'Ittle .llrlf Oh. ao a'eepyf"
No response,
"Waaoo mamma's vtlttluyamf Mamma'a
wlttle ynmmy yamr Lookupherel Look
at in el Oh, you bad. Was 00 mamma's
naughty badf"
Threu alans.
"Oh, you bad, precious 'ittle sin
ft
Mamma's Daisy uucktuma, iter own
totty trot. KlMUin mel Do you hearf
KImuiii mul"
There were beads of perspiration on the
face of the man with the chin whisker,
and when the conductor opened the car
door he uave a convulsive shiver that
knocked down the coal shovel.
"Conductor," he whispered, "you haven't
come too soon."
"Whyf"
"I'm a desperate man."
"Too hotf" asked the conductor soothing
ly, opening the atovo door.
"Hotf Man, It's that woman and baby
back of me. It's the baby twaddle. I tell
you I can't ttand It, I've raised nine young
ones myself out In Ioway, and I didn't
raise 'em on tlint. Git the woman any
thing alio wants. Git her a house and lot.
I'll chip In, but keep her quiet. If you
don't, conductor, I'U.braln that baby with
this yaller sample case. Hearf I'm des
prltl" The conductor didn't reply. He Ieanc4
ever to the young woman and said:
"Madam, you must send that dog to ths
baggage oar." Detroit Free Press.
Missed the Fun.
The Boston Transcript tells of a funny
incident at a funeral. A patent medicine
wagon stopped at the entrance to the ceme
tery during the interment, on which were
such signs as thesei "Use Dinks' Banana
rlUa." "Stop That Graveyard Cough with
Wilkinson's Balsam." "Try Furncss' Pllla
Before It Is Too Late."
Presently the crowd were all wending
their way out of the cemetery, and at the
eblef mourner, the dead old man's son,
passed the patent medicine wagon an in
describable expression passed over his face,
while a tear rolled down his cheek.
"What are you thlnklnof, Johnf'a rela
tive whispered to him.
"I was tninkln," answered John, wiping
ths tear away, "how he would 'a enjoys!
thatl"
The Musleal Barber.
"Was jar down to de concert las' night,
Mr. Joaesr Dtre was a beautiful melody,
I kin remember sow."
"Le's see; it done went sumptn like dls
way, 'Tab do tab de tumpty turns tab de
tahde'"
"Great hebblnsl"-Truth,
A Cold Da.
Two traveling men, trunks, valises and
all, got Into a little Iowa town one day
last February when there were six Inches
of wet saow on the ground. They sat next
to each other In the battered and rickety
bus which took them to the only alleged
hotel In town, but the cold, raw air dis
couraged acquaintance. When they met
at the dinner table and eat opposite each
other one said to the other, "This is
poor weather for my trade."
"So. What Is your liner"
"Bicycles. What's yourar"
"Soda fountains." Chicago News-Keo-rd.
They Were.
"These folks think they're purty smart,"
said the burglar to himself, fishing from
its concealment under the edge of the par
lor carpet, back of the piano, a well stuffed
pocketbook and slipping it Into an open
lag in his coat.
"And they are I" he ejaculated in deep
disgust as be opened it a few hours later
aad found It to be stuffed with tracts on
the sin of stealing. Chicago Tribune.
Oa the Battlefield.
Duelist (to one of the seconds) You can
not imagine what anguish I feel at the
thought of my beloved Emily, Supposing
I were killed;
Second Doa't let that trouble you, my
dear friend. Ia that case I would marry
ber straight off. IntratiHlst'.'int.
riMeSsfN
N EW YEAR'S N JAPAN
CORRESPONDENT TELLS HOW
THE DAY IS OBSERVED.
The Mlka4e Holds a State Heoeptlaa.
Presents Are Cllven and Received The
Calibration Continue Mveral Days A
Universal Birthday Ueer Customs.
Special Correspondence.)
8 ah Francisco, Deo. 17. The greatest
of all Japanese festival, is New Year's.
Formerly It was reckoned according to
tho Chinese calendar, but now the Gre
gorian method Is used, so the first day
of the Japanese- now year is tho same m
ours tho tat day of January.
All classes, from tho emperor to the
coolio, participnto in this festival, and
the latter probably enjoys himself more
than tho former.
For the mikado tho day begins' at 5 a.
in., as at that hour he receives the
princes of tho blood, who como to offer
their congratulations.
BATINO JAPANESE MACARONI.
The omporor and cortain princos of
the highest rank pay a visit of rever
ence and rospoct to the tombs of the
heavenly ancestors and offer branches
of the sakaki tree the emblem of pu
rity sacred to the doad,
This ceremony if so slight a per
formance can bo called a ceremony
ia not Buddhist but Shintoist in char
acter, for Shinto is tho established na
tional though nearly defunot religion of
Japan.
All day long tho emperor receives his
subjects and the foreign embassadors,
tbo highest in rank coming earliest in
tho day and the lowest last.
Presentation at court is hold nowa
days according to the etiquette of tho
British court that is to say, gentlomen
must wear full dress suits, and ladies
trains six feet long.
On the second or third day the mikado
usually has n magnificent gardon party,
which is the most interesting of all the
Imperial celebration.
Every one gives and receives presents.
Among the wealthy the offerings may be
handsome antique lacquer boxes, costly
satsume vases, magnificent bronxes. The
poor people can boast numerous pres
ents, too, though not so expensive per
haps. A little basket of oranges or
docen eggs are very popular, presents.
Tradesmen send their customers small
offerings, usually of something, ia their
line of business. A grocer will give per
haps a pound of sugar or a little package
of rice.
Every present, large or small, costly
or inexpensive, Is accompanied by a lit
tie folded three cornered paper, a few
inches in site. Sometimes ibis is of
crimson or gilt paper or sometimes blue
or silver, according to the taste of the
sender.
The origin of this custom is very an
cient and curious. In days of old a
piece of dried fish was sent with each
gift, but gradually people fell into a
vicious habit of sending on the same
piece of fish with tho next present they
sent away, as if thoy received so many of
ferings they could not possibly eat all
the fish that came. Finally matters got
to such a pitch that a gentleman could
frequently smell his present coming
around the corner; so in order to do
away with this abuse these little pieces
of paper were substituted.
Another custom that seems very
strange in our eyea is that of sending
presents of eatables, sweetmeats, mochi
or bean cake, etc. ouch dainties are
sent in priceless bowls of cloissone or
satsuma set on a lacquer tray. Over all
is thrown a silk and gold embroidered
square of soft ribbed crape, and the
messenger carries it through the street
held at arm's length. The recipient eats
tho contents, and without washing or
cleaning tho. bowl in any way returns it
and the cover with elaborate thanks.
The little shops, which look like dry
goods boxes set up on end, are filled
with gay toys, with dolls, kites and bits
BATTLEDOOR AND SHUTTLECOCK.
of tinsel and dyed features made into
tiny ornaments for the ebony hair of
the brilliantly dressed, powdered and
rouged little girls.
Acrobats and street actors attract
crowds of not only children, but their
elders.
Then there are Punch and Judy
shows, but Punch and Judy are replaced
by fabulous cats', badgers and foxes, who
play all sorts of tricks upon men and
women.
Conjurers and snake charmers reap a
harvest, and the man who makes and
plays bamboo flutes earns a small for
tune. Every one, from little tots of six or
seven to grand dames of sixty or seventy,
plays battledoor and shuttlecock.
And such gorgeous battledoors as were
never before seen I Great, awkward
pieces of board, plain on one aide, the
other elaborately decorated with a fig-
are of a noted dancer, or geisna, tne
han Is and face pointed on tho wood, but
the dress of silk or paper pasted on and
standing an inch or more above tho
board. Tho shuttlecock is a gilded seed
stuck around with dj'ed feathers until
it resombles a flower.
It is a very pretty gamo to watch, a
most Japanese are very expert at it and
can keep tho shuttlecock from falling
to tho ground apparently without the
slightest effort.
Doys wearing enormous masks like
lions or tigers' bonds rush out from bo
hind house corners and torrify their
surprisod playmates. AH tho city is
givon up to amusumont and pleasure.
Tho houso decorations aro very quaint
and pretty. Acrosa tho main entrance a
straw ro(M) with a deep f ringo is stretched
to keep out oni, or duvilH, and tho little
pieces of paper fastened to it aro pray
ers for prosperity and good health.
About the center of tho ropo ia fas
toned a crab, a bunch of ferns nnd soma
oranges. Each of these decorations has
its moaning tho crab signifying a wish
that tho inmates may live to bo so old
that thoy will bo bent like tho crab. The
forns, which aro said to put on now
loaves buforo tho old fall, symbolize a
hope that there may bo plenty of chil
dren to carry on tho nnmo boforo the
parents die. Tho ornngo is omblomatio
of fruitfulness and abundance.
Each sido of tho threshold stands a fir
treo bound to a bamboo. Thoso are
tho pines of mutual old ago the block
fir tho father and tho rod tho mother of
tho household and a hope is thus indi
cated that tho parents may grow old to
gether. Tho bamboo means a straight
forward and upright mind.
On New Year's ovo handfnls of beans
aro thrown about tho rooms and over
the threshold to exorcise evil spirits who
may bo about.
Boforo tho now year tho morchants
endeavor to get in all the money that is
owed to them, nnd to pay or settle their
own debts. As a consequence many
things can to bought very cheaply at
the end of tho year, for ready money is
the great desideratum.
Mon currying trays of somothing look
ing like white worms go through the
streets crying, "Soba, sobal" tho Japa
nese form of macaroni which, eaten
with soy sauco, is a favorito delicacy
with the coolies and jlnriksha mon.
For their little customers theso mon
mako all sorts of figures of devils, gods
and animals from this paste.
Other men go about with a portable
hibacho, or brazier, and some batter, and
for throo sen a couple of children can
obtain the use of the braxier and enough
ORDINARY WINTER COSTUME OV JAPANESE
WOMEN.
batter cakes to make them ill for a
week, the principal attraction being that
thoy aro allowed to cook tho cakes them
selves. Though a considerable quantity of
aake, or rice whisky, is drunk, little or no
drunkenness is seen, and no intoxicated
men are to be met in the streets. In
deed the Japanese are a very temperate
people, drunkenness and opium smoking
being very rare vices among them.
The first of tho year is really a sort of
double festival, for the Japanese, like
the Chinese, reckon their age from that
date. A child born twenty-four hours
before New Year's day is called ono year
old on that ''ay, so that it is the birth
day of all tho Japanese people.
Usually tho weather is very cold, and
often there is a light fall of snow.
When this i the case tho children aro
delighted, for then they can indulge in
snowballing and mako snow figures of
Daruna, a Chinese sago, who is said to
havo como from India to China in the
Sixth century and to have fallen in so
deep a fit of meditation that he sat In
tho samo spot until ho lost tho use- of
his legs,
Tho winter costume of Japanese wom
en consists of heavily wadded dresses,
and the only visible difference lies in a
silk or crap kerchief they wear over
tho head, a very becoming arrangement
which requires considerable knack to
put on properly.
The new year celebration lasts nearly
a week and only gradually dies out,
Helen Ureqory-Flbsubr.
Beform of the Jury System.
Roanoke, Va., Dec. S3. An interesting
topic in this and many cities of tlie state
is the reformation of the present jury
system. The inadequate compensation
allowed results, it is said, mainly in se
curing "professional jurors," for compe
tent mon are averse to serving at the ex
pense of their private affairs. It is
thought that six suitable men, properly
paid, will accomplish more and better
work in a given time.
Tho same men (professional jurors)
serving frequently led to the agitation
of a reform of the present system in
order to secure better men and more
satisfactory service. Tho main question
seems to be, Can. six competent men ren
der better decisions, secure equity and
justice with more dispatch than twelve
indifferent men or "standby" jurors can
give?
Diminishing the number of jurors
will, it is held, concentrate the labor of
courts and savo valuable time in secur
ing proper juries in important and excit
ing trials. It is further held that the
reduction will havo a tendency to make
the individual jurors more circumspect
in their duties and more alive and sensi
tive in their decisions in view of the
heavier rcspouribilitv.. O.
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