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O IAIIA'S ' CIIR1ST1i1S DAYh
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. Ohamctrzed by a More General Roflgionw
' Observance Than Usual
SERVICES AT MANY or TilE CIURCI S
' Sonll of JtJolclnl Rnd 1'rsIe I'ourolllorth
, from SRhclunrle Made IleRuUful
hI UreeR nnl l3Ioom-At the
Inteb nnd fl the Streetl.
To those whoo curly holilays have been
plsel In eastern hOhes the ( recolectons of
Christmas are associated wih ! 0 broad ex-
' panBo of crystal snow anti trees bending
under the weight of the feathery monte len
' undisturbed by the quiet breezes. The chlm-
. Ings of the distant church bells are broken
by the tinkling of sleigh bels , which grow
fainter In the distance , while the crisp cell
air brings back the laughter of the lght-
' hearted riders . But dwellers In Omaha must
bo content to gaze upon bare , dirty pavements -
- ments and pass the holiday without the pleasant -
ant accompnnhlent : of sleigh rldeaaJ1 wintry
,
11leasures. So , gratefully as they welcome
sunshine and pleasant days , there was a gen-
oral satisfaction , as the day yesterday was I
. Ilreceded by a suggestion of more seasonable
- weather. 'fhe slight Prophecy of snow on
t the preceding : day failed to become percept-
: , ble , but the air was crIsp and bracing , just L
sharp enough to Insure a good appetite for
t the Christmas dinner 0111 bring a glow o (
, ' health to the checks of those who sought I
, the exhilarating influence oC the outdoor n1r
. The day was a very quiet one about towit
All the morning services at the city churches
' were wel attended and In the afternoon I I
seemed as though the
leOlllo ) had prererrcd I
to seek the luxury of their Ireshles rather
. than the more exciting 1leasures of the town
. Most of the business houses were closed I
; and the streets appeared deserted In com pari-
In with the crowds that thronged the side -
. walks during the preceding da's
c cmml AT TI HOTELS.
The Omaha hotels celebrated the day with
their usulI lavIsh hospitality. The yule logs
were al hauled in . the mistletoe hung to the
; chandeliers , the Christmas Ivy festooned the
- walls and Colonel Good Cheer and his staff
anl
were Invited In to assist In entertaining the
: r guests who were fortunate enough to spend
the ChrIstmas festival In Omaha. Every
one of the hotels presented an elaborate
, menu. Of course the American bird , the
turkey , was the chief piece ) de ( resistance , and
ho was served In every conceivable style. '
, lie was flanked with evey delicacy of the' ( '
season that lie ( market could afford and
washed down wih every form of liquid cheer '
' from claret to Benedictine punch. There '
were few people In the ( city from abroad , '
compared with the ordinary day In the week.
Every commercial traveler makes It a point
to spend ChrIstmas at home I ho Is unable
, . to reach that haven on any other day In the (
year. At the seine time , each of the leading
Omaha hostelries entertained from fly to :
100 guests and did It In a manner to leave ' '
no room for criticiam. 'I'
The foot bal game In the I
: . afternoon furnished a couple of
hours of excellent amusement for
' the admirers oC the college game , and the
theaters received their usual share of pa-
. tronagc. But , as a rule , the saloons and
i other down town resorts were not doing
, ' their usual Christmas business , and It may
be slid that the People of Omaha passed a
commendably sober holiday.
: SEIVICES IN THE CHURCHES
' The observance , of Jhe' day by pray r and ,
praise was " general 11 the churches Of the
. , city. A"t .he First Metholtst church the
ermon was delivered by Dlshop NeWman and
. every seat In the large auditorium was oc-
cupied long before the hour oC worship ar-
I rved. ( No erort at decoration was macho be-
' yond a simple drapery of evergreen around
f the organ and pulpit , but a special musical
program was rendered by the , full choir of
fifty voices and the presence of the bishop
, - was In Itself sufficient to command the undl-
" 11ell attention oC the audience.
As a prelude to the service the choir sang
f a 'Christmas carol Cram the belfry and Mr.
, Kelly rendered an Improvisation on ' Christmas
hymn tunes on the organ. A prayer by Hev.
Dr. Deans of the Seward Street Methodist
, 1Iethodlsl
. . church followed the opening hymn. and after
1
the choir had chanted the response the scripture -
. " . , ture lesson was read by respse . . D. McCor-
. mick of . the First PresbyterIan church. The
choir sang lhe "Gloria In Excelsls" from
Mozart's Twelfth Mass wltti excellent erect , ,
after which the special offertory for the
m\slc fund was taken. The offertory solo I
was by Mrs. Benedict , who sang Adam's
, "Cantique de Noel. " The anthem which followed -
lowed ' was "Sing , 0 Heavens , " by Tours.
'On lie leaflet containing a program of
the services was printed a poem of fve
stanzas , by Hev. Frank Crane , entitled
, - "Ohrlstmas WIshes , " the last two verses
bolng :
- May nil stern men and cruel men
. t Feel some strange gentleness ,
May Halt men and despairing men
4 Tonight feel hope' caress
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . Nay Bear every mother In the world
good news of her child .
I And every weary heart be furled
- In Christ's heart , meek and mild.
,
J And O. upon the silvery head
Of age may heaven' light ,
lght
' ; Like sunsel'l last bright beams , be she
In holy .
pence tonight.
. May hate and greed , anti all that's '
1' 1IY Ind al that's'rong ,
Be ahamed and smitten , when -
smiten
J Thl chollhg angels sing their song
. Of "J'eace good w1 to men. "
WAS A SUPREME IWENT. '
The sUbject selected by Bishop Newman I
vaR "Tho Fullness oC Time. " This was discussed -
. . cussed as applyIng to the ( line of lie entry
of Christ Into the world and lie thoughts
suggested , while Ileeularly appropriate to
the occasion , were varIed to some extent
from those upon which the usual Christmas
- Eermon Is based
The speaker said that the ( advent of Jesus
Christ marlwt the most august era In hue
annals of time. I was a 10lent when the
morning stars sang together and all nature
shouted for Joy I had como to lustrate
n character mosnllccut.ln its origin ali In-
fnlo In Is luUuence. I wo were to seek
In event from which to late all human history -
tory we would find the Refines looking
back to the founding of the empire the
Greeks to their 0)'mI1Iall and the Jews to
the migratIon of Abraham , but all , I'SO
faded Into insIgnIficance as compared wIth
the event which the ( Christian world cele-
. , bralet this Christmas day . I rose In super-
nal mngnilcence above all other human
events. It was the of
eveut. . I crown glory of our
l . . humanity , the union of the human anti the I
divine , God had marked the ( calendar of
tme , and out of the belfry of the shies cale
t' the toIling ' of lie ( clock that struck time hours
Qf hIstory ali was yet to strike the high I
k noon of human endoa'or .
' . The bishop wont on to show that ( the ( limit )
tmo
' for the arrival of the ( Messiah hall been I
g chosen with Inlnle wisdom As Christ was II I
i the most prodigious Inteliecteaflty that had I
I. l'rollgloUI Intelectualty hat
. ever trot tIm glob ) It was leceuary that he i
? , . , uhouhl appear at I period of marked intel
; lectunlty , lie Wil boru Rt lclhleheul whie
V 60le of the ( greatest unlvullel that the
tJ world hind ever known were being developel I
, and lie worM was enlleavorlug to Ienetmto )
r- the intellectual darkness
lutelectual of past ages
Poets never sung moro sweetly , statesmln i
never grasped the Ilroblcms of goycrimmeul : t
Ao\'erment
b.- . with lore force anti ability , Art was at
Its perfection RII lie masters then ( e,18tell Ir I
r from whom wo were copying tOlll ) ' . We r
ore ntl the 11ul1ls of the seers 1111 phioso-
pliers of Egypt , HOlanla ant Attica . 'fho
: present was lie day of scIence rather than
4l of literature , but we hall never ex clct the
i Augushm age ant \0 never would.
I. I FULFILLED TiE WOItLO'S lIOI'Il.
' That was also an ago oC { Intense Ixecta-
' ( Ion. All through the ( larch of agoa hall 1
, liecn heard the ( whisper , "De hold , le
- Comueth. " There was never a time frau :
the dismissal from the ( Garl"n of Bdeq to
Delhlehem ; when the would hud uuot beer.
thool'h IOt leer on
fl I tiptoe of expiptutou , Confucius hall RS- ,
L lur d his fllowcrl just before he closed his
eytl In death that a IlrCllhet should come
' UII out of the west amid sixty ) 'car afer
. Christ was born the neuvs of his work
reuched Obln3 and an embassy was remit to
.F ask him to conic to list ( cluntry. Hut the
c1busy ncnr Got further than India . so
u they vent ( mack phd tonIc with them IluJdha
. : rthel' th31 Ciuri . ( . Zorolster had also 1ll .1ci
. his 11&elples In his Inst t 10lcuts that R
tIcnlah woulJ COD who \oulJ rQlte the
dea dp and Socrates him ! uttered a similar
prophecy ns he lifted the goblet of' poison to
his lips.
In conclusion the splker said that all
al
that the world was today It owed to Christ
and drew a graphic picture of what the
worM would bo should Christology bo suddenly -
denly remove from the faIth of man. And
fnaly ho urJerl all humaniy to take the
MessiAh for their own and follow him as
dll the disciples oC the former ' time.
The servIce closed with the chorus "Hal-
lelujah l , " from the fesslah , " by the full
choir , which included : Sopranos-Mrs. O. E. I
Mickel , Mrs. Duter , ! rs. O. E. Williams and
Misses Lydia Johnon , Udenour Wilams , lard wel K
M. Tlzarrl , 08h , Marie Stockman , Florence
Wlntor , I'hllppl , Van Koran , May Hobin-
son , I.lzzlo Swartz , Esther I Fried I , McAushand.
C ontraltos-Misses Anna Vapor , hattIe Stal-
lard , Molio I E. Ha\'erly , Edna Cuthhahl , Es-
tele b Brown , O. I. tornunl E. Van UnifY ,
Oertrudo lcCuloch , H. N. Bralshn\v , Carrie
K. Graff , Juliet 1cCune , Nellie 1cClaln.
Tenors-J , Mellon , Dr. A. Hppie , C.
E. WillIams , 0 W. Street , Fred IAY-
ward , K. Whiehorn , O. D. lelmer , Arthur
Hoe. I F.V. . White , C. Warren. Dasses-H"
\ V. Derrick , G. J . 11ckel , p Driver , E. J. ,
Ilckets I , C. E. Winter , W. E. Caldwell , H. !
I ) . nowen , J , E. Hodges , C. A. Carpenter ,
: lsses Cathryn Cortelyou , Nora Emerson ,
1 3. SmIth , G. Gnimtlm .
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ATLI. SAINTS' CHURCH.
At the Al Saints' church services yester-
Ilay l the church was crowded with people II
Christmas attire. The church was tastily
decorated with evergreen and holly. The
alar was draped with evergreen , Intertwined
with holy , and the wals of the church were
made lost attractIve by the beautiful IECO-
ratons of the same material , suspended from
the gas jets.
The singIng was n feature of the Impressive I
cercmonles and aongs sung by the chorus of i
forty-lve voices , for which special prepar- i
t ioui had been uuinde , .
ton lade were greatly appreclatel.
The services opened with a processional the
entro choir marching 10wn the center aisle ,
singing "Sin ! 0 Sing This messed Morn "
11ev. T , J. Mackny took for his topic : :
"The Influence of Chuldimood . " and showed
how h the influence of the Christ child had L
entered Into our lives and a silent revolution
was going ou In the world which was as yet
unseen , but would eventually have to bo ;
accepted , If not lu peace , I would be In war
ali ( bloodshed.
The musical program rendered by the choir
was as follows :
Processloual-Slng , Sing , This Blessed
? ilorn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .l.utkln i
To Deum ( ( n U ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (
Solos-Mrs. G. W. Johnston Mr. Loveli
Dunn . ! r. W. S. Marhal , : I.ovel . .
\t'iiltirpntl. .
Jubilate ( In. D ) . . . . . . . .
Jubla . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Snlivan
Communion Service ( In ) . . . . . . . . . '
Anthem-The hallowed Day..Stalner
Solo.r. W. N. Cased
Offertory-Break Forth Into JO } ' . . . Vlnccnt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nina Marshall
Heeessional-Harki ! the Herald Angels
Sing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mendelssohn
ST. PIILLOMENA'S CAThEDRAL.
St. Pimilomena's cathedral was crowded to
the doors all the aisles were party flet
when the great organ announced the begln'
nlng of pontifical high mass at I a. m. The
Interior presented a pleasing picture , green
and gold predominating In the decorations.
Palms all ferns and cut flowers were distributed -
tributed over and about the altar. Sprays of
smilax encircled the center tower and
stretched along the altar shelves. The pro-
fuslol of former years was wanting . but
there was sumclent to make a beautiful con-
trast with the background of the spotless
marble. One hundred candle lights and
floats shed a mellow glow en the altar , and
high above : l 1IIlne a burning star typifying -
Ing thc heavenly light which led lie wise
men to tIm manger at l3ethmlehuem
Ht. Hev. Bishop Scannen was celebrant of
the mass His assistants were Fathers Kelly ,
Carroll , Gnlvln and two visiting priests.
' Fiith r Carrel spoke briefly on the gospel l of
hue duy. An abridgement of Mercadante's
mass was rendered In an efectve ( and pleasIng -
Ing manner by' the choir , under the lealer- '
ship of ) . lss Margaret Swift. Then Alleste
FhdOlta. Which grows sweeter and tenderer
wIth the p'slng'years , was sung during the
offertory with touching efect The singers
were statoned , " In the gallery loft . back of
the organ , and their voices sounded as If
coming from a distance.
Low masses were said at 7 , 8 and 9 a. m. ,
the celebration closing with solemn high mass
at 10:30. : Father Calvin preach 'he mu-
sical program of the first mass was repeated.
AT ST. FETER'S CHURCH.
St. Peter'u church was profusely decorated -
rated for time Christmas services held at that
church at 10:30 : yesterday .morlng. The
decorations consisted of cut and potted I
liowers. distributed around the altar In a L
must pleasing manner. Special effort 'was ' I
made to make the services of both a solemn m
and entertaining nature , the singing being a I
feature of no lte Importance. ,
Miss Catata's' singing was superb , as was
also the chorus of twenty-four voIces , which i
sustained its reputation of being one of the
finest choruses In Omaha "
Father O'Caliaglmen preached the' ( sermon ,
taking for his text "The east of th 'Day. ' '
The sermon was listened to with lose , attention -
tenton by the ( Immense congregation. -
Immediately aCer the 10:30 : mass , benodlc-
ton of the most holy was given.
ChIMES OF TRINITY.
Trinity cathedral's chimes rang out when
the first moment of Christmas arrived and a
large l congregation was present at that mid
night hour to participate In the celebraton
of the holy cornmminion. Services were also
h old at 8 o'clock , and the principal services :
of the day at 1 o'clock The decoraau 5
decoraCns
vera less elaborate than usual , but very :
st asteful. Chief features of the magnilcent
musical program \ ere the FestIval Communion -
munion , service in C , Dudley Duck , ant the
Eoprilo solo by llES Coon ammil violin ob-
Igatd h by Derl Butler. Dean Gardne . '
p reached / , and at the conclusion of the servlcll ; I
a distribution of Christmas baskets , Ind r
the t direction of the dean ant time KIng't
Daughters , was made.
Services nt St John's EpIscopal church
ale began at midnight. At 9:30 : holy corn -
munlon was celebrated , with I sermon by
Rev. C. Ii. Young and music under the direc-
ton t of T. M. Morris.
Lamuubhllotte'a mass was sung nt St. John's
Coltglate church ( Crelgbton ( College ) at ( a.
m. Al 10:30 : solemn high mass was colt
b rated , with Father Kelly as celebrant ,
Father Coppeni al deacon , ' Father Johnson
as aUbdeacon , and Edmund Irug as master
of ceremonies. The sermon was Ireachell ) by
Father Iahls , president or the unlverslt ) r .
The music was of high order.
Last evening the rooms of the YOln Men ' 'S '
Christian association were plea anty dec-
rated for a social gathering oC the members
In i the parlors. About 200 were present W p.
\ V. Siabaush and Joseph A. Williams Wi -
lvered l short Informal addresses , Solo were
sung by Mr. Abel and Mr. Smith , and several
other vocal and Instrumental selectIons were
renderell ;
AT ST. JAMES ORI'IIANAGE.
Time little folks at the St. James orpllanage
cnjoyed a merry Christmas yesterday. aud
last night they prepared a 8111udld Il-
erary and musical ! Irogrln : for u number oC
frlenls who vIsited the ( orphanage. Fvery
year It has been customary to give ( lie me ,
little ones a big Christmas treat , ali they (
fare even better than some other chidren
who have homes of their own There are
11 of them , ranging from ( 10 weeks to H ;
years old , amid last night none of them were :
overlooked. , Th ro were dolls of all Ilnls
for the girls , books and cand ) ' , too , while the ( I
loru got drums , wiilbtles , toys , hors and
I\ndret timings Slmo of the dolls were us I
largo us their new owners , and after the exercises -
ercises Mother Superior ! Michael gave orders
to distribute the )
Ilstrllute presents whIch huns on i
and surrounded three : large fir trees 'fhen
the ( little chlilren , who had ( previously been
as still a5 mice , began chattering as only
hapl1) ho's and ! girls can. The prcaents
werl , Iolaipil IUt sent out 10 time orl'hanage
Monday e\'cnlng , ant time sisters arrarmg NI
theme on thl ' trees tinning the arrangl . ,
chlhlren luau been "llkln/ about Chrlslmas
/
for several 11)'s. anti wore on the tiptoe of
eXIectn ) \s early a8 I o'clock ) 'estenlay
morning thlY arose 111 Peei'ed lute the ( lan ! ,
recltaton room to view the wonders that
Santa Claus h311 worked with a wagon load
of 11r Eents. 'i'iie treci were ler stantlng
during the dmmy , and the children were
Ceaste'l ' to their healt ' conent ! ut dinner
In all sorts Cf gout things. In the evning :
some friends were invited In to lIsten to the
prOAral , otter which h Ihc children were
given time to)1 ( and were allowed to slay up
until their brlclt little eyes began to grow
.dlm ' amid runty iiedui nodtid their '
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thln/ ant . hell l\hl > t over pl < I Y- )
"JOGR.\ " [ PEOPLE'S CIiUIIC1 ( .
\Vhtn Snt\ : Claus cntcrtd ( the l'eo"le'a
church hurt night : he found tit bulidi flit
filled , wIth ta ( 6lpday fclool ehlllreu Juldlnl
their reistivu % i'utltiumg for him I
rehltwiltnl feI 11m , Two big l
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TiE OJATA DAIY DEE : 'mDNESDAY , DEOE lnER ' 26 , 189. [ . .
ChrIstmas trees rOM from the ( platform arid
were fled with all manner ot god things.
Before them were pied up boxes stule with
bonbons . The trees were Illuminated < with
candles , ns were also the connecting Airings
of evergreens On the walls were placqd
passages ot scripture and behInd the ( res
was a representation of the star that led the
Wise men to the manger In the olden tme .
Before the arrival of Santa Claus a pro-
gram of song , music and recitations wAs
rendered by the school children. All the
participants were young , some of them being
not more than 4 year of age. Guy Gelen -
beck , who played a couple of selections dn
the banjo , and ' harry Drader , who played on
the violin , were not more than 9 years old
and they did very wehi. All the selections
were welt rendered . Those who took part
were : Recitations-Eddie Crow , lelga
Emton , Epha Dulcimer , nobble Savidge ,
Roland Cleveland , Edwin Weeks , Harry
Draler , Bertha Holister , Agile Moore ,
May Holister , Lllo Clause , Daisy Lindsay ,
Aldlo McCormick. . Singing by quartet-
Misses Turnbul and Lightoot , Messrs.
Tyrrell and liuhla .
Trrel nli Dula. DalogueOra Jester ,
Ralph Hlrpester , Russell Corey. Violin
soloHarr ) ' Ilnader . Banjo solo-Ouy Oel-
lenbeck.
At the ( conclusion of the program F. J.
Stroull came In In the guise of Santa Claus
and distributed the presents to the ( cluiitlrcn.
Time entertainment last night was only apart
part of the Chrlstmns celebration by the
children. The class Is tinder the superln-
tendency of C. O. I.obeck and numbers 160
mcmbers. None of them are children of
Wealthy parents , yet they ( arc not too poor ofI I
forget children who arc poorer than them-
selvcs. Last Saturday they sent a trunkrul
of good things anti clothing to the children
chidren
of Mascot , Harlan county , where lucre Is a
People's church. ThIs Is In lie ( western part
of the state. Tomorrow they wllsend another
box of candy and a trunk of clothing to the
church at Caloway , Custer county.
A Chrlstll entertainment was given by
the members of the Sunday school of the
Swedish Baptist church last night The walls :
of the room were decorated with evergreens ,
anll nt one end stool two great Christmas :
geat
trees , loathed 10wn with theIr sweet burdens. I
The earlier part of the evening was taken up
with a program of selections , both In Swedish
and English , given by the children. After
Afer
that the older foils tool a part. At the con-
clusion of the entertainment the gifts were
11resentel to the children.
COUNTY AND CITY JAILS.
Dg-heartel Joe Miller , the county jaIler ,
Is never so happy as when he Is making some
mailng
ono else feel geol , and yesterday he gave the ;
two score of prisoners In time county bastlhc
a feed which wIll long remain as a pleasant
memory. Ho rave them roasted , , I "hl"kp'L '
soup , celery , cranberry sauce , vegetables ' : pie
and cake ali steaming coffee . Sleepy hewitt
and Pete Stahl were discharged In the morn- '
dlschargel mor'-
lug but they intimated that they wanted to
wantet
stay for lnner. Jack Murray , Charles Hog-
scrty , Frank Howard , \V. C. Dinkel , Tom
Walsh , Frank Sadler , M. J. 1IcGovern ,
Charles Davis and Tom Reynolds were given
I diet of bread and water In the mornIng anti
they were afraid ( lint the dose would be repeated -
peated nt noon Instead of the big dinner
Ilnner
which had been ordered for them. The jailer
did nol disabuse their minds until nearly
( line for dinner , and then mlnls heaved great
sighs of relief. In the afternoon a number of
ladles called on the ptlsoners and read and
sang to them and a colored quartet furnished
Instrumental' and vocal music.
The prisoners In the city jail fared well
ciy jai
wel
yesterday. John Stewart , who furnishes the
meals for the prisoners , ui'kes I a custom
to observe the holidays by giving time city
prisoners a special dinner , and ) 'esterlay thc
v grants and other violators ot the city
ordinances were given turkey , .cranberry
sauce , tomatoes , potatoes , bread and butter ,
coffee and milk and pie. 'here were fifteen :
ffeen
prIsoners In jai , and the police olcers added
apples to the menu , which was better than :
many at . them would have had , If they were
at Ibert ) . The prisoners put In the day' as
If ' I was SundaY ant cleaned up their cloth-
In's ant , cells. They were given papers and L
several of them sang olq songs they , had I
learned they
lelrned from their mothers years ago. ' Jiuclt : ,
Hogan did not enjoy his turkey as well , as he I
wel
mIght1 . for he was arrested on the charge of
getting drunk the night before and then :
going home and abusing his family. _ He
knows hoW severe JUdge Derka Is on this
class of offenders and hi meditations went I
Car ,
from pleasant as he saw a long jail sentence -
- jaI
( once looming up before him \vhen' he Is I
tried today. Andy Ryan was compelled to
eat his ChrIstas dinner In a cell because I
he got drunk and tried to run Meyer's saloon -
loon at the point of a six pistol a la Deb
Dalton John Doe was there too. John
was on the verge of delirium and he had U )
take a large sized dose of Dr. Havey's snake
medIcine before he was allowed to attaci C
a piece of time big gobbler. W. atack aiim
Charley Smith were In jai because they were
devoted members of the Sons of Hest. Larry :
Casey had to cat his turkey In jaI because
he Is servIng out a jai sentence for some
mIsdemeanor Larry would rather be In a I
Third ward scrimmage than eat his dinner
any time. But time boys as a general thing
appreciated their dinner and returned a vote
returne
ot thanks to time donor and the city jailer.
AT THE POOH FARM
The Inmates , of the
poor farm were given :
a genuine treat yesterday by their ( superb
tendent. Turkeys cranberry
sauce celery ,
fruit , pie and cake were served In ample t
quantities ant In the moring every one of
the 120 Inmates
was presented with a bag of
wih 1
nuts and candy Several of them hung up
their
stockings and received
small
preentu
I ,
which made them as happy as little prcents children i.
Dinner was served at 2 p. m. , after which
members of St. Andre\v's society aCer gave them
a musIcal and minstrel entertainment
, which
delghtcll them. All of them wished that
Christmas came twIce a year.
Religious ' services ' we"ro held at S : I.
Joseph's hospital In the morning and after-
noon. AL noon a splendid dinner
splenlid tlnner was served 1 ,
.d In the evening a Christmas tree was :
arranged for the young ColS who arc therm
IA Santa Claus visited ech of the
visied , wards and
eich warls
l eft great butidles of
lef bufles presents for lie patents I-
tents , and It was a very cheerful event for
al concerned. There are 109 patents at the I :
hospial h at present , and none oC them were
forgoten by their friends who are , enjoying
'g oed health. g
A nice dinner was served at he
stred Presbyterian -
' terian t hospItal , but no particular observance :
'of the ( day was hold. A splendid dinner was
also serve at he Chmilds' hospItal
There was no Christmas at the ( Associate d
chariies yestermiay. Twenty men Assolatel eln-
ployment I were given meal
tickets
Icketl at a res- :
t auront . ali enjoyed tholr fill of good timing
No meals were served at the association ' B
headquarters. i On Monday foot and clothing
were dlstrllute < ) to (00 persons , who are unable : -
able to get work ana
are deserving of ai-
slbtance , and yesterday many a famiy which
wouhl have otherwise been compelled to go
hungry h , enjoyed a hearty , wlolesome compeled meal
of f roast meats , chlcl.ens and turlleys. The
ofcers of the association enjoyed their tu r-
keys at their own tirestdes .
All . duties w ro suspelied at Port Omaha
yesterday and the
au < soldier boys lay around In
their t mess rooms ant told yarns whie d ii-
gosling aUlptlQU dinners of tcsh and fowl : , i I
hmdqnarters ' i was 1 general several holiday Christmas , and at the trees otflcer were ' 8' i
arrange ( for time beumeflt .
< , beneft of the youngstei .5 .
Dimly police and guard duly '
) polco were perform eth
gart performc
amid Uncle Sam's defenders had a geol tim ie .
According to a custom of his , Chief of P 0.
Ice l Sea\ly sent the boys at police lien U.
quarters a big barrel of apples yesterday
.
Rheumatism Is primariy caused by acidi tY
causec
of time blood - lIood's Sarsaparia acllly
time blood norm thus cures the dlscaso.
.
l'II.I.U"S "noo" JSr.ANU" EXCUUSION
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' 'lroush Tourist StcCIII/ Car to Simi J'rau-
cio unit I.os .
cleo Ild 1.01 Angtlcs.
Via ChIcago , Hock bland & I'aclflc raiiwe ,
Pacile
rai WiY
leaves Omsha every Friday at 1:10 : p. m. , :
vIa Denver , Colorado Springs , Pueblo. Sail
Lake , Ogden Also through tourist sleeper
to Los Angeles every Wednesday on our
southern route , via I Fort Worth and EI Paso. :
Tickets and sleeping car 'reservations can be
sured at , the "Hock Island" ticket 0111 ,
For full information cal on or address ofce
Cl.HL S ) { ENNEDY , 102 I aram < St. ,
O. N , 'V , P. A .
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New 01" " , i.iniited Train.
On and after Sunday , November 4 , the
Chicago , Milwaukee & SI. Paul ' \'eleQtrlc . :
Ighted Imled" ( wi leave Omaha\ \ at 6 p.
m" arriving In Chicago at 0 a. m. Hemem-
ber this train carries dinner a In carte , ,
C , S. C.\lREn , Tlr"e Agent
1504 J'r'ISt : ,
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( 'lrlllll UII lcw \1' Ru'urou'l :
Everywhere on the Northwestern lnes
within 200 mlC for on scud ono-thlrt ( a no .
00 Dec. 22 , 23" 24. 25 , 31 , Jan 1. Cume back
soy time up to Jan. 2.
City ofc HOt 'rnam st.
NORTH VEIUS THE SOUTh :
'Seotional ' Fight iuIdho Over the Senatr-
ship G4tfg , - Warm , I
MAY ENDANGER nEPJBlCAN SUPRlMACY !
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I
Sweet II the laYr < H ! CRllllate ot lie
North ( antI Iia4immmupport of Senator !
lubols-Shqp Jnklnl a Iftht
to lt 'Returned . .
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POCATELLO , Idaho , Dec. 25.-SpecIal.- ( )
The senatorial fight In" Idaho Is assumIng
proportions that threaten tie ( safety of the
republican party In this ( young state. I
personal bitterness has been engendered , I
should not bo permitted to go further. The
normal majority In the state Is not suf-
centy strong to allow factional quarrels , nor
yet to waste limo strength or the party by
giving the scnatorshlp to a compromise 10-
body or somebody , seated contrary to the
wishes of the people. The republicans of
the country have watched the growth of
republicanIsm In lie northwest with un-
feigned interest Time acceptance oC repub-
lcan doctrine by the new states carried the
assurance of the establishment of repub-
lcan principles for years to come , provided
limo hew states remailed In hue.
Idaho haw been a demmmocrntic territory
R
from its organizatIon unt democ'rato . There had
been aim occasion republcan success prior
to that time , but the cause could bo easily
easiy
traced to some local reason. In time year
above stated Pied T. Dubois , now time junior
senator from Idaho , was nomlnatell for con-
gross on the republican ticket. A vigorous
campaign was organized. Mr. Dubois rallied
rllel
the young men of the south portion arouud
the republican standard . porton
The stahe Is so divided by the Salmon
mountains ( as to create a natural vollticai
division The country lying south poltcal
range Is called south Idaho , and the five
norther counties are designated as north
Idaimo . Each section Is
Ilaho. sEcton Possessed of great
resources and each cla'ms certain representa-
ton ( In state and national politics .
natonal poliics. nepre-
sentatiro Sweet , the preslt memler of con-
grsss , lives at Mosco\ \ ' , the poltcal center
of the north. He was practicing law at
Moscow when Dubois WIS practcng _ . .1
traveled 1,000 miles to place ) " Dubois' ; " name
be fore the convention. Sweet orgammized the
north for Dubois Together they canvassed
every precinct.
YOUNG MEN TO TIE FRONT.
They were , '
young men and everywhere
the young men rallied to the support oC the
re publican nominee. After a spirited
Ater splrlell campaign -
paign Dubois was elected by a majority of
abut 400. At the enl of his term he was
nomInated and re.elected , this
re-electel time by
about IGOO majorIty. tme
Meantime , upon Dubois. ' recommendation .
recommenlnton.
Sweet was appolntcd United States district
atorney and later became an associate jus-
tce of the supreme court oC the territory.
Such was the status oC affairs wben Idaho
was admltel Into the union.
In time first state campaig Shoup was
elected ,
governor and . Sweet was sent to the
natonl house of mvepresentatives. The first
leglslaturo sent Shoup and Dubois to the
senate , tim former for the four years' term.
This term explreslarch 4 , and time leglsla-
turo which meets next month wi choose a
succcssor to Shoup. XII contest Is between
Sweet and Shoup. Sweet deClne a nomina-
ton I for the houset ta become a candidate' for
tim e senate . Iliac action was based
' .HI acton baset upon
Shoup's statement Ithnt ho would
\ault not be a
candidate for rceleUO and that the retir.
Ing.senator would \glvelthe representatIve , his ,
represmtatve
co rdial support. Shop admits this , but declares -
d ares that Sweet afterward released him
Crom his agreement/ 'Sweet 'deniEs Shoup's
statement , and a quaro issue of fact"ls
a IQuaro ISp Ore-
sentel.NORTH tre-
NORTH WANTS THE SENATOR.
This controversYamounl to but little , compared -
lte
, pared with resuitn.-.whtcim
wit results'hlcb a bitter contest Is I.
, lkely , to brin ! northijs"numiricaliy '
norlb'Js'.nuiorlcaly'
weaker , than thc "Outh,1 butiIs persistent In :
demanding < le senatorship. Every fepub-
ii can chosen from the north was elected with :
the l distinct . wih
distnct understanding that bewouhcl support -
port Sweet. Time .
e south nbw has both sena -
tors and the member of congress . add 'It
anl 'I
wU require somcthtng besides logic to give
the senatorship to the south.
Shoup has the ( best of the , contest to the
extent that he Is .
rich He has been
generous - :
, ous , with his money , and has many warm :
friends. He Is .
not fitted by education or
training for the cutes of hula omce . and can
not hope to win on thht basts. But ho has ;
opened headquarters that ( will dispense a gen :
crous hospitality , and-"money makes b
m are go ! "
Sweet Is generously supported - ' 'by the young
men of the state , Including Seater Dubois
The combination has no money , but points :
to thefact , that they male a republican state ,
.
and that during 'all .tho years employed by :
Shoup In being a "good fellow " the tern -
lory did not fail to go democratic. They say :
that Shoup has been rewarded far beyond
his h fItness or qualifications , and that unless ,
the state Is to be surrendered for cash , In 1 : I
Corm of "miubstantiahity , " limo young men wit d
w in. Again , Sweet's friends lo not beleve wi
Shoup ever was sincere In his alleged retire -
aleged
retre-
ment , but claim
that from the first he was
Intending I to 'create a breach through which
he h might enter the arena. I Is noticeable :
FIrst-That as soon as Dubois came out t
Cor Sweet , Shoup was a candidate : and
Second-That Shoup never supported Sweet
when his support counted for anything : and
Third-That he has , without explanation ,
abandoned his professed Interest In the mat
ter of doing justice to time north and became -
came a candidate imimself-jmmst as he alwayI
has l been. Punt Is to say , lie Is never a
" candidate ; " but always wants to be eiecte .
Unless the ' question Is speedily setlet by
the republican memnhers of time legislature ,
the results mny be serious to the relullcan ;
p arty . _ _ _ _
MAX IIE1 lt & 81(0. CO.
\Vhole.alo'Jmvelers , 11LIC umuii Ir"rlun 8ts. I
Announcement : Having sold our entir 0
entre
stock of musical merchanlise to Hayden
Eros of this' city we will hereafer conlno 0m
our business to wholesale jewelry oxciusivei m
In our present stock are many hanlsomo c ;
articles purchased for lie city trade and
unfit for wholesale stock , whIch will le sold
his week at retail at less than cost
lax Meyer & Co. will continue the ( whole
sale cIgar business at 1018 Farnam Sl.
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TIlE DRItEC'l' OU'lJlmN HOUTr
.
\.t" the Rode Isimunml-imortet Lieu "Ul
1''HU8t ' 11" .
To all points inKarmsae , Odahoma , India
Territory , 'Texas and : I points In southern
CalifornIa . Only one right out to all points
In Texas The "Texas Limited" leaves Omaha
at 6:15 : n m. daily except Sunday , landing
passengers at all point In Texas 12 hours In
advance of all other Ines. : Through tourist
cars via Ft. Worth ant EI Paso to Los An
geles. For full particulars , maps , folders ,
ele. , cal at { address Rocl Island ticket
office , 1G02 I aram St. tcllet
CIIAS . KENNEDY . G. N. W , p. A.
Dedel Institute of' Blair , Neb. , Is the bast
and only guaranteed euro of the liquor , mor-
phlno and tobacco habit.
Awarded
I Highest Ituiulrs-World's . . Fali' .
.DR
" CREAM
BAKING .
PODIA
MOST PERFECT MADS.
; cure . Grape Cream ofTantarPowder . Q , ±
"rmonb , 6lamcraruyctheradulum4 . .
_ 0 fEARS THE STANDARr
Locomotor Ataxia ,
EpIlepsy . . S
AND ALL
DISESES
, , OF THE
SPINAL CORD
FIND READY
AILICAWON FROM
tHE USE OF
MEDULLINE ,
THE EXTRACT 01 tHE ! PIN * L CORD OF TIE O )
PREPARED UNDER tHE
FORMULA OE
Dr. WM. A. HAMMOND ,
W , HIS L OArORY AT WAHINlHON , D C.
Price , Per Phial oC 2 Drchms , $10
Columbia Chemical CO. , .
WISINOTON , D. C ,
SeND rOi 1:01. is '
KUHN e CO. . AGENTS Fan OMAhA.
"l'
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Mme. Yale's
Complexion and
Health Remedies
Sold by all
Druists.
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Highest Honors
From World's Fair
Endorsed by
C ongress1
Mmo. YRlo's HOlulquRrterl :
16 State at. . ChioRgO.
DOCTOR
I- SEARLES
! i SEARLES
J1M SPECIUSTS.
Chronic
WE Xcrous
AD
:
CUEE Sjccial
Speial
Mscascs
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Treatment by Mai ! , Consulat oI Free
t.ttaz-rii \ " , alt dinses of the nos' }
T liroztt . Chest , St'o immach , I.iv'B1ood
Slin ant mlny dIsaszs , Lo
- Mauhmooti and all Private Dis.
eases of Men.
Cal UI or address ,
Dr , Searles & Searles 11 Farnan , Street
'H Omahl , N.eb. .
Miss Maria Parloa
Das written n eomplLct cook book ,
eOltallln : ono hundred recipe"
for palatable ashes , which oan bO
oslv and cheally ! prepared at
l1me by using hue wol-knoWI
Lie big f
COMPANY'S
Extract of Beef
Miss Pnrloa's reputation Is a suit-
lelont % guarantee that the recipes
are liractical and good Many of
them give hlurovod IltholS , or
propnrlnl the slunlor dUlmeswimile
Bomo mire for dishes which iumvo
l"vo
been consldlroll In Limo Ilro\'lneo of
the professional cook hut which
CbU ho easily mldo with 1.10blg
COMPANY'S ' Extract of hoof
.
BAD COMPlEXIONS
i'itmmples , b1acititend , red , rough amid oil ) ' mkin
, nnt humid , dry , thin , and tailing
hair , nod simple baby Llcmlihcs
, arc JrcVcnl.d , mo.t and cured effective by COT' skin .
Jurlfylnl and beautifying oaii 10
the world , I8 well a. purest miami
. G ' or toilet amid aursery
.0318. told throughout the Dnt ,
Something New1
,
This Is a piece of expert exciusiseneas ,
I Is no a toilet class or 1 dressing case :
I Is meant for SHAVING , and every detail
Is cOIJleto to this one end. detai
'bo mirror Is adjustable , and a fine piece
of beveled plate the drawers
; are Jarg" , and
one Is lined throughout with plush : lucre ant
brass tow l.raell on the side : time cupboard Is
for shaving cups , straps ' , ant toilet articles :
artcles
the drawers are IEslgnell for and arc just
the size for ' _
rIght gentieummen's wearing
gentemen' , lp
panel _
We have these Cabinets In the frt selec-
ton of white oak wih antIque Infsh : also
'
In blrd's-eyo maple , curly birch anti solid
sold
mahogany. They are a special production for
the holidays , and lS such tbey sell at a
trifle linden the regular price.
What better opportunity to get a hanthome
Christmas gift for your genteman frIend 1
Charles Shiverick & CO.
FlRNITURE of Every OorlUn :
' 'llrary l.clo' ,
Ii'C(3 " 1,1 JOHnuLI" . St.o : . '
MILLARD HOTEL BLOCK .
JLOCK. I'
OUR STOREVhI.L DE OPEN E\'Ehly
EVENING UNTIL CmUS'I'MAS. EVEly
,
Merry Cbristmas.-- ! .
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CO I AUOUNI by daylight-If you can-Ol' c'nlngs un
0:30 ( : o'clocl ( If morc con'ciilcnt ) and tell
con\cnlcnt us whnt you think of
OUI' Xmns 1l'CSchitS.
, . ,0
\c won't Pl'omlsc ' that '
you ) 'ou wi cnjoy seeing aiiy
monle clmbing strings , nn I'on mll'shlng n woolen
w'licc1bai'po' , or tllncd cnnnl'lcs , 0' n fcw gt'eenles plutying
l1ownles , but we : 10 IHomlse you 1 Ienl nlcc tune I 'Ou'IO
Intcl'ested In ann ' about mas.ulne nppcnl'aIlcu. "
Show you some lUtel'CStlllg Iwesents for nHhl that won't
cost . much and at the snme time heap a lot of joy . Some whie
Shh.ts for 50c , 85a aiid $ l,00-Nlglit Hobcs at 35c , 50c , 75c ,
$1.00-Some I'cnl nlcc nmlcrwclU' '
front 35c up-and splendid I . .
hose [ lOa up.
Show yeti some Iwety things for luor Sistel'-won't cost
much. Some embl'oldcl'cd plnln 0' hcmsttched hanlkelchlcfs
at 10c , 15c , 20c. 25c , 35c-somc Ical-apanese hemstiched silk
frdm 25e up } In black at' whltc 01 the ncwcst nOWclT patel'ns , n
lovely plaIn bl'ocMlcl innil'lci' In satn or silk fl'om 75c up ,
01' n woolen one from 15e I up-anl whnt n loml of l1eslgns to .
select fl'om.
Show 'Ol some appreciative gifts for lirotlier , 0' for just to . ,
\I'IllIulIi-wlbo Is only n friend-Things pt'ctlel a'id less costly
. .
than elscwhct.c : let.c Is n thulsand and one dlncl'cnt designs
in all shapcs of neckties at t 5e , 25c , 35e , 1,5. , 65te ; . 75c and nOe
thc Jnest hand emnbroltlca'mad otH.S might ask ns high ns $2.00
for. A pah' of dress Mocha or DogskluGlovcs nt UOaa \w
11'css 0' IogsldnGlo\cs nO'1 ; plain sus-
pcnlet' f'om 25c II' , Inl hanl cmbl'oidct'Cll satin In gloSs
boxes ut 75d to $1.25. A Iwcty hnmBc sik tiuibi'cIla front
I
$1,40 up. Colurs , cuffs , jcwch'y and othel' m.tcs / of minor
\aluc you'l find lucre . too , and for less nioney than somc-
'licrc .
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For thc _ noys-c\cr 'thlng hc 'cars . 'i"
f
Send the little ones around. We have a splendId
Xmas present for 'em-One worth havIng. They're hIgh
colored fully Illustrated PIcture Books. .
CLOSE EVE IN3. 6:30. :
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IN OREGON
t , ' . , _ ' .
A usculaI' man who is willing to ta.le five j ( ,
or ten acres of the soil and put his labor into i
can earn more than five hundred dollars a
r
rear.
1
I I all now making up a small party of such
to go there early next month under contra'ct 1 to
.
' '
'work at clearing land at $160 per day every
' , day they can spare fpom the cultivation. of '
'hei.r " , own ground from now till next harvest . .
$350 to $500 is all the capital required.
The planting season for early gardens ,
.
opens . usually in February.
Cal at Room 101 , Bee Building , Omaha ,
, Wednesday and Thursday , Dec. 26th and
' .
27th. ,
D. , H. TRARNSS
Manager of Agencies . ,
. STEARNS FRUIT LAND CO.
CHEAPER THAN CANAL POWER ' , . , .
The OTTO Gasoline Engine wi
furnish you power at a cost of 50
to 40 per c.ent less than the price .
proposed to be charged for power
by the Canal Co.
For partculI ra cu ! 01 or : mdchm'css , ,
. The Otto Gas Engine Works5
321 S. lihthSt.1 OMAHA , IE3
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XMAS GIFTS. I
' 7s.J , ; ' .
FOR YOWl
FATHER , lOTJEH ,
sur1m , J10TJlm ( ,
JIlmV on LO\'llit.
SOLID GOLD SI'ECT.\II'S. :
SOLID ( ( OIf \POLASSgS. .
Idye I tested fret ut charse.
OPERA GLASSI , from J20 $ 10 $12,00.
C1IATELAIN1I UASI S. large vurlvly ,
BhlOIfmS AND TIEllO mnmS.
Al Elegant Line ot Noveities.
'V , I. Seymour our optician , has been
extremely successful II Illl glasses to
hundreds ot thl best ! people II this city .
Lenses Exchanger ( Free of Chorto.
The Aloe & Penfod ! ( O" ,
LEADING SCIENTIFIC OPTICI.tNl3.
10S FUIJUUl SU'8It
Opposite I'umm hut
THE LION DRUG HDUJi ,
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I BAILEY THE DErlTIST w
. ,1
_ Iloloor IC V\V : ,
da.t i'iiccs " II
_ . Diiishr '
1 : OMAhA.
IAIA.
Full Set of Teetl , $5 $ ; Waranted \ to Fit I
Tellh "xlrcl.lulllll II sallo , 13) ' . ( hold anti " ,
1'lnl"l Alloy J'l I I , 11. > l ; Silver illnJ . $1
l'nru Gaul , ' : : Goll ( Orowuus , lt to &H"Jk ; nidgu J
'rueuim , I I.cr . mouth , flutist Work alwaY8 , a
lour 1',1101 ; J II" I . IUlh ' 1,1 ) .lrlll. 'l' 'ci. 10db.
- J.\U\ . ' 'I''JNUAr'I' . Ild ,
n iLst i \ iihooi r.lorod.\"rlro.ol. miami vIgor . , , quIck , I , . . , '
, , , , . W . I II"hl o"lulonl
pllolly .Ir. IUI.I . . ' .
uu.Iy rurrd 1'1 I ! iFil II'.lho r"d
dm : ldou frm.dr. Hlh . .rLtft. . . . 11" . . I. . lolJ 'J
J. I A. Fallen & Co" , Corner lylhi and Douglass ike. .
- OMAhA - , mm ( _ . y
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I'itockhioldnns' ilouttiag .
jllelhnhl"u'h'ulll.
ot _ ' '
I.ce.Cini'ke.Aimdiecsen Uanlwar
Ofce lel-CI
cO'1 Omaha , Neh. , lke-Altl'ee/ln . , . - 10
III , e ) ' Kh'll lu time sloclholdl/ the I.ee-
CJum'kti.i\ nuirecseuu . Harlwure compil ) ' that (
time Illual Icvtnot \ the stock maim era ot
the COII'an ) ' wil 10 11,11 IH the otlicems ot
the ( fahtI "onl.ulY , HiP , 121nd 11 . ole1 '
street , Iii tll c\ ( ' ot Oimiaimmi . lit tue state ot
Nehrurll.I , 11 ' 1 uiceda ) ' , ' lluury S , A. I ) .
1&95 , itt a O'tlOOit I' . m. , fur I he Illrposl ot
elvctng a board at directors for the com
Jun ) ' 10 smite durIng tl' , nulnl year , un4 i.
to tunfnct Iulh other hllll 81 gus may lt a
pru"ntcl such nmtm.'tiimW .
Attct .ucl 1 , I , / .
AtCbt ; I J LEH I , President
W. Iii . CLASS , Bccr tnry.
DMtoJSSisrI
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