TIIT2 OMAHA DAILY BEEt STOP AY , PEC3SM11ER 2 , 1807.
IMPROVING SC1IJOL BOARDS
Convention of Membjra is Su goited for
Exchange of Ideas.
MANY QUESTIONS THEY MIGHT CONSIDER
licnrnltiK HIP l\iuTloncp f Ollicm
They Ciuilil .MnniiKC AltnlrM of
Tlivlr Dlxtrlcl < < > llultvr
Secretary Glllam of the Omaha Board of
Education was asked yesterday what sug
gestions ht had to make with regMrd to the
organization and proceedings of the de
partment of school administration , or , cs It
is sometimes called , the school board de
partment , In connection with the Nebraska
State Teachers' association , which mcc'ts at
Lincoln this week.
" 1 hive but a very ImperCect Idea of what
others may have In view with icgard to
this department , " eald Mr. Gillian , "but 1
am of the opinion that If the department Is
properly organized and supported by school
board men , U will become a very Important
factor In the educational work of this growing
state. The fact Is becoming more and more
apparent that the policy of too many iichool
boards Is to a wy great extent declJed by
employes and agents , who are Interested In
furthering their personal prosperity more
than the public good. It Is true that school
boards , as a rule , are not successful when
they undertake to direct the details of thu
machinery necetsary In carrying forward
educational work , but mom hem of school
boards ought to be well enough Informed
upon educational methods and general re
sults of m.lhodh to decldo'the general policy
to bo pursued In their village , town or city.
QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER.
"Let mo enumerate just a few of thu
questions that , It suexs to me , the members
ot any school board should seek to answer
to their own satisfaction nnd ifor the best In
terests of the public. What ; grade of public
education can this to.vn or city afford , and
what Is demanded In this respect ? How
high shall we aim to carry the high school
course ? Shall wo have ths kindergarten
bch'ools and manual training ? If manual
training , to what extent ? If we teach boys
to handle tools shal Iwe not also teach girls
to sew and coolc ? What form of physical
culture shall we encourage ? Is military
tactics a 4gooJ thing to teach In connection
with public schools ?
"Then with regard to the cmployemnt of
superintendents , teachers , secretaries , clerks
mechanic. ! nnd janitors , a thousand ques
tions arl'3c. How about the nurlt or civil
service methods of employment ? What can
bo done to get the best service for the
money expended , for after all that Is the
vital question with the public. Mr. Jones
or Mr. Smith don't care particularly who tht
teacher Is under \vliM3 direction his child
Is developing his faculMcs , If he knows the
child Is developing to the very bt t psslblc
advantage. Sir. Jones or Mr. Smith don't
oaro much who"tnkes care of the school
house where his chlU attends school , if he
knows that the building will be kept clean
and comfortable , and that the janitor is
worthy of the respect and confidence of the
children.
IMPORTANCE OF JANITORS.
"And In this connection I would like to
suggest that a great many people have but
a vague notion of the real Importance of hiv
ing good , reliable , competent and respectable
men as janitors for public school buildings ,
A citizen of Omaha , who Is a careful ob
server , said to me a few weeks ago that he
could hardly toll which had the greitcr tnflu
cnco over his boy , the teacher or. the janitor ,
at the school In which thg child was rccclv-
Jugfuls education. Thls iartlcular Janitor la
a great' ' favorite"with - the children. They
* rob'oy 'him 'because they * respsct him ; they
look upon Ms position as an honorable one
because ho hen made It so by his faithful
ness to duty and his klndncas to the prin
cipal , the teachers and pupils. Children
learn a great deal by a. sort of mental and
spiritual absorption , and the damage that a
negligent or slovenly janitor will do to the
dispositions of the children who ECO him
every day Is oimply inestimable. The New
York Board cf Education requires a written
examination of all applicants for janitors'
positions.
"Then there Is the question of employing
married women as teachers , and the question
on to whether or not it Is beat to employ
men , rathe'r than women , aa principals , par
ticularly of largo buildings , where the respon
sibility Is rather arduous. Let It bo under
stood , now'that I am not taking sides upon
the two last named questions. I simply sug
gest them as problems that are constantly
before school boards throughout the land.
CHANGES IN LAWS.
"Another very Important matter which
should linvo the attention of schoool board
men Is the needed changes In the law bear
ing upon the educational work and the man
agement of the schools. Had It not been
for a mce'tlng of school board men and su
perintendents three years ago. Immediately
prior to tha meeting of the legislature , Ne
braska school variants would have been
hawked all over the country at a discount
during the last two years. At this meecing
a committee was appointed to draft desira
ble bills and ono oC the bills drafted , and
Which became a law , placed school war
rants upon the same footing with other warrants -
rants In making them bear Interest when
there arc no funds with which to cash them.
This bill has saved the credit of the school
district of Omaha by keeping the warrants
at par , and while It has cost the taxpayers
something , it IMS saved the employes from
the los-a and Injustice of having to take de-
Pi eclated' ' warrants for their services. There
ore other changes In the law that should
have the caieful consideration of school
board men.
"Tho city of Omaha lias lest thousands of
dollarH during the last iten years by the ex
periments that liave ibeon tried on heating
and ventilating. Had the Omaha school
ward taken advantage of the experience of
older and larger cities these needless experi
ments might have been avoided and the
money raved. 'Right ' hero Is wlierc tome of
the most practical results of scliool board
conventions will como to light. Let fifty
school board men meet and exchange views
and experiences and they all go home benu-
fltod and 'hotter ' equipped for the duties that
dcvolvu upon them. As for olllcers of boards
ot educations these conventions are a verl-
table feast. For a man who Is anxious to
All his official position as superintendent ot
Instruction , or superintendent of 'buildings '
and grounds , or as secretary of a board , a
convention of school board men 1s a school of
pxperts from which ho must derive a great
deal of help and Information. "
Calendars at Hospe's , 1513 Douglas.
HCBU & Swohoda , florlmi. , .ill Farnam St.
'Phono 1C01. Palms , cut ( lowers and floral
deslgni.
1IOI.WAV UATIIS
Via IturU iHliinil Itoutp.
Ono faro for the round trip west and ono
ml one-third faro cast of 'Missouri ' river to
points within 200 miles. Tickets on sale Dec.
24 , 25 and 31 andJan , 1. Oootl for return
until Jan. 4. City Ticket olllce , 1323 Farnam
ktrect.
GIUJAT IIKDUCTID.NS IX CIIIOVUO
HATUS.
\ortlin'VMtern I.Inc.
$15.50 round ( rip.
$8.76 ono way.
On various dates In December.
City olllco , 1401 Farnam street.
THOUIJII CIIID.lflU. ,
f _ _ _ _
To Florida mill Iliv South. . ,
Tourist tickets on sale over iho Peunsyl-
vanla Short Lines via Cincinnati or via Lou-
iivlllo to ( irlnclral winter havens In llm
( outhern states. The through train service U
a noteworthy feature ot this popular lino. For
special Information apply to II , R. Dcerlng ,
A , O , P. Apt. . 248 South Clark at , Chicago.
i Tlio Mlirary Iliiflvt Cur.
A most popular fcaturu of the sumptuous
"Overland Limited" leaving Omaha on th
' ' 'NortliWMtcrn Lino" dally at 4:45 : p. tn.
nd arriving nt Chicago ot 7:45 : next morning ,
Is the library buffet car ( or tlio free use ot
r c 11 Bla'eper passenger * .
ijAss v.\ri > nvii.i.n snow. '
IMnr nnlrrtnliinicnt on Hie Ilnnritn lit
the CrelKlitnn.
One of the brightest , cleanest and best
vaudeville entertainments ever presented to
an Omaha euder.ce Is that afforded by the
group of performers which la appearing at
the Crclghton. Local amusement seekers , If
they will take a word ot advice , will oot
mlso the two performances today. EVcn thcc
who do not , for eco rcaio.i or another ,
habitually attend the theater on the flrat
djy of the week might be less profltab.j
employed and cas'.ly worse eatcrtalncd.
Of the eight "turns" on the prUtcd pro
gram , which wan not strictly adhered to ,
to far as scqucmie goes , all arc good nftcr
thtlr ktad ; eorao , as n matter of cource , bet.
tcr than others and therefore very goad In
deed. There Is a blackMco comcdlin , who >
excelled dancing atones for a certain lack
of wit 'n hs ! conversat'on ; .1 really remarka
ble pair o * acrobats , an'i a wire walker who
does flUrtilng teats ot balancing aod takfs
uncommon liberties with the laws of ttatlc.\
There Is a aprlghtly blende soubrctte who
s'.r.gs gingery songs , and angles amog the
front rows with a red , red heart bait with
which she succeeded 'set night 'n round Irs
out the well spent Chrletmas ot one widely
known citizen , the post on whose head docs
tot materially clog the vital current In hto
veins , nnd who made a series of predatory
passes or grabs at the heart ca It came lilt
way. It Is a pleasure to complete the record
ot to edifying iif eplssda by cotlns the be
stowal of the prize up'n her elderly admlrei
by the fair performer on the occasion of nor
third recall.
There Is HkewUe no less a cornetlst than
Llberatl , who draws golden tonea ffom his
golden horn and oxhat'ats ' many of the possi
bilities of that ear-splitting liut. under hto
Influence , quite trnctshle Instrument. There
U the pretty little play , "Edltha's llnrglar , "
creditably done by n man , a woman and a
particularly clever child ; an.l there Is John
Gilbert , who exhibits hi * amusing tricks anl
manners In a blonde wig , an Impossible hat
nid a Seymour coat.
Last , and easily test , there to Mary Nor
man , who , Judged from en artistic stand
point , is In a clasn apart from thoss with
whom she Is temporarily c.-.soclated. Refined ,
aio-iest , unaffected and evidently brimful of
jenulne Uint ! ( , she mikea an Imprenilon upon
even the least delicate sensibility which Is
bud to efface. One wlshe.3 she would not
: uy "progrum. " but It Is a very small blemish
sa the oven perfection of her work.
Unquestlonab'.y vaudeville jlelds larger
pecuniary returcs , at pre ct , than the legltl-
mtto drama , but one confidently anticipated
the pleasure of seeing this rarely glftoil
womso at do very distant time occupying the
high place on the stage which she Is eml-
-.ently fitted to adorn. Miss Norman Is nc-
compaclcd In Omaha by her husband , Nor
man S. Jacobs , well known through the west
is a former representative of Deldlns
Brothers , and she Is as charming ! > a private
as ! u puib-llo life.
Two performances , matinee and evening ,
will be given today by this very meritorious
compiny.
Calendars nt Hospe's 1513 Douglas.
VOTING KOIl ( IHI3H.V POLARIS.
I'ollll HeturiiN In the Popular Context
Up Till Salurihiy M lit.
Following Is the result of ' ho vote In the
contest for Queen Polaris up till Saturday
night :
Anna McNnmarn . ! S 1GI Clara Clarhson 233
Mildred Stcpliensonl3i9J ! lo othV TredcrlckHOnSOO
Anna Ueywood . . .ll.Ul Abby Orny M
MiiRBle Foley S.r.Cl Delia Jones I9S
Illrdle Aucrswald. . 0,701 Uffa Hale 188
Mne HoblnFon 5K-S M.ny Stuy 191
Mabel Nelson 3.2C4 Kate McVlttlc 1W
IMlth Miner 2,634 Pannlc Ncllfon 1SS
Marie Sustcrlo . . . . 2 CCS Minn Andres H4
Jennie Graham . . . 2,010 Maud Johnson 1 4
IVe-lSi Line 2r.DS imella Stuben 171
Hmma llrau 2 5S3 Sadie Ciln 1C5
Nellie nhlne 2.444 Theresa Mlnlkus . . . .1C3
AnnesMyers 2 3iS Helen HoaRlund U.i
I'lOE&lc Homaln . . . t.Ztl'i Clara Iu\al l.r > S
Anna Fall 2.142 Uora llnnpke 156
Marie Woodard . . . 1 717 Mra. M. J. Frnnek..l50
lllnnch HunRate . . . 1.DS1 Cora Strait US
1-ottle Shnlda 1,310 Lena KriiRt..j 148
Amy Gernhardt . . . 1,3.2 ICdna Watson * 147
Flora Hazard 1,257 Ada KtelRer HI
Anna Nordwal ! 143
Mae lUrtlfitt S.0'Snille"Hummel 142
lOlolfo Couclunan . . M : Nellla Ixiuilon 140
xJml.v AS'nretiam . 789 May J-'aber . .1 13S
Minnie Nea'e 7SJ Flcra Webster 132
Mabel Tailor 770 Illrdle Powell 127
Maud Vaughn 752 Georgia Tcnnery Kl
Idalia Weed 749 Kin Dodnon 121
Mrs. H. 11. Corycll 74 * Katlierlne Hnmllu . . .119
Helen Mlllurd C40 Thora I-lnJstroni . . . .118
Pearl Smiley . . .f. . . 034 Zclnia Kletnlns 110
Millie Hllmes 023 Marparet Curtis 112
Iluelah Fleming . , O72'larrlct ' Hornsby 107
Jcanncttc Gregg , . 5CO Floy Jones ,102
Blanche Crnle r,4l Mis. G. P. Moore..ICO
Selmu Euenter - . . . ' 617 May llninlin SS
Vodrn ka . . GOJ I.ouUe Melz 03
Axtell 49J Fl'er.e Bathnck . . . 93
Martha Hlldebrand 492 Ciarn Palmer 67
' "l'eiice Fltchle . . . Kl Jennie Froat kt !
tTellle GreRK 400 L.uella Peeau 2
Sadie Stone C'JS I-cnu HartlEiui
Florence Singer . . . SCO Kinma Johnson
Clara HedlnRer . . . . SCO Alberta Woods SO
Phllo Gentleman. . . 323 Ilmma Feenan 79
N'ora MeAdoo 320 Sadie MnKUlre 70
Florence Campion. . 310 Esther Uncletrom . . . . 71
Illanch Ixinc 316 Anna Askv/lth 70
Florence Vl\lan . . . 316 Mrs. Avcry 68
Pauline Lowe 310 Suzanna Walker 07
Rllzabeth Phillips. 2S4 Hmma Uahl CG
Mrs. Hi II. Mulfo.d 2S3 Knto Holloway 05
Clara Lorenzen 27G.I < .oIe Stemm 04
Wenona James 27G Sndle Alexander 02
Daisy Darker . 275 Hva Saylcs 59
Mabel Packard 205 Winifred Howe M
Laura May Moree. 204 Hannah llaphaet . . . . 57
Lena Soselke 252 Flora Stemm 55
Annie Kuca 251 Hannah Kopald 53
Lucy Parrlsn 249 Mie , Harris 5 ?
CAHNIVAL AND LAGOON NOTES.
The young ladles who arc In line for
"Maids of Honor" are beginning to think
of the style of costume to be worn during
Carnival week. A white toboggan suit with
blue border Is the proper thing , topped off
with a white toque. Tlio suit can be made
up to look very attractive and docs not cos
over ? 5 , while the toqua can bo had o ;
Colonel Fredericks , the Fifteenth street hat
ter , at a nominal figure.
Tlio weather cuts a great largo figure ID
everything pertaining to the sport at th
exposition grounds. A thaw spalls the Ice
In short order on the lagoon and then the
contractors have toalt tor a freeze to put
a new surface on It , but tbo toboggan 's
there , just the same , ana the weather has
very little , If any , effect on It.
Tomorrow Is the day Cor iho 'Children , and
It the Ice Is not In the best ot condition It
will bd the fault of the weather , not the
management. Well , we hope for a cold day
and expect to see some children.
Calendars at Hospo's , 1513 Douglas.
Periouull } ' Comuirictl C uurnlouit to
California.
VIA UNION PACIFIC.
Leave Omaha every Friday , 3:30 : p. m. , reach-
Ing1 San Francteco Monday , 9:45 : a. m. Cor
respondingly fast time to Southern Califor
nia. Twelve hours quicker than any other
Personally Conducted Excursion rtouto from
Missouri river.
City Ticket Office , 1302 Farnam Street.
Hnllrunil Hilton for the Hollilny * .
The Northwestern line announces greatly
reduced rates for the holidays within certain
llmltn In all directions. Tickets on sale De
cember 24 , 25 , 31 and January 1 , all good
returning until January 4. Full Information
at the city ticket omce , 1401 Farnam street.
D. F. WEST ,
City Passenger and Ticket Agent.
J. A. KUHN , General Agent.
A , D , T. Co. ; messengers furnished ; bag
gage delivered. 1302 Douglaa St. Tel. 177.
Calendars at Hnnue's , 1C13 Douglas.
Burlington
Most Direct
*
Most Comfortable
most economical , most oxiiLnlltloim route
to Soutliurn California. Only US
hours , Oiimlm to I.os Aii 'elos.
Ticket otlk-e ,
1502 Finnan ) Bt. , Ouialia.
J. B. Ueyuolds , Pusscuger Agent.
South Omaha News
( According to flgurcii compiled by tbo
stock yard/i company the number ot feeding
cittlo shipped out Into trc L-tatc this year
WM lEQ.SSG , which la no Inrmmc ot 74,311
over the tame period In 1896. While South
Omaha has always enjoyed an tuvUblc repu
tation ca a stacker ttid feeder market , be
cause of the good class ot CMtie : received , Its
rc.wircea have never been so heavily drawn
upcn before. Ilcsldeti the large shipments
to Nebraska polnu , 130,000 head went to
western Iowa points , while the totil number
ct feeders suit out numbers 328,452 held ,
Ti Is total Is u.1 Increase oj 131,444 head over
1S9C.
1S9C.Tno
Tno number riilppcd line the state from
th-U point dceii not tm.ny nay show the total
number ot cattle now being fcJ In Nebraska.
In t'juaklns ' auout this nutter a day or two
ngo 13. A. Cudahy call that It would bo al-
meg. Impossible to uncertain the number of
head at cattle nov ; ui feed tn this state. He
said that \\hlle the number sent out from
this irj.rkct Is largt ? , li docs not show i alf
tf iho feoderu now In ttiu dlffcrcn : count.e.i.
L ngb 7\erds \ have betn driven Into the state
direct from the rangeu aid vtre being fed at
tllli'cMot pot'iU.u inany have been driven
In , he thinks , as have been shipped out from
here. . There Is no way to bt at the exact
number , but reports from the different coun
ties B.OW that more tatlle arc now being fed
thru ever before. 13von .Cie cattle lean com-
pjnlns are not i'J a p slt.tn to estlrcalc the
number of head now on feed , although the
managers admit that the total \l \ < cnsrmous.
I'rospectu were never brighter for a big
bualnccs in the live stock truio than at the
present time.
In n SliMV Ovr Sli
There IMS been or good deal of talk ot late ,
especially .u political circles , regarding the
actliu of the city ccuncll In overriding tnu
mayor's sidewalk vetcos. Some of the
councllmen who pose as reformeru have been
taken to ta. k by their coai''ltutci'.s lor voting
to expend money en sidewalks at this time
of the year , cod alao vstag : to Iny walks
NY hero no petition has been presented by
property owners. It Is claimed that In order
to get out of the predicament the vetdes will
bo called up again MtaJay night and recn-
sldured. EI ch of the ward count'ilmcn np-
poir to be willing to lacrlflco the walks or
dered In the oUervarJs , aud although the
ir.a'ter has been canvarwed a number of
tlmca no decision has been reached. It Is
thought now that the beat thing that cs.n be
( Uuo will he to sustain the vetoes and then
lu the sprl-jg have ihu property owr.ors bring
In petitions for walks.
Iko doclflon of the supreme court , ' ° : .unded
down a few days ago In an Omaha cute.
wherein It was declared that a tax was Il
legal because of no pe'.ltlon , las caused a
deal of thinking on the part of some of the
city olllcl'ils. ' In a number cf the cases where
the ma > or placed his veto cu sidewalks no
petition had been presented. Tiis charter of
this city provlJeu luat tuch Imurovcmon'g.
may be made by Uie city council where no
petition Is presented provided two-thirds of
thu councllmen vote In favor of such a propo
sition. What is worrying some of the city
fathers now Is the thought that possibly this
provision ot the charter Is uuconttltutlonal ,
and their bomU'men mlguit be held liable It
such matters were taken into court. That
therii Is nc. need of b'idewi. Iks at the present
time nearly every c > .io admits and it is
deemed foolish to order such work dene ,
while the ground is fozcn.
Police JuilKv'N 'ChrlxtnuiM.
Yesterday Police Judge Chrlstinann con
vened court at 7:30 : o'cUck In the morning
in order thait the unfortunates In jail might
have an oppurtunlty of enjoying the holi
day. Larry Carroll had been arrested \Jurlng
the night for being drunk and disorderly.
He promised to ibchavo himself In the fu
ture and was allowed to depart. R. A.
Seaton was In 'prison ' to answer to the same
charge as Cairoll and hla.case waa lapsed ,
ot In the same Banner. Earney Mltehfcll
'
.haj spent 'tho nlght'lii JaH for safe 'k'ecprag' .
Mitchell had 'been ' drinking and was jtralJ
he might do some Injury to either himself
or others and called at the police. station
with the request that ho be locked up.
When presented to the Judge Mitchell was
parlially sober and was told to go.
This disposed of all the prlson3rs who were
being held for minor offenses with the ex
ception of Orln Manahan , the soldier who
is being held os complaining witness against
the colored woman who robbed him. Judge
ChrlStmann had Monahan brought up and
gave him the liberty ot the court room for
the day.
State complaints have been filed against
the four men arrested' for tampering with a
barrel -whisky belonging to J. n. Shana-
han of the Third ward. The men are charged
with malicious destruction of properly and
will ibo tried Monday.
llnve Fun xvlUi Encli Other.
The usual number of Christmas Jokes were
played among the well known 'businessmen '
of the city. Express packages containing
bricks , old shoes , tc. , were sent around by
messenger 'boys ' , supposed to bo In the em
ploy of the express company and the accom
panying charges were willingly paid. Tom
DRUGS
FOREVER.
Holldaye como and go but the "human
machine" needs rcpolrlntj all the year
around. Wo keep the materials to hasten
repair. Our prices are always the lowest.
Mennen's Talcum Powder lie
C
Frog-ln-Throat
Two boxes Mouth or Cough Dregs Cc
Plso'a Consumption Cure ICc
Laxative Brome Quinine . , lie
1513 Dodge St. , Omaha , Neb.
Mlddln of block.
Do You Imagine
that we'd tell you that the
5c Jersey Cigar
was the best 5c cigar sold In this or any
other town IP wo didn't know It to > bo true
You'll say the game thing after you try
one Wo carry the finest line of clears
that mont-y can buy all the leading brands
In both 5c and lOc cigars.
Paxton Block Cigar Store ;
Jacob Jusknlck , propr.
The Red Flag
tiucilon , hut the reel
Unit wltli a blnck center metiiu n
bllzruiil nnd Iliut iiiraiiu you'll
Sheridan Goal
Victor White ,
Houtor , Ed JohiiRtoni 'Morgan Hearty , Sam
and Harry Christy rjsrl Ilawloy , Frank
Tiiylor and o'he-ra gave up nil the way from
25 cents to $1 foi bogus packages. As coon
as ono of those mcnOtocd found he- had icen
sold ho rewrapped , itha bundle and sent It
to n friend.
Ovi't-lon 'Will I.rnil.
Walter II. Ovorton. jticretary ot the Young
.Men's Christian association , will lead the
singing at the Epworth league devotional
meeting this evening and nt the regular
prayer meeting next/Wednesday evening. Mr.
Ovcrton has consented to take charge of the
singing during the ruvlf.il meetings to beheld
held at the First Methodist Episcopal church
next month and Is planning for a large chorus
ot young people.
orth l.riiKiirVnlcli Service.
Friday evening , Doenvbcr 31 , the Kp-
worth league will ccnduc'l n watch-night
service at the First Melhcdl t Eplicopil
church. Tkt meeting will begin W 8:30 :
p. m. wIMi a prayer nnd gcupcl service nnd
will bo followed -by EC I'Jl Intercourse , a
sermon iby the pas-rr ! and a comeeratlon
service. The young people of all the con
gregations of the city nrc Invited.
trntnur'M Mi < llnv - a llnllilny.
There wns no work nt the Armour plant
yesterday , all of the employes > belng allowed
a day oft to enjoy a Christmas dinner. The
walls cf ( the hog houseii are climbing up
qulto rapidly and carpenters ore nov/ work
ing on the fifth story ot the hog cooler house.
As soon as the weather moderates a little
the work of laying the cement foundations
fr the 'beef houses will lie resumed.
City KoMxIp ,
Dr. .Abcrly . , 23d and M streets.
Watches for boys at Godfrey's.
Diamonds , Diamonds. Colcman , 24M sts.
Christmas novelties at Melcher's drug
store.
Cudahy's Ice gang at Seymour lake worked
all day yesterday putting up Ice.
Ullss Nellie PleJce of Blair Is the guest of
Miss Eirie OarJner , Twenty-fifth and J
streets.
One of Chief nrennan's eyes was badly In
jured yesterday by being struck with a piece
cf telegraph wire.
The Old Faith and the 'New" ' Is Dr.
Wheeler's morning topic nt the First Prcs-
byterlan chruch today.
Mrs. A. C. 'irammond ' of Stockton , Kan. , Is
the guest of her slater , Mrs. D. J. Kendall
Twenty-fifth and J streets.
the police recovered the overcoat stolen
from A. J. Oaughey at the exchange building
Friday. The thief was In the acl of boarding
n train In the yards when halted nnd com
pelled to give up the garment.
' " 'Qoorge ' Parks , superintendent of construc
tion for the Cudahy Packing company , enmo
down from Sioux City to spend Christmas
with his fnmtly.
The Ladles' Aid soclctj of the First Metho
dist Episcopal diurch will meet at the home
of Mrs. A. ill. Miller , Eighteenth and Mis
souri avenue , next Thursday afternoon.
The Infant son of Atr. and Mrs. W. D.
Watson , Twenty-first nnd I streets , died yes
terday. Funeral services will bo held at 2
o'clock this afternoon , Dr. Wheeler offl-
clatlng.
Calendars at Hoapo's. 1613 Douglas.
TI1K NOUT1IWISSTUUJ1 M.NR.
TriiltiK ( < > r
Leave Omaha at 4:45 : p. in , and 0:30 : p. m.
dally.
Arrive at Chicago , 7:45 : a. m. nnd 9:30 : a. m.
next morning' .
The equipment ot these trains Includes
every thing , everything , everything.
City oulce , 1401 Fnrnntn street.
Union
"Tho Overland Limited. "
The most SUPEHULY EQUIPPED
train west of the Missouri river. '
Twelve hours quicker than any othfcr train
to the Pacific coast.
Call at Ticket OflUo. 1302 Farnnm St.
THU \ \OHTUWKSTiil.\ .
l-'l y I ii r Trains for
Lcavo Omaha at 4:45 : p. m. and C:30 : p. m.
daily.
Arrive at Chicago , 7:45 : a. m. and 0:30 : a. tn.
next morning.
The equipment ot these trains Includes
everything , everything , everything.
City omce , 1401 Farnam street.
, Hollilny lint CM.
The Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul Uy. will
sell tickets for the holidays at greatly re
duced rates. City ticket ofllco , 1604 Farnam
street.
GEORGE 11. HAYNES , City Passenger AgU
F. A. NASH , General Western Agent.
Itnllrnnil Ha ION fur the Hollilnyx.
The Northwestern line announces greatly
reduced rates for the holidays within certain
limits In all directions. Tickets on snle De
cember 24 , 25 , 31 and January 1 , all good
returning until January 4. Full Information
at the city ticket omce , 1401 Farnnm street.
G. F. WEST ,
City Passenger and Ticket lAgent.
J. A. KUHN , General Agent.
< : ? < .
! i . : . > . '
&
rvH
3&
co r iaM-r
Is drawing to a c'ose and we wish at this time to ex
tend our sincere thanks to our friends and patrons for
their liberal patronage thr6ughout the year. Next
week begins our greatuc'earance sale preparatory to
invoicing.
! The 1319
Farnam
Street
Holiday
Clearing sale of
Our entire tock ol Iversi & Pondt VOSE & Sons , E.MEHSON and other pianos Is now
Prices that lose sight of cost
We propose to close out ovsry one of these instruments no.v in our salesroom to
make room for 1S9S styles. This Is the close buyers opportunity. IJoth used and en
tirely new pianos are Included In this unparalleled sale. Prices range from $10000
upward lor new pianos and as low as $15.Xfor ( ) old ones. N'cu1 "pianos sold on u cash
payment of $10.00 down nnd $3.00 per month. You only rent the piano and eventually
own It. *
Under no circumstances can these prices be duplicated at these sacrifice prices
after this stock Is disposed or. Wo sell new
Ivers & Pond , Vose & Sons and
Emerson Pianos.
Our competitors make prices on old ones and wish you to believe they are new
Hero Is the proof
MEfaSHS. SCHMOLLEU & MUELLF.R , Boston , December 17th , Jbrt
Gentlemen
We have received your favor of Dec. 14th Inquiring as to Hayden Bros.
Wo don't know what you want this Information for , but If It is your Intention to
publish It we advise you right here , to Ignore them. If you don't they will work
some racket on you that will trouble you more than what they tell the people Wo
received numerous letters and telegrams from them at the time of the Max Meyer
trouble , none ofwhich we answered or paid any attention to 'Whatever One of the
Haydens cumc on hero to Boston , and tried his best to secure the agency of our
piano , but we Informed him that wo did not like his methods and would not care to
have--the Vose sold In a department store. WE HAVE NEVER SOLD Oil SHIPPED
HAYDEN BROS. A VOSE 'PIANO OR HAD ANY DEALINGS WITH THEM In
any , \ \ nyHhnpo or manner. What pianos they succeeded in getting of ours , were
bought' second-handed nnd the supply was soon stopped when we found the t/ourco
Yours very truly ,
VOSE & SONS.
WILLARD A , VOSE , Treas.
Sclmioller & Mueller ,
Reliable Piano Dealers. 105 S. I5th St ,
A. C. Mueller , Timer. Tel. 1G2S ,
The Greatest Semi-Annual Sale
OT C/lOtlilng still continues Man must earn his bread
jy the sweat of his brow Tlio purchasing power of every dollar thus earned
should ho extended to the utmost limits o'f Its power Lot the wngo-oaVnor who
mist make hla evorj cent do its full duty como to us wo can't ' raise your salary ,
but wo can oxtondlto you a helping hand in prices , that will increase the buying
power ol your doUitr-SO per cent LOOK. , ,
llO.OO-J18.00nndt20.00SuU , . | O 5Q
12.00 nnd J13.00 9ulU | Q QQ
$10.00 ut and Jll.tO Suits 7.50
tl.LO-ta.sn and O.oo Butts 6.75
ut , . . . - .
600strictly r.ll wool Suits 5.00
flB.OO nnd 20,00 Men's Overcoats iC flfl
umlUlsteruut 1O.UU
I12.DO-I13 60 und HI5.00 Overcoats If ) fJO
unUUlstorsut , . . . 'v''v'v'
Our ontlro line of J10.00 Overcoats > J
uml Ulsters to olouii up , at. . . . . . . . . .
A lotof biokrnHizos In Moil's Overft ( \f\
i coutsund UUtors , uxtru viiluj , lit. . - v vf
We are laboring men
1 With YOU Together with our buyers
wo raufeaoK our bruin and the markets of the world In
producing clothing for you at the lowest jioaslhlo cost Your imtronugu to us IB
Hko rain and mmahino to the growing fields it enables us to olotho you cheap.
cnicAtao MMirnn THAIS.
Five Korly-Klve 1 . M.
vln the
Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul uy.
Klectrlc Lighted ,
Steam Heated.
Solid Vestlbuled
Dining Car.
City ticket omcc , 1604 Fnrnnm street.
OEOUOK H. HAYNB3. City l'isscn er Agent.
Pi A. NASH , Ocncral Western Agent.
Diamonds direct Importation Rings , Art
China , Cut OUss. Hubcrmnnn's , 13 & Doug.
Every trnln on the "Northwestern Lino"
between Omiha nnd Chlcigo Is thoroughly
protected by tlio Hloek System.
Calendars nt Iloapo's , 1613 Douglas.
Peek & Snyder , ekdtcs. 3bo to $3.00.
Townsend Wheel & Gun Co. . 116 3. 15th.
TAKE OUR ADVICE-
.nil come to us for when yon do you don't
lave to Eneas whether wt < are n pot you
mow we're not nntl that nln't nil rutJicr
him be one we'd close our doors nnd quit
sIncFS when we hnve to resort to pitying
doc olllci ! rent nnd n coniml.iKlon In order
o ko > p the ship nlloat we'll KO out In the
nick yard and kick ourselves nil around
ho lot.
uinbcrt's Llsterlno ale
astorla , ! ! 2c
William's 1'lnk Pills 3oc
Warner's Safe Cure Me
'olne's Celery Compound ( To
S. S. S 750
"Mnaud's Knu do Quinine 2Sc will Me
yrnmld Pile euro 3oo
'erunu T5o
Carter's Liver Pills 12o
Allcock'fl Plasters Oo
lnync'8 Bxpectorant 7 o
Fellow's Hypophosphlte $1.00
Ourllelil Ten 15c
Chnmberlnln Cough Cure l&c
Itlrnoy and Gem Cntnrrh Cure 3T c
Syrup of Figs Sic
Stunrt's Dyspepsia Tablets 3-e
COT 1'UlCf
DRUiidlST
Kith anil ChleiiKo Six.
Hayden Bros. '
Shoe Dept.
We've plunged the knit rlsht In the heart
of our line of slippers nnd propose to sell
every pair this week At the prices we aio
making you can afford to buy whether you
need them or not. Hut you better come to
morrow anil get llrst pick.
Men's Slippers
Men's 75c Velvet Slippers -ISc.
Men's $1.23 Velvet Embroidered Slippers
"Be.
"Be.Msn's
Msn's line Velvet Embroidered $1.33 Slip
pers , SSc.
Men's line Dong'olu Goat Slippers $1.23.
Ladies' Slippers
Ladles Rcnulnc Imported Turkish $1.W
Slippers. DSc.
l iclles1 $1.00 felt Slippers. lEc.
Ladels' J1.35 felt Slippers tl.CO.
Ladies' 4."o button overgaltcrs. 23c.
HAYDFN MOS
Ilrlli/Uii UlVl/vJi
Shoe Dept.
If you did not receive a pair of skates
yesterday os a present , call on us andi
wo will sell you a pair so low that you
will have no excuse for not owning a
pair.
Always plvo Batlafactlon1 nnd wear for
years. They are hollow ground ana
sharpened ready for UBO. and arc war
ranted.
Wo have them In all sizes nnd all
grades. *
John Hussie Kdw. Co. ,
21O7 CuinllllV St. Tel. 111(1.
Carpenters Do you know
that \vu sell
Machinists. TOOLS
of nil klndH no house
went of Chicago car
Coopers ries n greater variety
we are Hole ngcntfl
for Win. T. Wood &
Go's
Electricians
ICQ Tools
None bettor made.
Moulders
Jas. Morton & Son Co
Barbers 1511 Doil e St.
Q-OOOO-OO
The Painless
Extraction of
TEETH
A positive fact
at our office :
We charge but SSG
Lttt IIH Horvo ynn with thu best
duntutry ut rna > umlli : ) prlccH.
New York Denial Go , ,
ft IU.OLEMMKIt ) , Jlgr ,
JL ICIh and Douglas Sts.-Over Cnrt-
O rlBht'H Shoe Store.
A Sundays , 0 to 1 p. rn , Lady attend-
W > duilt ,
6 O-OO-OO-O-OO-O
< XH > - -
2 nights to California.
1 night to Utah.
via the
UNION PACIFIC ,
12 hcmi'H quicker than any
other lint ; from Missouri lllvcr. For
tickets , time tables , or any Information ,
call at
City Ticket OflU'e. '
KIOU Kurnnin St.
"KODAKS
and '
CAMERAS
Are Valuable
Christmas Giftsp
Make your
Selection early
Put ii Kodak mi Your Clirlxtnuvii l.lnt.
i ? i.io ( in : ? ir..oo.
The new Kodaks nil tnko our Light-Proof
Film Cartridges nnd cnn bo
LOADKM IN DAYLIGHT
The Uliiiiionil Cnnierii nt $ t.OO
Is a fine instrument. Mall orders solicited.
Catalogue tree.
THE HIDE & PEHFOIO CO , ,
I'lioToaiiArinc suri'LiES.
t-IOS Fnruiiis ; at. < > im. I'n.xloii llotrl.
AUL'SHMIiVI'S.
I Canton &
Uimiess , MjtJ.
Ic' ' . IJ3I.1
OXL.Y TWO Mom : rKiirouMANcr.s.
TOIIAY a HO TOMIillTKll9
Special Kngngemcnt of
VAUDEVILLE STARS ,
Mnryn nil a n , Sip : . Mlirrull ,
JOHN OII.lIKItT , BON OCTAVIA ,
I''HI'U C"OO1'I3H KANMK IILJlllKilJUL )
'J.lTTI.i : 1JMII.Y. OILIIMKT IIUOVVN
( JUOItOIA WOODTIlOlll'JJ.
SANKKV ItHOS. ,
i\en'ne ITIces Me , CO ? , 75e , 11.00. llntlnca
I'rlccs 25c 33c. DCc.
The
anm . TCI. u
! t X r .Monday lcu.
JIATINEE WEDNESDAY
.Mil. 11AVIII HIClil.VS.
In Ills
BEAUTIFUL. SOUTHUIIN PLAY
A noMANcn OF THI : TKNNISSBK MOUNTAINS -
TAINS SLUTOnTK ! ) UY A STI'.ONO COM-
I'ANY si'ieiAi.i SCINIUY SCATS NOW
ON SALE ,
I'rlc'H 21c. We , 7Gc. Jl.CO.
Matinee 1'rlccn Sic , 33c , Me.
I'AXTON & I1UUOES8.
Mgw. Tol. 1010.
MUM1AY MfillT I1KC , U7TII.
Truvoli-r a ml X
A7 MR. E. 0. BENNETT ,
innN HIS
-L/IINTKN8UI..Y
> . ,
II.LUSTHATUD
J > L.ECTUUI : It Is
T \ Aeelslcil by tlic
Will Holbrook I
> Lyric Tenor Mil.
JS ? I'HI CKS-JXi : ir.c c , 7.-e. 4
! ' P.ixton k
BOYD'STHEATRErS ]
I Tuli'pliono 101U.
J 3 NIGHT3 BEGINNING
fTHURSDAY , DEC. 30-
GALA MATINEB SATURDAY
f NEW YEABS' DAY.
iHOYT'S Funniest and
Best
CONTENTED t
tWOMAN. *
. t
1 ProBon'od with all the elaborate
1T ' codluincd ox-
1J scoiKiry , Kot'Kooiia ,
1ft J triivnyunt Btiiro. ( ,
T AccuHSorlcH identically tlio
ft 8U1I1U UK ( , 'lVCI ) at 9
Hoyt's Theatre , New York. f
Biprgoi1 , bettor , brl htoi * than 4
over Strontrost cast ever or- .
gani/.eil Headed by I *
BELLE ARCHER. '
KVKN1NO I'UIORS-l'loor , 1.00 , 7&o ,
Iliilcnny , 7Cc , 50c.
MAT1NKK I'HIUES-Kloor , 75c nnd 60c.
Ilnlcony , f > 0u , Ufiu ,
GUILL'S IKE Concert Garden
H , Ki Cor Kllli uml Dnvcniinrt Htn.
COXOI-JHT8 KVUHY XIOIIT 7lUO TO 12.
Matl eti Tutsilay , Thursday and Saturday , * :3d :
THIS WKICIC'H ATTHACTIONSl
Mlsa Ilccelo Haymond , Eoubrctte.
Wrotho & Wokcfleld , comedians.
The Allyus , mu lcal wondera and wauy
otbera.
The wlntci term ol Mort' > ' _ . ,
j school , 1510 HuriicyV . , il
the Hrht week in January.
Children , SatiinlayH 10 a. m , 2 or
1 < p. in. AclnltH , TuesdayH and
Fridays H p. in. Assuinhlles Tluirs *
cluyrt 8 p. nit Adiulaslon 25c
orcheHtiM iniiHio. Terms reason
able for rest of Kuaisoii.
THE MILLARD
13th and DougliiH Sts. , Oinnlm ,
CKNTIIALUY LOUATBD.
American plan , I2.W per day up.
plan. 11.00 per day up.
. El. JIAUICliL & SON , 1'rovi. .